The Latest Breaking News from Durham Constabulary

Keir Starmer was pictured drinking a bottle of beer as he had a takeaway with campaigners in a Durham constituency office before a crunch by-election

The Labour leader has been under pressure since footage emerged of him drinking with colleagues in 2021.

The driver has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following the collison

A manhunt is under way to locate the two suspects responsible for the robbery at The Late Shopper in Bishop Auckland

Labour insists ‘world of difference’ between takeaway for work event and Partygate

The pensioner was last seen passing the Caterpillar site, in Shotton Road in Peterlee

Labour sources admitted a 'genuine mistake' after an official initially denied she was there. But Labour denied Tory claims they broke the law and hit back: "They want people to think it’s all the same, so no scandal matters"

Police are searching near the A19 and want nearby residents to check their gardens, sheds, outbuildings and garages in case the Shotton Colliery man is sleeping rough

The Labour leader was filmed drinking a beer on a visit to Durham a year ago and he insisted he had done nothing wrong

Richard Holden has urged Durham Police to reopen a probe into the Labourleader’s conduct during lockdown last year - but boasted on Facebook about having a work-related curry

He was videoed drinking a beer during a visit to Durham almost exactly a year ago.