Durham

‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners

Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council moneyAs the annual Pride parade weaved its way through Durham, the rainbow flags, trans rights placards and sequined cowboy hats filled the medieval city’s cobbled streets with a huge splash of colour. But this year, the rainbow flags were almost matched in number by trade union banners, as miners, postal workers, and train drivers swelled the parade’s ranks in solidarity, making it the biggest...

WSL2 side Durham warn they will ‘cease operations’ without cash injection in 21 days

‘Do not have sufficient funds to operate in 26-27 season’Talks with potential investors ‘have fallen away’Durham, the Women’s Super League 2 side, have issued an urgent plea for funding and warned that they will have to “cease operations” if they cannot find fresh investment within the next 21 days. The independently run club, who are not affiliated to a professional men’s side, have been competing in the second tier of the English women’s football pyramid for 12 years, but say their owners...

‘Not many kids had gay dads who died of Aids’: Andrew Durham and Sofia Coppola on movie memoir Fairyland

Fairyland is a bittersweet film about a girl brought up by her gay father in a blizzard of glitter and feather boas in 1970s San Francisco. Its makers discuss its resonance, its tragedies – and their own boho childhoodsWhen Sofia Coppola logs on to our video call, her friend and fellow film-maker Andrew Durham – whose directorial debut, Fairyland, she has produced – is telling me about being nine or 10 years old, and accidentally outing his father as gay. “Have you heard this story, Sofia?”

WSL2 side Durham warn they will ‘cease operations’ without cash injection in 21 days

‘Do not have sufficient funds to operate in 26-27 season’Talks with potential investors ‘have fallen away’Durham, the Women’s Super League 2 side, have issued an urgent plea for funding and warned that they will have to “cease operations” if they cannot find fresh investment within the next 21 days. The independently run club, who are not affiliated to a professional men’s side, have been competing in the second tier of the English women’s football pyramid for 12 years, but say their owners...

WSL 2 side Durham face threat of closure

Women's Super League 2 side Durham warn "the club will have to cease operations at all levels" unless a buyer can be found in three weeks.

‘Not many people had gay dads who died of Aids’: Andrew Durham and Sofia Coppola on movie memoir Fairyland

Mum killed son, 8, by poisoning his juice in 'failed murder-suicide attempt', court hears

Mum killed son, 8, by poisoning his juice in 'failed murder-suicide attempt', court hears Louise Cameron, 41, fed her eight-year-old son blackcurrant juice laced with morphine before family members found the youngster dead at his home in Durham A mum killed her eight-year-old son by giving him blackcurrant juice laced with morphine - then attempted to take her own life, a court has heard. Louise Cameron, 41, was found unconscious by family members at her home in Billingham, County Durham,...

All today's cricket scorecards, including IPL and Vitality Blast

Cricket Scores & Fixtures Today South Africa A in England 2nd Four-Day Match / Day 3 of 4 Vitality Blast Men - Middlesex 976 16.2 Hampshire Hawks Middlesex are 97 for 6 with 3.4 overs remaining - Warwickshire Bears 1513 15.1 Northamptonshire Steelbacks Warwickshire Bears are 151 for 3 with 4.5 overs remaining - Yorkshire Gloucestershire 1715 16.5 Gloucestershire are 171 for 5 with 3.1 overs remaining - Notts Outlaws Durham 564 8.2 Durham are 56 for 4 with 11.4 overs remaining - Essex...

Baby sling safety warning as experts urge better guidance for new parents

Baby sling safety warning as experts urge better guidance for new parents Unsafe use of baby slings has been linked to accidental deaths from suffocation or falls - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments New parents require enhanced guidance on the safe use of baby slings, according to new research. Baby sleep experts at Durham University are advocating for improved education for parents, both pre-purchase and at the point of sale. A survey of 1,470 parents with infants under one year old...

Parents warned over baby carriers and slings after deaths

Parents warned over baby carriers and slings after deaths There are two key risks involved with using the devices New parents should be given more guidance on the safe use of baby slings, researchers have said. Baby sleep experts at Durham University have called for better education for parents before they buy, or at the point of purchase. They surveyed 1,470 parents of babies less than a year old and found that almost nine out of 10 of them bought a sling or carrier online, with some 3%...