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Witnessing the sad decline of communities in County Durham

Letters: Readers lament the abandoning of Category D villages by the council and the lasting impact that has had

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Tory attack on Angela Rayner is a political masterstroke but unlikely to shift the polls

You probably don't because it didn't happen, but remember that time Keir Starmer almost had to resign? Cast your mind back to the spring of 2022 and the Labour leader had promised to quit if he received a fixed-penalty notice for the beer and curry he consumed following an event…

Evening Standard

To understand Britain’s malaise, visit Shildon – the town that refused to die

People will blame Brexit, Boris and austerity, but this country’s demise goes back decades – and shows no signs of stopping, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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County Championship 2024: team-by-team guide to the new season

Surrey will fancy their chances of retaining the title, but Durham and Essex have high hopes and plenty of talent

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re forgotten about here’: the broken promises of levelling up

Five years after the Tories won over the ‘red wall’ with a pledge to restore deprived areas, voters in the north-east say they’ve given up waiting for change

The Guardian - UK

Woman guilty of murdering son, 3, in Durham after ‘sadistic cruelty’

Christina Robinson, 30, admitted beating boy with a cane but denied causing fatal brain injury

The Guardian - UK

Vice President Harris Announces M Investment In NC Businesses

VP Kamala Harris allocates M to minority and women-led VC firms in Durham, NC to support underserved small businesses.

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Durham University: A U.K. collegiate system with a difference

Durham University offers international students varied UG and master's progs. 32% of students come from 120 countries outside U.K., incl. India. Colleges provide catered and non-catered accom. and students can take up leadership roles in various societies. U. also helps students find jobs and build entrepreneurial skills. Cost of education…

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Reason

San Francisco's Can-Kicking on Zoning Reform Could See It Lose All Zoning Powers

Plus: the U.S. Justice Department says zoning restrictions on a church's soup kitchen are likely illegal, more cities pass middle housing reforms, and California gears up for another rent control fight.

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Cummings joked about trip to countryside before Barnard Castle visit

Covid inquiry sees message from Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser shortly before his much-criticised trip to County Durham

The Guardian - UK

Durham gets lit, the States turn sick and goddesses reign – the week in art

Also, feminist block-printers in Massachusetts and the war’s toll on Gaza’s artists – all in your weekly dispatch

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Durham transforms into ‘living art gallery’ as Lumiere festival begins

Four-day event presents works by artists including Javier Riera and Ai Weiwei at the cathedral, bridges and other spaces

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Benjamin Myers wins 2023 Goldsmiths prize for ‘vital’ novel Cuddy

Award for mould-breaking fiction goes to multi-genre work – ‘part poetry, part electricity’ – retelling the story of Durham Cathedral

The Independent UK

Watch as Keir Starmer gives speech on growth plan amid Labour split on ceasefire

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech in Durham on Friday 3 November.

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Little miracles in a sopping town centre

Market Place, Durham: A downpour has emptied the streets, but some rainy-day specialists – liverworts and ferns – are just fine

The Independent UK

Patrick Vallance said Cummings’ Durham trip ‘clearly against lockdown rules’

The former chief scientist also said he and Professor Sir Chris Whitty felt ‘strong armed’ into appearing at a press conference, but they ‘got out’.

Sports Illustrated

Mike Elko Has the Blue Devils Humming—but Can Duke Keep Him in Durham?

Duke’s surprising success—and Jimbo Fisher’s struggles at Texas A&M—has ignited rumors that Elko will be in demand.

The Conversation

Britain's first Faith Museum is the ideal place to set aside your preconceptions about religion

Britain’s first Faith Museum, which has recently opened in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, faces three problems. First, “religion” is an explosively controversial subject on which it’s almost impossible not to stir up anger. Yet it’s also a subject that a great many modern British people find baffling and laughably irrelevant…

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A sense of communal unease on this warm autumn day

Nose’s Point, Durham coast: It’s not just the sunflowers – planted to help seed-eating birds during the ‘hungry gap’ – that makes today feel more like Provence

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