A left-wing students’ union which axed funding for an award-winning university newspaper is ‘undemocratic’ and gripped by a ‘toxic culture’, according to a damning report. Durham Students’ Union is viewed with ‘hatred’ and ‘mistrust’ by students following bitter infighting and an election scandal earlier this year, the report unearthed by The Mail on Sunday reveals. … Read more
A Students’ Union leader at Durham University has described herself as a man-hater. Nailah Haque’s Twitter profile until recently included the declaration: ‘Misandrist till I die.’ A misandrist is a person who despises men. While the social media account is now defunct, Miss Haque, 21, was elected as undergraduate academic officer in February. Her appointment comes … Read more
One of the UK’s top universities is offering bursaries to students who are willing to defer their entry until next year, as up to 55,000 school leavers scramble to get places at their first choice universities. Durham University, recently rated the 11th best university in the country by one guide, says it will provide students … Read more
Four pubs in County Durham are forced to shut after customers and staff test positive for Covid A customer, who tested positive, visited two of the bars in Stanley last weekend The Ball Alley and the Phoenix Club said they were shutting over social media East Stanley Working Men’s Club and Stanley Empire Working Men’s … Read more
Mark Wahlberg, 49, shows off his ripped physique as he goes boating with wife Rhea Durham, 42, after celebrating 11th wedding anniversary By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 06:37 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 06:37 BST, 11 August 2020 Mark Wahlberg celebrated 11 years of wedded bliss with Rhea Durham earlier this month. And … Read more
Dominic Cummings faced the media on May 25 to give a day-by-day account of his battle against coronavirus and his controversial journey to his parents’ farm in Durham. The Prime Minister’s top aide faced an hour-long television grilling at Downing Street after it emerged on Saturday he had travelled 260 miles north from London with … Read more
Dominic Cummings faced the media on May 25 to give a day-by-day account of his battle against coronavirus and his controversial journey to his parents’ farm in Durham. The Prime Minister’s top aide faced an hour-long television grilling at Downing Street after it emerged on Saturday he had travelled 260 miles north from London with … Read more
They’ve been happily married since tying the knot in 2009. And Mark Walhberg paid tribute to his wife Rhea Durham as he marked their 11th wedding anniversary with a gushing Instagram post on Saturday. The Patriots Day actor, 49, wrote ‘thanks for being my everything’ to his wife, 42, as he shared a stunning throwback … Read more
Chief nurse Ruth May confirms she WAS axed from a Government coronavirus press conference after failing to back Boris Johnson’s aide Dominic Cummings over notorious lockdown trip to Durham Chief Nursing Officer Ruth May said she was ‘stood down’ from May briefing It came after Mr Cummings and lockdown rules were discussed in a meeting … Read more
Neighbours are up in arms after a pensioner lodged a plan to turn his back garden into a cemetery. Alan Whitley proposed 200 graves at Bracken Cottage in Shincliffe, County Durham, after receiving interest from a funeral director due to a lack of plots in the east of the county. But furious residents have accused the … Read more