Carter Property Services, owned by Glyn Carter, was fined £42,500 by Peterlee Magistrates Court after Durham County Council found 13 breaches of selective landlord licence conditions across eight properties in County Durham, including one where tenants slept amidst dead rats, human waste, and urine.
Two men have died after entering the water at Seaton Carew beach in County Durham to help two children in difficulty. Police confirmed both children were safe, but the men were pronounced dead after being brought ashore. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.
A UK minister stated that a horrific child custody scandal at Medomsley detention centre was ignored for decades because the victims were working-class boys from the north of England. Recommendations are being implemented to prevent future abuse.
The skeletal remains of a baby boy, found wrapped in a 1910 newspaper with twine around his neck under floorboards in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, have been buried at a moving ceremony. Despite extensive investigation including DNA testing, police have been unable to identify the child or establish how he died. The baby, now named Baby Auckland by the community, was discovered by a builder in July 2024 and is believed to have been alive in 1910 based on the newspaper date.
