Tim Woodstrover plumbs the depths of why we call some extinct species 'alien' and what this means for the future of conservation ...

Offensive chats, such as one which said that Adolf Hitler was “too lenient”, were left on a Durham Freshers WhatsApp group including over 500 prospective Durham University students. The Whatsapp ...

South College students staged a walkout during a Christmas formal last night in protest at the event’s guest speaker, columnist Rod Liddle. The college’s Principal, Professor Tim Luckhurst, shouted ...

‘Oxbridge reject’ is one of Durham’s most recurrent stereotypes. Due to Durham’s relatively high rankings in the UK university league tables, coupled with its college system and traditional quirks ...

Just 30 years before the mining strikes of the 1980s, there were over 130 pits employing 100,000 miners in County Durham alone. Despite often dangerous working conditions, this occupation and way of ...

“Inspirational” figures from educational, media, human rights, education, conservation and business spheres will be honoured by Durham University during Summer congregation in the historic Durham ...

The 2021 Office of National Statistics census has been published, with figures detailing various insights into the social and cultural makeup of the United Kingdom. Regarding the census, the ONS ...

80s music signifies a temporary demise in creativity and the triumph of mainstream culture. Preceding decades’ music scenes seemed to be dominated by their day’s subcultural movements; when I imagine ...

Marilyn Monroe. When we hear her name: platinum blonde hair, an iconic rendition of “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy, and many Hollywood successes she was once the star of come to mind.

Sport subs go towards the upkeep of each sport, including the costs of pitch hire and new equipment. At the beginning of the 2023/24 academic year, Team Durham Sport introduced a fixed £35 membership ...

Peter Sallis OBE, the actor, who has died at the age of 96, was the voice of Wallace in Aardman animation Wallace and Gromit and star of enduring BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine. A 5-inch clay ...

Durham Students’ Union has removed the Durham University Conservative Association (DUCA) and Durham University Free Market Association (DUFMA) from the Durham SU Student Group Register. This means ...