Hundreds of inmates at HMP Durham are being made subject to "unhygienic" and overcrowded living conditions, a watchdog has revealed.

A prisoner has been released by mistake from HMP Durham, a union chief has said. The revelation comes just days after migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu was wrongly freed from an Essex jail instead of ...

Soham killer Ian Huntley has suffered serious injuries after being attacked in high-security Frankland prison. Durham Constabulary said a prisoner, understood to be Huntley, was assaulted on Thursday ...