Durham City Parish to hold referendum on Thursday
The Durham City Neighbourhood Plan will be put to voters, including student residents, on Thursday, alongside local elections.
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Police called to suspected arson at Elvet Riverside
A fire, which saw no injuries or damage to the building, was believed to be started by three men early on Thursday morning.
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EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Party to investigate “disgraceful” Durham candidate comments
The comments, called “disgraceful” by the local Labour Party, include a Tory council candidate declaring herself Islamophobic, with another candidate suggesting morale could be improved if ethnic minorities had a more British “choice of attire”.
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Castle elections row ends with Vice Senior Student apology
Several students have been disciplined for abusive posts targeted at the Executive Committee on social media.
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University vows to clamp down on racism and sexual misconduct
Two former police officers have been hired as permanent investigators of misconduct, one of whom has particular experience in handling sexual violence cases. This will make Durham the first UK university to have two and one of only three – alongside Bath and Bristol – which has any at all.
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Durham linked to China’s army, nuclear weapons and industrial espionage
Durham has connections with 12 Chinese universities which are directly controlled by China’s government or participate in its military research programmes, Palatinate can reveal.
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“Literally not the point”: students react to SU’s new RON rules
Plans announced by Durham SU this week for individual students to register as the head of a verified campaign for ‘re-open nominations’ have been met with confusion and anger from students, including some within the Students’ Union itself.
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Sir Vince Cable: “There’s going to be a big shift away from the issues that preoccupied my generation”
Max Kendix speaks to the former Liberal Democrat leader about lockdowns, re-joining the EU and his party’s future.
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Lady Hale: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down”
Max Kendix speaks to former Supreme Court President Baroness Hale about diversity in the judiciary, hostile media coverage and her famous spider brooch.
Read moreCrocodile porn ‘Zoom bombing’ disrupts Trevs JCR meeting
The anonymous callers made racist comments, loud and disruptive noises, and used Zoom’s screen-sharing function to display pornographic images of a naked woman teasing a crocodile with her foot.
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