Karl Wills, then-22, killed Reynald Duchene, 37, after stabbing him in the heart outside an open-air classical concert event in Priory Park ... this sentence at Durham’s Frankland Jail ...

Remains of 13th-century Finchale Priory, managed by English Heritage Trust, can be freely visited with charges only applying for car park exits. The site lies near Durham, by River Wear.

Several schools have been forced to shut because of heavy snow. About 16 in County Durham, including Consett Infant School and one in Northumberland, have been unable to open due to adverse weather.

Partly cloudy with a high of 44 °F (6.7 °C). Winds variable at 7 to 13 mph (11.3 to 20.9 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds from S to SSE at 7 to 12 mph (11.3 to 19.3 kph). The overnight low will be 33 ...