http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england/tyne_and_wear/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Tyne & Wear section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sun, 19 May 2013 14:24:09 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england/tyne_and_wear/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 A man and a woman have died after a motorbike crashes on the A1 in Gateshead. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22582907#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22582907 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:42:51 GMT A rally is held by teaching unions in Newcastle over government school reforms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22581037#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22581037 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:50:13 GMT Roads across north-east England are closed because of localised flooding. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22581901#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22581901 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:24:07 GMT Paralympic gold medallist Josef Craig has launches the start of work on a multi-million-pound development in Sunderland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22580484#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22580484 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:12:53 GMT Social workers, police and medics missed signs a toddler was at risk before he was killed by his mother's new partner, a report concludes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22570619#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22570619 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:29:05 GMT A woman is raped on an area of scrubland in Newcastle in the early hours, police say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22573586#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22573586 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:52:36 GMT A grieving father helps plant a new wood as part of a bid to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for the hospice which cared for his dying wife. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22575215#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22575215 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:40 GMT The idiosyncratic English rituals that mark the changing seasons are captured on camera. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22528184#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22528184 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:29:31 GMT A three-month long study to determine the puffin population on the Farne Islands in Northumberland gets under way. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22562731#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22562731 Fri, 17 May 2013 03:21:02 GMT Shop glues cycle cheat's book pages to the floor http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22553790#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22553790 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:07:56 GMT Spectacular views from roof of distinctive venue http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22452776#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22452776 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:29:57 GMT Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Newcastle and Arsenal in the Premier League. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22499138 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22499138 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:43:52 GMT Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Tottenham and Sunderland in the Premier League. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22499089 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22499089 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:51:51 GMT Durham one-day captain Dale Benkenstein is to undergo surgery on a shoulder injury on Wednesday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22581210 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22581210 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:59:28 GMT Gateshead sign striker Adam Boyes on a one-year contract after agreeing a "compensation package" with Barrow. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22580755 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22580755 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:18:09 GMT Keeper Steve Harper is excited by the possibilities open to him after his final Newcastle game against Arsenal on Sunday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22568642 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22568642 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:55:33 GMT Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio says some young players have become "playboys" and need guidance to avoid burning out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22552832 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22552832 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:44:10 GMT Gateshead agree terms with striker Richard Brodie, who will join from Crawley Town when his contract expires in June. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22552827 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22552827 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:34:09 GMT London Olympian Laura Weightman runs the world's fourth-fastest 3000m this year, beating her personal best by 20 seconds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22542454 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22542454 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:13:32 GMT A look back at the political week in the North East and Cumbria in 60 seconds http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17235454#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17235454 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:03:07 GMT A "puffin census" has started on the Farne Islands in Northumberland, with National Trust rangers surveying how many breeding pairs of the birds live there. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22565254#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22565254 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:12:45 GMT Paralympian Josef Craig has taken time out from his last day at school before his GCSE exams to launch a £20m expansion of Sunderland College. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22556532#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22556532 Thu, 16 May 2013 16:30:56 GMT The first wind turbines in the North East began generating power 20 years ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22527850#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22527850 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:01:10 GMT One of the founder members of Geordie band Lindisfarne announces a new line up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22524041#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22524041 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:31:47 GMT A bone marrow donor who saved the life of an eight-year-old in the US, has flown out to meet him. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22491733#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22491733 Sat, 11 May 2013 08:08:34 GMT How to contact online reporters in the North East & Cumbria with your stories and pictures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19740195#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19740195 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:30:36 GMT