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  1. Boro have 'great chance' of play-offs - Carrick

    Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick watching his teamRex Features

    Middlesbrough have taken nine points from their last four games

    Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick believes that his team still has a 'great chance' of making the play-offs.

    The 2-1 win over QPR was a third in four games and with none of the teams above them winning on Tuesday, Boro are only three points outside the top six.

    And with nine games to play, starting away at Luton Town on Saturday, Carrick is feeling optimistic.

    "They're still there [in the play-off race]. We've got to obviously keep that opportunity alive," he told BBC Radio Tees.

    Listen, it's so close and Saturday's another important game.

    "We're going to be saying that now until the end of the season. There are probably going to be twists and turns and we've just got to keep plugging away.

    "We're still in it, we've got a chance – we've got a great chance, actually – and let's just see what happens."

  2. 🎧 Howson and Borges impress in defence

    No Defenders? No Problem.

    "I'll do whatever's asked of me. I did it as a young lad coming through and I'm doing it as an old lad on the way out. That'll never change," Middlesbrough midfielder-turned-defender Jonny Howson tells BBC Radio Tees.

    In the absence of fit central defenders, Howson and left-back Neto Borges transformed into high-quality centre-backs to help Boro into a 2-1 win against fellow play-off chasers Queen's Park Rangers on Tuesday night.

    Paul Addison is joined by former Middlesbrough midfielder Neil Maddison to talk about the makeshift defensive duo and the Teeside team's performance as they look to return to the top six.

    Includes interviews with Howson and boss Michael Carrick.

    You can listen to the full reaction and more on the Red Alert podcast.

    Listen on BBC Sounds

  3. Raj Singh. He is standing in the stands of the football club. He is wearing a blue suit and is stroking his chin with one hand.

  4. Raj Singh watching a Hartlepool match

  5. Head-and-shoulders image of Bob Cook attending an election count at Thornaby Pavilion. He has grey hair and is looking directly into the camera. He is wearing a navy suit, white shirt and red tie. Dozens of people are counting votes on tables behind him.

  6. Windass, with short grey hair, is sitting on a black seat in Hull City's football stadium. He is looking directly into the camera lens and wearing a black sports top with white stripes down the side.

  8. The Glasshouse in Gateshead. The bubble-like building is made of glass and overlooks the River Tyne. It sits on a hill covered in grass and plants.

  9. A police car parked outside a detached home. A small blue van is parked outside the property's front door, with its bumper almost touching the wall.

  10. Head-and-shoulder image of Mark Webster. He is looking to his right and is wearing a police uniform, including a white shirt and black tie. He has short greying hair. Cleveland Police's logo can be seen in the background.

  11. Desmond and Mary Byrne smiling into the camera. Mary has blonde, short hair and is wearing a floral pink top and is wearing pink lipstick. Desmond has grey hair and is wearing a green, patterned shirt.

  12. Stock image of woman's black silhouette looking down

  13. Dennis Smith stands, smiling, in his care home, with military medals pinned to his dark, zip-up jacket. His green beret has a red hackle. Three medals are pinned to his chest and there is a badge on each lapel.

  14. Pick of the stats: Middlesbrough v QPR

    Middlesbrough and QPR club badges

    Middlesbrough welcome QPR to the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday night (19:45 GMT) looking to keep their Championship play-off hopes alive.

    Boro's top six ambitions were dented by a 1-0 defeat at Swansea on Saturday - their seventh loss in 10 games - and sit five points behind West Bromwich Albion in sixth.

    The Hoops have seen their own play-off quest become increasingly unlikely with three straight defeats leaving them them 11 points off the top six.

    • Middlesbrough have won three of their past four league games against QPR (L1), scoring 2+ goals in each of those victories.

    • QPR have won four of their past five away league games against Middlesbrough (L1), as many as across their prior 13 visits to face Boro.

    • Middlesbrough are looking to win successive home league games for only the second time this season, previously doing so in November/December.

    • QPR have won five of their past seven midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league matches (L2), though did lose the most recent such game 1-0 at Coventry last month.

    • Middlesbrough have won each of their past four league games against London clubs; in their Football League history, their longest winning run over sides from the capital is five games, achieved on six previous occasions, most recently in March 2015.

  15. A terraced house cordoned by police tape with the front door and window severely damaged.

  16. John Stephenson with his granddaughter. She is sitting on a swing and smiling into the camera, as is Mr Stephenson. He is wearing a grey jacket and grey woolly hat.