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  1. Boro boss Edwards sends letter to thank fans

    Edwards: 'We need to keep our feet on the ground'

    Middlesbrough fans deserve to be recognised and thanked for their commitment to backing the team, says boss Rob Edwards.

    Boro drew 1-1 at Southampton last Saturday and head back to the south coast this weekend to face Portsmouth with Edwards sending a letter to travelling supporters who are doing both trips.

    "We've tried to talk about the supporters a lot from day one," he told BBC Radio Tees.

    "We wanted to build a rapport and a connection and supporters need to feel we value them and I genuinely do."

    Middlesbrough are unbeaten in the Championship and lead the table by two points heading into the game at Fratton Park.

    "It's not lost on me the commitment to travel and in such great numbers and such great distances," Edwards added.

    "People work really hard and to spend so much money on their football team we need to show it means a lot to us and we're very thankful."

  2. A sign which reads 'Welcome to University Hospital of North Durham'.

  3. A football boot with a blue sock kicking a National League ball (with HUFC on it)

  4. Pick of the stats: Portsmouth v Middlesbrough

    Portsmouth and Middlesbrough club badges

    These two are on very different trajectories heading into their game at Fratton Park.

    Middlesbrough remain unbeaten and head the table by two points while Portsmouth have taken only two points from their past four games.

    This will be only the third league meeting between the sides in 13 years with Pompey taking four points from last season's two games.

    • Portsmouth have lost just one of their past eight league games against Middlesbrough (W2 D5), a 3-1 defeat in March 2012.

    • Middlesbrough have won just two of their past 13 away league games against Portsmouth (D4 L7).

    • Portsmouth have lost each of their past two league matches played on a Saturday and could lose three on the bounce on this day for the first time since February 2022.

    • Middlesbrough are unbeaten in all eight of their Championship games this season (W5 D3), last having a longer run without defeat from the start of a campaign in 2011-12 (11).

    • Middlesbrough have earned eight points away from home in the Championship this season (W2 D2), more than they had in their final 11 on the road in 2024-25 (W2 D1 L8).

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  5. The weathered shop-front of a former Debenhams store. It has multicoloured boards reading Welcome to Stockton along the ground floor. The boarded up windows higher up the building are worn.

  6. Peter Mandelson is resting his chin on his fist. He has short brown hair and black square-framed glasses.

  7. A CGI artist's rendition of what one of the entrances will look like. The three-storey corner plot shades building borders one side of a metal archway. Metal letters on a sign behind that spell out: "The Northern Studios".

  8. A large grand looking stone building which is the home of Middlesbrough Council. It has dozens of windows and a number of turrets with engravings between storeys.

  9. Crook Coroner's Court is a multi story brown/cream brick building. A silver sign on the front reads: "Durham County Council".

  10. Generic National League ball

  11. A sports field with football goals on. A green metal fence sits in front of it. It is a cloudy day.

  12. Teesside Erimus FC full squad line-up picture before their game with Harrogate. They are in orange shirts and blue shorts with 'Ecco' sponsoring the shirts. There are two lines of men with the front row kneeling on one knee.

  13. A grey and red LNER train passing on a viaduct on its way to Durham station. The line overlooks Durham Cathedral. It is a large stone building with several towers and intricate ornaments.

  14. A stock image of a red sign with road closed written in white.

  15. A shop of a street corner, with a blue frontage and the shop sign which says Rowntrees.

  16. Two young people being shown a complicated piece of machinery by an older man. All three are wearing blue boiler-suits. A small screen with dozens of buttons is attached to the machine.

  17. Dunedin House, Thornaby, Stockton Council's HQ. It is red brick in three sections. A lower section is flanked by two buildings with peaked roofs. There are cars parked in front and hedges dotted along a road.

  18. Five solar panels on a grey tiled roof of a house.

  19. Ben Houchen sitting in a Radio Tees studio with a purple branded microphone in front of him. He is wearing a light blue shirt and black suit jacket and has headphones on. Behind him is more branding and part of an image of the Transporter Bridge.

  20. A stock image of a red sign with road closed written in white.

  21. The Durham Constabulary headquarters building sits behind large trees. It is a white clad, long, flat-roofed, three-storey modern effort with large windows set behind thin pillars. A car park is in front of the building.

  22. 🎧 'You'd settle for a point from that'

    Reaction: Boro 0-0 Stoke City

    "It was a real tough game - both teams had chances. We had chances but they had quite a few as well. In the end you'd settle for a point - it's a good point.

    "If I had to give a man of the match it would be Sol Brynn. He keeps you in the game and gets you the point."

    BBC Radio Tees' Paul Addison and former Boro midfielder Neil Maddison react to Boro's goalless draw with Stoke City, and hear from head coach Rob Edwards and defender Alfie Jones.

    Listen to the full episode and more on BBC Sounds

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  24. A 19-year-old from Hartlepool says becoming a bus-spotter has improved his life