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A judge has criticised a hospital after the mother of a disabled man won her case over a .

In his ruling, the judge at the High Court said that he was not satisfied that it was "other than practicable and appropriate" to have attempted to contact Mrs Winspear before the notice - which lasted for nine to ten hours - was put on her son's records.

Mr Justice Blake said: "Although her willingness to be woken in the small hours was not known to the clinicians at the time, the fact that she had a telephone, had been Carl's carer from birth, had been in hospital the previous day and had kept in touch with nursing staff would or should have been known."

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with a public order offence after a lit firework was pushed through the letterbox of a house in Birtley.

The firework was pushed into a property in Ravensworth Road on 3 November. It exploded in the hallway and caused damage to a carpet and furniture. No-one was injured.

A 13-year-old boy from the area was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and will appear Newcastle Youth Court on 2 December.

The mother of a man with cerebral palsy has won her case against the Sunderland hospital where he died.

Elaine Winspear says she was not consulted on a decision to issue a "do not resuscitate" order on her son Carl, who died in 2011.

City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust says it will "consider the content of the judgement carefully and consider any implications that it may have upon its current practices".

It says it has a "robust" policy in place which is "in accordance with national guidelines".

Sara Thornton
BBC Weather

Scattered, heavy showers continuing through the evening, with strong, gusty winds.

Both the wind and the showers will very gradually ease overnight, although it should remain breezy enough to limit frost over the Pennines. Becoming largely dry by dawn.

Minimum temperature: 3C (37F). Check the forecast near you.

 A chef from Sunderland "bought into the propaganda of Jihad absolutely", a judge has said as she jailed him for five years.  

Mrs Justice Andrews said Mohammed Kahar had taken steps to go to Syria with the intention of going to fight for IS. 

Kahar was convicted of preparation of a terrorist act and five counts of disseminating terrorist publications. He was also guilty of a funding offence and supporting a proscribed organisation.

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It is an "insult" that Lord Heseltine will head up an initiative in the North East to try to find work for people affected by recent job losses in the steel industry, according to the GMB union.

Michael Blench, GMB regional officer, said: "For Lord Heseltine to be parachuted in to the North is an insult. 

"Just a couple of weeks ago it was Lord Heseltine who said insensitively that it was as good a time as any for UK steelworkers to lose their jobs.

"It is all right for the inhabitants of rich parliamentary ivory towers to say that. In the real world Tory policy is creating a Northern Poor House."

Kevin Peachey
Online personal finance reporter

The vast majority of former Northern Rock mortgage holders have been unable to switch to a better deal because lenders have not been keen to take them on.

Many have been paying a relatively high standard variable rate of 4.79%. Now thousands will be moved to TSB with unchanged terms and rates.

However, existing TSB customers get a better deal - paying a variable rate of 3.99% if they took out a mortgage after June 2010, or 2.5% if they had one before then.

"[New] customers will of course be able to speak to TSB about the options available to them, as they can do today," a TSB spokesman said. But there is no automatic switch to a cheaper variable rate.

Former deputy prime minister Lord Michael Heseltine is to chair a new inward investment programme for the Tees Valley, external following the closure of the SSI steelworks in Redcar.

It is hoped the initiative will work to boost growth and create jobs and will have a specific remit to attract foreign investment.

He said: "It is a great honour to be asked to help with the government response to the sad events in the steel industry in Teesside."

Newcastle Falcons have retained 11 players from their Premiership defeat by Worcester for the 23-man squad to kick off their European campaign tonight at 18:30.

Chris Harris, Michael Young and Kane Thompson are among those to keep their places, while Mark Wilson is named captain on his return from injury.

Falcons director of rugby Dean Richards told BBC Newcastle: "Brive's a different challenge, French sides don't play with the same intensity [as the Premiership].

"The ball in play time is different - there's a lot of stop-start - but when they do have the ball in hand they play with a lot of fire and passion."

Charity Mencap says today's judgement is a "landmark" after the High Court ruled that a disabled man's human rights were violated after a "do not resuscitate" order was issued without consultation.

Jan Tregelles from the charity said: "Too often families of people with a learning disability who lack capacity to make their own decisions about care or treatment are excluded from decisions. Despite the Mental Capacity Act saying they must be consulted. 

"This can have devastating consequences. Families often have important knowledge about their loved one and it is vital that this is used when decisions are being made. 

"The Mental Capacity Act is there to protect people who lack capacity and it is crucial it is followed. Professionals must be held to account when this doesn't happen."

A bereaved mother has won her High Court case over a "do not resuscitate" notice that was placed on her son's file without her knowledge.

Mary Varney, the solicitor who brought the case, said Carl's mother Elaine Winspear was "very pleased" the High Court had found the hospital had a duty to consult her before the Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) notice was issued.

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Ms Varney said: "He couldn't speak for himself, [his mother had] done that his whole life and she felt hugely aggrieved that she was left out of such an important decision."

Carl, 28, who also had epilepsy and spinal deformities, died in January 2011 after he was admitted to hospital in Sunderland with a chest infection.

More on the story we brought you a minute ago about a takeaway chef being jailed for spreading Islamic State's message.

Newcastle Crown Court heard Mohammed Kahar, 37, from Sunderland, became interested in the terror group in October 2013.

He then spread their message using multiple online accounts and tied to convince friends and relatives that they should support IS.

TFM
Radio station

A 27-year-old Durham man is backing a charity appeal to raise vital funds for life-changing research into immune deficiencies, external after he spent time in an isolated "bubble".

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A father-of-six has been jailed for five years for trying to recruit fellow Muslims to fight for the so-called Islamic State in Syria.

Abul Kahar, from Sunderland, was also convicted of preparing for terrorist acts by planning to go to Syria. 

A jury at Newcastle Crown Court convicted him of 10 terrorism-related offences.

A disabled man's human rights were violated when a "do not resuscitate" order was put on his records in hospital, the High Court rules.

Carl Winspear, 28, who had cerebral palsy, died in 2011 at Sunderland Royal Hospital.

He had the order put on his records at 03:00 without his mother Elaine Winspear being notified.

The order was cancelled after it was activated and had no bearing on the death, the court heard.

Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

It will be a windy afternoon with sunny intervals but also a risk of blustery showers throughout.

Some of these will be heavy with a risk of thunder, perhaps merging to longer spells of rain at times. Feeling markedly colder than of late.

Maximum temperature: 7C (45F). Check the forecast near you.

The Shields Gazette

An elderly widower was forced to stand for more than three hours on an aeroplane, external after his dream holiday to Canada turned into a nightmare.

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BBC Travel

The B6315 Spen Lane in Greenside remains closed with queuing traffic in both directions between the Lead Road junction and the Whitefield Gardens junction because of accident investigation work. 

Police directing traffic. Two people were hurt in the crash and are receiving treatment at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.

  Get the latest travel news for Tyne and Wear and Teesside.  

Lloyd Watson
BBC Local Live

It's Children in Need day today and we're playing along with Only Connect who made a special charity show.

They had a missing letters round which focussed on dramas set in the North East.

Did you get the first one we posed at 11:15?

We'll have another one shortly - It was of course: