Updates on Monday 7 December 2015
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BBC Sport
Aitor Karanka has hailed his Middlesbrough side's 2-0 victory at Ipswich as an "amazing win".
He said: "We haven't won here since March 1993 and Ipswich were the better team in the first half.
Image source, Rex Features"But we have an amazing squad, a better one than last season."
Boro won through goals from Christian Stuani and David Nugent.
Take a look at the River Tyne in Corbridge earlier.
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BBC Newsbeat
Vicky Pattison has been crowned queen of the jungle on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
The Geordie Shore star beat Union J's George Shelley into second place.
Image source, ITVOn being crowned jungle queen, she said: "It doesn't sound right. I think you have made a mistake."
The 28-year-old from Wallsend has been the favourite for most of the series, winning over viewers with her gutsy attitude and funny one-liners.
BBC business correspondent Steph McGovern took the coveted Communicator of the Year trophy, external at an event celebrating the best in North East public relations.
Image source, The ChronicleNorthumbria police are thanking the public for the way they responded to severe weather and flooding in Northumberland at the weekend.
Supt Peter Bent said: "It was an incredibly difficult weekend for everyone affected and we want to praise the community spirit that was shown. "Farmers offered their tractors for comfort, residents made our officers a hot drink and others offered spare rooms to those left stranded by the floods."
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BBC Travel
The A167 in Chester-Le-Street is closed northbound between the Beaney Lane junction and Hermitage roundabout because of a serious accident involving one vehicle.
For the latest travel news across tune into BBC Newcastle or visit the BBC travel page.
County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service took almost 250 calls this weekend resulting in more than 200 emergency responses, the brigade has revealed.
Flooding incidents and assisting with dangerous structures were the most prevalent incident type but firefighters also attended other incidents including fires, car crashes and medical emergencies.
Although the River Tees burst its banks at Croft and the River Wear burst its banks in Durham the impact was not as significant as in previous years, the service said.
Stuart Errington, acting chief fire officer, said: “I’m extremely proud of all of the work our crews, control staff and officers have carried out over the weekend."
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Colin Briggs
Look North
After a weekend of severe weather which caused major disruption in the North East and Cumbria, we'll have the latest updates.
The flood waters are starting to recede but the rescue and clean-up operations are still going on.
Join us at 13:30 on BBC One for all the latest.
The afternoon will start cloudy with the odd patch of drizzle, although it will soon become dry with some bright or sunny intervals developing.
Very mild or exceptionally mild everywhere, although the wind will strengthen and breezy conditions will end the day.
Maximum Temperature: 12C (54F).
BBC Tees
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Cleveland Fire Brigade is advising residents in parts of Hartlepool to keep their windows closed as they continue to battle a blaze at a waste management plant.
The fire started at Niramax on Windermere Road on Friday night.
It's believed to have started in a grabber machine.
The fire brigade is advising people in the Foggy Furze, Belle View and Town Centre areas to keep their windows closed for the time being due to smoke form the site.
BBC Travel
A lane is closed and there is slow traffic on the A19 northbound in Seghill between the A1056 Killingworth Way junction and Moor Farm roundabout, because of an accident involving two vehicles.
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Here's some more pictures of the aftermath of the floods in Corbridge.
In total, 85 homes in the Tyne Valley were flooded.
BBC Travel
There are currently no Grand Central trains between Hartlepool and Sunderland due to overhead line problems.
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A horse has died after being trapped in floodwater at Ovingham.
The 24-year-old animal, called Mary Loo, was in a field when waters began to rise on Saturday.
Several people tried to rescue her but the rapidly rising water made it impossible, a witness said.
BBC Sport
England and Manchester City defender Lucy Bronze from Berwick was named player of the year at the Football Association Women's Football Awards on Friday.
The 24-year-old was part of the England squad that finished third at the World Cup in Canada.
Image source, Getty ImagesShe scored a long-range winner in the second round against Norway and the second goal in a 2-1 win over Canada in the quarter-finals.
Sunderland striker Beth Mead was named young player of the year.
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Duncan Leatherdale
BBC News
Passengers on the cross-Tyne ferry had to be rescued as its engine failed and it was carried off in a "howling gale".
The Tynemouth RNLI lifeboat went to the aid of the Spirit of the Tyne at 23:30 as it made its final crossing between North and South Shields.
Image source, Chris Reay/RNLIThree passengers and two crew were rescued by the Port of Tyne pilot boat before the ferry, manned only by the captain, was blown into a riverbank.
The lifeboat then towed the ferry back to port.
