BBC News online investigates whether the negative coverage that Middlesbrough receives can be justified.

The topic has sparked a lot of reaction. 

We'll bring you some of that throughout the day.

A taxi has become trapped on the A186 Fossway in Walker in Newcastle where it meets Stotts Road and Ennerdale Road.

The road is currently closed because of the flood. 

Teams are on site to free the vehicle. 

The Journal
Newspaper

A North East NHS trust is scrapping 24-hour emergency care at three of its hospitals over the winter months., external

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Three emergency care units are closing their doors to overnight patients in an effort to focus care over the winter.

The units in North Tyneside and Northumberland will be shut between midnight and 08:00 from 1 December.

Overnight emergencies will be diverted to the recently-opened Northumbria Hospital in Cramlington, until March.

Health bosses say the move - at North Tyneside, Hexham and Wansbeck hospitals - is needed to cope with an expected rise in 999 admissions over the winter.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

Outbreaks of rain, which will be heavy but not as torrential as overnight.

There will be strong northerly winds, moving further east later.

Some of the roads around Tyne and Wear and Northumberland which were closed earlier by flooding have since reopened but others are still affected.

Here is the current picture:

- The A189 spine road at Cramlington is now reopened

- The A19 northbound between Testo's roundabout and Lindisfarne Roundabout is now reopened

- The A1 near to Newton on Moor at Alnwick also has a lot of standing water and the road is down to one lane in both directions

- A692 between Lobely Hill and Sunniside, on Watergate Bank, is currently closed.

Northumbria Police are urging drivers to cut their speed and leave extra time for their journeys.

Flooding has been causing problems on the East Coast Mainline this morning. Network Rail have tweeted these photos from Alnmouth.

Police are warning people who are heading out on the roads to take care.

Durham Police say snow and heavy rain are affecting roads in County Durham today and that drivers should take care and allow extra time today .

Northumbria Police say there is a lot of standing water and some road closures, external. They urged drivers to drive with care, reduce speed and make sure lights are on.

BBC Tees reporter Andy Bell is in Great Ayton this morning and sent this video.

There are many problems on the roads and rail networks this morning. Here are some of the most serious problems across the North East.

A1046 Haverton Hill Road in Billingham closed northbound after the New Road junction, because of flooding. Diversion in operation - through Bewley, Stockton.  

The A1 in Northumberland is affected in several stretches including bewtween Ancroft and Fenwick and at Eshott. The A186 at Rutland Avenue and at Fossway in Newcastle is closed and there is a fallen tree on the A68 at Bingfield in Northumberland. 

For full details of issues on the roads, click here for Tyne & Wear and here for Teesside.

Due to flooding between Berwick and Newcastle, services on the East Coast Mainlien are being diverted or cancelled. More information here., external

High winds and rain caused problems overnight with emergency services out across the North East.

Police in Blyth, Northumberland, tweeted at 19:30 last night: "The weather is bad. Really bad. So much so that we have just found a trampoline on the front street. Take care out there."

Here's a picture of the trampoline in the street. It was later returned to its owner.

Image source, Blyth Police

Colin Briggs
Look North

It's been a wild night of gale force winds, torrential rain and snow as the remnants of Storm Angus swept through the region. 

Worst hit has been the North East. Gusts of nearly 50mph in places have been recorded, and while there have been heavy snow showers at high levels, it's the rain and wind which has been the big issue. 

Police are urging caution on the roads, warning drivers not to attempt to drive through floodwater unless they are certain just how deep it actually is. 

There are no trains between Newcastle and Berwick and there are delays on the Tyne and Wear Metro due to localised flooding. Elsewhere Virgin East Coast say services between Newcastle and Berwick have been hit.

 And the Shields ferry is still experiencing problems as a result of damage yesterday to the North Shields pier. A replacement bus service is in operation. 

Widespread localised flooding is causing problems for drivers, and police are warning people to allow extra time for their journeys.

In Northumberland, the A189 spine road at Cramlington, which goes past the hospital, is closed in both directions. Diversions are in place. Other roads affected are the A1 at several places in Northumberland, the A68 in Northumberland and the A186 in Newcastle. 

Further south there are problems on A roads in North Yorkshire including the A169, the A173, and the A66.

The Tyne and Wear Metro has been hit, with no trains running between Benton and Shiremoor, and the rail line between Newcastle and Berwick is blocked.

More traffic information on the BBC Travel website for Tyne & Wear, and Teesside.

It has been a wild and windy night with heavy rain causing some flooding which has affected travel networks.

We'll be here until 18:00 bringing you news, sport, weather and travel from across the North East.

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