Taxi driver fined for guide dog refusalpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
The driver initially agreed to take the woman but left when he saw her guide dog, a court hears.
Read MoreTaxi driver fined for guide dog refusalpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Durham Cricket Club to host one-day international against Australiapublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Anna Snowdon
BBC Local LiveThe England Cricket Board have announced the next summer's international schedule, external for the men's team.
On June 21, Durham will host a one-day international between England and Australia at the Emirates Riverside ground in Chester-le-Street.
Tickets go on sale on 10 October.
Nine-year-old Cheshire boy thanks surgeon after heart transplantpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
A nine-year-old boy who received a heart transplant has returned to the hospital to thank the surgeon for saving his life.
Max Johnson from Winsford in Cheshire, was admitted to hospital in December suffering from cardiomyopathy, which meant his heart could not pump blood, leaving him feeling tired all the time.
The nine-year-old - who is the nephew of BBC North West Tonight presenter Roger Johnson - had a successful transplant at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle.
Mo Mowlam to be honored by collegepublished at 11:24
Anna Snowdon
BBC Local LiveA wing at Redcar and Cleveland college will be dedicated to Mo Mowlam.
Students and local people voted for the art care wing to be named after the former Redcar and Cleveland Labour MP.
Image source, PAThe Mo Mowlam Care Wing will feature a three-bed ward, an ambulance and a nurse station. It'll be used by students on health and social care courses to gain hands-on experience.
Quote MessageNaming the new care wing in Mo’s name is a lovely idea and I know that she would have been absolutely delighted.”
Mo's sister Jean
New patron for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundationpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
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BBC Local LiveFormer Newcastle United goalkeeper Steve Harper is the newest patron of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, external.
He joins fellow patrons Alan Shearer, Niall Quinn, Steve Gibson and George Caulkin.
Image source, Getty ImagesHarper is the foundation's first new Patron since 2009.
His first official undertaking will be meeting fundraisers.
Man jailed for rapes 4,000 miles awaypublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Judge Robert Adam told Leighton he had "effectively destroyed the lives" of the young people he targeted.
Read MoreWoman conned out of £8,000 by bogus callerspublished at 10:17 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Image source, Shields GazetteBradley Lowery's mother tells of her pride of sonpublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
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Image source, Hartlepool MailPolice internet warning as 'sick and vile' paedophile jailedpublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Leighton (pictured), 32, from Seaham, used his phone to contact hundreds of teenagers and blackmail them into sexually abusing and in some cases raping their younger relatives.
Image source, Northumbria PoliceDet Sgt Peter Morgan from Northumbria Police said Leighton was one of the "most serious offenders I have ever come across" and his actions have had "devastating impacts across the world".
He said: "Hundreds of families will never recover from the trauma of these offences and will have to live with what he has done to them for the rest of their lives."
Supt Mick Barton, digital forensics lead at Northumbria Police, said the case was a "chilling reminder" of the dangers posed by children talking to strangers online.
He said: "Parents need to be challenging their children about what they are doing online and warning them about what exactly can happen when they speak to strangers or share indecent images."
Paedophile tricked teens into raping childrenpublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
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Image source, Sunderland EchoCollingwood hopes T20s help Pakistanpublished at 09:19 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Paul Collingwood says he hopes the World XI Twenty20 series in Pakistan "can be a significant step" in international cricket returning to the country.
Read MoreBlackmail paedophile 'destroyed lives'published at 09:01 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Leighton blackmailed teenagers around the world to abuse and rape young children, often their siblings or relatives.
When officers examined his phone they found evidence that as many as 100 children in North America had been abused.
Newcastle Crown Court heard one 14-year-old from Florida was tricked into believing he was talking to a girl, then blackmailed into repeatedly raping his one-year-old niece.
Leighton threatened the teenager he would post videos of the abuse online if he did not do more.
The boy has since been charged by US authorities.
Paedophile jailed for rapes thousands of miles awaypublished at 08:40 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Paul Leighton, 32, from Seaham, County Durham, created up to 40 fake Facebook profiles to befriend teenagers in the UK, Canada, the US and Australia.
Image source, Northumbria PoliceHe tricked them into sending him naked selfies, then blackmailed them into abusing young relatives.
He had earlier admitted a total of 21 offences at Newcastle Crown Court.
Metro trains off after vehicle hits bridgepublished at 08:25 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
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End of twitter postWeather: Wet start but brighter afternoonpublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Today will see a cloud and wet start with rain turning heavy at times through the morning.
Drier and brighter conditions are then expected to spread east during the afternoon, with some sunshine likely later in the day.
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