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The government's given the go ahead for a new fleet of warships with the work being shared in shipyards across the UK.

At least five new frigates will be built, safeguarding thousands of job.

Ministers are encouraging the use of British steel in the construction.

The Conservative MP for Middlesbrough South and Cleveland East, Simon Clarke, told the Commons that it would help protect jobs in the North East.

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A charity has awarded its largest single donation in its 22-year history to a new gallery in Bishop Auckland.

The £250,000 donation from the County Durham Community Foundation to the Auckland Castle Trust will be used to fund two new gallery rooms in the Old Bank Chambers.

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The Mining Art Gallery will pay tribute to the North East’s mining heritage, with art depicting mining life including working men's clubs, domestic duties and the Durham Miners' Gala.

It will open on 21 October.

Two ITV presenters will be lacing up their trainers and pulling on their shorts to take part in the Great North Run to raise money for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.

Ian Payne and Simon O’Rourke will be among a number of journalists, including many from the BBC, taking part in the race to raise money for charity.

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A victim of a North East grooming gang has told a court in a statement about how the abuse she suffered has affected her.

Habibur Rahim, a 34-year-old father-of-two from Fenham, Newcastle who was known as Sham, plied her with alcohol and drugs before attacking her.

In a victim impact statement, the young woman said she suffers from regular night terrors and sleeps with a knife by her bedside:

She added:

The men were part of a gang who gave girls alcohol and drugs then forced them to have sex.

A rapist who attacked a girl after barricading himself in a room with her engaged in 'sustained and systematic abuse', a judge has said.

Jailing Habibur Rahim for 29 years, Judge Penny Moreland said he had been a high profile and active member of the grooming gang which was cuaght in Operation Sanctuary.

She added he had caused extreme harm to his victims by cultivating their dependence on alcohol and drugs.

Rahim was joined in the dock by Abdul Sabe, 40, Badrul Hussain, 37, and Mohibur Rahman, 44, and despite the nature of the charges, Judge Moreland was forced to ask them to stop "stretching and yawning".

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Four further men have been jailed for their roles in a grooming ring that forced girls and young women to have sex.

Newcastle Crown Court heard how one young woman now suffers from regular night terrors and sleeps with a knife by her bedside.

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The girl was raped by Habibur Rahim, also known as Sham, who used a wardrobe to barricade her in the room with him.

Today he was jailed for 29 years.

Jim Gamble, who set up the government's taskforce to fight child sexual exploitation, was critical of the decision to pay a convicted rapist £10,000 as an informant.

He told the BBC last month: "I think all police forces are under pressure to get things right.

But there are ways and means to doing it... there need to be limits and there should be lines that shouldn't be crossed.

"In my opinion they have gone way over the line on this one.

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"Personally, I can't envisage any circumstances where I would have authorised payment to someone convicted of rape.

"I can't imagine how you could have control mechanisms in place with an informant of that type... that would give you reassurance that they didn't still represent a risk to young and vulnerable women, given what I know about this person's history."

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It emerged that during Operation Sanctuary, Northumbria Police paid a convicted rapist £10,000 to act as an informant.

While working for the officers, the man known only as XY was arrested for dishonesty, an assault in a mosque, and was questioned about making sexual advances to a 13-year-old girl.

Defending the move last month, Chief Constable Steve Ashman said: "We have to deal with people who themselves are guilty of some of the most vile offences imaginable.

"Quite often these people can't be trusted, but the potential prize is that you just might get a piece of information, intelligence possibly, even evidence, that might just lead you to a successful conviction and you put bad people behind bars."

Yesterday two other men who plied young women with drink and drugs and forced them to have sex were jailed.

Jahangir Zaman, 45, of Hadrian Road, was sentenced to 29 years for rape, sexual exploitation and drugs offences.

Mohammed Azram, 35, of Croydon Road, was handed 12 and a half years for sexual exploitation and drugs offences.

In total, the network of 17 men and one woman were found guilty after two years of trials, with eight men convicted of conspiracy to incite prostitution.

Those who have not been jailed are being sentenced later this week.

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Two men who plied young women with drink and drugs and forced them to have sex have been jailed.

They were convicted as part of the Operation Sanctuary investigation into a grooming gang that sexually abused vulnerable girls in Newcastle.

• Habibur Rahim, 34, of Kenilworth Road, was jailed for 29 years for rape, inciting prostitution, drugs, sexual assault and trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation
• Abdul Sabe, 40, of Dean House, was jailed for 12 years for conspiracy to incite prostitution, trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation, drugs offences. The court had heard that Sabe was already on the sex offenders register when he carried out the abuse.

Two other men were also sentenced:

• Mohibur Rahman, 44, of Northcote Street, was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to incite prostitution and supplying drugs to a victim.
• Badrul Hussain, 37, of Drybeck Court, convicted of drug offences and jailed for four years.

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Former Liverpool and Newcastle left-back Jose Enrique retires from football aged 31 having suffered with a persistent knee injury.

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Gateshead's Chase Park is reopening after a £1m restoration project.

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The park's new features will include:

• Restoration of the listed windmill, entrance gates, paths and ornamental garden
• Replanting of flower beds and trees
• Remodelling and enhancement of the toddler play area
• Resurfacing of the tennis courts and new table tennis table installed
• New junior play area and skateboard park
• Outdoor gym trail
• Development of community garden
• New benches and signs

The park will officially reopen on September 23.

Former Newcastle United full-back Jose Enrique has announced his retirement on social media:

BBC Radio 5 Live's sports comedy panel show Fighting Talk is being broadcast from Newcastle on Saturday.

Presenter Colin Murray will be joined by guests at an audience at Tyne Theatre and Opera House ahead of Sunday's Great North Run.

One the panel will be former Paralympian, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, former GB athlete and Olympic bronze-medallist Kath Merry, journalist and sports broadcaster Steve Bunce and comedian Justin Moorhouse.

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Tributes are being have been paid to Shaun Neal from Jarrow, who died after his motorbike was involved in a collision with a car.

Described as a "gentle giant", Shaun, 46, was killed in the crash on the A68 between Consett and Tow Law on Saturday.

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His widow described him as "a big guy who has left a massive void in our lives”.

Dave was riding on the northbound side of the A68 when he was involved in a collision with a BMW.

The 23-year-old driver was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been released while investigations continue.

The new Leaf, which goes on sale in Japan from October and elsewhere early next year, has a longer range thanks to a bigger 40 kilowatt hour (kWh) battery.

Because different territories have different tests for electric vehicles, the new Leaf's quoted range varies according to where it will be sold:

• in Europe it is 378km (235 miles)
• in Japan it is 400km (248 miles)
• in the US it is 241km (150 miles)

Electric cars tend to achieve about 20-25% below the European quoted figures in real-world tests.

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Durham Cathedral, Durham Castle and the Miners' Hall at Redhills are the first locations announced that will be involved at this year's Lumiere Festival.

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The festival was claimed to have brought £9.6m into the local economy when it was last staged in 2015.

Artists including Pablo Valbeuna and Hannah Fox will work with a range of local people including Durham Cathedral's bellringers to create the unique light displays.

The festival will take place from 16-19 November.