Leicester Tigers move up to third in the Premiership by beating Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park.

Mark Lawrenson takes on England cricketers Moeen Ali and James Anderson in the next round of Premier League matches.

Middlesbrough earn their first win in six Championship games in a hard-fought game at struggling Reading.

Sunderland's dreadful start to the season continues as they suffer a home defeat by in-form Bristol City.

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Adam Parkin stabbed his wife repeatedly after she found evidence of his sexual interest in children, court hears.

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James Weighell has signed a two-year contract extension at Durham that will keep him in the north-east until the end of the 2020 season.

Weighell made his first-class debut for Durham in 2015 and has gradually established himself in the side across all three formats this year as he finished with 38 wickets.

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News of the 23-year-old's decision comes a day after Durham announced the signing of Australian seamer Nathan Rimmington, 34, on a two-year contract.

Weighell said: "I'm delighted to have signed an extension with Durham and excited to help the club challenge for silverware.

"I feel happy with the progress I have made and feel I can now continue to develop my skills across all formats."

Head coach Jon Lewis added: "We've been impressed with James' development with both bat and ball and feel he can offer a lot to our bowling attack in red and white ball cricket."

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A scout hut in Gateshead has been targeted by vandals for the second time since August.

Intruders broke into the Scout headquarters on Ruskin Road in Birtley over the weekend and caused "substantial damage" by smashing lights, breaking doors and ripping heaters off the wall.

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This is the second time the building has been burgled following an incident in August this year where damage was caused.Insp Mick Robson said: "This building is at the heart of the community in Birtley and a very well attended club.

"These types of incidents cause massive disruption to their activities and we are making efforts to ensure this doesn't happen again."

Adam Parkin has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years for murdering his wife Julie in Sunderland.

He also admitted attempted murder and three charges of making an indecent image of a child.

He was also made subject of a sexual harm prevention order.

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A man stabbed his wife to death after she discovered he had developed a sexual interest in a child, a court has heard.

Newcastle Crown Court was told Adam Parkin stabbed his wife Julie 27 times at their Sunderland home on 26 June.

Parkin admitted murder earlier this month.

The court was told that primary school teacher Julie, 39, had discovered her husband, who is 35, had been making secret recordings of moving images of a child.

Prosecuting, Robert Smith QC told the court that on the evening of the murder the couple had gone for a walk and a drive to discuss what she had discovered.

And that Parkin claimed after those discussions he had in fact intended to kill himself but instead 'snapped' and turned the knife on his wife.

The hearing continues.

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A blind man has been given an award for his environmental work.

Malcolm Watson’s disability has been no barrier to him in regularly removing weeds and picking up litter in his local neighbourhood in South Moor.

Mr Watson (pictured centre) has also campaigned on local issues such as bus shelters in need of repairs, rubbish bins being left out and overhanging trees, all of which have been addressed.

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He has been given a caring for your environment award by Durham County Council.

Oliver Sherratt, chairman of the County Durham Environment Partnership, said: “I was so impressed that lack of sight has not affected Malcolm's passion for his neighbourhood, and what he has achieved has been for the benefit of the whole community, not just those that are blind or partially sighted.”

A section of the A1M has been closed due to a HGV on fire.

The vehicle is on the hard shoulder north of junction 62 (Carrville) on the southbound carriageway.

Traffic will be diverted at junction 63 and the northbound carriageway is currently open.

A 63-year-old woman has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in North Tyneside.

A grey Audi hit the pedestrian on Coldstream Gardens in Howdon at 10:20.

The woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The road was closed at the junction of Murray Road to allow police to investigate.

Police said the scale of the blast may also have led to "one or more" of the offenders being hurt.

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A monthly market due to be held in Middlesbrough tomorrow has been cancelled because of expected high winds.

The structures the Orange Pip Market requires, including stalls and the stage, cannot be put up in the conditions expected tomorrow, Middlesbrough Council said.

A spokesman said: “It’s devastating to have to cancel Orange Pip Market but public safety and that of our stallholders and our performers and artists is paramount - structures simply cannot be built in the forecasted conditions."

Orange Pip has been cancelled once before due to similar weather conditions on Christmas Eve last year. The market is expected to return as usual next month on 25 November.

About 18,000 people attended last year's event but the host airport said it lost money on it.

The views of people living near Kielder Forest, where lynx are set to be reintroduced, will be heard, the Environment Secretary has promised.

Michael Gove said he would the ensure the government takes "full account" of the concerns of those living in the surrounding area and the Scottish Borders before any progress is made.

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An application was made earlier this year to reintroduce the animal to the British countryside for the first time in more than 1,000 years on a trial basis.

Some farmers have warned reintroducing lynx would damage the livelihoods of sheep farmers.

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