Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from the eighth round of fixtures in the 2021 County Championship.

Jamie Porter takes four wickets as Essex complete a three-day demolition of Durham at the Riverside.

The benefits of implementing a minimum cost for alcohol continue to have an impact, a new study finds.

The man, in his 70s, was seriously injured in the crash near Silverlink and died two days later.

Hartlepool miss out on a top-three finish despite a thumping win over Weymouth in their final game of the regular season.

Scott Bowes was 12 when he signed up as a police cadet, now aged 19 he is an officer.

Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from the eighth round of fixtures in the 2021 County Championship season.

Essex set up a good victory chance against Durham after closing day two with a lead of 346.

After his epic trip north on the Flying Scotsman, Michael Portillo continues his journey from London to Edinburgh at a leisurely pace up the East Coast Main Line.

In Newton Aycliffe, he tests a state-of-the-art passenger train on tracks which follow the route taken by George Stephenson's steam engine on its historic journey in 1825. Through the looking glass at Croft-on-Tees he discovers a curious potion at the childhood home of Victorian writer Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, and finds the author was also a fan of Bradshaw.

In the coastal village of Craster, Michael discovers the Victorian smokehouses of a family firm still active today and learns how to smoke a kipper. Crossing the Scottish border he reaches Dunbar, birthplace of a visionary Scot who made his mark on the landscape of America. Michael ends this leg rocking the boat on the River Tyne in a coracle.

Exeter Chiefs host Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership - listen to BBC Radio Devon & BBC Radio Newcastle commentary.

The former Middlesbrough councillor Jon Rathmell admitted forging firework event documents.

Listen to BBC radio commentary on the final day of the National League season.

The Mouth of the Tyne Festival is rescheduled over concerns around the easing of Covid measures.

Middlesbrough winger Marvin Johnson will leave the club when his contract ends next month.

Mountain rescue teams from both sides of the Scottish border helped a woman who injured her leg while walking the Pennine Way.

The group the woman was with called 999 yesterday afternoon from Auchope Cairn, in the Cheviot Hills, after she hurt her lower leg.

The walker was treated and carried down the hillside by stretcher.

Image source, Northumberland National Park MRT

Relive the action from day two of seven County Championship matches, including Lancashire against Yorkshire.

Essex make inroads into the Durham top order to finish day one on top, despite a batting collapse of their own.

Lisa Shaw's family say the 44-year-old fell seriously ill days after having the AstraZeneca jab.