Middlesbrough sign midfielder Paddy McNair from League One side Sunderland in a deal which could rise to more than £5m.

The £5m celebration of art, culture, design and innovation hopes to attract three million people.

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Even St Nicholas Cathedral is home to work as part of the Great Exhibition of the North.

The stunning building, founded in 1091, holds one of the movie scenes as part of Remake a Take, external.

It gives people a chance to celebrate the northern landscapes and locations that have featured in some of the biggest films, from Billy Elliot to Blade Runner.

The cathedral is hosting a backdrop from the film Atonement. Its Dunkirk scene, with an historic five-minute tracking shot, was filmed in Redcar on Teesside with 1,000 extras, many of them local.

Experience the North’s passion for football like never before with interactive artwork that transports the unmistakable sound of our stadiums into the streets. It was created by Leeds-based interactive arts organisation Invisible Flock, formed in 2009 by three artists Ben Eaton, Victoria Pratt and Richard Warburton.

The interactive piece harnesses the incredible wall of noise and energy found on five football terraces and recreates the unique sonic architecture of the crowds in new places.

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It will remain fine with sunshine this evening, giving way to some long clear spells overnight. Turning fairly cool once again with just a gentle breeze.

Minimum Temperature: 5 to 8C (41 to 46F).

Another fine day to come tomorrow with some long spells of hazy sunshine. After a cool start early on, it should soon turn pleasantly warm by the afternoon with just light winds.

Maximum Temperature: 15 to 18C (59 to 64F).

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It's a game changer for the next 100 years and more - that's the bold prediction from the company which is preparing to open a new mineral mine near Whitby.

Sirius Minerals is building the new Woodsmith Mine facility creating thousands of jobs and plans to be in full production of Polyhalite by 2021.

A 37km underground tunnel is also under construction to transport the minerals to Teesside.

Earlier this week the company boosted its order books by agreeing a deal to supply Nigeria. And today, a groundbreaking ceremony took place at Wilton near Redcar, where the raw polyhalite potash will be turned into granules to be shipped abroad.

This year's Hoppings - billed as the largest travelling funfair in Europe - opened today at 13:00.

The annual June event which is named after an old English word for dance - features hundreds of rides, sideshows, and other amusements.

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The department store chain House of Fraser has been given approval by its creditors to close 31 stores across the country including those in Middlesbrough and Darlington.

The news comes despite hopes that the Darlington store could survive.

The town's MP Jenny Chapman had been optimistic that the store there might escape closure after meeting the building's owner, a Middle Eastern pension fund, on Monday.

The Darlington store was one of the chain's profitable branches. But this afternoon, those hopes have been dashed, and the Darlington and Middlesbrough stores will now close their doors for the final time early next year.

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A major £3bn cable manufacturing plant could deliver huge benefits for the Teesside economy, the firm behind the project has said., external

Police have appealed for witnesses after a dog walker was attacked in Stockton.

The 36-year-old was approached from behind by four or five youths on Green Lane, just after midnight on 21 June.

He was punched and attacked with a knife, suffering black eyes and cuts.

The male with the knife was wearing a black Nike tracksuit top and bottoms and possibly had a mask or a rigid face guard on.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Cleveland Police.

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About 20,000 people are expected to line the banks of the Tyne later as the Great Exhibition of the North opens.

The start of the 80-day exhibition was marked with a burst of confetti along Newcastle and Gateshead's Quayside and the sound of a steam loco whistle around the route of Newcastle's city walls.

Exhibition executive director Carol Bell says the event's legacy is important but it will be different to other events as there are no buildings.

She said: "The legacy is more about the relationships and partnerships we achieve. So new collaboration that has come as a result of the Great Exhibition of the North that might lead to new content, new ideas, new development. That's what it's all about."

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The MP for Redcar is supporting a community picnic this weekend in memory of Jo Cox.

The Great Get Together has been inspired by the former Labour MP for Batley and Spen who was killed in June 2016.

Hundreds of events will be taking place across the UK over the next couple of days.

Anna Turley a close friend of Jo Cox (pictured) hopes the town will come together during a picnic at Locke Park this Sunday lunchtime.

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Former Middlesbrough, Juventus and Italy striker Fabrizio Ravanelli returns to club management despite admitting "my wife wasn't very happy with this".

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A plea for Middlesbrough Council to think again about building on cherished parkland has received a round of applause.

Residents near Newfield Crescent in Trimdon, Middlesbrough, were dismayed when the authority designated green space near their homes for 115 homes in its 2018 local plan.

Primary school teacher Martyn Walker offered a petition with more than 1,000 signatories at Middlesbrough Council imploring the authority to think again.

And the 52-year-old, who lives on nearby Mosswood Crescent, won an ovation from the packed council chamber at Middlesbrough Town Hall.

Mr Walker gave a five minute speech - telling councillors he was "dumbfounded" when he discovered the green space had been assigned for homes.

He said: "So many people have used the space for so many years and I was disturbed by it being described as surplus to requirements."

The Tees Valley Mayor says claims that Easyjet could introduce flights from Heathrow Airport to Durham Tees Valley are a very long way off.

The airport is on a list of 18 domestic locations that the budget airline is considering for a base at the expanded Heathrow.

However, Ben Houchen says the most important issue is keeping the airport open.

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The long-hoped-for reopening of Killingworth Road in Newcastle has been delayed.

The road, part of the A189 in Gosforth, will stay closed until early 2019.

It had been shut in July last year so gas pipes could be moved and the road widened in a £13.5m reconstruction project.

It was due to reopen open in March but that was pushed back to June and has now been delayed again.

Newcastle City Council says there have been "unforeseen complications" after the discovery of underground asbestos.

Sports Direct has lost its battle to get parliamentary authorities to investigate former Hartlepool MP Iain Wright amid claims that he helped wipe millions off the retailer's share price and triggered assaults on shop staff.

The allegations were made as part of a formal complaint to Parliament about Mr Wright's conduct when he led an inquiry into the company's working practices.

Sports Direct's chairman Keith Hellawell had claimed Mr Wright (pictured) presided over a "media circus'" while chairing a powerful select committee.

However, the Press Association has learned Kathryn Stone, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, immediately said she would not investigate the case.

Concerns have been raised over the Great Exhibition of the North's projected impact and that it should be "broader and more diverse".

Former Chancellor George Osborne came up with the idea as part of his Northern Powerhouse package.

But Prof John Tomaney from University College London has questioned the likely impact of investment predicted by ministers who "don't know the region".

He said: "The problem arises when ministers start making claims about how this is going to have generational impact and be the biggest event in the country, but clearly that's not possible with the level of resources that are available here."

An "alternative" event, The Other Exhibition of the North, also launches on Friday.

Musician Bethany Elen Coyle said: "We're not anti the Great Exhibition at all, we just think it should be broader and more diverse."

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Firefighters rescue people through windows at a block of flats as flames block the doorway.