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An elderly driver was taken to hospital following a collision in Billingham on Monday.

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Fiat 500 were involved in the crash on Wolviston Road at the junction with Sandy Lane.

An 83-year-old woman was taken to hospital with a broken ankle and the other driver, aged 19, suffered minor injuries.

Anyone with information about the incident at about 13:50 at the junction is asked to contact Cleveland Police.

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Family’s heartbreak after death of 4-year-old boy, external as Sunderland Hospital launches inquiry

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Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

It will be a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, which may be heavy at times.

Despite the strong winds, temperatures will remain mild, reaching up to 14C (57F).

A pedestrian has been it by a car in Newcastle city centre.

Emergency services were called to Clayton Street West just after 07:00 and the victim taken to hospital, but her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

Motorists have been warned that increased congestion remains in the area.

There has been a collision involving up to six vehicles at the Portrack interchange.

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North East and Cumbria

A revolutionary treatment to ease the side effects from chemotherapy in children suffering from cancer is being rolled out nationally after being trialled in Newcastle.

For the past 18 months patients at the Great North Children's Hospital have been given a specially tailored drug service.

Blood samples are taken and assessed, and this allows clinicians to obtain vital information about how much chemotherapy individual young patients should receive.

These more accurate doses help prevent side effects such as nausea.

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Newcastle winger Matt Ritchie says he will remember his "horrendous" miss against Burnley for the rest of his life.

Hartlepool slump to a sixth straight National League defeat as they are beaten at home by AFC Fylde.

Middlesbrough drop out of the Championship automatic promotion places as Preston's unbeaten run stretches to nine games.

Sunderland stay second in League One after beating promotion rivals Barnsley at a rain-soaked Stadium of Light.

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Mitesh Patel, 37, denies murdering his wife so he could claim a £2m life insurance payment.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Ben O'Connell

Plans for homes in a north Northumberland village have been approved.

The proposals for 13 homes on land north of Horsley Place in Christion Bank was first given the go-ahead in November 2017, despite a number of concerns voiced by locals.

It was one of a series of previously-approved schemes to go back before the North Northumberland Local Council for another decision last Thursday.

In each case, the permissions had not been finally signed off due to various issues to iron out, often the completion of a section 106 legal agreement.

BBC News

Employment in the north-east of England grew by 2.5% over the last decade, the slowest rate of any UK region or nation, analysis shows.

However the number of workers in the region employed in care or leisure work, customer service or sales roles, rose to one in five by 2017, the highest rate in the country.

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Sara West, who formerly worked for Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, left her job to set up a business that hosts murder mystery weekends.

Sarah described the transaction as "terrifying" because she was leaping out of a secure permanent position.

She added: "I wasn't necessarily confident about creating my own work, but it had reached the point that if I didn't try then I wouldn't know.

"If I couldn't do what I'm doing know, I think I would probably find myself in a minimum wage job.

"Because I'm now in my 50s, I don't think I would find such good employment again."

An inquest heard police who shot Mr Wilson believed they were acting in self-defence.

Lucy Moody
Journalist

Honestly... How many portions of fruit and veg do you eat in a day? I've got to admit - I don't eat as much as I should.

If you live in Hartlepool, according to latest research by the council, you eat less fruit and veg than anyone in the country.

The average number of portions of fruit eaten daily in Hartlepool is 2.26, and vegetables it's 2.43.

It comes just after last month Hartlepool Council secured £280,000 to fund a project to tackle obesity levels - described as an "epidemic".

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County champions Surrey will start their defence of the title in April 2019 with a home match against Essex.