The developers behind plans to build Europe's tallest observation wheel in Newcastle say they have submitted a detailed planning application.

The 460ft (140m) high Whey Aye is proposed to be the centrepiece of a development which includes trampolines, climbing wall, a skywalk, five-a-side pitches, tennis courts and a virtual golf club.

Phil Lynagh, chief executive officer of World Wheel Company said: “We are proposing a £100m regeneration and inward investment project that will create local jobs and ongoing revenue for the regional economy.

"After working on our plans for the Giants on the Quayside for nearly two years, we’re very pleased to be formally submitting our planning application for this world class development."

He said the application was due to be put on Newcastle City Council's planning portal early in the new year.

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BBC Tees

A woman who rescued a dog in Greece is flying to the UK to help search for it after it went missing from its new home.

Grayson was rescued as a stray in Greece by British woman Amanda Maguire Deligianni.

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The dog was eventually found a new family in the Appleby area but on 22 November it was spooked by the sound of milirary training and ran off.

The dog was last seen at High Force in Teesdale and now Ms Maguire Deligianni is on her way to the UK to help find it.

BBC Newcastle

The music used in the new documentary Sunderland Til I Die is flying high in the charts.

Shipyards by The Lake Poets - singer songwriter Martin Longstaff - is currently number four in the iTunes chart and is at the centre of a campaign to be Christmas number one.

It's after the song was featured in the Netflix series which goes behind the scenes at Sunderland football club during last season's relegation from the Championship.

And the campaign is getting some celebrity backing too.

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Newspaper

Given just weeks to live, little Luke Bell is currently enjoying a whirlwind of memory making with his friends and family rallying around., external

Ethan Mountain, 19, from South Shields, is due to stand trial in January.

The Shields Gazette

Expectant parents are to be given potentially lifesaving information , externalafter a mother’s campaign to highlight an illness which put her son’s life at risk.

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Police are appealing for help in tracing a man from Darlington who has been missing for more than a month.

David Smith was reported missing by neighbours in the town's Smithfield Road on 15 November.

It is thought the 62-year-old had potentially left Darlington to look for work in the Bolton area. But he has not been heard of since.

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He is described as white, of heavy build, with short, grey hair and wearing glasses.

BBC Tees

A woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run at Teesside Park this morning.

It happened near the Marks and Spencer store shortly after 09:30.

Cleveland Police say the 77-year-old woman suffered serious leg injuries and are appealing for witnesses.

A 69-year-old man from Sunderland is in a critical condition in hospital after being assaulted in Bowness on Windermere.

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Police say the victim was involved in an altercation with another man, who was walking a dog, at about 17:20 yesterday.

Police are trying to contact the dog walker or anyone who saw what happened.

The man is in the Royal Preston Hospital, where his condition is described as critical but stable.

Colin Briggs
Look North

Northern has announced a new compensation scheme for travellers who have suffered from delays.

The firm says it has halved the time specified before compensation claims kick in.

Previously passengers could only claim if their train journey had been delayed by 30 minutes or more. But that has now being amended to 15 minutes.

More than 11,000 Northern passengers have been paid compensation due to disruption since the summer.

Action from the Quarter-Finals of the Carabao Cup - listen to BBC Radio 5 live and follow live text commentary.

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Council finance bosses have laid out plans to tackle a £6m budget deficit for next year, , externalincluding using almost £4m of its reserves.

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BBC Newcastle

A huge fire has destroyed four barns at a farm in Northumberland, which left animals trying to escape as the flames took hold.

More than 20 firefighters were called to Whinney Hill in Choppington on Sunday evening.

Horses and cows were seen trying to escape and there are no reports of any injuries.

About 40,000 cubic metres of straw bales were described as being "well alight" by the Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service.

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A male shop worker is seriously ill in Middlesbrough's James Cook Hospital.

Edinburgh move closer to the Champions Cup quarter-finals after victory over Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park.

The victim is still in intensive care at James Cook Hospital.

Northumbria Police makes new appeal for help in the "John The Badge" murder.

An early bath, Sol's first win and a groundsman with a festive feel are among five things you may have missed in Saturday's EFL action.

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez says his Newcastle players deserve credit for their "hard work" during the Magpies' 1-0 win at Huddersfield Town.

David Wagner says Huddersfield must "keep believing" after Newcastle inflicted a fourth successive Premier League defeat on the Terriers.