These three Durham Police dogs are siblings and have just enjoyed a "gentle family reunion".

Volunteers have planted dozens of trees as part of the regeneration of a former quarry and tip.

The team, working for Durham Wildlife Trust, planted 65 native trees at Thornley Wood, which is owned by Wolsingham Parish Council.

Since 2016 the Heart of Durham Project has been helping to transform the site to a place where the local community can visit to enjoy the wildlife and views.

Where once it was an impenetrable fir plantation, the site is gradually evolving with paths, hedges and an array of wildflowers emerging in the clearings in the summer months.

Many of these plants are flourishing because of the poor soil substrate, a legacy of the site’s other former use as a domestic tip.

Image source, Durham Wildlife Trust

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Early areas of mist and fog will tend to lift to leave a mainly dry morning with some sunshine, but cloud tending to thicken.

It will be mostly cloudy this afternoon with spells of rain. It will also be increasingly breezy.

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Pillgwenlly, an area with a rich sporting history and a troubled recent past, is the place where both Tony Pulis and Michael Flynn were raised.

A heads up that the 09:30 London North Eastern Railway service from Edinburgh to Kings Cross has been cancelled.

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Business Secretary Greg Clark addressed the Commons about Nissan, and government promises of financial aid if it built its X-Trail at Sunderland - something the Japanese company has scrapped.

He that while the decision will not lead to any job losses, the planned 741 new jobs will not now materialise.

"It's disappointing the extra jobs [at Sunderland] will no longer be available," he said.

Responding to a question from shadow business secretary Rebecca Long Bailey about promised financial aid to Nissan, Mr Clark said the Japanese company will have to resubmit any application for support.

He said aid is available for the whole motor industry if there is a good investment case.

Mr Clark did not disclose any figures, but it's thought Nissan would have to reapply for about £61m now that the company has decided not to build its X-Trail in the UK.

Dry through this evening and tonight with lengthening clear spells expected.

Turning cold though and some fog patches will form locally.

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Tomorrow some sunshine in the morning with any fog patches tending to clear. Sunny spells in to the afternoon, turning increasingly hazy. Thicker cloud arriving later with a chance of rain by evening.

Maximum Temperature: 3 to 6C (37 to 43F).

A man has been arrested after a ram raid on a store in Stockton.

The B&M store on Portrack Lane was targeted on 23 December, when a JCB was driven into the wall by offenders who escaped with a safe containing a large amount of cash.

Cleveland Police said a 38-year-old Middlesbrough man was held on Sunday on suspicion of burglary.

He was later released under investigation pending further inquiries.

TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched a WhatsApp service for customers to contact them through.

The customer service channel, which launches today will enable passengers to check what type of tickets they want or find out when the next train is.

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To contact TPE, customers need to open WhatsApp and type in the following contact number: 07812 223336.

The service will be monitored between 08:00 and 21:00 every day.

A councillor from another car-making town said workers who voted Leave should be first to lose jobs.

BBC Tees

Rarely-seen photographs taken by women on the frontline of World War One have gone under the spotlight.

No Man's Land showcases images by women who worked as nurses, drivers and photographers - often under fire.

Image source, National Library of Scotland

Contemporary photographer Alison Baskerville, whose work is also included, said the images were "raw and powerful".

She described the World War One photographers as "inspiring and fascinating".

BBC Business News

It's looking like Nissan will have to reapply for about £61m in UK government support after deciding not to build its X-Trail model in the UK.

The money was part of a package promised by Business Secretary Greg Clark in 2016 after Nissan warned about Brexit concerns.

Some of the aid package was linked directly to the X-Trail, while other elements were for other car-related investments.

Mr Clark is due to give an update to Parliament later today.

Earlier, today business minister Richard Harrington told the BBC that Nissan would get the £61m support payment.

But other sources have now told the BBC he jumped the gun.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
James Harrison

Staff on the Tyne and Wear Metro will be issued with body-worn cameras after a series of attacks.

Operator Nexus has ordered 45 cameras for customer service advisors to wear during their shifts.

Managers say while overall crime on the system has fallen, threats against employees have increased.

Nexus Metro services director Chris Carson said anti-social behaviour had reduced but "sometimes the seriousness of them... has gone up".

Nissan will be forced to reapply for £61m of taxpayer support after backtracking on a promise to built its X-Trail SUV in Sunderland.

A letter from the government to Nissan, written in 2016, revealed that the Japanese carmaker would only get the money if they made the car in the UK.

The government said that Nissan had not received any of the funds so far and would have to reapply for them.

Business Minister Greg Clark will make a statement this afternoon.

BBC Tees

Bin crews in Hartlepool claim they have seen an increase in the number of near misses as impatient motorists drive along pavements to pass them.

A number of these incidents have been caught on CCTV, external, graphically illustrating the problem, Hartlepool Borough Council said.

Tony Hanson, assistant director for environment and neighbourhood services, said: “I’m sure the vast majority of residents will be shocked and appalled to see the footage of these near misses.

“Vehicles driving on pavements might just as easily hit a child as a crew member and we will take action to prosecute impatient motorists where appropriate.

“We do understand people lead busy lives, but collections only take a few moments and we would urge drivers not to put our crews and other road users in danger.”

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Chris Binding

A care home in Sunderland has closed after being placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission.

A report found medicines were not stored properly, staff lacked information about patients' needs and residents weren't given stimulating activities to do.

Rowlandson House, in Ryhope Road, Ashbrooke, had 21 people in care with many suffering from dementia.

All residents have been transferred to new homes in Sunderland.

Image source, Chris Binding