The scenic driving route will take visitors around the area where the double Formula One world champion was brought up.

James Cain, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Plans for the tallest office block anywhere from Leeds to Glasgow have been submitted in Middlesbrough.

If approved, the 20-storey Boho X office development would be built on land close to where the original Middlesbrough Farm once stood before the growth of the town as a 19th century capital of industry.

Mayor Andy Preston launched the project at a meeting of business leaders, describing it as the biggest single investment in the town’s history.

He said: "This is our building. A campus building with a monstrous tower that’s going to stand out from wherever you are on Teesside, whether you’re on Roseberry Topping or the A19 flyover, or somewhere in Billingham – you will see it for miles around.

“This [260ft tall] building will be the biggest office building between Leeds and Glasgow.

“It’s an expression of our ambition and it’s an expression of how precious the land around this is going to be.”

Image source, Middlesbrough Council

Image source, Middlesbrough Council

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The 260ft (80m) high tower will be the tallest office block between Leeds and Glasgow.

The bill blocking automatic release of convicted terror offenders is approved by the House of Lords.

The centuries-old English tradition of Shrove Tuesday "football" matches is alive and kicking.

The body has not been formally identified yet but police have informed the suspected next of kin.

Megan the border collie will leave her home in Northumberland to herd cattle in Oklahoma.

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A man was arrested on suspicion of causing damage to a hotel on Newcastle Quayside.

Northumbria Police investigated reports of a disturbance at the Premier Inn on Lombard Street at shortly after 21:30 on Sunday.

It said some water pipes were damaged and there was flooding in the hotel and an adjoining business. Guests were evacuated as a precaution but no-one was injured.

A 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and is in custody.

A £300,000, all-year-round archaeological dig HQ is to be unveiled at a Roman fort in Northumberland.

To mark the 50th birthday of the Vindolanda Trust it commissioned the centre to be based at the Hexham Fort, near Hadrian's Wall.

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To blend in with its surroundings its vaulted roof has been designed to mimic that of Roman Bath House roof.

The structure is being transported to the site in early March and will be unveiled on 1 April.

The North East's dragonfly and damselfly population has bounced back after being hit by extreme weather.

A survey by the Durham Wildlife Trust showed the insects thrived in 2019 - 1,296 were counted, which was 324 more than the previous year.

Image source, Mal Wilkinson

A spokesman for the trust said the extreme cold of early 2018, dubbed the "Beast from the East", badly hit populations.

The insect counts were carried out at Rainton Meadows, Low Barns, Malton near Lanchester and Barlow Burn in Gateshead.

A man has been arrested after a number of burglaries took place across Middlesbrough, Stockton and Redcar.

Cleveland Police said there have been 25 incidents in recent months, specifically targeting jewellery.

The force has urged people with valuable items to keep them safe when being worn or stored.

Plans to bulldoze a shopping centre built in the 1970s to make way for a "riverside park" have been approved.

Stockton Borough Council said Castlegate Shopping Centre on the High Street will be demolished in 2022.

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In its place a five-acre park with trees, art installations and a land-bridge to the River Tees will be built.

New council headquarters will also be built on the site. The project is due for completion in March 2024, the council said.

Fire crews are still tackling a large blaze on an industrial estate in Peterlee.

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service was alerted in the early hours of this morning.

At its height, 50 firefighters were involved but resources at the scene were scaled back later.

Emergency services were called out after a 13-year-old went into the water near Bishop Auckland.

There was a decent covering of snow for much of the North East this morning - Lynda Taylor took this shot of Thrum Mill, in Rothbury, Northumberland.

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