All 32 FA Cup third-round ties will be broadcast live for the first time, with eight games free to air on the BBC - including Marine v Tottenham.

A 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled drug with intent to supply.

A woman carrying a baby was shot in the shoulder with an air rifle, police say.

It happened at 21:15 on Saturday as the woman was walking from Leighton Road to Westcroft Road in Grangetown.

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She did not need hospital treatment and th baby was unharmed.

Police say they're also investigating reports a man was shot in the leg on the same day, in the same area of Grangetown, at 20:00.

Officers are appealing to anyone with information, including dashcam or CCTV, to contact them.

Two men used a baton and knife to murder a man over a drug debt, a court hears.

Dr Hari Shukla says he is "grateful to almighty God for giving us such a wonderful health service".

Frances and Patrick Connolly scooped £115m two years ago and have been busy giving it away since.

As the first people are vaccinated against Covid-19 in our region, people have been asked not to turn up at hospitals expecting to be given the jab.

A Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust spokeswoman said a woman in her 90s had turned up at a hospital, having watched the news.

She said people will be contacted when it is their turn to be vaccinated.

The first people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 at Newcastle's RVI.

Teams at the RVI and James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough are giving patients the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

Grandfather-of-nine Dr Hari Shukla, 87, said he was "delighted to be doing my bit" by getting the jab in Newcastle.

"I feel it is my duty to do so and do whatever I can to help," he said.

Across England up to four million more people are expected to get the vaccine by the end of the month.

Newcastle United's Darsley Park training ground reopens after last week's outbreak of Covid-19 at the club.

The RSPCA says many of the animals are found in Britain after escaping from captivity.

Sunderland left-back Denver Hume will be out of action until the new year with a hamstring strain.

The poorest parts of England have seen the biggest cuts to councils' public health budgets, a new study suggests.

The cinema's trustees said they would make all 74 changes recommended over the next 18 months.

The gathering of groups of up to 30 youths has prompted police to issue a reminder about tier three coronavirus restrictions.

Cleveland Police said there had been a "number of incidents" of groups causing anti-social behaviour in the Stewart park area of Middlesbrough over the past two weekends. Some of those involved were "heavily intoxicated", a force spokeswoman said.

Inspector Vas Khan said: “We’d like to remind people that meeting more than six people from outside your household is not permitted in any outdoor area, including parks.

“There could be serious health implications for these youths who are meeting in large groups, and this could impact their family members and friends."

Daniel Holland
Local Democracy Reporter

Thousands of Newcastle families whose children qualify for free school meals will be given food vouchers this Christmas, as well as help with their fuel bills.

City council bosses have confirmed how they will be spending just over £1m from the government’s Covid Winter Grant Scheme.

Ministers announced the £170m programme for local councils last month, a U-turn on a decision not to offer free school meals over the Christmas holidays following a campaign led by England footballer Marcus Rashford.

In Newcastle, up to £827,000 will be given to city schools for the provision of free school meal vouchers to about 15,000 eligible children during both the Christmas holidays and February half-term.

A further £300,000 has also been earmarked to help struggling families with young children meet their fuel costs this winter, with £30 grants to be distributed to the city’s poorest households to help pay gas and electricity bills.

Deliveries of the first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Newcastle and Middlesbrough today.

The Royal Victoria Infirmary and James Cook hospital are among the 50 hubs in England that have been chosen to start immunising people from tomorrow.

Front-line health workers, those aged over 80 and care home workers will be the first to get the vaccination.

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He went on a crime spree hours after being released from court with a suspended prison sentence.

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Plans for a "state-of-the-art" manufacturing space at the former SSI steelworks in Redcar have been approved.

The site, earmarked for offshore wind farm manufacturing, could create around 9,000 jobs, according to the Tees Valley Mayor.

Planning permission was granted for the 4.5m sq ft development at Teesworks, which could also see 1,000 construction jobs during the eight-year building project.

Ben Houchen, the Conservative-elected mayor, said the first tenants could move in as soon as 2022.

Mr Houchen said: "This is one of the biggest planning applications in the North of England and it will see a key part of the Teesworks site, that’s three times larger than the Amazon facility in Darlington, brought back to life.

“Teesside is already leading the way for the rest of the UK to follow with our clean energy plans, but this takes us to the next stage. This space will be used to manufacture offshore wind turbines, and the new heavy lifting quay we announced last month will give ships and international firms easy access to be able to transport not only these turbines, but also all the other exciting projects and businesses that will be located on site."

The plans were formally announced in July.

Mary Lanigan, the leader of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, which is run by an Independent-Lib Dem coalition, said: “This is a major project at what is an industrial area of international importance and which has the potential to create thousands of high-quality jobs.

"This is another key milestone at what would be an ideal manufacturing base – but there is still much to do and we must all keep working together to make this vision a reality.”

Eastleigh's next three National League games are postponed following a positive test for coronavirus at the club.

The Met Police faces legal action after undercover officers used four dead children's identities.