1. Match of the Day Top 10 podcast: FA Cup finalspublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 2 June 2023

    Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards discuss the greatest FA Cup finals in the latest Match of The Day: Top 10 podcast.

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  2. Ex-councillor in legal bid after 10-vote defeatpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    Bob Buchan claims voters were misled by false information in Labour's campaign material.

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  3. Mayor vows to remove 'embarrassing' parmo signspublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    Banners erected in Middlesbrough which were intended to promote the town are branded "insulting".

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  4. Police resume search for missing British hikerpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    Esther Dingley was last heard from on 22 November on a mountain top on the France and Spain border.

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  5. Co-op pulls instant barbecues near national parkspublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    A campaign was started by a former worker after anti-social behaviour in the Lake District.

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  6. Transfer news: Liverpool's Phillips 'a target' for Newcastle and Burnleypublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

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  7. Tractor's haul of North Tyneside beach litterpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    People spending time on North Tyneside's beaches are being reminded to take their rubbish off the sand.

    The local authority has been using a tractor to collect the litter left behind on the beach and the dunes.

    North Tyneside Council said it had added more bins and increased collections along the seafront, to try and prevent rubbish from ending up in the sea.

    It said environmental protection officers who patrol the beaches can issue fixed penalty notices to anyone caught leaving litter behind.

    North Tyneside council's beach tractorImage source, North Tyneside Council
  8. Tall robber who blamed shorter brother is jailedpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    The 6ft 6in (2m) robber said his brother was guilty of the raid at a bookmakers.

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  9. Premier League clubs report revenue droppublished at 08:18 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    The coronavirus pandemic resulted in Premier League clubs reporting a fall in revenue for the first time, according to finance company Deloitte.

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  10. Family says Thornaby death woman was 'one of a kind'published at 16:04 British Summer Time 14 June 2021

    A 28-year-old woman appears before magistrates charged with murder.

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  11. Covid: Wedding cake maker loses £37,000 due to pandemicpublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 14 June 2021

    Gabriella Grace, who makes wedding cakes, says a further delay to lockdown easing is heartbreaking for her business.

    Based in Redcar, Ms Grace was on track to make 53 wedding cakes last year but only made three.

    She had just given up a part-time job to start her business when the first lockdown happened and says she has lost about £37,000 of income since then because of the pandemic.

    If the lifting of restrictions is pushed back, the UK Weddings Taskforce - an industry group - estimates that 50,000 weddings planned in the four weeks from 21 June could be cancelled, with the industry losing £325m for every week of delay.

    With couples likely having to re-arrange their wedding dates, Ms Grace said she was now struggling to fit in future bookings: "I don't have the luxury of postponing and postponing again because there's only one of me, and I may have a booking for the new date," she said.

    "One of my couples has postponed four times, so in normal times that could've been four lots of income but it's only one."

    Gabriella Grace and one of her wedding cakesImage source, Gabriella Grace Cakes
  12. Covid: North East wedding photographer faces more uncertaintypublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 14 June 2021

    With lockdown easing likely to be delayed for a further four weeks, a North East wedding photographer says it is going to have a huge effect on his business.

    Currently the number of guests allowed at weddings is limited to 30.

    Sean Elliott says it will mean couples are likely to delay their plans again.

    He said: "It's going to have a huge effect on all my bookings, certainly for the next month, and will make everyone feel uneasy for the rest of the summer."

    Close up of bride and groom's hands during wedding ceremonyImage source, Getty Images

    If the lifting of restrictions is pushed back, the UK Weddings Taskforce - an industry group - estimates that 50,000 weddings planned in the four weeks from 21 June could be cancelled, with the industry losing £325m for every week of delay.

    Mr Elliott said it was stressful for couples having to re-schedule: "I've got a couple next week who are going to Gretna Green just to get married, I can understand why people are reaching the point where they're thinking, 'why should we put ourselves through the stress of planning a big wedding?'"

  13. Covid: Newcastle nightclub boss says he will do 'whatever we have to'published at 11:48 British Summer Time 14 June 2021

    A Newcastle nightclub manager says he will do "whatever we have to, to make it safe to reopen", as it looks like lockdown restrictions are set to stay in place a while longer for some sections of the hospitality industry.

    Government sources have told the BBC most coronavirus rules will remain in place in England for another four weeks, a delay to the planned 21 June unlocking.

    It would likely mean nightclubs would remain closed.

    Tom Caulker, who runs World Headquarters nightclub, said: "The last thing we want to do is reopen and anyone gets sick from coming to the club, that's not what we want.

    "We want a proper recovery, not a false dawn where we have to close again - we want to be on the other side of this thing, it's been a long, hard road."

    Generic image of nightclub interiorImage source, Getty Images
  14. Newcastle sign prop Kenny from Connachtpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 14 June 2021

    Newcastle Falcons sign tight-head prop Conor Kenny from Irish Pro 14 side Connacht on a two-year deal.

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  15. Latest updates from North East England Livepublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 14 June 2021

    Bringing you the latest news from across the North East from Monday 14 June to Friday 18 June 2021

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  16. Eckersley leads Durham home, Rapids winpublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    Ned Eckersley smashes 50 as Durham earn victory over Leicestershire in an increasingly tetchy T20 Blast North Group game.

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  17. Museum appeals for shipyard memoriespublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    A forthcoming exhibition will focus on what was once one of the area's most significant industries.

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  18. Hartlepool edge Stockport in semi-finalpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    Hartlepool will meet Torquay in the National League play-off final after Rhys Oates' long-range stunner sinks Stockport.

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  19. Murder probe victim's name released by policepublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    The 25-year-old died following an "incident" at a property in Vulcan Way, police say.

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  20. 'Keen-eyed' seal spotters sought for surveypublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 13 June 2021

    The Canal and River Trust is investigating the impact of seals on fish stocks in the River Tees.

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