Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald says it is 'vital' Teesside's rail routes are also electrified.

Champions Exeter Chiefs run in 12 tries in a record-breaking win against Newcastle Falcons.

Teams will ride to each of the 42 Anglican cathedrals to mark the launch of a new cycle route.

Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from the eighth round of fixtures in the 2021 County Championship.

Jamie Porter takes four wickets as Essex complete a three-day demolition of Durham at the Riverside.

The benefits of implementing a minimum cost for alcohol continue to have an impact, a new study finds.

The man, in his 70s, was seriously injured in the crash near Silverlink and died two days later.

Hartlepool miss out on a top-three finish despite a thumping win over Weymouth in their final game of the regular season.

Scott Bowes was 12 when he signed up as a police cadet, now aged 19 he is an officer.

Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from the eighth round of fixtures in the 2021 County Championship season.

Essex set up a good victory chance against Durham after closing day two with a lead of 346.

After his epic trip north on the Flying Scotsman, Michael Portillo continues his journey from London to Edinburgh at a leisurely pace up the East Coast Main Line.

In Newton Aycliffe, he tests a state-of-the-art passenger train on tracks which follow the route taken by George Stephenson's steam engine on its historic journey in 1825. Through the looking glass at Croft-on-Tees he discovers a curious potion at the childhood home of Victorian writer Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, and finds the author was also a fan of Bradshaw.

In the coastal village of Craster, Michael discovers the Victorian smokehouses of a family firm still active today and learns how to smoke a kipper. Crossing the Scottish border he reaches Dunbar, birthplace of a visionary Scot who made his mark on the landscape of America. Michael ends this leg rocking the boat on the River Tyne in a coracle.

Exeter Chiefs host Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership - listen to BBC Radio Devon & BBC Radio Newcastle commentary.

The former Middlesbrough councillor Jon Rathmell admitted forging firework event documents.

Listen to BBC radio commentary on the final day of the National League season.

The Mouth of the Tyne Festival is rescheduled over concerns around the easing of Covid measures.

A man suffered a stab wound in Silloth and has been airlifted to hospital.

Emergency services were called to Pennine Close in the town at 10:30.

A 29-year-old man from Liverpool was found with serious injuries and was airlifted to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary, Cumbria Police said.

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The keys to a new cancer centre at Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary have been handed over, meaning it won't be long before patients can receive treatment there.

It's hoped the Northern Centre for Cancer Care will improve services for people with the disease across north Cumbria, providing treatment closer to home rather than having to travel to Newcastle.

It is due to open by July offering radiotherapy and a chemotherapy day unit.

Phil Powell, manager for cancer services and clinical haematology at Newcastle Hospitals, which will be jointly running the service, said: “We are sure the environment will be a calming and reassuring place for our patients to receive treatment."

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