Ida Brown, 79, was injured while stopping two men from stealing her mobility scooter.

An overturned lorry has led to the A69 being closed in both directions.

The HGV, which was carrying wood, turned over on the westbound carriageway between Hexham and Corbridge earlier.

The road is closed in both directions from the A6079 (Bridge End Roundabout, Hexham) to A68 (Stagshaw Roundabout, Corbridge)

Northumbria Police says the load needs to be emptied before the recovery of the lorry can start, which will involve a crane.

The carriageway is expected to be closed until this afternoon.

The government pledges £95m for ports on the Tees and Humber to support offshore wind farms.

Owners say they will have to break lockdown rules after being told to move their caravans from a site in Northumberland.

Police are investigating if a "father and daughter" are being "coerced" into being on the streets.

Fitting a motorbike engine to the scooter was described as displaying "ingenuity and stupidity".

The Tomahawk Steakhouse chain asked furloughed staff to loan it 10% of their wages to cover costs.

A teacher spends 70 hours making Shrek hats for all her pupils to celebrate their return to school.

Listen to BBC Radio Devon commentary as Boreham Wood host Torquay United in the National League.

Durham re-sign Australian Cameron Bancroft for the 2021 County Championship campaign.

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Charlie Wyke scores as Sunderland beat under-pressure Kenny Jackett's Portsmouth to move two points off League One's top two.

Hartlepool move up to second in the National League table after taking a point at Altrincham with 10 men.

A 12,000-year-old peat habitat is being cleared of spruce trees in the fight against climate change.

Rainbows and thank you NHS signs are being painted on roads across South Tyneside.

A total of 18 rainbow roads are being created close to healthcare services in South Shields, Jarrow and Hebburn, as well as in Cleadon, Boldon Village and Whitburn.

Image source, South Tyneside council

A number will also be painted on the approach roads to South Tyneside District Hospital.

It's hoped the gesture from South Tyneside Council will boost the morale of NHS staff and show the borough's gratitude.

The "trick of the light" seen at South Shields follows a similar snap taken near Cornwall.

The Bondgate Tower in Alnwick has been closed again for three weeks after it was damaged by a driver who didn’t report the incident.

It’s the latest in a number of crashes into the Grade I listed structure, leading some to call for it to be closed to traffic permanently.

Bondgate Tower dates from the Middle Ages and has stood at the end of Alnwick marketplace since about 1450.

It was closed for a week last year when it was hit by a vehicle.

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Trainee doctors have been getting valuable experience and freeing up qualified doctors to do other work by helping out at vaccination centres in the region.

The national programme has placed unprecedented demand on local health services in recent weeks.

At the vaccination centre in a North Shields sports hall, 50 students from Newcastle University have been helping to ease the pressure, by administering jabs.

One of them is Miranda Clarke (pictured below), who said: "The first person I vaccinated was 103 years old and he'd survived the Spanish Flu, he was born in 1917 and it was just amazing to have a five-minute conversation with him, and these are lives and people and memories that I definitely won't forget."

Ollie Kirby (pictured below) is a fourth-year medical student who works two days a week at the vaccination centre. He said: "In this situation we are directly helping out, we are a tangible benefit to services.

"It's a hugely valuable opportunity to us to meet them, to explore what their concerns or fears might be about the process and go some way to address those, give reassurance and administer the vaccine."

Middlesbrough defender Anfernee Dijksteel will miss the rest of the Championship season with an ankle injury.

A woman creates sand art after being inspired by a visit from a humpback whale in Northumberland.