1. Sex offender standing as MP in by-electionpublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Christopher Killick was convicted of a voyeurism offence last year following a campaign by his victim.

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  2. 'Smart' bins in £60m broadband upgrade planpublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    The solar-powered bins send an electronic signal when they are full.

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  3. Assombalonga & Fletcher to leave Boropublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Middlesbrough's out-of-contract strikers Britt Assombalonga and Ashley Fletcher will not feature for the club again.

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  4. Relive day one of the County Championship as it happenedpublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Relive day one of the County Championship as Joe Root falls for just five and Yorkshire are bowled out for 150 at Sussex.

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  5. Boro end winless run with win at Rotherhampublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Middlesbrough end a five-game winless run as they come from behind to beat Championship strugglers Rotherham.

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  6. Pilot and teen killed while checking crashed planepublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    They were part of a convoy that had taken the wrong turn down a valley in the Alps.

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  7. Family complains over 30-year murder investigationpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Durham Police is accused of concentrating on Ann Heron's husband and ignoring other evidence.

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  8. 'Irresponsible' fake contact lenses seller finedpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Zahra Gillani must pay £2,500 after she sourced the "dangerous" items from a Chinese website.

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  9. Zero carbon target council sends waste 300 milespublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Redcar and Cleveland Council says "urgency" forced it to sign the short-term contract.

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  10. Six arrested over murder of man found in woodspublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Police say Tomasz Dembler could have been killed weeks before.

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  11. Listen: Eastleigh v Sutton Unitedpublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Listen to BBC radio commentary from Saturday's action in the National League.

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  12. Man admits brother's one-punch deathpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Jordan Bell died in hospital two weeks after he was struck by Dominic Robson during an argument.

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  13. Council condemns abuse of Polish familypublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Youths have been shouting obscenities and vandalising the family's car.

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  14. Hull City 2-2 Sunderlandpublished at 22:05 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Hull City are within touching distance of automatic promotion to the Championship after a draw with third-placed Sunderland.

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  15. Championship: Dike earns Barnsley big win at Huddersfieldpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Follow live text updates from Wednesday's seven Championship games, including Rotherham v Middlesbrough.

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  16. Newcastle sign Rouen back-row Fearnspublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Newcastle Falcons sign back-rower Carl Fearns from French Pro D2 side Rouen with immediate effect.

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  17. Sage staff 'delighted' with £1m lifeline donationpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Earlier this month the venue received a £3m loan from the government's Culture Recovery Fund.

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  18. Reason for Ouseburn 'froth' investigatedpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Daniel Holland
    Local Democracy Reporter

    An investigation is under way to find out why the River Ouseburn in Jesmond Dene turned frothy at the weekend.

    The Environment Agency said it does not appear to have had a negative impact on local wildlife.

    The organisation has asked people not to put anything containing chemicals down surface-water drains, which are designed for rainwater run off.

    Froth in River Ouseburn
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    We are investigating the causes and impact of pollution in the river Ouseburn at Jesmond Dene and have taken water samples to identify what has caused the issue."

    Spokesperson, Environment Agency

    Close up of froth in Ouseburn

    It's not the first time the Environment Agency has been called in to investigate strange goings on in the Ouseburn.

    In 2011, huge volumes of white foam were seen in the water and traced upstream to a pipe near Salters Bridge – with suspicions that it may have been caused by a detergent being poured down a drain.

  19. 'Idiotic' scrap man had 'precarious' car on vanpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Police say the car "perched precariously" on the van was "one of the most idiotic things" they had seen.

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