1. Government to help cover council cyber-attack costpublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Redcar and Cleveland Council will be given almost £3.7m after being targeted by hackers.

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  2. Covid-19 putting children's services 'in crisis'published at 16:27 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Stacey Wilson, who became a mum during the pandemic, says she could not have managed without help.

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  3. Airshow cancelled again over coronavirus concernspublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    It will be the second year in a row the Sunderland Airshow has been grounded.

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  4. Miners' hall 'in jeopardy' gets £4.5m grantpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Redhills was built in 1915 as the base for the Durham Miners' Association.

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  5. Newcastle fans bid to buy part of clubpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    A fans group is attempting to raise funds to try buy a stake in Newcastle United if owner Mike Ashley is successful in selling the club.

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  6. Misconduct councillor told to quit political grouppublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    The Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association unanimously agrees to exclude Jon Rathmell.

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  7. Durham Cathedral to get £2.6m for Covid recoverypublished at 07:33 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    The cathedral is awarded two rounds of grants from the government's Culture Recovery Fund.

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  8. Where are Britain's loneliest places in lockdown?published at 16:54 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Loneliness in the pandemic has been more intense for young people in poor, urban areas.

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  9. County-by-county commentators guidepublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    BBC local radio cricket commentators give their thoughts on how the season might pan out for their county.

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  10. What to look out for in the County Championshippublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    With the County Championship making an eagerly anticipated return on Thursday, here's a look at who and what to watch out for.

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  11. Horse-cart driver killed in crash 'loved forever'published at 13:00 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Malcolm Wright was killed in a crash involving two horse-pulled carts and a car.

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  12. Middlesbrough to host England friendliespublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium will host two England friendlies in preparation for this summer's European Championship.

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  13. Speeding driver who left student to die jailedpublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Emma Guilbert was on a crossing when Mohammed Youssaf crashed into her and drove off.

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  14. Relive the opening day of the 2021 County Championship seasonpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Relive the opening day of the 2021 County Championship season as defending champions Essex make a strong start.

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  15. Latest updates from North East England Livepublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Bringing you the latest news from across the North East from Tuesday 6 April to Friday 9 April 2021

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  16. Mass littering in parks sparks call for extra binspublished at 08:42 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    A slew of debris left strewn in Newcastle's parks prompts calls for litter bins to be reinstalled.

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  17. Murder suspect took own life over prison fearspublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Liam Murray was on remand at HMP Durham charged with killing a mother-of-six, an inquest hears.

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  18. Student makes bin bag machine for litter-hit parkpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Jack Colmer says the DIY project was a response to "shameful" photos of rubbish in Hyde Park, Leeds.

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  19. Sam Fender drops promoter over staff allegationspublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    The singer's move comes after posts on a jobs website alleged SSD management had mistreated staff.

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  20. Lockdown reveals stunning UK dark skiespublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    One impact of lockdown is that there has been a big reduction in light pollution in some areas.

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