Newcastle City Council announces a £900,000 emergency fund for home-based and mobile firms.

Councillors say the closure would be a "body blow" to manufacturing in the area.

Aaron Scullion was homeless at 21 but he now has a job and home and is voting for the first time.

Aaron Scullion was homeless at 21 but he now has a job and home and is voting for the first time.

The "extremely complex" operation saw the men recovered from hundreds of metres below the surface.

Five wickets, a duck and a two-day defeat for Darren Stevens on his 45th birthday as Glamorgan's Michael Hogan and Surrey's Hashim Amla also shine.

Relive day three of the County Championship as Surrey, Notts and Durham all secure big wins.

Durham openers Will Young and Alex Lees both make centuries as Durham doggedly build a big lead against Warwickshire.

Two women seen in the area at the time who may have a distressed man are urged to contact police.

Reaction to Tottenham's win over Sheffield United in the Premier League.

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

Gill Castle is on a mission to break down fear and stigma around taking to the water with a colostomy pouch.

Homes and businesses without water in Middlesbrough may have to wait a little longer to be reconnected.

Engineers from Northumbrian Water are working to repair a large burst on a water pipe on Ladgate Lane near Marton railway station which has cut off mains water to hundreds of addresses in South Middlesbrough.

The company says people with no water or low pressure might not be back in full supply until around 15:00.

It's contacting high-priority customers to get them bottled water.

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Northumbrian Water has said it's hoping supplies will be back to normal to homes in the Middlesbrough area by midday.

Engineers are working to repair a burst water main on Ladgate Lane, which happened at 07:30 between Overdale Road and Alan Peacock Way.

Supplies to homes in the TS3, TS4, TS5, TS6, TS7 and TS8 postcode areas have been affected - with some reporting low pressure and others having no water at all.

Ladgate Lane has been closed to traffic, and BBC Tees reporter Matty Nixon said: "Traffic is being re-routed through Park End, so traffic is building in the North Ormesby and Berwick Hills areas as a result."

Six schools have also been closed.

They are: Acklam Whin Primary, Easterside, Holmwood School, Marton Manor, St. Clare's and St. Thomas More.

Relive all the action as Derby's defeat at Swansea, together with a win for Wycombe and draws for Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday, takes the Championship relegation battle to the final day.

Engineers are working on a water leak which is causing significant problems in Middlesbrough.

Northumbrian Water says customers in the TS3, TS4, TS5, TS6, TS7 and TS8 postcode areas are affected.

With either low pressure or no water at all, the burst near Marton railway station, close to Ladgate Lane, has caused travel problems, as the road is closed.

Six schools in the area have also shut. They are Holmwood School, Acklam Whin Primary, Easterside, Marton Manor, St Clare's and St Thomas More.

Alastair Cook makes his first century of the summer - on a day of morning collapses for Warwickshire, Hampshire and Kent.

Mark Wood returns for Durham but is outshone by Ben Raine's superb bowling on a dominant first day against Warwickshire.

Relive day two of the County Championship as Ollie Pope and Hashim Amla pile on the runs for Surrey against Hampshire.

Dipu Ahad claimed he was seeking justice for his victim but was found to be behind the harassment.