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Kept birds must stay inside to halt spread of flupublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 4 April

Keepers in Cumbria, County Durham, Northumberland and Tyneside must keep their birds inside.

'No reason Newcastle can't finish in the top five'published at 16:54 British Summer Time 4 April

Rail line restoration granted £255k to fix bridgepublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 4 April

Northumberland County Council hopes the restoration will provide an economic boost to Alnwick.

Longstaff's long-term future 'unclear' - Howepublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 4 April

Operation 'target Leicester' continues - FPL tips and team of weekpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 4 April

It's another FPL week where you can try your luck against captain Mohamed Salah, with Alexander Isak on the road against struggling Leicester an excellent alternative, writes Thomas Woods

Carnival atmosphere promised at World Cup openerpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 4 April

Events are planned for the tournament's opening match in Sunderland on 22 August.

Property used for drug dealing shut downpublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 4 April

The property in Stockton is now shut for three months after a court issues a closure order.

'Repulsive' sex predator hid girl from policepublished at 13:33 British Summer Time 4 April

Curtis Cruickshank is jailed for 13 and a half years after admitting 19 offences.

Accountant's £2m tax scam paid for luxury holidayspublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 4 April

Kenneth Scott pocketed tax and national insurance deductions from staff pay packets, a court hears.

Barnes 'desperate to showcase what he can do' - Howepublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 4 April

Two seriously hurt in lorry and car crashpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 4 April

Two of the three people injured in Thursday's crash remain in hospital, police say.

Howe on team news, Isak injury record and summer transfer window published at 10:54 British Summer Time 4 April

'Le Bris is arguably the best since Reid'published at 10:35 British Summer Time 4 April

We asked you if you thought Regis Le Bris was the best Sunderland boss since the start of Mick McCarthy's reign in 2003 - here's what you had to say.

Pick of the stats: West Bromwich Albion v Sunderlandpublished at 10:05 British Summer Time 4 April

The pick of the stats ahead of West Bromwich Albion's home game against Sunderland.

EFL preview: Stakes are high in lunchtime football feastpublished at 08:22 British Summer Time 4 April

BBC Sport takes a look at the key EFL talking points with five of the top six teams in the Championship in action at 12:30 BST on Saturday.

Thailand attack couple's UK return 'wonderful'published at 07:33 British Summer Time 4 April

Mary and Des Byrne are looking for a home in Middlesbrough after finally being able to return.

Residents fear '50 lorries a day' over farm planspublished at 21:58 British Summer Time 3 April

A farmer wants to bring new soil on to land which has suffered erosion following storms.

'Fair' spending but no promise over Tyne Bridgepublished at 20:05 British Summer Time 3 April

Uncertainty surrounds a £6.2m pledge from the last Conservative government for Tyne Bridge repairs.

Demonstration against waste incinerator planspublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 3 April

Those against the incinerator say it will be "unfair and dangerous", something developers deny.

Is Le Bris best Black Cats boss in 20 years?published at 18:34 British Summer Time 3 April

How does Regis Le Bris rate in your Sunderland managers over the past two decades?

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