1. Fringe festival back after 'extraordinary' growth published at 06:13 British Summer Time 9 May

    The Durham festival is starting to attract visitors from London and Manchester, organisers say.

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  2. Vote set for Sam Fender's hometown honourpublished at 06:12 British Summer Time 9 May

    The Saturday singer could be given the Freedom of North Tyneside - the borough's highest honour.

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  3. Mum's marathon hospital heart wait 260 miles from homepublished at 06:11 British Summer Time 9 May

    Nicola Allen says being 260 miles away from her daughter in the Freeman Hospital is "painful".

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  4. Metros not running on morning of half marathonpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 8 May

    No Metro trains will travel to Sunderland on Sunday morning due to work by Network Rail.

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  5. School trust fined after woman injured by branchpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 8 May

    An investigation finds a Newcastle school employed a man with no training to fell a tree.

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  6. England bowler Carse close to Durham returnpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 8 May

    Durham head coach Ryan Campbell hopes to have Brydon Carse fit for the County Championship game with Nottinghamshire next week.

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  7. 'He has to be ready to take his chance' - Howe on Longstaffpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 8 May

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  8. Did you know?published at 15:03 British Summer Time 8 May

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  9. Illegal vapes stored under 'rotting waste' in binspublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 8 May

    Officers find illegal vapes and tobacco worth more than £12,000 near a shop in Darlington.

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  10. Three artists to have Pride work displayedpublished at 13:36 British Summer Time 8 May

    A sculptor and two fashion designers are creating work on the theme of unapologetically visible.

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  11. They will 'play as if it is the last game ever'published at 12:12 British Summer Time 8 May

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  12. Coventry v Sunderland: Did you know...?published at 12:11 British Summer Time 8 May

    Sunderland has some bitter history with their play-off rivals Coventry City - starting with their 1977 relegation battle.

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  13. More people 'may have been at fire death site'published at 12:05 British Summer Time 8 May

    Detectives investigating the death of Layton Carr believe more people were at the scene of the fire.

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  14. 'Like Christmas morning for adults' - Newcastle fan on derbypublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 8 May

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  15. Sunderland back in the Premier League? Choose how you would feel...published at 11:44 British Summer Time 8 May

    Complete our poll to give your thoughts on Sunderland.

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  16. 'The biggest night of Le Bris' career'published at 10:36 British Summer Time 8 May

    Ex-Sunderland striker Marco Gabbiadini says the Black Cats' home play-off leg against Coventry will be the "biggest night" of boss Regis Le Bris' career.

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  17. Pick of the stats: Coventry City v Sunderlandpublished at 09:27 British Summer Time 8 May

    Here are the key stats for Coventry City v Sunderland.

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  18. Gossip: Kelly triggers permanent Juventus movepublished at 07:34 British Summer Time 8 May

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  19. Stream's stench due to 'wrongly connected pipe'published at 06:16 British Summer Time 8 May

    The letch was left "grey and slimy" due to an issue at a housing site, a water firm says.

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  20. Three learning disability wards told to improvepublished at 06:06 British Summer Time 8 May

    Staff have been assaulted and patients have been injured on the wards, CQC inspectors say.

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