Newcastle announce final pre-season matchpublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 3 June
Listed market shut until autumn for revamppublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 3 June
The Shambles, built next to Hexham Abbey in 1766, is undergoing repair work costing £400k.
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Paul Foster killed himself after stabbing drug courier Kieran Wood to death, a court hears.
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Police van on emergency call crashes into car published at 11:43 British Summer Time 3 June
A 10-year-old child in the car that was hit suffered a nosebleed, Cleveland Police says.
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Benefits cut led to mum of nine killing herselfpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 2 June
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Read MoreGateshead manager Magnay resignspublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 2 June
Gateshead boss Carl Magnay resigns after less than nine months in charge.
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Driver detained for police pile-up on first datepublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 2 June
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Read MoreCould the ban mean fewer illegal vapes on our high streets?published at 11:58 British Summer Time 2 June
Alix Hattenstone
BBC England Data Unit
Image caption, Paul Leighton helps to get illegal vapes off the streets
In the run-up to the ban, I spent a day in Newcastle with council officers carrying out checks at high street shops.
Senior Trading Standards officer Paul Leighton and his colleagues seize illicit vapes with tank sizes greater than 2ml, a nicotine strength of more than 20mg/ml or labels without manufacturer details and health warnings.
While disposable vapes aren't illegal yet, he says the majority of illegal vapes he finds happen to be single-use.
“Vaping’s been around for quite some time now and it’s only been a significant issue for us with the emergence of disposables,” he says.
Paul believes the change in the law will help to clamp down on the illegal trade in the longer term.
He says: “Once we’ve dealt with the sell through of illegal vapes that’s probably going to be kicking around after the ban, I think the majority of retailers will find themselves with compliant stock.”
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Crews tackle van fire in town centrepublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 2 June
One fire engine is at the scene in Whin Street, with plumes of black smoke seen nearby.
Read More'Huge' lithium reserves prompts extraction planpublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 2 June
Northern Lithium plans to build a lithium extraction plant in County Durham by 2027.
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