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Crowds line Tour of Britain routepublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 4 September

The second stage of the event sees riders tackle a course from Darlington to Redcar.

'Intrusive' digital ad screen rejectedpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 4 September

Councillors say the display could have distracted motorists near the city's Royal Hospital.

How do you feel and what do you predict?published at 13:04 British Summer Time 4 September

Former Argos building to be demolished published at 12:21 British Summer Time 4 September

A cafe and bistro currently based inside the building is moving ahead of the demolition of the site.

'They cannot go through a third window without a major signing'published at 12:07 British Summer Time 4 September

Plans to increase park's car spots approvedpublished at 09:55 British Summer Time 4 September

Parking provision at Herrington Country Park will be extended to help with increasing demand.

Man hails new Parkinson's drug as 'life-altering'published at 06:16 British Summer Time 4 September

Rick Telford says he "smiles more" and his "body is able to move more" after taking Produodopa.

EFL Trophy round-up: Buendia returns for Villa U21spublished at 22:57 British Summer Time 3 September

Emiliano Buendia scores twice on his return from injury for Aston Villa Under-21s in their win at Fleetwood in one of 16 EFL Trophy games.

Sibley stars as Surrey beat Durham to reach Finals Daypublished at 21:46 British Summer Time 3 September

Surrey eventually ease to victory over Durham, becoming the first team to book their place at T20 Blast Finals Day.

Man in court after detective stabbed in prisonpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 3 September

David Taylor is accused of attempted murder after a police officer was stabbed during an interview.

Vapes block drain after being flushed down toiletpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 3 September

A water company says flushing vapes is dangerous as the electrical devices can explode.

'He’s not a new signing... but he feels like one'published at 12:42 British Summer Time 3 September

Construction of city footbridge hits 'milestone'published at 12:34 British Summer Time 3 September

The bridge will play a key part in the development of Sunderland's riverside, councillors say.

Lewis completes move to Brazilian giants Sao Paulopublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 3 September

Newcastle United left-back Jamal Lewis completes a loan move until the end of the season to Brazilian giants Sao Paulo.

Gossip: Three Turkish clubs interested in Trippierpublished at 07:20 British Summer Time 3 September

Public libraries in 'crisis' as councils cut servicespublished at 00:13 British Summer Time 3 September

Deprived communities lost more libraries since 2016 than richer areas did, the BBC finds

Knife amnesty yields results in first weekpublished at 20:47 British Summer Time 2 September

It comes ahead of new legislation making it illegal to own so-called "statement" knives.

Footbridge to be demolished despite petitionpublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 2 September

Campaigners say the new crossing would be unsafe but the council says it is the best solution.

Man jailed for repeatedly raping womanpublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 2 September

Cleveland Police say the victim showed "tremendous courage and resolve" reporting the abuse.

Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham - the fans' verdictpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 2 September

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