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Sunderland start pre-season with comfortable win at South Shieldspublished at 18:00 British Summer Time
Shellfish die-off 'catastrophic' for communitiespublished at 17:15 British Summer Time
17:15 BSTThe shellfish deaths had an "extremely negative" impact on fishers' mental health, a report finds.
Read MorePrincess Diana coat worn on day of separation soldpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time
15:45 BSTThe white coat is bought by Graham Greaves from North Tyneside who wants to own "a bit of history".
Read MoreRegion's homelessness chronicled by 100 poetspublished at 15:41 British Summer Time
15:41 BSTAn anthology of 100 poems by 100 North East writers will raise money for people sleeping rough.
Read MoreMen in court after women die following care home crashpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time
14:19 BSTTwo care home residents, a woman in her 80s and another in her 90s, died a day after the crash.
Read MorePride group's first Durham Miners' Gala 'fabulous'published at 12:25 British Summer Time
12:25 BSTDurham Pride joins the procession for the first time at the 41st anniversary of the Miners' Strike.
Read More'What they are building is really special' - Elangapublished at 10:39 British Summer Time
10:39 BSTMystery of 'sword in tree' near priorypublished at 07:21 British Summer Time
07:21 BSTFinchdale Priory volunteers suggest the model sword may have been put there by a Harry Potter fan.
Read MoreAverage 618-day wait for adult ADHD assessmentpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time
07:19 BSTOne Spennymoor man waiting for an assessment says it is making his symptoms worse.
Read MoreEstate 'fractured' after bus cut, residents saypublished at 07:14 British Summer Time
07:14 BSTResidents say they face isolation after the Q3 service was cut in September.
Read MoreYour pictures: Summer sun and thunderstormspublished at 07:07 British Summer Time
07:07 BSTYou have been sharing your photos of thunderstorms and sunshine in the North East and Cumbria.
Read MoreT20 Blast round-up: Bairstow smashes 116 in Roses winpublished at 23:00 British Summer Time 11 July
23:00 BST 11 JulyAn extraordinary Friday in the T20 Blast sees Jonny Bairstow smash 116 in the Roses match and the top four sides in North Group go level on points.
Read MoreNewcastle confirm £55m signing of Forest winger Elangapublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 11 July
20:00 BST 11 JulyNewcastle complete the £55m signing of winger Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest.
Read MoreRogue trader left victims thousands out of pocketpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 11 July
19:42 BST 11 JulyChristopher Sedgewick is given a suspended jail term after admitting unfair trading offences.
Read MoreTwo residents die after car crashes into care homepublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 11 July
17:29 BST 11 JulyTwo men, aged 21, are arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, police say.
Read MoreNew Metros pulled again over air-con leakspublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 11 July
15:39 BST 11 JulyThree trains are taken out of service, as temperatures climbed over recent days.
Read MoreWill Elanga be 'quite frightening' with Isak?published at 14:15 British Summer Time 11 July
14:15 BST 11 JulyYoung roller hockey players head to LApublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 11 July
13:49 BST 11 JulyThree talented boys from Newcastle head to Los Angeles to compete in a roller hockey tournament.
Read MorePeople flock outdoors as heatwave hits North Eastpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 11 July
12:28 BST 11 JulySunseekers are warned to be careful as temperatures reach up to 26C across north-east England.
Read MoreFood waste bins rollout on track, council sayspublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 11 July
11:50 BST 11 JulyMiddlesbrough Council says about 50,000 food caddie bins are set to be delivered to residents.
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