Annual skinny dip had become 'sea of cameras' published at 07:16 BST 27 September
Organiser Jax Higginson chose to limit cameras at Saturday's event to create 'a safe environment'.
Read MoreAnnual skinny dip had become 'sea of cameras' published at 07:16 BST 27 September
'Frustrating' delays to food waste collectionspublished at 07:05 BST 27 September
Some councils in the north-east will miss the government deadline of April 2026 to implement changes.
Read MoreSaracens win to spoil Newcastle Red Bulls openerpublished at 23:04 BST 26 September
Newcastle, now under the ownership of energy drinks giant Red Bull, are beaten by Saracens in their Prem season-opener.
Read MoreNottingham Forest v Sunderland: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 18:58 BST 26 September
Hartlepool loan in Bournemouth youngsterpublished at 17:52 BST 26 September
Hartlepool United bring in winger Michael Dacosta Gonzalez on loan for a month from Premier League side AFC Bournemouth.
Read MoreYorkshire head for safety as weather holds up Durham gamepublished at 17:30 BST 26 September
George Hill scores 88 as Yorkshire open up a 119-run lead over Durham on day three at Headingley, with both sides hoping to avoid relegation.
Read MoreEight men plead not guilty to child sex offencespublished at 17:25 BST 26 September
The alleged offences involving a girl happened between 2018 and 2021, police say.
Read MoreFootball fan group beer trademark sparks disputepublished at 17:15 BST 26 September
A brewery rebrands its beer that supports the Newcastle United fan-group Wor Flags.
Read More'It's terrific to remind the world it all started here'published at 17:10 BST 26 September
A replica of the Locomotion No 1 is recreating the journey made by the real engine 200 years ago.
Read More'We kept the focus' and stayed 'professional' - Joelintonpublished at 16:41 BST 26 September
Edwards provides injury update for Saints trippublished at 15:59 BST 26 September
Middlesbrough head coach Rob Edwards speaks to the media before his side's visit to Southampton on Saturday.
Read MoreMeet the man doing 800 headstands around his townpublished at 15:41 BST 26 September
Mike is doing the challenge to celebrate 800 years of his town.
Read MoreMan's death not suspicious, police confirmpublished at 15:22 BST 26 September
A file is being prepared for the coroner after officers were called to the waste site in Billingham.
Read MoreCar hits Metro at level crossing causing delayspublished at 14:16 BST 26 September
No-one was seriously hurt and services are running between Airport and Kingston Park, Nexus says.
Read More🎧 How will Boro cope with Azaz?published at 14:06 BST 26 September
Middlesbrough will come up against their former midfielder Finn Azaz when they visit Southampton on Saturday.
Read MoreNewcastle to embrace edge of Arsenal visitpublished at 12:39 BST 26 September
Man in court over cash machine explosion plotpublished at 12:37 BST 26 September
Kristopher Follos, 45, from Morpeth, is remanded in custody over the incident at a service station.
Read MoreBad light in Leedspublished at 12:13 BST 26 September
Yorkshire 365-7 v Durham 346 - Yorks lead by 19 runs
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio NewcastleA big black cloud is sitting over Headingley and it's not just a metaphor for Durham.
It's big enought to prompt the umpires to bring the players off the field for bad light - even with the floodlights on.
And they have called an early lunch at 12.10pm. Hopefully it will pass by soon and we won't lose any overs.
And when it comes to overs, Durham have just 2.2 overs left to try and get two more wickets to pick up a final bowling point.
Pick of the stats: Southampton v Middlesbroughpublished at 12:02 BST 26 September
Here are the key stats for Southampton v Middlesbrough.
Read MoreCompanies fined £550k for bogus marketing callspublished at 11:48 BST 26 September
A watchdog says the companies used pre-recorded messages claiming to be live conversations.
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