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  1. Break-in forces closure of Teesside school

    A burglary in the early hours of Monday prevented the reopening of a Teesside school.

    Outwood Academy, a secondary school at Normanby, was due to welcome back pupils after the summer holidays this morning.

    But a statement on the school’s social media feed simply told pupils and staff not to attend due to “unforeseen circumstances”.

    A subsequent statement from Cleveland Police revealed a break-in had occurred overnight.

    Outwood Academy,Normanby

    A police spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a burglary at around 12:30am this morning, in which damage was caused to glass at the rear of the building.

    "It is not yet known what has been stolen from the school."

    The school has confirmed it will reopen on Tuesday.

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  2. Work starts on UK's first electric car battery 'gigaplant'

    Work has started on an electric car battery "gigafactory" in Northumberland.

    The Britishvolt plant on the site of the former Blyth Power station will be the first of its kind in the UK.

    Digger breaks the ground at Britishvolt site in Blyth

    Plans for the site were approved in July.

    It is hoped the factory will eventually produce enough lithium-ion batteries for 300,000 electric cars a year by 2027.

    Britishvolt project director Rich McDonell

    Britishvolt Project Director Rich McDonell said: "This site will return the area to a significant manufacturing hub.

    "We hope to employ 3,000 people on this site with 2,500 people being used during the construction phase and it'll kickstart the battery economy here in the UK."