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Rioter who asked if drivers were ‘white’ jailedpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

Jake Wray also stopped drivers during the riot to check if they were "English", a court hears.

🎧 Robson, addiction and the Champions Leaguepublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

Murderer who beat ex to death over days jailedpublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

Melissa Eastick had more than 100 injuries when she died at her ex-partner's home, a court hears.

Football anti-knife campaign 'phenomenal'published at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

A knife crime victim's mother says all teams should join Middlesbrough FC in their own campaigns.

Council warning after dentist scam complaintspublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

The council is urging people to be on their guard after complaints about a dentist scam in Shildon.

Rigg and Ballard return as Le Bris talks rotationpublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris confirms Chris Rigg and Dan Ballard are set to return to the squad for their Wednesday night trip to Preston North End after injury.

Arrests after boy, 7, and man died in house blastpublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

Police arrest three men on suspicion of manslaughter and the production of a Class B drug.

Disguised GP jailed for inheritance row poisoningpublished at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

Thomas Kwan injected a toxin that caused a flesh-eating disease, pretending it was a Covid jab.

'We surfed a wave and won' - Riley McGreepublished at 13:11 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

Middlesbrough win 4-1 at QPR to move up to seventh place in the Championship

'It felt like a dream'published at 12:25 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

Ferry cuts blamed on 'unexpected bad luck'published at 06:15 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

Nexus's managing director also says she is "positive" new Metros will operate by the end of year.

Drivers say station work causing traffic gridlockpublished at 06:09 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

Traffic lights at Blyth's Newsham Station are causing delays, but the council says people were warned.

Six councillors, including ex-leader, quit Labourpublished at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November

Nick Kemp is now an Independent councillor after resigning as leader amid bullying allegations.

Two jailed for taking part in riotpublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November

Paul Smith and Rosh Mahmood are sentenced for their parts in rioting in Middlesbrough over the summer.

Ofsted rankings 'best ever' for county's schoolspublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November

One school is rated "good" for the first time in its history.

Object thrown at windscreen of moving vanpublished at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November

A driver and passenger "narrowly" escape injury on the A19, police say.

Staying calm key to upturn in Boro fortunes - Carrickpublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick emphasises the importance of his squad keeping calm after a disappointing run of three defeats in five Championship matches.

Crossing plans dropped after parking concernspublished at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November

Residents say the crossing could cause parking issues and affect property values.

Rioter jailed for police office attackpublished at 12:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November

Brian Gilby is jailed for being part of a mob that attacked a police office and looted a vape shop.

'What changed? Everything seemed to'published at 12:35 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November

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