1. Aston Villa 4-1 Newcastle - the fans' verdictpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time

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  2. AI tech for egg farms gets £2.6m from governmentpublished at 09:02 British Summer Time

    The AI will analyse the hens' behaviour and alert the farmer to any potential issues.

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  3. 'An incredible battle' - why top-five race is 'impossible to call'published at 08:56 British Summer Time

    MOTD2 pundit Alan Shearer explains why the race for a top-five finish in the Premier League will go to the wire.

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  4. Three seriously hurt in motorhome and car crashpublished at 08:12 British Summer Time

    The driver of the car is in critical but stable condition, Northumbria Police say.

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  5. Woman, 79, notches up third degreepublished at 07:14 British Summer Time

    Pat Wetherell says she may even consider doing a fourth - a PhD - as "you're never too old".

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  6. Five teams separated by two points - race for Europe is intensifying published at 19:31 British Summer Time 20 April

    With the teams from third to seventh in the Premier League seperated by just two points the race to secure Champions League football next season is intensifying.

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  7. Durham have edge against Yorkshire at Riversidepublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 20 April

    Durham reduce Yorkshire to 132-4 at close of play at the Riverside, a lead of only 12 runs with six wickets remaining.

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  8. Milestone for Lythpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 20 April

    Durham 427 v Yorks 307 & 19-0

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    At the start of Yorkshire's second innings, Adam Lyth needed another 14 runs to reach 15,000 in First Class cricket and he got there with a four in the eighth over.

    He and Finlay Bean have made a steady start in the afternoon sunshine of Chester-le-Street, but there's still a lot of work to do for Yorkshire to get back into this game.

    Having said that, things were looking bleak this morning when Alex Lees and Emilio Gay put together a record second-wicket stand. But the new ball seemed to change things, with seven wickets falling in 23 overs after its introduction.

    Certainly Durham's first innings lead of 120 runs was not as big as many would have expected in the first hour of the day.

  9. Flare 'emergency' was part of gender reveal partypublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 20 April

    The pink flare was fired from a boat on the Tyne to reveal the gender of an expectant couple's baby.

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  10. Gay departs for 152published at 12:59 British Summer Time 20 April

    Durham 367-6 v Yorkshire 307

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    Batting suddenly looks all the more difficult since Yorkshire introduced the new ball 10 overs ago.

    It produced its first wicket three and a half overs in as Ollie Robinson, who has been struggling for form for a few months, fell lbw to Jack White for 16.

    Emilio Gay was then dropped at mid-wicket on 150, by Jordan Thompson, off the bowling of George Hill. But the bowler got him three deliveries later as the ball clattered into his off stump with the batsman on 152.

    And moments ago Will Rhodes fell lbw for 13 to Ben Sears, to continue his poor run of form at the start of the season.

  11. Record stand comes to an endpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 20 April

    Durham 303-3 v Yorkshire 307

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    Alex Lees and Emilio Gay have broken Durham's record for a second-wicket stand in first-class cricket.

    Moments after Lees hit Matthew Revis' first ball of the day for six, he was caught by Ben Sears at long leg, following a top edge off the third ball of the over.

    It ended a stand with Gay of 279, which is five more than the partnership achieved by Mark Stoneman and Scott Borthwick, in 2014 against Middlesex.

    Revis then got Colin Ackermann for an eight-ball duck in his next over. He was caught behind by Jonny Bairstow.

    Gay has 120 and Durham now trail Yorkshire by four runs.

  12. Wearside stories you might have missedpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 20 April

    The news in Wearside saw a prison unit emptied, bus fare changes and a little boy's dream come true.

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  13. Prompt start in Chester LSpublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 20 April

    Durham 264-1 v Yorkshire 307

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    We're set for a prompt start today but the cloud cover remains a concern. We've already lost in the region of 40 overs during this game to bad light.

    There are sunny spells forecast for later, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the lights on again at some point.

    For now though, it's about Durham gaining as many batting points as they can. And shortly Alex Lees will resume his first innings on 148 and Emilio Gay on 105. Their partnership is worth 242.

  14. Empty police station to be sold for redevelopmentpublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 20 April

    Cleveland Police's former station on Millbank Lane in Thornaby has lain empty for many years.

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  15. First phase of historical theme park approvedpublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 20 April

    Durham County Council green lights plans to build a 3,600-seat bird show arena.

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  16. Coastguard recruitment a 'struggle' in rural areaspublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 20 April

    Northumberland Coastguard stations need more volunteers to continue to respond to all emergencies.

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  17. Can Reform beat Labour in the North East?published at 07:09 British Summer Time 20 April

    Nigel Farage says he is parking his party's tanks on Labour's lawns ahead of the local elections.

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  18. River reconnected to historic floodplainpublished at 07:08 British Summer Time 20 April

    Tyne Rivers Trust says the restoration is "essential" for the future of freshwater species.

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  19. MOTD analysis: How Villa 'passed the Geordies on the left-hand side'published at 00:01 British Summer Time 20 April

    Former England footballer Dion Dublin analyses how Aston Villa "had done their homework" against Newcastle following their 4-1 win at Villa Park.

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  20. 'A freak one off'published at 21:55 British Summer Time 19 April

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