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Riverside regeneration gets £30m funding boostpublished at 06:14 British Summer Time 16 October

Work to transform Sunderland's former industrial heartland includes the New Wear Footbridge.

Tribute to D-Day pilot who was afraid of heightspublished at 06:12 British Summer Time 16 October

Harry Garthwaite, known as Happy Harry, had a long, exciting and heroic life, his family say.

Plan to clean river of mining waste revealedpublished at 06:11 British Summer Time 16 October

Sediment from mines flows down the river and blocks berths used by a number of large businesses.

MK Dons host AFC Wimbledon in FA Cup first roundpublished at 23:06 British Summer Time 15 October

MK Dons will host rivals AFC Wimbledon as one of 40 ties in the FA Cup first round.

Who is your team playing over the festive period?published at 18:15 British Summer Time 15 October

The Premier League reveals its festive fixture schedule - full list of matches, kick-off times and broadcasters.

Warning binned vapes and batteries sparking firespublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 15 October

Vapes and lithium batteries should be recycled at specific places rather than thrown away.

Police alone 'cannot solve' anti-social behaviourpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 15 October

Ch Supt Dave Sutherland says the force must work with community groups to tackle problems.

Boro goalkeeper Brynn agrees new four-year dealpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 15 October

Sol Brynn has signed a long-term contract at Middlesbrough having been with his boyhood club since the age of nine.

Clubs circling around Newcastle players - Diamondpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 15 October

Newcastle Falcons consultant director of rugby says he has received approaches from other clubs for four of his players.

Woman dies and firefighter injured in flat blazepublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 15 October

The fire broke out in Stockton on Monday night, Cleveland Fire Brigade says.

Extra buses for football fans during Metro closurepublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 15 October

A section of the Tyne and Wear Metro is shut when Newcastle United play Chelsea in the League Cup.

Gateshead name ex-defender Magnay as new managerpublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 15 October

Former Gateshead player and coach Carl Magnay is appointed as the club's new manager.

'Pathetic' paedophile jailed for molesting girlpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 15 October

Allan Spacey's victim says she wanted to show the world what he was.

Gossip: Magpies keen to sell Almironpublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 15 October

Cycle challenge for baby and aunt killed by driverpublished at 06:18 British Summer Time 15 October

Alison Warner is cycling from France to County Durham to keep her family's memory "alive".

Postpartum psychosis left mum fearing she was deadpublished at 06:15 British Summer Time 15 October

Kayleigh Avery, from Sunderland, says she was "lucky" to get a bed at a unit in the North East.

Many disabled young people written off - reportpublished at 06:13 British Summer Time 15 October

Young disabled people want to work and thrive but many are told they cannot succeed, a report finds.

Ask our pundit - send in your questionspublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 14 October

Hold Me Tight: 24,000 screws used for Beatles artpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 14 October

Darren Timby uses different coloured screws to create portraits of musicians and celebrities.

Teenager who livestreamed mosque attack detainedpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 14 October

Brandon Welch shouted racial slurs and encouraged attacks during disorder, a court hears.

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