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Teenager charged after JCB 'driven into' new homespublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 6 May

A 16-year-old is charged with criminal damage after several houses were damaged in Darlington.

Section of bird flu protection zone lifted published at 20:35 British Summer Time 6 May

A two-mile (3km) protection zone in Stanhope has ended, Defra says.

Security issues at industrial park where boy diedpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 6 May

Broken fence panels at the industrial estate where Layton Carr died were reported, councillors say.

Taxi driver 'caught short' gets to keep licencepublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 6 May

The Middlesbrough driver says it was an "emergency situation" due to a health condition.

Woman arrested over teenage stabbingpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 6 May

A woman is arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after a teenager was stabbed.

Sycamore Gap accused thought it was 'just a tree'published at 16:34 British Summer Time 6 May

Adam Carruthers says he did not fell the tree and was surprised at the global outrage.

Town supermarket set for hundreds of solar panelspublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 6 May

The Morrisons supermarket is given the green light to install more than 800 solar panels.

Miner's George Cross to be sold at auctionpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 6 May

Charles Smith was honoured for his role in rescuing a trapped miner at Askern Main Colliery in 1940.

Magazine launched to promote working class writerspublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 6 May

The Bee aims to give working class writers a platform to publish their work and discuss literature.

End of season 'disaster' for Gateshead - Magnay published at 13:46 British Summer Time 6 May

Gateshead miss out on the National League play-offs after collecting only eight points from their last 12 games.

Grant trialled for 'crippling cost of childcare'published at 13:08 British Summer Time 6 May

Some County Durham families will be able to apply for up to £6,800, the North East mayor says.

'Let's keep Isak happy'published at 12:43 British Summer Time 6 May

Northampton sign Falcons skipper Chick for next seasonpublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 6 May

Northampton Saints sign signed Newcastle Falcons captain Callum Chick, who has two England caps, for the 2025-26 season.

Family pay tribute to 'loving boy' killed in firepublished at 07:47 British Summer Time 6 May

A total of 16 children have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, police say.

Family's despair over gran's funeral 'limbo'published at 06:01 British Summer Time 6 May

Joyce Sinclair's family are among those caught in delays to deaths being signed off in Sunderland.

Champions League race will go 'all the way' - but who will prevail?published at 23:20 British Summer Time 5 May

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo said the race to secure a Champions League place will go "all the way" this season.

Street parties mark VE Day anniversarypublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 5 May

People across north-east England and Cumbria join in national commemorations of VE Day 80 years on.

Match abandoned in Southamptonpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 5 May

Result: Hampshire (470) drew with Durham (511 & 61-0)

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

This game has thankfully been put out of its misery. On a cold afternoon in Southampton, with few in the ground, the umpires have decided that's that.

It's a mirror image of the draw here last year. That was a game heading nowhere, which also came to a premature ending because of a bit of wet weather.

Hampshire remain unbeaten this season and take 12 points from the encounter and Durham are now unbeaten in three and take 13 points, as they head into a week off.

Hampshire v Durham ends in high-scoring drawpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 5 May

Ben Brown reaches his third-highest County Championship score as Hampshire and Durham's match inevitably ends in a draw.

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