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Sunderland start pre-season with comfortable win at South Shieldspublished at 18:00 British Summer Time
Shellfish die-off 'catastrophic' for communitiespublished at 17:15 British Summer Time
17:15 BSTThe shellfish deaths had an "extremely negative" impact on fishers' mental health, a report finds.
Read MorePrincess Diana coat worn on day of separation soldpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time
15:45 BSTThe white coat is bought by Graham Greaves from North Tyneside who wants to own "a bit of history".
Read MoreRegion's homelessness chronicled by 100 poetspublished at 15:41 British Summer Time
15:41 BSTAn anthology of 100 poems by 100 North East writers will raise money for people sleeping rough.
Read MoreMen in court after women die following care home crashpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time
14:19 BSTTwo care home residents, a woman in her 80s and another in her 90s, died a day after the crash.
Read MorePride group's first Durham Miners' Gala 'fabulous'published at 12:25 British Summer Time
12:25 BSTDurham Pride joins the procession for the first time at the 41st anniversary of the Miners' Strike.
Read More'What they are building is really special' - Elangapublished at 10:39 British Summer Time
10:39 BSTMystery of 'sword in tree' near priorypublished at 07:21 British Summer Time
07:21 BSTFinchdale Priory volunteers suggest the model sword may have been put there by a Harry Potter fan.
Read MoreAverage 618-day wait for adult ADHD assessmentpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time
07:19 BSTOne Spennymoor man waiting for an assessment says it is making his symptoms worse.
Read MoreEstate 'fractured' after bus cut, residents saypublished at 07:14 British Summer Time
07:14 BSTResidents say they face isolation after the Q3 service was cut in September.
Read MoreYour pictures: Summer sun and thunderstormspublished at 07:07 British Summer Time
07:07 BSTYou have been sharing your photos of thunderstorms and sunshine in the North East and Cumbria.
Read MoreNewcastle confirm £55m signing of Forest winger Elangapublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 11 July
20:00 BST 11 JulyNewcastle complete the £55m signing of winger Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest.
Read MoreRogue trader left victims thousands out of pocketpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 11 July
19:42 BST 11 JulyChristopher Sedgewick is given a suspended jail term after admitting unfair trading offences.
Read MoreTwo residents die after car crashes into care homepublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 11 July
17:29 BST 11 JulyTwo men, aged 21, are arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, police say.
Read MoreNew Metros pulled again over air-con leakspublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 11 July
15:39 BST 11 JulyThree trains are taken out of service, as temperatures climbed over recent days.
Read MoreWill Elanga be 'quite frightening' with Isak?published at 14:15 British Summer Time 11 July
14:15 BST 11 JulyYoung roller hockey players head to LApublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 11 July
13:49 BST 11 JulyThree talented boys from Newcastle head to Los Angeles to compete in a roller hockey tournament.
Read MorePeople flock outdoors as heatwave hits North Eastpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 11 July
12:28 BST 11 JulySunseekers are warned to be careful as temperatures reach up to 26C across north-east England.
Read MoreFood waste bins rollout on track, council sayspublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 11 July
11:50 BST 11 JulyMiddlesbrough Council says about 50,000 food caddie bins are set to be delivered to residents.
Read MoreCows to move to park to aid biodiversitypublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 11 July
11:48 BST 11 JulyThree cows will move to a fenced off area at Elemore Country Park next month, conservationists say.
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