1. Durham bat through to secure draw against Surreypublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 2 July

    Centuries from Emilio Gay and Alex Lees secure a County Championship draw for Durham against Surrey on day four at the Kia Oval.

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  2. Police chase of suspected stolen car ends in crashpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 2 July

    A man is arrested and one woman is in hospital with serious injuries following the pursuit.

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  3. Woman gets dying wish to see horse for final timepublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 2 July

    Allison Charlton's face "lit up" when the horse came to hospital, her family says.

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  4. A 'great signing' or a 'wasted windfall'? Fans on Diarra signingpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 2 July

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  5. Man denies multiple rapes and transmitting HIVpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 2 July

    Adam Hall is accused of raping five men and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to seven.

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  6. A1 reopens following crashpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 2 July

    A stretch of the A1 between J60 Bradbury and J62 Carville reopens after several hours.

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  7. Decision on monument cafe plan deferredpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 2 July

    Councillors vote to give the developer time to answer further questions on the Penshaw Hill scheme.

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  8. 'People should be excited' - why Diarra is a 'good fit' for Sunderlandpublished at 10:48 British Summer Time 2 July

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  9. Gossip: Sunderland eye Chelsea's Samuels-Smithpublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 2 July

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  10. Gossip: Newcastle interested in Balerdipublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 2 July

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  11. Lower life expectancy rates 'unfair and avoidable'published at 06:06 British Summer Time 2 July

    Report finds life expectancy in Gateshead and County Durham is lower than the national average.

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  12. Wales defender Roberts joins Sunderlandpublished at 21:43 British Summer Time 1 July

    Wales defender Rhiannon Roberts signs for Sunderland on a two-year deal following her departure from Spanish side Real Betis.

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  13. Worrall burst keeps Surrey on top against Durhampublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 1 July

    A three-wicket burst by Dan Worrall resurrects Surrey's victory ambitions after Alex Lees and Ollie Robinson raise Durham hopes of a draw.

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  14. 'I'll give everything' - Sunderland complete signing of Diarrapublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 1 July

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  15. 'A replacement for Bellingham'published at 19:15 British Summer Time 1 July

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  16. Sunderland sign Diarra from Strasbourg in club record dealpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 1 July

    Sunderland complete the signing of Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra in a reported club-record £30m deal from Strasbourg.

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  17. Newcastle apologise for any offence caused by kit launch videopublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 1 July

    Newcastle United apologise for causing any offence in a video that was used to launch the club's new third kit

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  18. Film studio funding setback 'not end of project'published at 17:53 British Summer Time 1 July

    Building work will "continue as normal" on the film studio, says the North East Mayor.

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  19. City road repair works cost tops £250mpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 1 July

    Newcastle City Council says it has to prioritise the most urgent repairs due to a lack of funding.

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  20. Thousands of vapes and cigarettes seized in raidspublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 1 July

    Sniffer dogs uncover items hidden in spots including the inside of an electric butchering bone saw.

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