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'An exciting new chapter' - Sunderland appoint new director of footballpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 2 July
Durham bat through to secure draw against Surreypublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 2 July
17:58 BST 2 JulyCenturies from Emilio Gay and Alex Lees secure a County Championship draw for Durham against Surrey on day four at the Kia Oval.
Read MorePolice chase of suspected stolen car ends in crashpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 2 July
17:20 BST 2 JulyA man is arrested and one woman is in hospital with serious injuries following the pursuit.
Read MoreWoman gets dying wish to see horse for final timepublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 2 July
17:09 BST 2 JulyAllison Charlton's face "lit up" when the horse came to hospital, her family says.
Read MoreA 'great signing' or a 'wasted windfall'? Fans on Diarra signingpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 2 July
14:12 BST 2 JulyMan denies multiple rapes and transmitting HIVpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 2 July
12:41 BST 2 JulyAdam Hall is accused of raping five men and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to seven.
Read MoreA1 reopens following crashpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 2 July
12:01 BST 2 JulyA stretch of the A1 between J60 Bradbury and J62 Carville reopens after several hours.
Read MoreDecision on monument cafe plan deferredpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 2 July
11:55 BST 2 JulyCouncillors vote to give the developer time to answer further questions on the Penshaw Hill scheme.
Read More'People should be excited' - why Diarra is a 'good fit' for Sunderlandpublished at 10:48 British Summer Time 2 July
10:48 BST 2 JulyGossip: Sunderland eye Chelsea's Samuels-Smithpublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 2 July
09:22 BST 2 JulyGossip: Newcastle interested in Balerdipublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 2 July
07:00 BST 2 JulyLower life expectancy rates 'unfair and avoidable'published at 06:06 British Summer Time 2 July
06:06 BST 2 JulyReport finds life expectancy in Gateshead and County Durham is lower than the national average.
Read MoreWales defender Roberts joins Sunderlandpublished at 21:43 British Summer Time 1 July
21:43 BST 1 JulyWales defender Rhiannon Roberts signs for Sunderland on a two-year deal following her departure from Spanish side Real Betis.
Read MoreWorrall burst keeps Surrey on top against Durhampublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 1 July
19:38 BST 1 JulyA three-wicket burst by Dan Worrall resurrects Surrey's victory ambitions after Alex Lees and Ollie Robinson raise Durham hopes of a draw.
Read More'I'll give everything' - Sunderland complete signing of Diarrapublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 1 July
19:15 BST 1 July'A replacement for Bellingham'published at 19:15 British Summer Time 1 July
19:15 BST 1 JulySunderland sign Diarra from Strasbourg in club record dealpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 1 July
19:11 BST 1 JulySunderland complete the signing of Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra in a reported club-record £30m deal from Strasbourg.
Read MoreNewcastle apologise for any offence caused by kit launch videopublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 1 July
18:57 BST 1 JulyNewcastle United apologise for causing any offence in a video that was used to launch the club's new third kit
Read MoreFilm studio funding setback 'not end of project'published at 17:53 British Summer Time 1 July
17:53 BST 1 JulyBuilding work will "continue as normal" on the film studio, says the North East Mayor.
Read MoreCity road repair works cost tops £250mpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 1 July
17:37 BST 1 JulyNewcastle City Council says it has to prioritise the most urgent repairs due to a lack of funding.
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