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. The draw is on the horizonpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 2 July

    Durham 198-0, trail Surrey by 273

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    This game will be put out of its misery in an hour. The Surrey players look thoroughly fed-up in the field, just like the Durham players did on the first two days.

    There have been 29 centuries across the country in this round of games, which the statistician Andrew Samson says is a new county record. And it's all because of the ball.

    I may have said this before, but I am going to say it again. I hope we never see this Kookaburra experiment again. Bin it! After this year because it is doing nothing to help the County Championship.

    PS, Alex Lees and Emilio Gay have done well today and taken the opening stand to 198. Gay's century was that 29th.

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

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  6. 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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  7. Credit to Ben Rainepublished at 12:40 British Summer Time 2 July

    Surrey 820-9 dec v Durham 362 & 0-0

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    You have to hand it to Ben Raine. Batting on one leg last night and this morning, he's helped his side eat up vital time in their bid for survival.

    It also means Surrey only have one new ball to hand today as Durham try to see out the 70 remaining overs to draw the game.

    Raine was eventually out lbw for 19 as Durham were dismissed for 362. The deficit is a huge 458 runs.

    The lights are on and it is gloomy at the Kia Oval. These are by far the best bowling conditions of the entire match.

    First up, a tricky 23 minutes to lunch.

  8. College aviation course to train pilots of futurepublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 2 July

    Stockton students can learn skills in a real cockpit, Boeing 737 cabin and flight simulator.

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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. Delayed start at the Kia Ovalpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 2 July

    Surrey 820-9 dec v Durham 343-9

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    The weather is absolutely perfect at the Kia Oval - if you like rain!

    From a personal point of view the temperature has dropped to a perfect level following the boiling temperatures of the last few days. The rain is set to pass by within the next hour, but the covers are on at the moment and we will have a delayed start.

    Durham are 343-9 and managed to see out the final few overs last night with the injured Ben Raine hobbling around on one foot in the middle.

    He's set for quite a few weeks on the sidelines after injuring his ankle on day one and it may be prudent for them to declare their first innings, while still trailing by 477 runs, rather than expose him to more risk.

    When they do get back on Durham have to bat out the day to save the game. That is the only thing they have to concern themselves with today.

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

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

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

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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 'I'll give everything' - Sunderland complete signing of Diarrapublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 1 July

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

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  20. 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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