1. Sycamore Gap felling 'bit of a laugh' - prosecutorpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 7 May

    Lawyers are giving closing speeches in the trial of two men who deny felling the world famous tree.

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  2. Mundle will miss first leg against Coventrypublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 7 May

    Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris says the play-off semi-final first leg against Coventry is 'too short' for winger Romaine Mundle to return from injury but he could be involved in the second leg at the Stadium of Light.

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  3. Play-offs will re-spark Sunderland - Le Brispublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 7 May

    Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris is sure the play-offs will shake off their lethargic end to the regular season.

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  4. Newcastle to host Mercury Prize ceremonypublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 7 May

    It is the first time the prestigious music industry event will be held outside London.

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  5. Roberts on mission to get Sunderland to top flightpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 7 May

    Patrick Roberts heads into the Championship play-offs aiming to complete a mission of taking Sunderland from the third tier to the top flight.

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  6. Sex attacker dubbed 'The Fox' died of heart attackpublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 7 May

    Malcolm Fairley died in Hull prison 40 years after sparking one of Britain's largest manhunts.

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  7. Ex-convict killed murderer jail pal in drunk crashpublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 7 May

    Burglar Stephen Cliff met murderer Stephen Bonallie when they both served jail terms, a court hears.

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  8. 'Gordon more of a difference-maker than Barnes'published at 10:53 British Summer Time 7 May

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  9. Gordon or Barnes? Make your choicepublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 7 May

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  10. Council buys covert cameras to catch fly-tipperspublished at 08:16 British Summer Time 7 May

    The cameras, purchased along with 10 overt cameras, cannot yet be used due to "legal complexities".

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  11. 'My father never forgot Newcastle United' published at 07:00 British Summer Time 7 May

    A new book chronicles George Robledo's life, from his early years in Chile to his playing career.

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  12. Gossip: Newcastle target Tah set to leave in summer published at 06:58 British Summer Time 7 May

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  13. Artist aiming to capture 'spirit' of cycling tour published at 06:05 British Summer Time 7 May

    Gareth Bayley will paint a scene from every stage of the race from Redcar to Glasgow.

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  14. Region's only short cancer care course launchespublished at 06:04 British Summer Time 7 May

    It is hoped the eight-week, in-person programme, will improve cancer care.

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  15. VE Day film descendants gather to watch ancestorspublished at 06:03 British Summer Time 7 May

    Relatives of those filmed celebrating VE Day in 1945 have come together to reminisce.

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  16. 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.

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  17. 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.

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  18. 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.

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  19. 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.

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