1. Restaurateur who invented 'naan tree' dies aged 56published at 16:37 British Summer Time 16 October

    Shabir Hussain set up Akbar's in Bradford in 1995, before expanding across the UK.

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  2. Teenager sentenced for child abuse video haulpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 16 October

    Leon Dunlavy was 17 when he amassed a collection featuring children as young as four, a court hears.

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  3. Council service hubs cut to one-day openingpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 16 October

    Demand for the hubs has fallen by about 66% since the 2017-2018 financial year, the council says.

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  4. Man who travelled 300 miles to rape child jailedpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 16 October

    Jason Martin, 55, who thought he was meeting an 11-year-old girl, is caught in a police sting.

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  5. Man pleads guilty to pub attack killingpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 16 October

    Carl James, 42, was fatally injured at the Jack and Jill in Middlesbrough on 11 May.

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  6. Hartlepool part ways with manager Sarll after 15 gamespublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 16 October

    Darren Sarll leaves Hartlepool United after 15 games in charge of the National League side.

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  7. Fundraising bid for gym destroyed in firepublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 16 October

    Police believe the Twins Academy was targeted by arsonists in an early hours attack.

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  8. Gossip: Isak's lack of new deal alerts rivalspublished at 07:15 British Summer Time 16 October

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  9. Disused cinema gutted by fire to be demolishedpublished at 07:04 British Summer Time 16 October

    The Grade II listed building is beyond repair and is to be knocked down.

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  10. Boys determined to 'carry on' despite rare diseasepublished at 06:16 British Summer Time 16 October

    Harry and Ollie play grassroots football despite the risk of injury from the rare blood disorder.

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  11. Riverside regeneration gets £30m funding boostpublished at 06:14 British Summer Time 16 October

    Work to transform Sunderland's former industrial heartland includes the New Wear Footbridge.

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  12. Tribute to D-Day pilot who was afraid of heightspublished at 06:12 British Summer Time 16 October

    Harry Garthwaite, known as Happy Harry, had a long, exciting and heroic life, his family say.

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  13. Plan to clean river of mining waste revealedpublished at 06:11 British Summer Time 16 October

    Sediment from mines flows down the river and blocks berths used by a number of large businesses.

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  14. MK Dons host AFC Wimbledon in FA Cup first roundpublished at 23:06 British Summer Time 15 October

    MK Dons will host rivals AFC Wimbledon as one of 40 ties in the FA Cup first round.

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  15. Who is your team playing over the festive period?published at 18:15 British Summer Time 15 October

    The Premier League reveals its festive fixture schedule - full list of matches, kick-off times and broadcasters.

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  16. Warning binned vapes and batteries sparking firespublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 15 October

    Vapes and lithium batteries should be recycled at specific places rather than thrown away.

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  17. Police alone 'cannot solve' anti-social behaviourpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 15 October

    Ch Supt Dave Sutherland says the force must work with community groups to tackle problems.

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  18. Boro goalkeeper Brynn agrees new four-year dealpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 15 October

    Sol Brynn has signed a long-term contract at Middlesbrough having been with his boyhood club since the age of nine.

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  19. Grade II listed building to be turned into officespublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 15 October

    The project to restore 156 Northgate, in Darlington, is being paid for by the government's Towns Fund.

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  20. Clubs circling around Newcastle players - Diamondpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 15 October

    Newcastle Falcons consultant director of rugby says he has received approaches from other clubs for four of his players.

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