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Champions League qualification 'will go down to the wire'published at 18:45 British Summer Time 26 April
Rural bus service to increase frequencypublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 26 April
18:44 BST 26 AprilBuses serving Hurworth, Middleton St George, Darlington and Teesside Airport receive new funds.
Read MoreDurham wrap up two-day victory at New Roadpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 26 April
18:25 BST 26 AprilDurham bowl out Worcestershire for 81 and then score 108-4 to win their County Championship match at New Road with two days to spare.
Read MoreBath thump Newcastle to seal top spot and home semipublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 26 April
18:24 BST 26 AprilTable-toppers Bath score eight tries in a dominant 55-19 win over bottom club Newcastle Falcons to ensure they will finish top of the Premiership and have a home play-off semi-final.
Read MoreGreat to be back - Howepublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 26 April
17:55 BST 26 AprilNewcastle manager Eddie Howe thanks the St James' Park crowd for the warm welcome he received as his side beat Ipswich 3-0, after missing the previous three Premier League matches with a bout of pneumonia.
Read MoreNewcastle 3-0 Ipswich: Workmanlike Magpies strengthen Champions League pushpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 26 April
17:48 BST 26 AprilNewcastle 3-0 Ipswich Town: Key statspublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 26 April
17:42 BST 26 AprilNewcastle 3-0 Ipswich Town - send us your thoughtspublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 26 April
17:01 BST 26 AprilMan seriously injured in bus crashpublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 26 April
15:48 BST 26 AprilThe man, in his 20s, remains in hospital, and Northumbria Police has appealed for witnesses.
Read MoreFollow Saturday's Premier League games livepublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 26 April
11:39 BST 26 AprilSutton's predictions: Newcastle v Ipswich Townpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 26 April
11:16 BST 26 AprilChimpanzees more empathetic than assumed - studypublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 26 April
10:32 BST 26 AprilDurham University finds that chimpanzees are as likely to console as the 'more empathic' bonobo.
Read MoreTeens caught using replica gun for TikTok videopublished at 10:10 British Summer Time 26 April
10:10 BST 26 AprilCleveland Police says armed officers were called after reports of a gun in Middlesbrough.
Read More'Swimming mirrors my cystic fibrosis treatment'published at 09:26 British Summer Time 26 April
09:26 BST 26 AprilAdam Ball sets out on a lake swimming challenge after being told he would not live until 30.
Read MoreWomen's rugby void sees talent 'heading south'published at 07:16 British Summer Time 26 April
07:16 BST 26 AprilA rugby chief says it is "heartbreaking" to see the best women have to move south thrive.
Read MoreUnclear when new Metro trains will returnpublished at 20:45 British Summer Time 25 April
20:45 BST 25 AprilThe five new Tyne and Wear Metro trains are suspended due to an issue with how their doors work.
Read MoreLoan signing Ball takes five-for against Worcestershirepublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 25 April
18:38 BST 25 AprilLoan signing Jake Ball takes 5-47 as Durham bowl out Worcestershire for 162 but then struggle to 55-4 by the close in County Championship Division One.
Read MoreUniversity staff to strike for three more dayspublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 25 April
18:05 BST 25 AprilThe move follows 14 days of industrial action which have already taken place this year.
Read More'It's a no-brainer' - fans on Newcastle's wingerspublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 25 April
17:55 BST 25 AprilTeam celebrates as boat launched on River Wearpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 25 April
16:47 BST 25 AprilVolunteers build a boat from scratch nearly 40 years after Sunderland's shipyards closed.
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