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No other needle attack victims identified - policepublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 18 April

Darren Harris injected a man with a powerful muscle relaxant in a seemingly random attack.

Howe on Botman's fitness, Murphy's magic and facing Emery at Villa Parkpublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 18 April

Newcastle 'have been putting across their intent'published at 07:43 British Summer Time 18 April

Charity to build garden for spinal injury patientspublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 18 April

Horatio's Garden will fund a garden space to help spinal injury patients struggling to stay positive.

Fencing to protect little terns constructedpublished at 07:23 British Summer Time 18 April

Last year broke records for the number of little tern fledglings at Seaton Carew.

Rediscovering the lost history of city's ice rinkpublished at 07:21 British Summer Time 18 April

The rink, once home to the hugely successful Durham Wasps ice hockey team, closed in 1996.

Hospital trust fixes critical patient scan systempublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 18 April

Problems accessing the PACS system in Gateshead began on 7 April, impacting patient appointments.

'Brave' father and son shopkeepers stopped robberspublished at 07:17 British Summer Time 18 April

Gary Brown and Mark Robson are each jailed for three years for the robbery in South Shields.

Man stabbed ex-partner's friend in 'jealous rage'published at 07:15 British Summer Time 18 April

Stalker Aaron Hinsley had previously threatened to attack anyone his former partner began dating.

City's African American music legacy showcasedpublished at 07:10 British Summer Time 18 April

The exhibition features artists who visited Newcastle, such as Jimi Hendrix and Ella Fitzgerald.

Nurses 'penalised' by holiday pay cut plan - unionpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 17 April

The South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation trust proposes a holiday pay cut for staff.

Aston Villa v Newcastle: Did you know?published at 16:52 British Summer Time 17 April

King Charles attends Maundy ceremonypublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 17 April

Maundy Money is given to 76 men and women chosen for their work in the community.

Man charged over crash injuries to seven officerspublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 17 April

Mazyar Azarbonyad is due in court over the crash during a police pursuit through Tyneside.

Sloth has pioneering surgery to cure toothachepublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 17 April

Dentists say it was a "great privilege" to treat the rare animal at Chester Zoo.

Pick of the stats: Middlesbrough v Plymouth Argylepublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 17 April

Here are the key stats for Middlesbrough v Plymouth Argyle in the Championship on Friday (15:00 BST).

EFL preview: Easter crunch time at top and bottompublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 17 April

A full programme of EFL fixtures on Good Friday will help shape the promotion and relegation picture in the Championship, League One and League Two.

Stalker had illegal sex with girl and tormented expublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 17 April

A judge says Gary Froggatt poses a high risk of serious harm to children and his ex-partner.

'Arrogant' thief plagued shops in £1,000 spreepublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 17 April

Callum Armstrong, 20, is banned from the Metrocentre after multiple shoplifting sprees.

Girl killed on 18th birthday by 'show off' driverpublished at 13:39 British Summer Time 17 April

Abigail Devanney was killed, and three teens injured, when Charlie Whittaker lost control at speed.

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