1. Burglar stalked ex-girlfriend before crime spreepublished at 14:27 British Summer Time

    Dallen Tearse pulled out a knife on a record-store owner during a spate of burglaries, a court hears.

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  2. Danger of falling asleeppublished at 14:26 British Summer Time

    Sussex 218-4, lead Durham by 252

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    Unmitigated levels of excitement may break out as the new ball has just been taken in CLS.

    The old one has been unceremoniously booted off the field. And good riddance to it. It's been utterly dull today. Credit to the batters, who have not lost a wicket, but this is enough to get cricket done away with.

    The Kookaburra gives the bowlers about a 15-over window when it's new and that's about it. 20 overs if lucky. And if it gets wet you've had it.

    I hope this experiment is abandoned next year, when we have whatever structure to the county season they decide. Sadly there's still three rounds of games to go with it this season.

    Ben Raine had a big appeal for LBW against Danial Ibrahim (75) with the first delivery of the new ball, but it was not given. John Simpson has 63. Batting has been extremely straightforward though, on a slow, flat track.

    Not sure what will come first? A wicket, or me falling asleep!

  3. Sabic confirms closure of plant with jobs to gopublished at 13:36 British Summer Time

    The exact number of job losses is not yet known but the Teesside plant currently employs 330 people.

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  4. A clean slate for Boro and their new head coachpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time

    Mark Drury and Neil Maddison join BBC Radio Tees' Rob Law as they discuss what Edwards can bring to Middlesbrough

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  5. 'I don't think anybody comes close' - is this Newcastle's 'hardest' ever player?published at 12:52 British Summer Time

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  6. Council refers fraud investigation to policepublished at 12:47 British Summer Time

    The financial irregularities are understood to relate to potential overclaiming involving employees.

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  7. Forest have no intention of selling Elangapublished at 12:47 British Summer Time

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  8. Attrition is the name of the gamepublished at 12:10 British Summer Time

    Sussex 143-4 lead by 177 runs

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    It's been an attritional first hour, with only 21 runs scored. That includes just two boundaries.

    Matty Potts and Ben Raine have really put some pressure on Sussex though. And Danial Ibrahim has survived two bigs appeals for LBW, both from Potts. Both looked good shouts, but each time umpire Peter Hartley said "no".

    Ibrahim has faced 139 balls for his 32. He's been tanacious and it's a great learning process for the 20-year-old. John Simpson has 25 from 63.

    But, crucially, no wickets have fallen on day four so far.

  9. 'Size meant nothing to Davey'published at 11:09 British Summer Time

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  10. Charity chosen to save food from being wastedpublished at 11:01 British Summer Time

    Cedarwood Trust is one of 12 in the country to get funding to work with farmers to save food.

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  11. Prompt start in CLSpublished at 10:57 British Summer Time

    Sussex 111-4 lead Durham by 145

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    It was a disappointing day yesterday, with four stoppages in the afternoon caused by a mix of rain and bad light. In all 34 overs were lost.

    So, the game has not had the opportunity to progress the way we were hoping it would, particularly after nine wickets fell in 33 overs from Monday night to Tuesday lunchtime.

    If we are to see anything other than a draw, then Sussex are going to have to come out and play some attacking shots this morning to try to set up some kind of run chase later. Or Durham's bowlers are really going to have to be on the money from the off.

    The light is not too bad at the moment and the radar doesn't look too bad either, so hopefully we get a full day in.

  12. Fender gigs gave city £16.5m boost, figures claimpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time

    The North Shields singer played three sold-out shows at Newcastle United's St James' Park in June.

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  13. 'Demolition of our parents' home breaks my heart'published at 09:31 British Summer Time

    Moira Bellingham and her brother Raymond do not want to leave their Horden home.

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  14. Who are Newcastle's toughest players?published at 08:38 British Summer Time

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  15. Gossip: Sunderland make Lauriente enquirypublished at 07:49 British Summer Time

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  16. Gossip: Magpies have £45m Elanga bid turned downpublished at 07:39 British Summer Time

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  17. Consultation opens on radioactive waste proposalpublished at 06:06 British Summer Time

    People can give their views on a revised environmental safety case for the site at Port Clarence.

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  18. Sussex edge ahead of Durham on weather-hit daypublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 24 June

    Gurinder Sandhu takes 5-83 and James Coles hits 53 as Sussex lead Durham by 145 runs going into the final day.

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  19. Gibson factor helped draw Edwards to Boro job published at 18:13 British Summer Time 24 June

    New Middlesbrough head coach Rob Edwards describes working for owner Steve Gibson as a big factor in taking the job.

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  20. North-South divide for older people 'reversible'published at 15:43 British Summer Time 24 June

    The report says older people in northern England face a range of "alarming" disadvantages.

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