1. Pick of the stats: Middlesbrough v Swansea Citypublished at 10:46 British Summer Time

    Here are the key stats for Middlesbrough v Swansea City.

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  2. Five things to look out for as Championship returns in EFLpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time

    The Championship returns on Friday - here are five things to look out for in the EFL this weekend.

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  3. Reform retake ward in council by-election winpublished at 09:20 British Summer Time

    Louise Penders vows to put the County Durham villages within her ward "back on the map".

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  4. 'Mayenda is a flourishing gem' - your views published at 08:50 British Summer Time

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  5. 'Newcastle are getting a great talent in Ramsdale' published at 08:47 British Summer Time

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  6. Gossip: Bayern target Jacksonpublished at 07:59 British Summer Time

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  7. Safety features to stay after cycle lane removedpublished at 06:12 British Summer Time

    Pedestrian crossings and traffic calming schemes will remain when the cycle lane is ripped out.

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  8. Secret recording caught man admitting £20k theftpublished at 06:09 British Summer Time

    Wayne Feeney regularly plundered a locked box to steal his family's savings, a court hears.

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  9. Station kiosk 'inferior' to closed ticket officepublished at 06:08 British Summer Time

    A passenger group calls for the reopening of the ticket office to help avoid issues with queues.

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  10. Newcastle lock Cardall signs new deal published at 19:27 British Summer Time 7 August

    Newcastle Falcons lock Tim Cardall signs a new deal to remain with the Premiership club for the following season.

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  11. Takeaway rejected over child obesity concernspublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 7 August

    A council says the unit is within a 400m of two schools and in an area of high obesity levels.

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  12. 'We get too many 'perfect storms' now'published at 18:12 British Summer Time 7 August

    Pamela Tickell
    Reporter

    Simon Bainbridge is kneeling in a field of pasture and smiling at the camera. He has a short beard and short brown hair - and is wearing a blue shirt and red bottoms. In the background are the expansive fields of the countryside

    It's not just more extreme weather events farmers are dealing with - there's more paperwork too.

    "There's change and it's not change for the better," Simon Bainbridge in Northumberland says.

    Mr Bainbridge's pastoral farm is one of many hit by this years' drought, which he says have gone from occurring every few decades to every year.

    "We haven't a clue what we're going to get, what things are going to yield," he says.

    "There's so many things out of our control, basically we're gamblers."

    He says inheritance tax, national insurance and minimum wage changes were also piling on the pressure.

    "When we first started, there was very little paperwork," he tells the BBC.

    "We are very much at the whims of government policy."

    He describes it as a perfect storm but went on to say: "We get too many perfect storms now."

  13. 'We had to diversify into processing wool'published at 17:57 British Summer Time 7 August

    Farming goes back five generations in Lucinda Bird's family.

    From dairy, to arable, to rearing cattle - their farm in County Durham was constantly changing.

    By the time she took over, she had added looking after horses and teaching dressage to the services on offer.

    Lucinda Bird is in a brick farm building holding a grey blanket of wool up to the camera. She has long black hair and is wearing a pink jumper. She is smiling slightly.

    And during the Covid-19 pandemic, they diversified again and invested in wool.

    Benridge Woolworks washes, dries and processes the fabric, which is mainly sold to saddle fitters.

    Ms Bird says British agriculture is going through a tough time.

    "You've got to have the positive mentality that there will be a future.

    "We have always forged our own future," she says.

  14. Keeper Cartwright joins Hartlepool on loanpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 7 August

    Hartlepool sign Harvey Cartwright on season-long loan from Hull City.

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  15. Decision on suburban firearm shop deferredpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 7 August

    Cleveland Police recommends the plan is refused but councillors say they need more information.

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  16. Brittain looking to offer 'something different'published at 16:42 British Summer Time 7 August

    Middlesbrough defender Callum Brittain is hoping he can bring "something different" to the team.

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  17. Passenger, 18, dies in car crashpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 7 August

    The woman died at the scene of the crash, which happened during the early hours, police say.

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  18. 'The Gallowgate End sucked me in' - fan storiespublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 7 August

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  19. 'I can't ever forget that day' - fan storiespublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 7 August

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  20. Former Tory council leader joins Reform UKpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 7 August

    Mike Young becomes the fourth Reform UK councillor to sit on Hartlepool Borough Council.

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