Man hits woman's head against lamp postpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 17 May
The woman, 41, was approached by a man in Hartlepool on Friday afternoon and attacked, police say.
Read MoreMan hits woman's head against lamp postpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 17 May
University's £274m student halls plan approvedpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 17 May
Plans are approved despite concerns from residents about overdevelopment of the area.
Read MoreChange the ball, get a wicketpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 17 May
Tea: Durham 210-3, trail Notts by 197.
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio NewcastleThe umpires changed the ball after 60.3 overs, with Durham 204-2. I have lost count how many times a change of ball brings a wicket. Is it some kind of magic? I don't know, but I always menton it on air.
And two overs later things happened. Emilio Gay should have been out when he edged Lyndon James to Joe Clarke at first slip. He was on 30 but Clarke put the chance down.
Two balls later though spinner Liam Patterson-White found the edge of Alex Lees' bat and the Durham opener was caught behind on 82 to leave Durham 208-3.
They could have done with him hanging around for longer and the timing couldn't have been worse, just an over before tea.
Stokes looks the businesspublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 17 May
England skipper training in CLS
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle
Image source, BBC SportImage caption, Ben Stokes following his workout at Chester-le-Street
Spectators at The Riverside received an unexpected treat when the England Test skipper Ben Stokes came out to go through his paces during the lunch interval.
I have to say in all the years I have known him I don't think I have seen him as svelt as he looked today.
He's spent the last five months recovering from a hamstring injury which he picked up during the tour of New Zealand in the winter. It followed a similar injury in a Hundred game last summer.
Stokes did plenty of shuttle running in front of the media centre, before heading back into the dressing room. He's set to make his return in the Test against Zimbabwe next Thursday.
Minto performance from teenagerpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 17 May
Durham 86-0 v Notts 407
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio NewcastleI think James Minto has become the youngest player to score a first-class half-century for Durham.
At 17 years and 172 days he beats Nicky Peng, who scored 98 on debut against Surrey in 2000, aged 17 and 226 days. I can't think of anyone else younger, but I may be wrong.
He's played some lovely shots. The 50 included 61 balls and eight fours. And a blow to the head.
It's been a great start for Durham. Minto opened as a nightwatchman last night!
Minto playing some fine shotspublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 17 May
Durham 52-0 trail Notts by 355
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio NewcastleLeft arm seamer James Minto signed his first rookie contract this week. The 17-year-old is the latest bowler to come through the Durham Academy.
But it's his batting which has been causing a stir this morning. He came in as a nightwatchman last night and faced all six deliveries remaining in the day.
This morning he's hit some beautiful cover drives to the boundary and is now on a career-best 33.
He opens the batting for Norton Cricket Club in the North Yorkshire South Durham League and when he came to Durham's attention as a 14-year-old it was because of his batting.
From what we have seen today I would suggest we now refer to him as an all-rounder. He's hit six boundaries so far.
Charity broken into three times in two weekspublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 17 May
Sunderland Mind estimates the damage to its building in the city will cost more than £5,000.
Read MoreBoating lake leak probe after refill failspublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 17 May
Redcar's 100-year-old boating lake remains empty despite repairs and an attempt to refill it.
Read MoreTeenage karting prodigy with Formula One ambitionspublished at 07:35 British Summer Time 17 May
Hartlepool's Jack Collinson, 13, is one of 52 drivers taking part in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.
Read MoreCivic honour for town's first Olympic medallistpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 17 May
Rower Lauren Irwin, from Peterlee, is awarded County Durham’s Chairman’s Medal.
Read MoreHundreds of children attend anti-bullying classespublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 17 May
Up to 40 children attend each session, with hopes of extending the project across the region.
Read More'It's my two favourite things, foraging and tattooing'published at 07:25 British Summer Time 17 May
Foraged from a forest floor, nature provides unique inspiration for custom tattoos.
Read MoreExplosion community 'relieved but still in pain'published at 07:24 British Summer Time 17 May
People in Benwell have "some closure" after a drug dealer is jailed for the fatal explosion.
Read MoreCommunity volunteers awarded top honourspublished at 22:35 British Summer Time 16 May
The Chairman's Medal is the highest accolade Durham County Council grants for community work.
Read MoreGloucester beat Newcastle to stay in top-four racepublished at 22:01 British Summer Time 16 May
Gloucester ensure they remain in with a shot at the Premiership play-offs going into the final weekend with a 26-12 win against Newcastle.
Read MoreHameed's double ton puts Notts in charge at Durhampublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 16 May
Haseeb Hameed's remarkable unbeaten double-century puts Nottinghamshire in a strong position on day one of their County Championship clash with Durham.
Read MoreMan broke into café and threatened owner with knifepublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 16 May
Chee Wong smashed his way inside the café in Staithes and picked up a knife when told to leave.
Read MoreBallard channelled Drogba to secure Sunderland glorypublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 16 May
Sunderland defender Dan Ballard says he visualised Didier Drogba's Champions League final goal for Chelsea before replicating it to send Sunderland to Wembley.
Read MoreHameed and Hutton fight backpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 16 May
Notts 366-8 v Durham. Hameed 170
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio NewcastleNotts lost 7-110 during the afternoon session and didn't look long for this world. But skipper Haseeb Hameed and Brett Hutton had other ideas.
Their ninth-wicket partnership is currently worth 85 runs and they have steered Notts to two extra batting points in the process.
Back in April Durham's bowlers could only look on as Josh Tongue and Lyndon James put on a ninth-wicket stand of 96 at TRent Bridge, something which would prove costly later in the game.
Hutton now has 26 and Hameed 168. The new ball has just been taken, but could these two see the day out for the visitors? There are 16 overs left today.
Hundreds of bus stops revamped in £1.8m schemepublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 16 May
The aim of the work is to make Durham's bus stops "safer, more accessible and more welcoming".
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