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Respite centre campaigners in pledge to objectorspublished at 21:16 British Summer Time 9 October

Parents thank councillors as they approve a replacement respite care facility in Sunderland.

Heavy rain brings floods which close A1published at 19:20 British Summer Time 9 October

Travel in north-east England is massively disrupted as heavy rain causes widespread flooding.

Teen who killed Holly Newton can be named - judgepublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 9 October

Holly Newton's murderer is named for the first time as her "jealous" ex-boyfriend Logan MacPhail.

'I've played more in week than in past seven months'published at 16:37 British Summer Time 9 October

Teenage winger Ben Doak believes he can be a difference-maker for Scotland now he is playing regular football.

Watchdog leads probe into schoolgirl's deathpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 9 October

Leah Harrison, a 10-year-old from Darlington, was killed while on a school residential trip in May.

Jones and Livramento added to England squadpublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 9 October

Plans to transform hair salon into music academypublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 9 October

The proposed base, in Stockton, will provide lessons in acting, singing and film-making.

Bus station knife attackers jailedpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 9 October

Police say Samura Mahdi and Mohammed Geravandian "brazenly" attempted to murder two people.

Single mother offered accommodation 250 miles awaypublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 9 October

Hillingdon Council said there was "no alternative" to housing the London mother and son in Horden.

Gossip: Newcastle eye attacking duopublished at 07:38 British Summer Time 9 October

Girl, 5, to get cancer drug not available on NHSpublished at 06:41 British Summer Time 9 October

Annabel Ashmore will get access to the drug as part of a "compassionate" scheme.

Bees show glass 'half-empty' downer when stressedpublished at 06:38 British Summer Time 9 October

Newcastle University research suggests bees reduce their expectations of reward when agitated.

Cost of new substance misuse help centre risespublished at 06:18 British Summer Time 9 October

Plans to relocate the Start treatment centre in Hartlepool were scrapped following objections.

'Short breaks' disabled care centre approved published at 17:09 British Summer Time 8 October

The care facility for disabled children will replace Grace House which stopped providing the service last year.

Man jailed for animal porn and child sex imagespublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 8 October

Police say the 21-year-old was found in possession of 1,500 images and videos.

Send in your Newcastle questionspublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 8 October

Sunderland appoint Ribeiro as assistant head coachpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 8 October

Experienced Portuguese coach Pedro Ribeiro joins Sunderland as an assistant head coach to Regis Le Bris.

Speed limit reduction refused despite petitionspublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 8 October

The county council says the low accident rates on the two roads do not merit 30mph zones.

M25 abnormal load delays warning issued by policepublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 8 October

The building pods are being brought from Northumberland to be used at the Woking Community Hospital.

Travelodge car park drug deal pair sentencedpublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 8 October

Both men were involved in the handover of drugs in the car park of a Travelodge, Newcastle Crown Court hears.

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