1. Child rapist faces 'day of reckoning' years onpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 30 July

    Thomas Robson, 70, got to live a free life while his victims' lives were blighted, a judge says.

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  2. Hundreds of solar panels planned for supermarketpublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 30 July

    The council considers plans to put more than 200 solar panels on the new Houghton-le-Spring Aldi.

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  3. Bus strike union warns of 'huge disruption'published at 11:14 British Summer Time 30 July

    Hundreds of workers will go on strike over a rejected pay offer for four days in August.

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  4. 'We want to write our own history' - Xhaka joins Sunderlandpublished at 11:12 British Summer Time 30 July

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  5. Gossip: Ipswich waiting on Hackney to seal movepublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 30 July

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  6. Sunderland sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Xhakapublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 30 July

    Newly promoted Premier League side Sunderland sign former Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka from Bayer Leverkusen.

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  7. The trouble Newcastle may face in the transfer marketpublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 30 July

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  8. Gossip: Man Utd may swoop for Pope if Ramsdale signspublished at 07:48 British Summer Time 30 July

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  9. Sunderland lose at Hull in latest friendlypublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 30 July

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  10. Fringe funding plea after record numberspublished at 06:41 British Summer Time 30 July

    Durham Fringe Festival organisers say despite its success it needs to continue to secure sponsors.

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  11. BT riverside offices to become student flatspublished at 06:09 British Summer Time 30 July

    Work on the glass fronted building which overlooks the Tyne river will begin this September.

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  12. Minister 'determined' to cut child povertypublished at 22:06 British Summer Time 29 July

    Catherine McKinnell joined a gymnastics school where children get free sessions during holidays.

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  13. Surrey take charge after bowling out Durham published at 19:19 British Summer Time 29 July

    Dan Worrall takes 4-31 as Surrey bowl out Durham for 153 runs and end day 29 runs ahead at Chester-le-Street.

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  14. New train services approved on east coast linepublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 29 July

    The rail regulator has approved proposals from operators Lumo, Grand Central and Hull Trains.

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  15. Dealer and friend 'responsible' for student deathpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 29 July

    Nathaniel Pavlovic, 21, was killed by MDMA given to him by a friend at a house party, a court hears.

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  16. Is this the fighting spirit needed?published at 17:01 British Summer Time 29 July

    Durham 153 v Surrey 46-3

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    Durham were out for 153 earlier today, after deciding to bat. Given their relegation predicament I asked where their fighting spirit was?

    Well, we are seeing some of what's needed now. Surrey have not found the going easy at all and are struggling at 45-3. They were 27-3, having lost Rory Burns for two, Dom Sibley for 12 and Sam Curran for four.

    Matty Potts got Burns lbw, while Sibley edged Ben Raine to the keeper. Curran was then caught in the slips off his bowling.

    I don't think this is a minefield of a track, but it is slower than usual and maybe the fact the ball is not coming onto the bat as truly as it should be is the main issue. We'll see how things pan out.

    But it has been a good start with the ball for the hosts.

  17. Family attend all Lionesses games to victorypublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 29 July

    The Downes family, from Durham, go to every England game in Switzerland and attend the parade.

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  18. Newcastle 'desperate' for another keeper - Anderson published at 15:51 British Summer Time 29 July

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  19. Durham need to find fighting spiritpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 29 July

    Durham 153 v Surrey - tea, day one

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    If the Durham players did not think they were in a relegation scrap going into this game, they certainly need to think they are now.

    They were bowled out on a really poor track, at Taunton last week, for just 145. Surrey bowled them out today for 153 and they can't blame the pitch for this one.

    The self belief appears to have drained away.

    Surrey bowled well and kept it tight. Dan Worrall took 4-31 and Sam Curran 3-22, but shot selection left many questions.

    The task facing them now is immense. They struggle to bowl teams out as a rule anyway, but find it a lot more difficult with a Kookaburra ball. This could be a really significant week in terms of where these two sides are going to end up come late September.

  20. Women whose lies helped murderer flee jailedpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 29 July

    Lisa Lithgo and Janette Dowson's lies allowed a murderer to "escape justice" by killing himself.

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