Middlesbrough go into the international break on the back of nine goals scored in successive wins over QPR and Luton Town.

Former Black Cats defender Gary Bennett analyses where Sunderland went wrong as they let slip a 2-0 lead to draw with Coventry.

UK Border Force find 25kg of cocaine in a Darlington man's suitcase after he flies in from Mexico.

A Byker family have been told to leave the UK amid an ongoing application for settled status.

Surrender bins are placed in 10 police stations so people can give up knives "safely and securely".

The service replicates one held in1949 to unveil a plaque to men from Ryhope Grammar School

Middlesbrough midfielder Finn Azaz believes consistency has been the key to Boro's rise to form after their 5-1 thrashing of Luton.

The black Labrador goes out on street sweeps to help a charity speak with vulnerable people.

An environmental charity says there is a need to compensate for decades of heavy industrialisation.

Staff at St Oswald's School in Durham are urging the council to help with parking permits.

Bethel, who lives in Newcastle, attends a project funded by the charity.

A report on the summer riots shows asylum seekers and refugees were afraid to leave their homes.

BBC MOTD2 pundit and former Arsenal forward Theo Walcott explains why Newcastle striker Alexander Isak's all-round game makes him a player who could get in any team.

Thousands of people turn out across the North East and Cumbria to pay their respects.

Newcastle Falcons make it two wins from two in the Premiership Rugby Cup by seeing off Doncaster Knights at Kingston Park.

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo says his side will "learn lessons" after losing to Newcastle United 3-1 despite leading by a goal at half-time.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe says he is "really pleased" with the Magpies' second-half performance at Nottingham Forest, where they came from behind to win 3-1.