1. Concerns over auditorium's reopening datepublished at 06:12 BST 17 October

    The main auditorium at Hartlepool Borough Hall remains closed after a health and safety inspection.

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  2. Calls for extra safety measures on shortcut road published at 06:10 BST 17 October

    Sunderland City Council says no accidents have occurred since warning signs were put up in 2024.

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  3. Complaints 'weaponised' for political pointspublished at 06:09 BST 17 October

    South Tyneside councillors are lodging dozens of code of conduct complaints against each other.

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  4. Bereaved welcome earlier rig disaster compensationpublished at 06:06 BST 17 October

    The Norwegian parliament says a compensation scheme for the Kielland disaster should start in 2026.

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  5. Four arrests as man, 27, dies after stabbingpublished at 19:35 BST 16 October

    Macaulay Branighan died in hospital after being stabbed on Sunday, detectives say.

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  6. Music stars arrive in Newcastle for Mercury Prizepublished at 18:23 BST 16 October

    The iconic awards ceremony is being held outside London for the first time in its 33-year history.

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  7. Families and staff rally against school closure published at 18:03 BST 16 October

    The council plans to close Monkseaton Middle School and merge others to tackle falling pupil numbers.

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  8. Middlesbrough unveil 150th anniversary crest published at 16:17 BST 16 October

    Middlesbrough unveil their new crest which will be used from the 2026-27 season onwards.

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  9. Pick of the stats: Middlesbrough v Ipswich Townpublished at 16:10 BST 16 October

    The pick of the stats ahead of Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town

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  10. Unlicensed driver jailed for killing woman, 82published at 16:06 BST 16 October

    Gordon Grieveson struck and killed Jean Hindmarch in Gateshead in December 2023, a court hears.

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  11. Reform to cut council's Pride funding, Grimes sayspublished at 15:51 BST 16 October

    Durham County Council's deputy leader argues the authority "isn't an ATM for contested causes".

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  12. Magpies 'need a period of stability' after 'significant addition' of Wilsonpublished at 15:18 BST 16 October

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  13. Le Bris on injuries, O'Nien's journey and Premier League tacticspublished at 13:58 BST 16 October

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  14. Edwards looking to unlock more Boro creativitypublished at 13:52 BST 16 October

    Head coach Rob Edwards wants a bit more going forward from Middlesbrough after two games without scoring.

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  15. This year's Durham Lumiere to be the lastpublished at 13:28 BST 16 October

    Since 2009 it has drawn more than 1.3 million visitors and made the local economy £43m.

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  16. Nature trail to honour boy killed in house blastpublished at 11:59 BST 16 October

    Archie York's mother says she hopes the trail will be a place to remember her son's joyful spirit.

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  17. Did the international break come at a bad time for Newcastle?published at 11:52 BST 16 October

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  18. What expected goals tell us about the start to the Premier League seasonpublished at 09:04 BST 16 October

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  19. Still no Salah but make room for Eze - FPL team of the weekpublished at 08:41 BST 16 October

    Eberechi Eze and Enzo Fernandez are midfielders to target, writes Thomas Woods, yet there's still no room for Mohamed Salah in the FPL team of the week.

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  20. Hospital's treatment centre night closures extendedpublished at 07:29 BST 16 October

    The trust says the "difficult decision" at Shotley Bridge Hospital comes amid ongoing staff shortages.

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