1. Aldi store backed over Lidl objectionpublished at 06:26 British Summer Time 27 September

    Sunderland council officials recommend plans to build an Aldi on land north of Houghton-le-Spring.

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  2. Sycamore Gap sapling gifted in memory of boy with cancerpublished at 01:46 British Summer Time 27 September

    The National Trust is encouraging people to apply for 'Tree of Hope' descendants of the famous sycamore.

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  3. More than 4,000 pharmacy hours lost to closurespublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 26 September

    Watchdog Health says a key cause of the temporary closures is staff shortages.

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  4. Carrick wants Boro to turn dominance into resultspublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 26 September

    Middlesbrough have won only two of their six league games, despite having more average possession and shots than their opponents.

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  5. Barrister in court accused of causing crash deathpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 26 September

    Lawyer Hamish Hickey, 40, charged with causing the death of Michael Lupton by driving dangerously.

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  6. Sunderland have 'powerful' momentum - Johnsonpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 26 September

    Former Sunderland head coach Lee Johnson hopes his old club can maintain their 'powerful' early season momentum.

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  7. Durham-Kent and four Division Two games rained offpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 26 September

    Durham's County Championship Division One game with already relegated Kent is abandoned on day one at Chester-le-Street.

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  8. Newcastle won't finish bottom - Diamondpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 26 September

    Consultant director of rugby Steve Diamond says that Newcastle's confidence has not been knocked by an opening night loss.

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  9. 'A few issues for Newcastle at the moment'published at 14:00 British Summer Time 26 September

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