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Paedophile caught by bragging to undercover coppublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February

Ian Campbell told a girl to follow his orders or he would publish pictures of her, a court hears.

Teenagers sentenced for arson attack on old chapelpublished at 16:03 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February

The former Wesley Chapel in Hartlepool is being transformed into a hotel.

Dealer with cocaine hidden in bedroom wall jailedpublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February

A stash of cocaine was found hidden behind a fake power socket in Aaron Evans home, a court hears.

Match stopped to honour Deadpool's piggy-back palpublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February

Players at Hartlepool United and actor Ryan Reynolds are among those paying tribute to Riley Bains.

Woman bit and beat friend after hospital escapepublished at 12:43 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February

Shauna Gallagher repeatedly punched her friend and bit his lip, a court hears.

'Bored' arsonist who terrified neighbours jailedpublished at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February

Mark Dixon deliberately set his flat on fire, causing a neighbour to flee their Newcastle home.

Man who forced girl to expose herself jailedpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February

Vernon Austen's victim said he "ripped" her childhood and innocence away, a court hears.

Boy, 9, befriended by actor dies from cancerpublished at 07:15 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February

The parents of Hartlepool boy Riley Bains, whose story touched thousands, pay tribute to their son.

Crumbling city bridge to close for repairspublished at 06:12 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February

The River Tyne crossing is to shut for a day to allow repairs to handrails and the road surface.

FA Cup holders Man Utd to face Sunderland in quarter-finalspublished at 18:51 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February

Women's FA Cup holders Manchester United have been drawn at home to second division side Sunderland in the 2024-25 quarter-finals.

Glass Centre's Sunday closure 'diabolical' movepublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February

Sunderland University says the decision to close the venue on Sundays is "carefully considered".

Respiratory hubs to stay open due to high demandpublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February

The 34 hubs in the North East and Cumbria will now stay open until the end of February.

Bellingham fit to return for Luton gamepublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February

Sunderland midfielder Jobe Bellingham is fit to play against Luton Town on Wednesday after recovering from an ankle knock.

Child trapped in parcel locker rescuedpublished at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February

Cleveland Fire Brigade says the child's oxygen levels fell to dangerously low levels while inside.

McCullum's white-ball team needs time, says Woodpublished at 13:10 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February

Fast bowler Mark Wood says England's white-ball teams need time to improve under new coach Brendon McCullum.

Budding lawyer fined for dealing cannabis published at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February

Police caught Umair Arfan handing over cannabis from his car, Newcastle Crown Court hears.

Pedestrian killed in crash had 'brightest future'published at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February

Harrison Harvey's family, from Hartlepool, pay tribute to the 25-year-old after he was hit by a car.

Pick of the stats: Sunderland v Luton Townpublished at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February

Luton Town make the trip up to the Stadium of Light on Wednesday (19:45 GMT) as boss Matt Bloomfield searches for his first win in charge.

Driver charged £170 in fake parking code scampublished at 07:47 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February

Sunderland City Council says fraudsters are targeting its car parks with fake QR codes.

Complaints over campervan beach road barrierpublished at 06:11 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February

One man who rents a hut on the other side of the gate says his van "won't fit".

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