New Zealand batter Suzie Bates will play for Durham in the T20 Blast and One-Day Cup in 2025 as their inaugural overseas player.

The outbreaks in County Durham see the rules extended to cover Darlington.

Newcastle City Council says it is looking into "irregularities".

Forty individually designed sculptures will be dotted around Newcastle and North Tyneside streets.

Sunderland defender Chris Mepham says making defensive blocks are as important to him as scoring goals.

Simon Woodall and Josh Morris smuggled items such as phones, drugs and tobacco into prisons.

No trains were running for several hours between Pelaw and South Hylton, Nexus says.

Jordan Wagstaffe is a low-intelligence "misogynist" with "absolute sexual entitlement", a judge says.

The council is planning to repair Hartlepool Art Gallery, including its 120ft (36.6m) clock tower.

The Fed and Watered cafe owners deny breaching an enforcement notice issued by Gateshead Council.

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris says his team's securing of a top-six place in the Championship is a "great achievement".

Durham Police has given an update after Barry Dawson was killed in Stanley on Saturday.

Two girls are released on bail in connection with the assault, which left a girl badly bruised.

Plans to make Seaburn STACK a permanent feature of the seafront have been lodged.

The head teacher says investigations will be carried out during the closure.

A teenager filmed and encouraged his cousins as they hurled pint glasses at officers, a court hears.

Allan Grimson is alleged to have committed the offences between 1994 and 1999.

Darson Johnson launched an unprovoked attack on his victim outside a house party, a court hears.

BBC Sport asks Sunderland fans to have their say on who should play at left wing after Romaine Mundle suffers a hamstring injury.