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Updates on Wednesday 21 October 2015
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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
On tonight's Look North: Health bosses apologise after ambulabce waitpublished at 17:57
Carol Malia
BBC Look NorthHealth bosses apologise to a 15-year-old boy from Teesside who had a three-hour wait for an ambulance after breaking his leg.
The Redcar MP Anna Turley has asked the Prime Minister about a financial aid package to help Teesside after the closure of the SSI steelworks.
Join me for these and all our other stories at 18:30 on BBC One.
Weather: Most areas dry but some patchy rain and drizzlepublished at 17:52
Most areas will stay dry, but patchy rain and drizzle may spread into western parts overnight, clearing through the early hours with most places dry by dawn.
Winds will become strong and gusty across all parts.
Minimum Temperature: 11C (52F).
Durham Light Infantry Museum to shutpublished at 17:47
An award-winning museum dedicated to the Durham Light Infantry is to shut because it is too expensive to run, councillors said.
The DLI Museum in Durham could see its collection relocated to Spennymoor.
In a report for Durham County Council's cabinet, external, council officers said the building was too expensive to maintain and temporary exhibits would instead be held at Durham University.
Police hunt 'messy hair' manpublished at 17:40
Police are looking for a man thought to be involved in two reports of 'inappropriate' behaviour on buses in Hartlepool.
Two 16-year-old girls reported a man as acting in a strange manner and looking at their legs on the No 1 service near Tunstall High School on Monday.
That's been linked by police to a similar report on September 25th, on the same service in York Road.
The man's said to be white, slim and with messy or untidy dark hair.
Joy for £1m Jarrow Lotto winnerpublished at 17:31
A retired barmaid from Jarrow has won £1m on the Lotto raffle.
Mary Galbraith, 64, was one of 25 winners.
Image source, CamelotShe and her husband Terry are planning to buy a new bungalow, and give money to their two children and four grandchildren.
Woman attacked with rock at bus stoppublished at 17:24
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was attacked with a rock in South Shields, externalwhile on her way to work.
Appeal after Sunderland rapepublished at 17:17
A woman was raped in Sunderland early on Tuesday.
Police say it happened after she'd been out with friends in the Port of Call pub.
She was seen walking in Derwent street with a man who'd offered her a lift. The man's described as white, in his mid to late 20s, with short dark hair and stubble.
Police 'prepared for peaceful derby'published at 17:08
Northumbria Police say they'll once again dispense with the traditional escort for away fans at the game between Sunderland and Newcastle on Sunday.
Ch Supt Steve Neill said that in recent years both sets of fans had been a "superb advert" for football and the region and there had been no major disruption and relatively few arrests.
He said extra police would be on duty, and pub licensees had agreed not to serve alcohol before 09:00.
Man, 61, arrested after 20 cars damaged in Middlesbroughpublished at 16:57
The Gazette
NewspaperBarnard Castle's market cross 'being hit by lorries'published at 16:44
Campaigners are calling for a town centre lorry ban to halt HGVs clipping an historic market cross.
Barnard Castle's octagonal cross was built in 1747 and was where butter and dairy products were sold. It is now at the centre of a roundabout.
Image source, GoogleCampaigners said the cross was being "hit" by vehicles at least once a week and are calling for a town centre lorry ban or a "bypass" road for HGVs.
But Durham County Council said another road would not be "cost effective".
Owner speaks of horror over cat killingpublished at 16:29
The owner of a cat killed when a group of youths attacked it in Hartlepool, has been describing her horror.
The owner said her pet Chico was kicked and stamped on.
She said: "I've had my cat for 16 years, half my life really. She was more than a cat to me, she was part of the family."
The attack happened on Saturday night. Police have appealed for witnesses.
Stokes may miss second Pakistan Testpublished at 16:16
BBC SportEngland all-rounder Ben Stokes could miss the second Test against Pakistan with a stomach virus.
Stokes, 24, who hit a fifty and took four wickets in the drawn first Test, missed training on Tuesday but will take part in a net later on Wednesday.
"We're not totally sure [whether he will play]," said captain Alastair Cook. "He wasn't well yesterday at all.
Image source, PAStreet death 'unexplained'published at 16:06
A man has been found lying dead in a street in Spennymoor.
Police say they're treating the death of the man in Craddock Street on Tuesday evening as unexplained.
The coroner has been informed and a post-mortem examination's been taking place this afternoon.
Three other men were arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs.
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End of X postPolice hunt man for prison recallpublished at 15:35
Police are trying to trace a man who's allegedly breached his bail conditions for recall to prison.
Image source, Northhumbria policeDylan Walt, who's 19, had been staying in Gateshead but police believe he may have returned to Sunderland where he used to live.
Scott Wilson agree three-year contract with Newcastle Falconspublished at 15:09
BBC SportEngland Saxons prop Scott Wilson has agreed a new three-year contract with Newcastle Falcons.
Tight-head Wilson, 21, has made 49 appearances for the first team since progressing from the Premiership club's academy set-up.
He joined the Falcons aged 14 and made his debut during the 2012-13 Championship campaign.
Latest headlines: Author donates archive and campaigners call for lorry banpublished at 14:55
Here are the top headlines on Local Live
- Author Michael Morpurgo has donated his archive of manuscripts and other papers to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books, in Newcastle.
- Campaigners are calling for a town centre lorry ban to halt HGVs clipping an historic market cross.
- Police on Teesside have said they are keen to locate the whereabouts of a large amount of fireworks stolen from a speciality store.
Tractor joyrider admits more offencespublished at 14:49
The Gazette
NewspaperA joyrider whose drive in a tractor led to his pregnant girlfriend’s leg being run over, external has admitted more crimes at court.
Image source, The GazetteDavid Cameron: 'We can't set the world steel price'published at 14:32
In reply to Anna Turley's question, David Cameron replied: "We will do everything we can to help including the financial package that she's set out, making sure that we help people with retraining and with new opportunities, making sure that we help bring new industries to the area.
"But let me tell her what we can't do. We can't in this House set the world price of steel, we can't overcome the fact that the SSI plant had lost £600m in this Parliament, those are the facts and those are the facts that members opposite, frankly, have got to engage with."
