Jarrow schoolgirl escapes driver grab attempt
Middlesbrough battle for a Premier League spot
Teesside and Northumberland bands take home Radio 2 Folk Awards
Updates on Thursday 28 April 2016
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A damp end to the day, with outbreaks of rain for most, heavy at times.
This will fall as snow over high ground, settling over the Pennines.
Outbreaks of rain and snow overnight, falling to low levels in heavy outbreaks.
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Image source, The Northern EchoA collision on the B1296 Old Durham Road in Wrekenton, Gateshead, outside the Lidl is blocking the road in both directions.
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Seaham Coast FC is staging a high-heeled walk on Saturday to raise cash., external
Image source, Sunderland EchoAnd explored whether Kim Kardashian is a post-feminism heroine:
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They control budgets running into hundreds of millions of pounds and can hire and fire police chief constables.
Next week, police and crime commissioners will be elected in the Northumbria, Durham, Cleveland and Cumbria force areas.
BBC political correspondent Luke Walton has taken Northumbria's candidates to Sunderland to answer questions from the public:
A man threatened another man with a knife and then chased him through a library, police say.
An argument broke out between two groups of men in the North Shields Library, with one man threatening another before pursuing him through the building.
Police say the incident, which happened in Northumberland Square "caused distress to other people who were in the library".
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The A66 is closed with stationary traffic westbound between the A135 Yarm Road junction in Stockton and Great Burdon Roundabout in Great Burdon because of an overturned vehicle and an accident involving a lorry and a van.
There's a diversion in operation - Exit A66 westbound at Long Newton and head south on Mill Lane towards Durham Tees Valley Airport.
At the roundabout turn right on to the A67 westbound towards Darlington and continue to rejoin A66 at Morton Palms roundabout.
Keep up to date with the latest travel for Tyne & Wear and Tees.
Police have released CCTV images after a "disturbance" in a block of flats in Hillsview Avenue, Kenton.
Image source, Northumbria PoliceThey say group of people were involved, a number of threats were made and bottles were smashed in the communal areas of the property.
They want to speak to the girl in these pictures in connection with it.
A 51-year-old man has been left with head injuries after a night out in Ashington in Northumberland, but police say he doesn't know how.
He was at the Bubbles bar on Friday a couple of weeks ago, and ended up in hospital where he received treatment.
Police are trying to figure out how the man got injured.
Newcastle University has been given an award for addressing gender inequality in higher education.
Only nine universities hold the Athena SWAN Silver award.
The Athena SWAN Charter was established by the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) in 2005 to advance the careers of women working in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine.
It was recently expanded to include arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law.
Cleveland Police has wished Sir Bradley Wiggins a happy birthday, and says it is looking forward to keeping the crowds safe when he rides through Middlesbrough:
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Tests on 42 towns and cities across the UK suggest almost half have average broadband speeds below 24Mbps.
Middlesbrough had 34.4Mbps, with Newcastle on 21.1Mbps. Hull, with an average of 12.4Mbps, is the UK's slowest city, according to comparison site uSwitch, which conducted the tests.
These speeds are likely to be low not because of lack of availability but because people have chosen not to take up faster services.
Government figures suggest superfast broadband - 24Mbps or higher - is now available to more than 90% of homes and businesses, with funding pledged to bring that total to 95% by 2017.
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The 41-year-old from County Durham was in charge of the 2012 League Cup final at Wembley when Liverpool won against Cardiff City on penalties.
Clattenburg also took charge of the 2012 Olympic men's final when Mexico beat favourites Brazil at Wembley.
"It's an honour and a massive achievement," said Clattenburg, who will take charge of games at Euro 2016., external
Image source, Getty ImagesThe pension fund has more than 130,000 members and a deficit of £485m.
He told the Business select committee: "It's not unreasonable ... to say 'look we're interested in the assets but this would be an issue'."
Pension fund trustees were in talks with the regulator, Mr Javid said.
The firm employs more than 500 people in Hartlepool at its pipe mill.
Newcastle Falcons have made 24-year-old Worcester Warriors hooker Ben Sowreytheir sixth signing for next season.
"He is a strong scrummager, a good line-out technician, very skilful and our sort of all-round player," says director of rugby Dean Richards.
Image source, Rex FeaturesA seven-year-old has been rewarded with a certificate by the North East Ambulance Service after caring for her mum in an emergency.
Image source, NEASBethan was out shopping with her mum Amber Rochester in South Gosforth when Amber suddenly suffered from diabetic hypoglycemia and collapsed at the tills.
The seven-year-old raised the alarm with supermarket staff, who called 999.
The ambulance service said that despite being frightened by the experience, Bethan was able to give valuable information about her mum to paramedics, meaning she got the right care quickly.
Her mum, a 38-year-old hairdresser from Holystone, said: “She was super duper brave, I’m so proud of her."
Middlesbrough will be showcased around the world when the Tour de Yorkshire comes to town on Sunday:
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