Local News
- County Championship: Three late Chris Rushworth wickets leave Worcestershire in trouble July 15, 2019Durham fast bowler Chris Rushworth strikes three late blows to leave Worcestershire in a mess going into the final day.
- Councillor David Smith to face child sex offence charges July 15, 2019Middlesbrough councillor David Smith denies nine counts of sexual touching of a child.
- Stockton Globe Theatre: Plan for extra £6.5m faces scrutiny July 13, 2019Structural problems have pushed the renovation bill up from £4m to £26.5m.
- Cleveland Police officer David Waller guilty of sex offences July 12, 2019David Waller was convicted of 10 charges including rape and sexual activity with a child.
- Pair plead not guilty to Michael Phillips' murder July 12, 2019Neil Elliott and Lee Darby deny killing the Hartlepool man and are remanded in custody.
- Taylor Williams death 'could have been foreseen' July 11, 2019Taylor Williams, 17, who had a history of self-harming, was found with a ligature around her neck.
- Granville Gibson: Ex-vicar guilty of 1970s indecent assault July 10, 2019Granville Gibson, 83, is jailed for 10 months after being convicted of two charges.
- Redundancy: 'It's like a new lease of life' July 10, 2019After recent large-scale job cuts, we asked the BBC audience how they coped when it happened to them.
- Igloo made out of empty plastic milk bottles at County Durham school July 8, 2019The structure aims to teach about plastic pollution and give the pupils somewhere to read and play.
- Middlesbrough: Where heroin is cheaper than cigarettes June 30, 2019The true scale of homelessness in the North East is largely hidden from view, according to Shelter.