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Serial 'crash-for-cash' conman fails in freedom bid14:13
Week-long spinning fundraiser underway in support of attack victim left in coma16:23
116,000 counterfeit cigarettes found in £33,000 Sunderland raid15:45
Sandwiches, wraps and fillings recalled due to food poisoning risk15:45
Sunderland AFC Live: The very latest transfer news from the Stadium of Light11:47
UPDATED: Tesco announces end of 24-hour opening hours at 76 stores - most North East branches spared05:00
'˜Golden goodbye' row: Sunderland Council leader refuses to reveal pay-off sum for £242,000-a-year chief executive14:41
PICTURES: Your #SmearForSmear selfies for Cervical Cancer Prevention Week14:30
'˜Poster child' for culture: Sunderland praised by Arts Council chairman16:00
Sunderland striker Fabio Borini rejects Serie A interest14:00
Man had head stamped on in sickening attack at Hartlepool bus stop13:47
West Brom U21s 2 Newcastle United U21s 4: Roberts double inspires Magpies success12:40
WATCH: Sunderland's The Voice singer goes back to the school where it all began12:39
Chance for would-be teachers to train on the job12:42
Sport Relief: Go on the run and help charity12:36
Project to support victims of anti social behaviour rolled out across South Tyneside and Sunderland09:52
Sunderland closing in on £9m signing of Bordeaux midfielder12:06
Pre-inquest review into shooting death of former Sunderland marine Phil Harris11:58
Sunderland AFC news: Allardyce closes in on £9million signing, West Ham track striker, winger extends loan11:44
Swine flu alert prompts vaccination call11:34
Hartlepool and Billingham teenagers in Soundwaves final11:02
Police hunt flasher who exposed himself to teens near Washington school10:34
Wahbi Khazri: Profile of Sunderland-bound £9million Bordeaux forward10:32
Farewell to an icon: The last Land Rover10:16
Will you 'like' the new Facebook icons?10:30
Sunderland RCA hope for big backing in FA Vase showdown against Bristol Manor Farm09:55
Breastfeeding saves lives but experts warn low levels in UK could be made worse by cuts10:00
Northern League: Fired-up Washington determined to derail Shildon again09:29
Biker rescued by air ambulance after breaking pelvis in horror crash on forest track09:52
Fish and chip restaurant plans expansion as it lands award nomination09:43
Driver jailed after running red lights during police chase09:29
Arsenal boss expects Sunderland target Mathieu Debuchy to leave09:30
Northern League: Hall, Bott out of Ryhope CW’s Chester-le-Street crunch09:00
Smoove and Turrell and Shola Ama added to Sunderland festival09:17
Sunderland AFC LIVE: The very latest transfer news from the Stadium of Light09:16
7 shots of Sunderland Station over the decades09:11
Hearing will be told of latest progress on investigation into death of Sunderland dad in Iraq09:00
Hartlepool Utd v Exeter City: Paynter dilemma for Pools boss Moore08:37
Northern Powergrid engineers restore power to 6,500 customers as Storm Gertrude hits region08:16
Tax changes are unfair08:01
Delight to see happy couple08:00
Allowed to do as it pleases07:50
Metro system has '˜design fault', says rail network boss07:26
LIVE: Storm Gertrude rocks the North East as Met Office issues warnings07:14
Sunderland consider list of 60 possible signings before transfer deadline04:30
Devlin a dazzler as Easington clinch home Durham Challenge Cup quarter-final date17:30
Durham Alliance Combination League: Coundon strength too much for Hall Farm's battlers12:30
title race wide open '“ nelson16:30
Over-40s League: Gary saves the day as Blue House rally against The Philadelphia05:00
Historic Sunderland pub reopens as The Tipsy Cow05:00
Sunderland High School closure: Campaigners '˜overwhelmed by support' as they fight to save institution09:00
Sam Allardyce: Why Sunderland have offloaded so many players in January window07:30
Lamine Kone relieved after finally completing Sunderland move13:15
Hartlepool United v Exeter City: You can just tell Billy Paynter is itching to play09:30
Hartlepool United v Exeter City: Paul Tisdale plays the beautiful way says Ronnie Moore07:00
Hartlepool United will not sign a player just for the sake of it says Ronnie Moore11:52
Peterlee folk urged to join in town's first Sport Relief charity run