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North East mayor election expected to cost £3m

Photographer celebrates kids with Down's syndrome

New hope for sisters trapped in their bodies

'I love activity which takes me out of my wheelchair' Video, 00:01:08'I love activity which takes me out of my wheelchair'

Habitat restoration works handed £750k

Teachers at private school vote to strike

Murder-accused mum 'sacks' lawyers during trial

Bus services: 'They're good if they turn up'

Mystery over spate of dead porpoises along coast

Crowds gather to watch Campbell's Bluebird return home. Video, 00:00:58Crowds gather to watch Campbell's Bluebird return home

Level crossing closes for three weeks

Judge warns of knife crime as killers jailed. Video, 00:00:46Judge warns of knife crime as killers jailed

Teens jailed for gang killing of 14-year-old boy

Miners' strike families 'used rabbits to feed the community'

Rise in carbon monoxide emergency callouts

More bin strikes called in bullying row

Community comes together to transform scout hut. Video, 00:01:42Community comes together to transform scout hut

Man, 82, retires after fixing church organs for 60 years

Angel to return to spot overlooking village

Stephenson's lamp sculpture to be unveiled

Knopfler's new Local Hero gets St James' airing

The Miners' Strike: 40 years on. North East, 1. It runs deep. Audio, 16 minutesThe Miners' Strike: 40 years on

Woman jailed for prison kiss drug smuggling