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The crime scene in Hartlepool on Sunday after a man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder

Murder suspect held by counter terrorism police

Action from Blyth Spartans' draw against Hartlepool. Picture: Paul Scott/Blyth Spartans

Spartans face Marske United as pre-season continues

The Roald Amundsen (left), Eendracht and VE Captain Miranda arrive into Hartlepool for the Tall Ships Races event.

13 stunning pictures of tall ships arriving into Hartlepool

Sisters Olivia and Georgia Crawford, better known as Khalysis.

Warm up act announced for this summer’s Blyth Live festival

Jeff Stelling leaving Sky Sports: Soccer Saturday presenter confirms departure after 30 years

Jeff Stelling leaving Sky Sports after 30 years with Soccer Saturday

NIFCA officers giving a presentation.

Amble based organisation provides introduction to commercial fishing

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Ten great pictures as ITV films Vera in Hartlepool's Ward Jackson Park

Meat Loaf performing at Newbury Racecourse in 2013.

Stories of 2022: Why was Meat Loaf a Pools fan?

Four Seasons has 500 vacancies in the North East.

Care company recruiting for 500 jobs

Almost 70,000 sick notes issued.

Almost 70,000 sick notes issued in Northumberland

Four Vue cinemas in the North East will be screening the funeral.

Cinemas to show Queen's funeral
Cinemas will showing the Queen’s funeral on their big screens across the North East.

The weather for the week ahead looks to be largely dry and warm, but cloudy.

Weekend weather: Warm and dry for the North East as school holidays begin

Who's keen for a trip to the seaside?

13 North East beaches to visit this summer

Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre.

What would Dorothy think? Adult version of The Wizard of Oz heads to Hartlepool

North Heights is building five three-bedroom homes on a site close to the historic Plough Inn, in Ellington.

Work underway on new homes in Ellington

Ashington Rugby.

Agony for Ashington rugby with late defeat to Hartlepool

House prices on the rise.

New year price boost for home owners

Northumberland house prices increased more than North East average in January.

Average house prices in Northumberland increased in January

HMS Trincomalee is a Royal Navy Leda-class sailing frigate built shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. She is now restored as a museum ship in Hartlepool, England.

HMS Trincomalee - a hidden gem?

Northumberland College is holding two recruitment fairs.

Northumberland College to hold recruitment fairs

Holy Island lifeboat the Lizzie Porter.

Trawler rescue off Northumberland coast remembered 100 years on

Leigh Walker (left) and Paul Connolly en route to Wallsend last week.

Charity walkers pass by Hartlepool as part of marathon fundraising effort

A Northern train.

How Northern Rail commuters can 'win back' £100

Take A Hike contestants hiking in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Northumberland contestants set to feature in new BBC series Take A Hike

Jeff in support of Prostate Cancer UK.

Jeff Stelling completes fourth fundraising walk for Prostate Cancer UK

Northumbria Water is appealing to customers to conserve supplies

Northumbrian Water appeal to customers as temperatures continue to soar

Northumberland house prices fall

Northumberland home owners see values fall

Andrew Douglas, from Serenity Farne Island Boat Tours, saw a humpback whale swimming off the Northumberland coast and walker Jake Dawson spotted dolphins in Amble.

The best places to spot dolphins off the North East coast
It’s an incredible experience to see dolphins swimming close to the North East coastline.

Cameron Painter has become Blyth Spartans' 15th signing of the summer. (Photo credit: Blyth Spartans AFC)

Blyth Spartans sign ex-Grimsby Town midfielder

Local elections 2021: Which results have already been announced, and when will the rest come? (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Local elections 2021: Which results have already been announced, and when will t...

The neighbouring island is owned by Richard Branson (Photo: Shutterstock)

You could buy a Scottish island for as little as £80,000 - here's how

Northumberland home owners ended the year in profit

Northumberland home owners finish the year in profit

The East Chevington nature reserve. Picture: Biotope

Engineers win race against time to complete works at nature reserve

Snow on the hills earlier on this morning.

This is how long we can expect the snow to last as Met Office extends warning

The North East is expected to see huge waves crash against its coastline in the days to come.

Waves of up to 16ft predicted for North East coast as weather warnings continue

The Novavax vaccine could become the fourth approved jab for use in the UK, joining the Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca already given the status.

How the North East will help in the fight against Covid with new jab

Bradley Lowery from Blackhall Colliery captured the hearts of people across the world.

Bradley Lowery virtual talent show to raise spirits and funds for charity

Snow has covered parts of the North East.

Snowy scenes across the North East as yellow weather warning issued

You can still go to church, buy fast food, use a public lavatory and have the dog groomed (but not "aesthetically")

Things you can do in Lockdown 3 that you couldn't do in the first one

Good news for home owners in Northumberland

House prices on the rise in Northumberland

HM Coastguard officers were carrying out a training course in Amble when they were alerted to a woman who was hurt nearby.

Injured woman helped by emergency teams at harbour

British Army soldiers, 1st battalion Coldstream Guards, staff a coronavirus testing centre set up at the Merseyside Caribbean Council Community Centre in Liverpool, north west England, on November 10, 2020 during a city-wide mass testing pilot operation. -

Every area in North East has signed up to mass Covid testing scheme

This Met Office graphic shows the areas covered by the yellow and amber weather warnings for heavy rain.

Met Office issues North East with Storm Alex heavy rain warning

Stricter coronavirus restrictions have been put in place for further areas in the North of England, as cases continue to rise (Photo: Shutterstock)

More areas in the North of England will not be able to meet in any indoor settin...

Further lockdown restrictions could be in place across the North East from Friday.

Further lockdown restrictions to be imposed across North East
The rapid rise in the number of coronavirus cases across the North East will see further restrictions imposed in the region from Friday.

Tall Ships at Blyth, 2016.

Remembering when Blyth hosted the Tall Ships

A yellow weather warning has been issued in the North East this week.

Yellow weather warning across Northumberland

Localised figures for care home deaths have been released.

One coronavirus care home death during July

It's going to be a mixed bag weather-wise this weekend.

This is the weekend weather forecast for Northumberland

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Latest smoking figures announced

Super Saturday across the North East.

How Super Saturday unfolded in the North East

Parkdean Resorts is reopening resorts in Northumberland, North Tyneside and near Hartlepool from the start of next week.

Hundreds of Hartlepool and Northumberland holiday park jobs saved

Public Health England has revealed the latest coronavirus rates.

North East's latest Covid-19 case rates updated in fresh figures

National Health Service (NHS) workers are tested for Coronavirus (Covid-19) at a drive-through testing site (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Why the published coronavirus figures don't show the full picture

Pictures from across the North East as shops reopen on Monday, June 15.

How the day unfolded as North East shops reopened for first time since lockdown