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North East solar farm decision overturned by Government after council refusal
A huge solar farm in County Durham that was refused by Durham County Council after hundreds of objections has been approved by the Planning Inspectorate, which ruled that tackling climate change and achieving Net Zero targets outweighed local concerns.
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North East woman diagnosed with rare cancer at 27 says she is 'incredibly lucky'
Emily Webster is an academic at Durham University - five years ago she thought cancer might be about to destroy her life.
Full BBC statement as Football Focus cancelled after more than 50 years
BBC Football Focus has been cancelled after more than 50 years on air - here is the full statement from the broadcaster on the end of the iconic Saturday football show
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'Tears of joy' as North East women reunited after lifetime of friendship
Leonie McKenna and Margaret McMahon have been friends since childhood
Man accused of causing crash on A68 in Northumberland by stopping on brow of hill
Abhisek Bhunia was accused of driving dangerously when he appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court
Petrol and diesel drivers urged to fill up tanks before weekend heatwave hits
Experts warn that hot weather causes petrol and diesel fuel levels to drop more quickly than usual, urging UK drivers to fill up their tanks before the weekend heatwave arrives
Spanish airport shuts for 35 days as all flights cancelled
Santiago de Compostela Airport in north-west Spain is closed for five weeks from today, April 23, with all flights cancelled as part of a €31 million runway upgrade affecting up to 4,500 British holidaymakers
Mum loses baby a week after home birth as inquest blasts 'serious failure'
Poppy Hope Lomas likely died from a severe hypoxic ischaemic brain event suffered in the 30 minutes before her birth
10 incredible pictures show painting progress on multi-million pound Tyne Bridge restoration
The Tyne Bridge restoration project continues apace.
Trump says 'fantastic' King's US visit could help repair strained UK-US relations
King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the US takes place next week
Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, April 23
Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
North East HIV rapist Adam Hall could have more victims across the country
Police say the vile sex predator travelled to Middlesbrough, Manchester, London and County Durham to meet men
More than 1,400 British Army troops take North Shields ferry to Nato exercise in Germany
It is the first time since the Iraq War in 2003 that a whole ferry has been chartered for military use by the British Army
Keir Starmer slams vandals who targeted beauty spot memorial for Newcastle boy killed in explosion
Keir Starmer has echoed Katherine Errington's calls for people to respect her son Archie York's legacy, after vandalism at a site where a nature trail is being created in his memory
Youngest victim of HIV rapist Adam Hall says 'everything shattered' when he got diagnosis on way home from school
The predator has today been jailed for intentionally passing virus on to young men
Concerns raised over surgeon's 'lack of reflection' after death of North East dad following operation
Houghton-le-Spring dad Neil Pentland died at the age of 53 after an operation went wrong at Sunderland Royal Hospital last year
Inside the delicate and complex investigation that snared 'arrogant' HIV rapist Adam Hall
Adam Hall intentionally passed the virus on to vulnerable young men he met on Grindr
A19 crash LIVE: Updates as lanes re-open following huge 3-vehicle rush-hour collision
Slow traffic is building up on a stretch of road near to the Herrington Interchange
North East rapist who is second in UK convicted of deliberately infecting with HIV jailed for life
Adam Hall, of Washington, was found guilty of offences of GBH with intent and rape in offences that have had a devastating impact on his victims
'He's left me a broken man'- The harrowing words of victims traumatised by HIV rapist Adam Hall
Vile predator Adam Hall targeted vulnerable younger men on Grindr