21 May 2013 Last updated at 00:42 ET

Ark Royal sets sail on final journeyArk Royal sailing out of Portsmouth

HMS Ark Royal, which was built on Tyneside, leaves her home port for the final time later, bound for a scrap yard in Turkey.

Stephen Miller Freedom of Gateshead for paralympian

Paralympic gold medallist Stephen Miller is to be awarded the Freedom of Gateshead.

Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel. Photo: Tyne & Wear Integrated Transport AuthorityTunnel to shut for one year revamp

The Tyne pedestrian and cyclist tunnel closes later for a £4.9m refurbishment which will take up to a year.

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Blind woman's 'real' hallucinations Disease causes blind woman to see things Lillian Boyd

Lance Armstrong under cyclists' feet Shop glues cycle cheat's book pages to the floor Pages of Lance Armstrong's books varnished on a floor

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UKIP in big local election push

13:42 UK time, Friday, 19 April 2013

UKIP has a record number of candidates in the county council elections but can they upset the established parties?

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Who controlled guns in Durham?

17:54 UK time, Monday, 11 March 2013

Inside Out catalogued failures in gun control in County Durham - who was in control?

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