19 May 2013 Last updated at 04:34 ET

Motorway motorbike crash kills two

A man and a woman have died after a motorbike crashes on the A1 in Gateshead.

Man speaking to an audienceUnions hold school reform rally

A rally is held by teaching unions in Newcastle over government school reforms.

Car in BowburnLocalised floods cause road closures

Roads across north-east England are closed because of localised flooding.

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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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