A total of 13 people are charged after raids on North East cannabis farms in which police found drugs valued at £4m.
The sun was shining on the performers at the first day of the Mouth of the Tyne Festival.
The helleborine, one of the world's rarest orchids, is in flower on Lindisfarne.
A boat covered in knitting will be launched into the River Tyne on Sunday.
Find out more about transplants at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital
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