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A boy, 15, has been arrested and is helping police with inquiries, Durham Constabulary said.
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Teenager taken to hospital with stab wounds
A boy, 15, has been arrested and is helping police with inquiries, Durham Constabulary said.
Covid cases in County Durham triple in a week
The rapid rise in cases in the area is so far not impacting on hospital admissions, figures show.
Body found in reservoir believed to be missing dad
Glen Carr, 37, from Blaydon, Gateshead, left his home for work on 23 April but failed to return.
Hartlepool seal dramatic EFL return
Hartlepool United return to the English Football League as they beat Torquay United 5-4 on penalties, despite Gulls goalkeeper Lucas Covolan scoring a stoppage-time equaliser.
Charity in £50,000 fund plea for dream premises
The charity hopes moving to a building on the high street will improve opportunities for its users.
Neighbours come together to revamp back alley
A community comes together to transform their rundown back alley into a safe family space.
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Teenager taken to hospital with stab wounds
A boy, 15, has been arrested and is helping police with inquiries, Durham Constabulary said.
Covid cases in County Durham triple in a week
The rapid rise in cases in the area is so far not impacting on hospital admissions, figures show.
Body found in reservoir believed to be missing dad
Glen Carr, 37, from Blaydon, Gateshead, left his home for work on 23 April but failed to return.
Hartlepool seal dramatic EFL return
Hartlepool United return to the English Football League as they beat Torquay United 5-4 on penalties, despite Gulls goalkeeper Lucas Covolan scoring a stoppage-time equaliser.
Charity in £50,000 fund plea for dream premises
The charity hopes moving to a building on the high street will improve opportunities for its users.
Neighbours come together to revamp back alley
A community comes together to transform their rundown back alley into a safe family space.
Covid cases in County Durham triple in a week
The rapid rise in cases in the area is so far not impacting on hospital admissions, figures show.
Body found in reservoir believed to be missing dad
Glen Carr, 37, from Blaydon, Gateshead, left his home for work on 23 April but failed to return.
Hartlepool seal dramatic EFL return
Hartlepool United return to the English Football League as they beat Torquay United 5-4 on penalties, despite Gulls goalkeeper Lucas Covolan scoring a stoppage-time equaliser.
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Robber absconds from Derbyshire open prison
Samantha Noble
BBC News Online
A convicted robber has gone on the run from an open prison in Derbyshire.
Derbyshire Police said Ben Adderson absconded from HMP Sudbury overnight last night.
The 23-year-old was jailed at Carlisle Crown Court in 2017 and has links to Carlisle, Warrington and Middlesbrough.
Copyright: Derbyshire PoliceOfficers said anyone who spots Adderson, who is 6ft 4in tall with a cannabis leaf tattoo on his left arm, should not approach him but contact the force immediately.
Covid-detecting machine tested at Darlington school
A County Durham technology firm which is developing a machine to detect coronavirus in the air is testing it at a Darlington primary school.
Sedegfield-based Kromek says its system is designed to be used in areas of high footfall, such as airports, cinemas and schools.
Machines have already been installed at Newcastle and Teesside airports.
Copyright: BBCKromek chief executive officer, Arnab Basu said: "We sample a lot of air and filter out all the particles we're not interested in, like skin particles and pollen, and we look at the virus and use a very accurate analytical technique inside the machine which tells if Covid is there."
Fears of land shortage accelerate steelworks demolition
The Tees Valley mayor says demolition of the former SSI steelworks site in Redcar is being accelerated due to high demand from businesses looking to move in.
Ben Houchen says work to tear down structures including the blast furnace and coke ovens will begin on 2 August.
Copyright: GettyThe work will be completed within 12 months, instead of the original timescale of 5 to 6 years, because of the demand for land, Mr Houchen said.
"We are now in a genuinely realistic place that we could run out of land quite quickly if we don't accelerate the demolition of the whole site," he added.
"With things like the GE factory starting construction in October we can't wait around to free up the land to create the jobs and investment we need."
Hartlepool United team bus on way home
The Hartlepool United squad are on their way back to Victoria Park after securing their return to the English Football League at the weekend.
Pools beat Torquay United 5-4 on penalties, after Gulls' Matt Buse missed a sudden-death penalty.
It followed the drama of Torquay keeper Lucas Covolan heading in a 95th-minute cross to send the game into extra time, after Luke Armstrong's first-half strike looked to have sealed promotion for Pools.
By Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport at Ashton Gate
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