Sunderland

10 hrs ago

Paula Mitchinson is smiling as she waits to board a train on Platform 1 at the Stadium of Light metro startion. She is wearing a navy blue Adidas jacket with Sunderland AFC's red and white crest. Her hair is short and grey. There is a green footbridge above the tracks.

Plea for more grab rails on new Metro trains

Paula Mitchinson uses a walking cane and says she worries about falling over on her way to a seat.

10 hrs ago

20 hrs ago

Split picture: Left, Ollie Watkins celebrates for Aston Villa and right, Chelsea's Alejandro Garnacho looks disappointed after a defeat

Champions League almost sewn up but race for Europe tighter than ever

Scrolling down the Premier League table, the Europa League and Europa Conference League spots are still anyone's guess.

20 hrs ago

Villa score late to beat Sunderland in seven-goal thriller

Tammy Abraham's late winner helps Aston Villa survive a late Sunderland fightback and give Unai Emery's side a crucial 4-3 victory in their quest for Champions League football next season.

20 hrs ago

23 hrs ago

Sunderland showed their identity until the end - Le Bris

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris says his side showed their "character" and "quality" until the end, scoring two goals in two minutes to come back from 3-1 down before conceding a 93rd-minute winner from Tammy Abraham.

23 hrs ago

1 day ago

Two large white blossom trees have bloomed on an estate in Darlington.

Your pictures: Spring flowers beautiful in the sun

BBC Weather Watchers share beautiful nature scenes with spring flowers blooming in northern England.

1 day ago

Band of seven people posing in front of a drum kit and speakers while smiling. There are in a room with blinds on the windows. The person on the left is holding a whiteboard which reads: "AutismAble was Here". The person on the right is holding a black guitar. There are three women crouched in front of the drum kit. The man at the drum kit is smiling in a black top and holding the cymbal. There are wires strewn across the floor.

Autism charity praises Fender's £25k support

AutismAble's lead music practitioner Ian Black says Fender's donation means a "huge amount to us".

1 day ago

2 days ago

Kieran Williams who has short, brown hair and a bit of stubble on his chin. He is wearing a grey hoodie which is zipped all the way to the top. He is standing in front of a collection of photos which says 'family' in the middle. The photo is slightly pixilated, like someone has taken a photo of the picture on another screen.

Fourth anniversary appeal to find teen's killer

Police hunting Kieran Williams' killer say they will take fingerprints from people in the community.

2 days ago

3 days ago

Herrington Country Park. There is a large pond with ducks floating on it, with a green field and hill beyond atop which sits the Penshaw monument, a large structure made of big stone columns.

Teenage trio lured boy to park to stab him

The victim's mother says the "brutal senseless attack" was "every parent's worst nightmare".

3 days ago

An orca is surfacing from the water with his head away from the shot and his fin closest towards the camera. The water is black and swirling.

Why are more orcas being seen in one coastal area?

Marine experts say the pods may be returning to a place where they had a good hunting experience.

3 days ago

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