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North East MEP drops out of UKIP leadership race

Police hunt for driver after Garston crash

Clampdown on begging underway on Preston's streets

Bolton hero helps Great Britain become 'Gold' Britain in Brazil

IPCC investigate Whitley Bay police station death

Man arrested after Catterick Garrison fatal collision

Man arrested in connection with Gateshead death

Veteran saved from homelessness in Barnsley wants more support for people like him

Concerns had been raised before Oldham building collapse

[Picture] Police release CCTV images following Wigan attack

Hull veterans charity sees 100% rise in demand

Manchester mum backs calls for online safeguarding for toddlers

6 year old who's lived half of life in Sheffield set to be deported to Poland

A South Shields victim of child sex abuse breaks her silence

Just a day to go until Boro's first Premier League game in seven years

Gateshead crash victims named

Wirral gym need £1m to open specialist centres for people recovering from cancer

Pair found guilty of murdering homeless man in Salford

£45 million transport plans for Liverpool

Tributes paid to Gateshead crash victims

Children as young as three now going online

EXCLUSIVE - Back brace sparks terror alert in Bolton

Two arrests after armed police stop car in Everton

Rafa backs fan film about NUFC

Three arrested in Lancashire on suspicion of selling thousands of illegal tv set-top boxes

GMP payout for abuse victim blunder

Manchester is a cannabis capital

Drink & drug driving arrests on Merseyside nearly double

Calls for action to tackle waiting times for transgender people in Sheffield

Calls for action to tackle waiting times for transgender people in Leeds

North East parents forced to splash the cash to keep the kids happy

North East parents forced to splash the cash to keep the kids happy

North East parents forced to splash the cash to keep the kids happy

British Steel recruit 100 new trainees

Investigation into reports of shooting in Kirkby

Police appeal after three dead in Gateshead crash