Chapman 'should not see daylight'
The friend of murdered teenager Ashleigh Hall says she hopes killer Peter Chapman "never sees daylight again".
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Father guilty of baby poisoning
A man from north-east England faces jail after being found guilty of trying to kill his baby son by smothering and poisoning.
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Rape past of Ashleigh's murderer
The killer of County Durham teenager Ashleigh Hall had a sickening history of sexual violence.
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Hundreds join Cardiff fans' march
Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale asks fans to "look in the mirror" before 2,000 protest over the club's finances.
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Driver in fatal bus crash named
Police name a bus driver killed when his vehicle collided head-on with a coach in County Durham.
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Damaged bridge closed 'for weeks'
A Teesside bridge damaged in heavy rainfall is likely to be shut for about eight weeks, says Stockton Council.
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Driver killed as two buses crash
A driver is killed and passengers seriously injured in a crash between two buses in County Durham.
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Charity fights gay adoption rules
A Leeds-based Roman Catholic adoption agency goes to the High Court to to fight equality legislation forcing it to accept gay couples.
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Two injured in stolen car crash
Two men suffer serious injuries when a stolen car overturns at a roundabout on the A66 at South Bank, Teesside.
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Delays to housing estate revamp
Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon says he remains committed to a major revamp of the Gresham area of the town.
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Boro big wheel rolls out of town
Middlesbrough's big wheel is dismantled after what organisers describe as a "hugely successful" visit to the town.
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Woman jailed for sex with boy, 12
A woman aged 36 is jailed for nine years after admitting having sex with a 12-year-old boy nearly 200 times.
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'Napoleon' horse in cemetery work
A horse is drafted in to remove felled trees during conservation work at a cemetery and nature reserve on Teesside.
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Referral unit is 'failing pupils'
A Teesside facility for pupils excluded from other schools is branded as inadequate by government inspectors.
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Child welfare mail left in street
Middlesbrough Council apologises after confidential documents, including a letter for child protection workers, are found in a street.
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Collapsed sewer causes large hole
A burst water main and collapsed sewer causes a large hole to open in the middle of road on Teesside.
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In pictures: Corus steel plant
Pictures of the Corus steel plant on Teesside, which is being mothballed while the search goes on for a buyer.
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Corus decommissioning under way
The process of decommissioning the Corus steel plant in Redcar begins in earnest, bringing an end to 150 years of steelmaking in the town
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Corus steel plant mothballing: Your comments
BBC News website readers have been emailing in with their reaction to the partial mothballing of Redcar's Corus plant.
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Driving school in administration
The parent company of driving instructor business Red Driving School, the UK's third largest, goes into administration.
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