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The 14 businesses in Chester-le-Street with poor food hygiene ratings

Coronavirus: What you need to know this Sunday morning

Extreme measure to stop school truant was designed to humiliate but not injure

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Four in a Bed - the village pub that will appear on TV this week

Child aged eight among those missing from Darlington Council care - but stats don't tell full story

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How Darlington was at the centre of 'a domestic tragedy of the most deplorable character'

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Dentist offers advice on what to do at home if you have a dental emergency

National Theatre makes productions available for FREE - how to watch at home

Car seat covers delivered to NHS staff by North-East dealership to help prevent virus spread

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Home hairdressing in lockdown - top stylist's tips on what to do (and what not to do)

Life-changing move reaps eggs-cellent rewards for cancer charity

Review: Terry Garner's fish and chips deliver a welcome taste of normality

B&Q reopens its stores online - how to shop there during lockdown

Rory McCoy: From growing up at the Tontine to Soho success

To baldly go in aid of the NHS; Darlington mum has long locks chopped

6 inspirational coronavirus survivors who prove there's hope in these dark times

Plans for new bar where a long-standing pub once stood

Coronavirus latest in the North East, North Yorkshire and UK

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Coronavirus: More than 500 people have now died in North-East and North Yorkshire

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Making a non-essential journey could VOID your car insurance policy

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Coronavirus: What you need to know this Saturday morning

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Home Secretary - 'I am sorry if people feel there have been failings' on PPE

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Calls to 'dig deep' as Durham Police says some people still not complying with lockdown

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Kind-hearted cop who went the extra mile for vulnerable woman

Cyclist died days after he was struck by car

Shopping complex DL1 suggests 'isolation hacks' for Darlington residents

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Armed gang jailed for 'bungled' robbery of One Stop shop

Tekmar Energy awarded cable contract in France to protect country’s first offshore windfarm

Man makes NHS face shields with 3D printer

Party allegiances dropped to create support network

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Hospital consultant and committed ‘beardy’ to brave the shave for first time in 40 years

Man who sent abusive messages to his 'ex’ then blamed his mother

Mystery of the stone vault solved - how people managed before the days of refrigeration

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Dolly Parton starts reading bedtime stories online - how to listen

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland launch dedicated phone line for over-70s

Is a sore throat a symptom of coronavirus? Here are the signs to look out for

Bobby has book published about autism

Hundreds of food boxes to be delivered to vulnerable across County Durham

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How long should I walk my dog for? Your questions answered

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Plans to revamp social care option

Gamekeepers step up to provide vital supplies

A day in the life of an RVN at Wear Referrals

Church to be knocked and down and replaced

Coronavirus latest: Covid 19 in the North East, North Yorkshire and the UK

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North East to get its own Nightingale Hospital

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Bishop of Durham's prayer for frontline workers including youngest daughter

Tributes paid to Darlington grandmother who died after catching coronavirus

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Three arrested after man's death in Hartlepool

Two more die after coronavirus outbreak at Stanley care home

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Man charged with murder of York man who was found in river in 2007

Coronavirus: 51 patients die across North-East and North Yorkshire

Coronavirus

GP phone lines flooded; 'high risk' patients urged to wait for letter

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Four residents die after coronavirus outbreak at care home

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Coronavirus: What you need to know this Friday morning

Men fined after camping "party" at reservoir amid coronavirus lockdown

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VIDEO: Message from Daniel Blake star as County Durham charity warns foodbank use could double

Health Secretary: Health workers must treat PPE like 'precious resource'

Police say ‘thank you’ for staying at home on Friday

Armed police operation on Ferryhill street

Scrapping hospitals' debts is welcomed

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Darlington's crisis support team still available over Easter weekend

Virtual food festival supports region’s traders

Latest sport

Jeff Stelling on football's lockdown and the future of the game

Leeds United legend in hospital with coronavirus

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FA confirm non league season is over

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Sunderland owner issues open letter to supporters

Football comes together for the NHS

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Football League has plans to finish the season behind closed doors

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Sport

£21.4 million - the cost of failure for Leeds United

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Stokes is Wisden cricketer of the year

Sunderland place players and staff on furlough

Hartlepool United make reduncancies

"Impossible" to prepare for a cricket season says Yorkshire chief

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Darlington Football Club starts buddy club to keep in touch with fans during lockdown

Hughes is champion jockey

Rushworth could be running around in circles - in his back garden

British Open is cancelled

Yorkshire CCC first county to put all players and cricket staff on furlough

Jos Buttler's shirt to be auctioned for charity - and it's £67,000

Virtual Grand National is a crowd puller

How Boro won the Cleveland Cup

The virtual Grand National lowdown

The day Brian Deane and Boro thumped Man United

Pay deferrals, money for the EFL and National League but no date for a PL return

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Laugher dives into the world of gaming

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National sport

Coronavirus wrap: Sir Kenny Dalglish out of hospital

Football rumours from the media

Sir Kenny Dalglish released from hospital following coronavirus diagnosis

On This Day: Uri Geller attempts to heal David Beckham’s broken metatarsal

Picture of the day – April 12

5 cult heroes as former Norwich striker Grant Holt turns 39

Looking back at the news which rocked cricket – and James Taylor

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Culture & Lifestyle

Review: Terry Garner's fish and chips deliver a welcome taste of normality

Award winning pianist performs for the NHS from the living room

Lorry driver who has made 374-mile round-trip EVERY NIGHT for 20 years makes TV debut

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Actress Jade Byrne learns how to #PrickMeUp

Manilow's arena date moved back to later in year

Specialist vet centre to feature in BBC series

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North-East B&B rebuilt after devastating fire features on Channel 4's 'Four in a Bed'

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Echo Memories

How Darlington was at the centre of 'a domestic tragedy of the most deplorable character'

Mystery of the stone vault solved - how people managed before the days of refrigeration

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The plague stone that kept the merchants in business when the Black Death ravaged a community

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The Darlington mound with room for one car was once the base of a 180ft chimney

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Pictures: The days Teessiders were transported on trams

Beneath the gentle dips of this idyllic village green lie hundreds of bodies - victims of the Black Death plague

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Business News

Car seat covers delivered to NHS staff by North-East dealership to help prevent virus spread

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Tekmar Energy awarded cable contract in France to protect country’s first offshore windfarm

Innovative insurance provider closes £1.2m investment round

Plan for extension to quarry works rejected

Coronavirus could cause the collapse of one in four firms

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Skip hire company says it has a five-day waiting list as people turn to DIY during lockdown

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North-East port continues investment in environmentally sustainable technology

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National news

African wild cat kittens born at Devon zoo

US death toll overtakes Italy’s as Europe guards against Easter travel

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Life on the inside: 10 tips to avoid arguments during lockdown

What the papers say – April 12

Infected Antarctic cruise passengers return to Australia

Julian Assange’s partner issues plea for his release from prison

Hollywood, we have a problem! Some Apollo 13 movie quotes were fiction not fact

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