Drivers are being warned significant delays will continue on the A1 south of Gateshead where a huge 'void' was found in the verge. bbc.in/3VjnXFe

Sunderland Central Labour MP Julie Elliott, who has represented her constituency for 14 years, has announced she is standing down at the General Election. bbc.in/4dW0MZ8

A prolific criminal who assaulted a delivery driver, police officer and shop security guard during a four-month spree has been jailed for 18 months
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Work to join up walking and cycling routes in a city as part of a £3.7m scheme is under way
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Research suggests two new visitor attractions may have helped boost Northumberland's visitor numbers back above 10 million bbc.in/3WT7sBb

The current shop will close this month due to the resignation of the postmaster bbc.in/4aL6sm4

A student with stage five kidney disease faces removal from the UK for not paying her PhD fees bbc.in/4bA2Wft

Beyoncé helped Sunderland to achieve its highest number of overnight visitors in a year since the pandemic bbc.in/3UXhoHd

A Labour candidate has said the general election will be a chance to level up poorer parts of the region bbc.in/3R0EgV0

A Metro station platform is expected to be closed until at least the middle of the week due to structural damage with one of its buildings. bbc.in/3KgmvNV

Former England captain Steph Houghton said it was a 'tough' decision to retire from football but felt she needed to prioritise her family bbc.in/44X7Q3E

Firefighters have tackled a large blaze at a former warehouse on an industrial estate in Blaydon bbc.in/3KlxHc1

King Charles has been given the first seedling grown from the Sycamore Gap tree after it was illegally felled. bbc.in/3VhzmFG

Cemetery safety inspections are due to start next month, a council has said bbc.in/4bAx0r8

A children's charity has been saved after struggling in recent years with increasing costs and decreased income
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There are more North East seats in potential play at July's general election than any other in living memory
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People living near a road where two people died in separate crashes have called for action
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Auckland Castle's 17th Century walled garden opens today after being redesigned as part of a £200m development
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Students, those aged under 21 and anyone out of work are all offered free entry to the LS Lowry exhibition 🚶‍♀️
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Shoppers describe sadness and frustration at the closure of two M&S stores in the North East
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