A #NorthEast rugby club has unveiled a new memorial to members who fell during the First World War. Rockcliff Rugby Club history group spent 2years researching them. ‘We lost them, we’ve found them, we’ve brought them home’. Whitley Bay Rockcliff RFC Royal British Legion BBC North East #rugby #WW1

Severe disruption for travellers including Newcastle United fans, with London North Eastern Railway services from London->Edinburgh all cancelled tonight. It follows overhead line damage on ECML yesterday. Tickets valid Mon/Tues. Image: Brian Ging. BBC North East

More light shed on Alex Batty’s life in France:

29 years a miner, 32 an MP. Health concerns prompted Ronnie Campbell not to stand in the 2019 election. He put the loss of seats including Blyth Valley down to Labour "not listening to voters over Brexit". I spoke to him the morning after the seat turned Conservative.

The comments here give you some idea of how much we're going to miss Jeff... BBC North East

A privilege to have been in Normandy for #DDay80, and to have met veteran Ken Cooke of ⁦⁦YorkWW2DDayVeterans⁩. He drew admiration and tears, and even the gendarmes wanted to meet him! ⁦BBC News (UK)⁩ ⁦BBC⁩ #WW2

A moving sight on a peaceful evening: 1475 ‘Standing with Giants’ silhouette figures stand on the seaward slope below the British Normandy Memorial. They represent the number of men under British command, killed on 6th June 1944. #DDay80 British Normandy Memorial

No sleep yet for Bridget Phillipson - first UK result of the night declared in #Sunderland, now on BBC Breakfast as the prospective new Education Secretary: “It’s important for trust in politics that we deliver on those commitments that we’ve made.” #ElectionResults BBC North East

Most-read article on ⁦BBC News (UK)⁩ site tonight. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Great to meet #Stockton’s Richard Kilty, and to see the The Olympic Games medal he’d trained and competed for TWENTY FOUR years to win. A reassuringly heavy chunk of bronze! #Olympics #OlympicGames #Olympics2024Paris Team GB BBC North East BBC Tees BBC Sport

Congrats to Eddie Howe and all at Newcastle United ! Highlights from the match, analysis and fans’ reactions in BBC Look North NE&C Look North, 6.30pm Monday. BBC North East BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE

We waved these ladies off to #Wembley on Friday. Perhaps they’ll have a bottle for the return journey? Congrats to all at ⁦Sunderland AFC⁩ ! ⁦BBC North East⁩ ⁦BBC Sport⁩ #Sunderland