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Aug 23, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Tom MacDougall

    PCs killed in wrong-way A66 crash were heroes, say families (opens the original)

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    Two police officers who died when a car travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway crashed into their vehicle have been hailed as heroes by their families. PC Tom Clough, 38, and PC Matthew Blades, 37, died when a Volkswagen Passat, which officers had been pursuing until seconds before, collided with their marked armed response car on the A66 near Middlesbrough on Saturday. The Passat's occupants - Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Jakub Matusiak, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Makai Saddington, 18, and Cole

  2. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Tom MacDougall

    Canine companions head to North East Dog Festival (opens the original)

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    Humans and their canine companions have headed to the gardens of a stately mansion for a festival of all things dog. The North East Dog Festival has been taking place in the grounds of Kirkley Hall, a Grade-II listed stately home in Northumberland dating back to the 1600s. The event invited people to bring their furry four-legged friends to try new activities, training, sports, and take part in competitions. Co-founder and dog trainer Rebecca Earle, who began the event in 2015 with Dawn Oliver-D

  3. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · Tom MacDougall

    Two police officers among seven killed in A66 wrong-way car crash (opens the original)

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    Two police officers were among seven people killed when a car travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway crashed into a force vehicle. A Volkswagen Passat with five occupants said to be in their late teens struck an oncoming marked Cleveland Police vehicle on the A66 near Middlesbrough at about 03:39 BST. The BBC understands a pursuit of the car had ended before the crash, with the police vehicle just happening to be in the South Bank area. The occupants of both cars were pronounced dead a

  4. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Tom MacDougall

    North East and Cumbria enjoys solar eclipse despite clouds (opens the original)

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    People gathered across the North East and Cumbria to watch the "once-in-a-lifetime" partial solar eclipse. An eclipse happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in alignment. The Moon casts a shadow on the Earth as it passes between the two, completely or partially blocking out the Sun. For those on the ground, the significance of this astronomical event could be easy to overlook unless you were watching it through a cereal box - and those expecting a total black-out might have been disappointed.

  5. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Tom MacDougall

    Gateshead high jumper takes to world stage after 25-year gap (opens the original)

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    An athlete who returned to high jumping after a 25-year hiatus has said she wants to inspire other people to get back into their favourite sports. Emily MacDonald, a high jump coach from Gateshead, said she had competed at international level during her teenage years but then gave up the sport until she was in her 40s. The mother-of-six, who is now 45, is preparing to compete in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Korea, taking place in September. "If you want to do it, then you're read

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