Family 'affected for rest of their life' by death of Christie Harnett, 17, in mental health care.

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Deaths in care: What happened to the patients failed by a mental health trust.

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Former West Lane staff told they were 'being silly’ after warning management about patient deaths.

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Teesside mental health trust fined £200,000 over deaths of two women in its care.

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Mike Dodds: 'A balance' to Sunderland team selection for the final three fixtures

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River Tyne could hold key to powering new homes, council told.

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🔹 Mental health trust to be sentenced over the death of two patients in its care
🔹 Strike action on LNER
🔹 Jason Donovan & Sister Sledge among South Shields headliners
🔹 North East Winners of The Voice UK release their first single
Emily Reader has your news.

Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer said the Labour Party had drifted too far from its roots fighting for working people.

'The Labour Party was set up to support working people, to fight for working people, and we drifted too far from that.'
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Dunston Leisure Centre and Blaydon Leisure and Primary Care Centre will jointly receive just over £3m to install low-carbon heat pumps.

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Funding sign-off delayed for new Shields Ferry landing

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Units at the University of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital have had their ratings upgraded, but more work needs to be done.

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Durham are one of eight counties to receive the new status, but Yorkshire have been forced to wait until 2027.

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Crimestoppers offer £20,000 reward for information about murder of 18-year-old Kieran Williams
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🔹 Some improvements at County Durham Maternity services
🔹 Dog rescued from 15ft underground
🔹 Suspected Arson on Teesside
🔹 £12m revamp in Bishop Auckland underway
Emily Reader has your morning news.

Sunderland graphic novelist Bryan Talbot to be inducted into the comic industry Hall of Fame

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Bereaved parents call for graduated driver licenses for young drivers, which would prohibit having peer passengers. Andrew Rowlands’ parents say they lost their future when he was killed in crash, so they want to save future of other young people. Watch: itv.com/news/tyne-tees…

Government respond as gap in orders at Hitachi rail factory prompt concerns for its future

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