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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · 8 h

Sea rescue girl, 13, in critical condition bbc.in/4kVldaE

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. The teenager remains in hospital having been pulled from the North Sea by lifeguards on Thursday.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · 10 h

Free breakfast clubs boost attendance, say heads bbc.in/41402ME

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Headteachers say the scheme is giving children a good start to the day.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · 10 h

Child molester caught by sending victim message bbc.in/3UuIvJL

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Jay Johnson asked the girl years later if she remembered what "they did", a court hears.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · 11 h

Solar panel issue known a year before school fire bbc.in/3UvqBGQ

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Solar panels at 141 Northumberland County Council buildings have been switched off after two fires.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · 12 h

Paedophile found with computer and kids' underwear bbc.in/3GUryp6

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. David McKay, 73, failed to register the device having previously been jailed for child sex offences.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · 13 h

Motorcyclist who died in crash named bbc.in/46ndv5K

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Carl Wrightson's family say he was a "devoted husband, father, step-father and pops".

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · 13 h

Rapist who travelled miles to stalk victim jailed bbc.in/3IEvZF9

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Michael Lesko is jailed for 10 years after being branded a "sexual predator" by a judge.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · 14 h

Teen guilty of murdering father-of-two bbc.in/4odxkmD

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Jack Lawson, 18, is found guilty of the murder of Craig Yorke in Eldon Lane.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · 19 h

Art thief stole spray can sculpture in spree bbc.in/3J1h1sF

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Christopher Scott admits taking the work by French street artist Mr Brainwash from a city gallery.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · 19 h

'It's like a social history of weddings' bbc.in/44Mfwap

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Kevin Thornhill shares stories from his collection of gown dating back to the mid-19th Century.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · Jul 24

Home adaptation fund to cut hospital readmissions bbc.in/4lT4VRi

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. The scheme aims to help people with learning disabilities or autism after they leave hospital.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · Jul 24

Girl, 13, in hospital after being pulled from sea bbc.in/4mezTCZ

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. The girl was treated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital, rescuers say.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · Jul 24

Ferry landing increased cost funds approved bbc.in/4fbTly8

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. The estimated cost for a new North Shields landing, which was £8.8m in 2020, now stands at £20.5m.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · Jul 24

Bridge funds rubberstamped to aid centenary refurb bbc.in/46mmOD3

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Officials say work to renew the Tyne Bridge will be completed in time for its 100th birthday.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · Jul 24

City venue prepares to host Proms for first time bbc.in/4kSqKio

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. The Fire Station in Sunderland will host jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch later.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · Jul 24

Former Wilko store to be turned into art studios bbc.in/4f9SSMK

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Those behind The Market Gallery say they hope to add to South Shields town centre's regeneration.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · Jul 24

Lionesses get their grit through Bronze, says nan bbc.in/4f9SRZc

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Gloria Stapleton is "terrified" for Sunday's Euro 2025 final but is proud of her granddaughter.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · Jul 24

More than 100 people join missing cat search bbc.in/4kY6iN4

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Mini has been missing for more than three months after a reported house break-in.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · Jul 23

Trust apology over breast cancer surgery error bbc.in/4kUI7PE

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. Some breast cancer patients received "more extensive" surgery than necessary, the trust says.

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BBC North East@BBCNEandCumbria · Jul 23

Twelve men charged with child sex offences bbc.in/3IFLw7v

BBCNEandCumbria's tweet card. The alleged offences involved a female victim aged between 11 and 14 years old between 2018 and 2021, police say.

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