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Couple’s terror as sword attack sparks 21-hour police stand-off

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Councillor Martin Haswell

Lib Dems condemn parking charge rises in Sunderland

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The incident happened on Durham Road. Picture by Google Maps.

Boy, 12, taken to hospital after being hit by car in Sunderland

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Malcolm Pratt, of Philadelphia Cricket Club.

Music and beer festival returns to cricket club for fourth year

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Watch shocking footage as rough sleeper set on fire in sickening South Shields churchyard attack

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JustGiving appeal launched to help family of tragic dad Alex Slark with funeral costs

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Sunderland car parking charges set to rise - which sites are affected?

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Age Concern boss John Briers jailed for seven years over £700k fraud

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Campaigners celebrating the council decision

England star Jordan Henderson welcomes news Sunderland park has been saved

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Sharon Hodgson MP: Twenty years on, Lucy’s legacy lives on through my work as an MP

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Crime More Crime >>

Watch shocking footage as rough sleeper set on fire in sickening South Shields churchyard attack

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John Briers

Age Concern boss John Briers jailed for seven years over £700k fraud

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Keith Hughes and Michelle Madson outside their Bamburgh Close home

Couple’s terror as sword attack sparks 21-hour police stand-off

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Kieran Smith.

Man became first person in region to survive road side heart surgery after being stabbed in robbery

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Transport More Transport >>

Roadworks latest: Where to expect delays on Friday, May 25, in the Sunderland area

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The incident happened on Durham Road. Picture by Google Maps.

Boy, 12, taken to hospital after being hit by car in Sunderland

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Nexus recruiting apprentices for Metro.

Apprentices needed to work on the Metro

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Alex Slark with daughter Scarlett

JustGiving appeal launched to help family of tragic dad Alex Slark with funeral costs

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Education More Education >>

Huge event for Sunderland students looms - and firms are urged to sign up

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Michelle Ord and great-niece Eden Bleek, seven, officially open the new park.

Mum’s pride as park set up in memory of nursery school girl is reopened

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Sunderland teacher, Bryony Parrish, right, with Samantha Wright.

Sunderland teacher gets Downing Street invite to meet Prime Minister Theresa May

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Glass and Ceramics students Michael Emmett, Helen Pailing, Anna Selway, Liz Waugh McManus and Antonis Koutouzis outside the National Glass Centre in Sunderland.

Art of glass on display at Sunderland seafront this weekend

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Business More Business >>

Katie Bulmer-Cooke’s The Apprentice dream finally comes true with new Sunderland business launch

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Students at last year's Work Discovery Week careers fair.

Huge event for Sunderland students looms - and firms are urged to sign up

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Ongoing and upcoming roadworks in the Sunderland area include the following:

Roadworks latest: Where to expect delays on Friday, May 25, in the Sunderland area

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Nexus recruiting apprentices for Metro.

Apprentices needed to work on the Metro

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Politics More Politics >>

Lib Dems condemn parking charge rises in Sunderland

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Plan for 88-home estate proposed for former farming site

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Sunderland student becomes youngest to get key political role

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Health More Health >>

Katie Bulmer-Cooke’s The Apprentice dream finally comes true with new Sunderland business launch

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Fund-raisers taking part in the Roker Ramble in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

Sunderland charity walkers raise £800 for British Heart Foudnation

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Outstanding rating at Northview Lodge Care Home

Sunderland care home rated in top three per cent in country

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Funeral costs will soar in the coming years, an award-winning funeral director has warned.

Prepaid funerals ease financial burden, says firm

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The staff at Newcastle Airport donating the bears.

Knitters urged to make new outfits for Bradley Lowery Foundation teddy bears

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Environment More Environment >>

Will Sunderland get some Bank Holiday sunshine this weekend?

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Campaigners celebrating the council decision

England star Jordan Henderson welcomes news Sunderland park has been saved

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The group who took part in the litter pick in Hetton. Photo by TGR Photography.

Community champions help clean up streets of Hetton

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Tesco to remove 'confusing' best-before labels from fruit and vegetables in bid to cut food waste

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Firefighters and Environment Agency staff have built a sandbag wall to prevent run-off water from the Alex Smiles fire affecting other businesses. Pic: Environment Agency.

Sandbag wall built to protect businesses near fire-hit Sunderland waste plant

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Your Say More Your Say >>

Do you agree with our letter writer's views on Sunderland City Council?

Letter of the week: 'Sunderland Council needs a good shake up'

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Former Sunderland manager Chris Coleman.

Letter of the week: 'Sad to see Chris Coleman leave Sunderland'

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Fighters during the Spanish Civil War.

Seeking stories from the Spanish Civil War

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Our writer has sympathy with wheelchair user Tara Johnson, from Whitburn, who couldn't see at Gary Barlow's Sunderland Empire concert due to people standing in front of her.

There’s not enough respect for the disabled

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Opinion More Opinion >>

Sharon Hodgson MP: Threat to Sunderland urgent care centres is shameful

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Who says coffee's for mugs?

Richard Ord: Why are healthy diet fads always so unappetising?

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Legal dispute. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire.

Legal Eagle: What happens when ex-partners move out of the area with your children?

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Katie getting in some exercise.

Katie Bulmer-Cooke: How my mother has been my inspiration for a healthy life

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The Southampton flying boat S1231 visiting North Dock Basin.

On the Waterfront: Flying boat’s trip to Sunderland in 1929

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Offbeat More Offbeat >>

Prince Harry and Meghan on a visit to Nottingham at the end of 2017.

How to plan a street party if you want to celebrate Harry and Meghan's wedding

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Fans of Vera pictured with Brenda Blethyn. Clockwise from right, Andy, John Payne and Marilyn Mill.

'Allo Vera! Telly fans grab selfies with Brenda Blethyn as ITV series comes to Sunderland for filming

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Anya and Sparkle, left, and the outfit on Sparkle when she was lost.

Can you help Sunderland schoolgirl Anya find her beloved doll Sparkle?

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Prince Louis Arthur Charles.

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge reveal name of baby son

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