Sunderland LIVE: Train to Sunderland cancelled after person hit by train on East Coast Main Line
Hello and welcome to our live news blog for Thursday, September 19.
It’s Debra here looking after things for the early shift, from 6am until 2pm, today until Poppy arrives to keep you posted all the way through until 10pm. We will be bringing you everything you need to know to power your day, including the latest Wearside weather forecast from the Met Office, updates from the region’s roads and our latest news stories. Refresh for updates and thanks for tuning in!