Sunderland News LIVE: Crash on the A1M, GCSE results day, travel, weather and more breaking news

Welcome to your Sunderland LIVE news blog for Thursday, August 22.
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It's Faye on the early shift manning the blog with help from Gavin. We will be with you until 2pm when the late shift will bring you all the latest news until 10pm. We are bringing you the latest traffic, travel, weather and breaking stories that you need to keep yourself informed throughout the day. If you see anything you feel people should know then contact us here in Sunderland on (0191) 566127, by email at [email protected] or by messaging us on our Sunderland Echo Facebook page.