Tyne and Wear

Nottingham Forest re-sign Newcastle United midfielder Jack Colback on a season-long loan with a view to permanent move.

Wigan Athletic re-sign winger Callum McManaman on an initial one-year deal from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.

Rotherham United sign former Sunderland full-back Billy Jones on a free transfer.

Police in Sri Lanka are ordered to further investigate the drugs deaths of two players.

Meet the style-conscious people who redesign their prosthetic limbs and wheelchairs.

Opposition councillor Stephen O'Brien says people are "sick" of waiting for the bridge to open.

Carillon stopped work at the Vaux Brewery site in Sunderland when it was liquidated in January.

When Kirsty McGurrell's baby was stillborn, she made it her mission to remember him.

Places with the highest premature mortality rates include Manchester, Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Hull.

The sports retailer's results are hit after the value of its stake in the department store chain falls.

Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez was approached by the Spanish Football Federation about taking temporary charge of Spain at the World Cup, BBC Sport understands.

Anthony Kemp spent investors' money on lavish holidays, business class travel and a luxury home.

She interned in France and Austria as women at the time could not train in British hospitals.

St Clare's Hospice will shut until 12 August, when newly recruited doctors begin their jobs.

A man is given a 12-month community order for racially aggravated harassment after sending Newcastle's Ivan Toney an abusive tweet.

What difference does a person's accent make to getting on in politics?

Tom Latham's career-best T20 knock of 98 helps Durham beat Nottinghamshire by 34 runs in the T20 Blast at Trent Bridge.

The Court of Appeal upholds a ruling the bank would be liable if a doctor's sex assaults are proven.

Tunisia captain Wahbi Khazri leaves Sunderland for French side Saint Etienne for an undisclosed fee.

The 53-year-old died at the scene of a two-vehicle accident in the Scottish Borders more than a week ago.