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Back of head of a boy at a table looking at a notebook. He is holding a pencil while sitting in a classroom. Other pupils sitting in the desks in front of the boy are out of focus.

Benefit cap punishing poor children, study says

Researches claim child poverty rates are "directly and strongly correlated" to benefit caps.

A composite of Sam Rushworth, Chi Onwurh and Dehenna Davison. On the left, Sam Rushworth in the purple branded BBC Radio tees studio. He has short brown hair and is wearing a dark blazer. He is speaking into a BBC branded microphone. In the centre, Onwurah is standing outside and smiling at the camera. She has has short, curly black hair and is wearing a brown/red blazer. On the right, Davison is sitting and is wearing a radio microphone on a stage. She has mid-length blonde hair and is wearing a blue blazer.

Criticism is too often becoming abuse - MPs

Three MPs share their experience of being abused after a man is jailed for sending death threats.

View of an empty shop front - with floor length windows and a roller over the door in the middle. A woman walks in front of it pushing a shopping trolley, and wearing a red jacked and black trousers.

Empty shops prompt 'ghost town' fears

The number of empty shops in seven Durham towns is at its highest rate ever, a report states.

Andy Nesbitt, the Auckland Project's head curator of parks, gardens and landscapes, next to the new hives at Auckland Palace.

Beehives installed at 17th Century walled garden

By the end of summer, the number of hives in Bishop Auckland will house an estimated 540,000 bees.

The knife angel. A 27ft-tall (8m) sculpture in the shape of an angel pulling a sad face, made from 100,000 blades.

Knife Angel arrival coincides with blade surrender

A month-long scheme will coincide with the sculptures' arrival in Newton Aycliffe, police say.

Volunteers in hi-vis vest litter pick along a railway track

Volunteers collect 200 rubbish bags from railway

The big spring clean was to help celebrate the bicentenary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

Mugshot of Benjamin Clarke. He has a thick dark goatee beard and long dark hair, and is wearing a black t-shirt.

Man jailed for 'vile' threats to murder MP

Benjamin Clarke bombarded MP Sam Rushworth with abuse before making death threats, a court hears.

A painting by Narbi Price called "If you want to change things you cannit change them from the floor". It looks like a closed down business and there is an illegible sign painted above what look like bricked up doorways or windows.

Miners' strike legacy and loss viewed 40 years on

Artist Narbi Price says he is fascinated many people have "no memory" of their mining heritage.

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness primary School pupils at their breakfast club. They are sitting around a small table playing with plastic plant pots.

Grant trialled for 'crippling cost of childcare'

Some County Durham families will be able to apply for up to £6,800, the North East mayor says.