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Richard Hindle and Corinne Aspel standing next to one of Tom McGuinness' paintings. Mr Hindle is wearing a grey shirt. Ms Aspel is wearing a black shirt and glasses and a leopard print scarf. The painting depicts a man and woman sitting in chair. The man is smartly dressed and is wearing a flat cap. The woman has a yellow headband and a red coat and is smoking.

Unseen works by coal miner artist unveiled

An exhibition is revealing work and sketchbooks fans of the artist will not have seen before.

Four ambulances outside a brown hospital building

Hospitals get more beds to cope with winter demand

The extra beds will allow staff to respond to "volatile changes in demand", an official says.

Janet Holmes with grey hair in a bob and black glasses. She is wearing a white striped shirt. She is looking at the camera.

Woman, 81, dies after being hit by bus

Janet Holmes had been on her way to an arts and crafts group, her children say.

A police motorcycle and a stolen moped scooter. Hedges and a field are in the background.

Suspect saved from bog during police chase

A suspect has been arrested after trying to escape through a bog - despite not being able to swim.

Craig Best, left, wears a blue shirt and has a short grey hair. Roger Piling, right, wears a black jumper and is smiling at the camera. He has short white hair.

Coin hoard plotters lose prison release appeal

Craig Best and Roger Pilling are serving jail terms for planning to sell 44 coins worth £766,000.

Four women sitting in the warm space smiling with mugs of tea.

Church warm space welcome returning due to demand

Bishop Auckland Baptist Church is pending £5,000 this winter providing hot-meals and a warm space.

Three women in the holding maps and compasses pointing ahead on the fells.

Women urged to conquer 'self-doubt' running fells

Fran Blackett urges women to overcome "self doubt" and learn navigational skills on the fells.

A grey and black drone in mid-flight. It has six "arms" and a red cylindrical device attached to the bottom of it.

Drone trial to test water quality expands

Drones will be used across the North East of England to test water in hard-to-reach areas.

Overhead shot of green fields and blue pipes in a straight line

Water firm to restore land during pipe work

The move is part of a £155m project to replace ageing water pipes in Durham and Tees Valley.