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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.

Mugshot of George Bellwood. He has a beard and dark hair, and is pictured wearing a black t-shirt.

'Monster' who filmed himself raping a child jailed

George Bellwood, 32, has been jailed for 21 years for perpetrating "monstrous and violent abuse".

A young boy with dark hair and in a blue shirt lies asleep on the naked chest of a man who is looking at the camera.

Murder-accused moved in with boy days before death

Christopher Stockton denies murdering his partner's 22-month-old son Charlie Roberts.

A CGI aerial image of what the complex would look like. There are two adjacent buildings of slightly different heights. The one to the right has the roof removed for the purpose of showing that it would host a multi-use indoor pitch.

Indoor sports complex for grassroot teams approved

The multi-sports facility is due to be built at the Faverdale Industrial Estate.

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.

Crowds of people at a food market in Middlesbrough. Food vans surround the square selling various food. A yellow van to the left advertises prosecco. Three vans to the back of the crowd are selling scampi and chips, hog roasts and Greek street food.

Why did one million more tourists visit Teesside?

Mayor Ben Houchen says great events are bringing people to the region but there is more to do.

A young boy with large brown eyes wearing a white hat and brown coat looks at the camera.

Doctors instantly suspected dying boy's bruises

Charlie Roberts' mother's partner denies murdering the 22-month-old in January.

Clare Wise, a woman of about 40 with auburn hair tied back, is standing in front of a tractor.

'If I die my children will have to find £500,000'

Farmer Clare Wise says her family's future is being "ripped out" from under them amid tax changes.

A Dassault Falcon 20 aircraft. The jet is blue with white lines. It has jet engines above its wings. Its landing gear is down.

Military training firm staff back strike mandate

Union members at Draken, which provides training to the RAF and Royal Navy, say they are underpaid.