A woman in her 20s and a two-year-old girl are in hospital in a stable condition.

A woman in her 20s and a young girl are being treated in hospital, Northumbria police say.

The images show attempts to stop decades of historic waste deposits from washing into the sea.

The North East is in danger of neglecting its industrial history, Northumberland MP Ian Lavery says.

Councils are calling for more government funding to stop rubbish spilling into the sea.

The clean-up work, which the council is paying £5m towards, is due to start in the autumn.