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A selfie taken by Bella Culley. She is wearing a yellow dress with a fabric white flower at her neck. She is pouting at the camera and holding a strand of hair in her hand.

Bella Culley tells court she was 'tortured'

The 19-year-old from Billingham is refused bail at a pre-trial hearing in Tbilisi.

Billingham Skills Academy. It is a brick and glass single-storey building. A tree is growing at the front next to a path.

Academy closure a 'major blow to young people'

Billingham's Skills Academy is set to see its courses move to Thornaby from September.

Billingham Skills Academy. It is a brick and glass single-storey building. A tree is growing at the front next to a path.

Shock as academy announces closure

Billingham's Skills Academy will see its courses move to a venue in Thornaby from September.

Library image of an electricity pylon. The camera is pointed upwards from the base of the structure. It is made of metal and has wires strung across horizontally. Blue sky can be seen in the background.

Cause of major power cut under investigation

Some 55,000 customers were "plunged into darkness" on Friday, with high temperatures blamed.

A computer-generated image of Billingham town centre following proposed development.

Delays to town's £20m redevelopment project

Billingham Boxing Club has called the lack of progress "very, very frustrating".

Three paintings depicting different artworks are displayed inside St Cuthbert's Church. There are stained windows in the background.

Church hosts art show as building's future unclear

The Friends of St Cuthbert's Church say the show will give it strength as negotiations continue.

Mary Lanigan, the former leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council, sits in a large, reddish-brown leather armchair. She wears a blue long sleeve top and glasses. She has shoulder length grey hair and sits with her legs crossed and her fingers linked together on her lap.

Teesside stories you may have missed this week

Teesside stories include the latest on teenager Bella Culley who is being held in a Georgia prison.

An empty blue, white and orange Stagecoach branded double decker bus next to a bus stop. Its reflection can also be seen in the windows of another bus parked next to it, only part of which is in shot.

'Low demand' bus route dropped after three months

The number 68 to Billingham, re-introduced after 10 years in February, is to end due to low usage.

An adult crow in a tree

Crows 'attack' residents trying to save baby bird

The RSPB warns people to keep their distance during breeding season.