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The fenced off pedestrian footbridge at South Bank railway station. There is a red and white sign on the fencing but it is illegible.

Dangerous railway footbridge to be demolished

Eastbound trains have not been calling at South Bank railway station since October.

Overhead shot of coast and lots of factories near green land.

Appeal against gas power station dismissed

The plant, which is planned for the Teesworks site, will use carbon capture technology.

Black smoke billows from the behind the tree, which the car has crashed in to. The tree stands on a roundabout. Traffic can be seen joining the roundabout on the left. A police car has pulled over at the far side of the roundabout.

Car 'explodes' after driver hits roundabout

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving, Cleveland Police say.

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.

Orphaned ducklings enjoying a bath in a Redcar garden after being rescued unhatched following their mother's death

Orphaned ducklings saved by couple 'doing well'

James Carter and Stephanie Weeding say the 10 birds will be released when they are older.

The civic centre in Redcar is square and has a large window. The window appears to be blue and flags are reflected in the glass. The ground floor is glass fronted and cars are reflected in the panes. There is a woman sitting on a white stone seat outside to the left.

Council backs call to move meetings to evenings

A councillor who proposed the move says it will boost "participation in democracy".

Redcar and Cleveland Council's headquarters photographed from high up. There are three, interlinked square brown buildings. They are clad with the two on either side containing large glass frontages. The middle building, which sits back slightly from the other two, has a large area of wood-effect cladding with windows in the front separated by long, thin white pillars. In front stand three large flagpoles flying the flags of, left to right, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and the council's crest in gold on a blue background.

The inside story of a council held to ransom in cyber-attack

The BBC investigates one of the most damaging ranswomare attacks on a UK local council.

Four model boats laying on the concrete of the empty boating lake in Coatham, Redcar. The structure has a curving shape and is near the sea. The Boathouse and Terrace cafe is visible in the background.

Boating lake leak probe after refill fails

Redcar's 100-year-old boating lake remains empty despite repairs and an attempt to refill it.

Ben Houchen sat in the BBC Radio Tees studio with a purple mic in front of him and two screens behind him with BBC Radio Tees written on them. He is smiling at the camera in a shirt and jacket.

Ben Houchen quizzed on Teesworks in hotseat

Callers ask the Tees Valley Mayor about his involvement in the site in a BBC interview.