County Durham funnel cloud footage causes stir on social media

Riley, who has cancer, is surprised after an online appeal to meet the Marvel star.

The black Labrador goes out on street sweeps to help a charity speak with vulnerable people.

Norman Simpson says he is "very sad" to be stepping down at the age of 86.

Helen Gordon can be seen every morning dancing through the streets of Billingham.

Meet Nana Dillon - an 86-year-old from Middlesbrough who is proving "age is just a number".

A family has told BBC Panorama how they were terrified rioters would break into their Middlesbrough home after their front window was smashed in.

An MP has praised a group of children following a peaceful protest to save a beloved rope-swing.

Two men who joined disorder after a day at the bingo and a woman who pushed a bin are among those jailed.

A Middlesbrough carer returns home after a 12-hour shift to find his car burnt out.

Tees Archaeology enlists the help of 47 volunteers for a week-long excavation in Hartlepool.

Tackling Addiction uses fishing to offer support to people struggling with substance misuse issues.

PC Maverick Reddington was stabbed under his armpit and describes the attack as "absolute bedlam".

Wargamers in Middlesbrough give their views on politics ahead of the general election.

Middlesbrough builder Kain Jones-Jemson, who is 21, is speed-learning about politics.

A doorbell camera captures the moment a house is destroyed in an explosion in Middlesbrough.

Crime is the biggest election issue, people in Middlesbrough estates tell the BBC's Ed Thomas.

Leyla Ozturk was diagnosed with thyroid cancer after suffering a neck injury playing football.

Dot had struggled to maintain her garden following a stroke and the death of her husband.

Connie and Dennis Cutts celebrate 70 years of marriage at the Dorman's Club, where they first met.

"I remember the drugs, I remember the booze, I just can't remember anything else."