Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
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Updates on Monday 16 November 2015
More news, sport, weather and travel from 08:00 on Tuesday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Dry overnight with clear spellspublished at 17:55
Paul Mooney
BBC WeatherA lot of places staying dry overnight, with clear spells and just isolated showers, although cloudier further south with outbreaks of rain possible at times. Later in the night conditions may become clearer and chillier.
Minimum temperature: 4C (39F). Check the forecast near you.
Man suffers 'life-threatening head injury' from horsepublished at 17:49
A man suffered a life-threatening injury to his head after an incident involving a horse, external.
The 64-year-old man was treated at the scene in Chester-le-Street before being flown to hospital by the Great North Air Ambulance Service.
Home Secretary commends South Shields' man's actions in Parispublished at 17:42
The Home Secretary Theresa May has praised a man from South Shields who survived the Paris bombings by lying on top of his girlfriend pretending to be dead.
Michael O'Connor was in the Bataclan theatre when gunmen began massacring concert goers. Listen to his story here.
Labour MP for South Shields - Emma Lewell Buck - told the Commons he was a hero.
Theresa May said "Can I join the honourable lady by commending Michael O'Connor for the action he took... The presence of mind he showed was considerable and as she said has saved two lives."
Lord Heseltine: 'No gimmicky promises' over steel jobspublished at 17:34
Lord Heseltine, the man appointed by the government to create new job opportunities for thousands of redundant SSI steelworkers on Teesside, says he will not make any "short-term gimmicky promises" to workers as they try to find new jobs.
As chairman of the Tees Valley Inward Investment programme Lord Heseltine has been charged with creating and overseeing negotiations with potential investors to maximise investment opportunities on Teesside.
After meeting with members of the SSI Task Force, he warned their was no quick fix for the thousands now looking for new jobs.Watch the video here.
Woman raped in North Tynesidepublished at 17:27
A woman has been raped in North Tyneside., external
The 20-year-old was attacked by a man as she walked along Trevor Terrace, North Shields at about 00:45 on Saturday 7 November.
Det Insp Donna Rose said: "We believe the offender had a dog with him at the time of the incident and we ask anyone who may remember seeing a man with a dog... to contact us."
A 41-year-old man has been arrested and released on police bail pending further inquiries.
Former soldier backs anti-violence campaignpublished at 17:20
Lee Johnson
BBC TeesAs a soldier, Albert Duffy from Darlington survived being blown up by an explosive device.
But one punch left him in a coma for two weeks and he had to have part of his brain removed.
He's now backing a police campaign to raise awareness of alcohol-fuelled violence. Listen to my chat with him here, external.
Force 'tried to access phone records'published at 17:07
A police force attempted to use anti-terror laws to access the phone records of journalists and its own staff in a bid to trace a whistle-blower, it has been claimed.
Cleveland Police allegedly tried to monitor the activity of six people after a 2012 front-page story in the Northern Echo.
This included reporters from the paper, a staff member and a solicitor, the Echo said. The force has not commented to the BBC.
Newcastle pensioner died in pain after tripping over workman's power toolpublished at 16:54
A woman who needed 50 stitches in a head wound after falling on tools left by a workman in sheltered accommodation has died, external.
Image source, The ChronicleFailed Metro train leading to delayspublished at 16:46
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End of X post'Important to offer hope to jobless' - Lord Heseltinepublished at 16:33
Lord Heseltine says it's important to offer some hope for people who have lost jobs on Teesside.
He was appointed to head up an initiative in the North East to try to find work for people affected by recent job losses in the steel industry.
While on Teesside today, he told BBC Tees: "Job creation has been a quarterly occurrence in most parts of Teesside, so if they're going to lose their job - to be doing it at a time when jobs are being created in other industries and nearby localities is better than what I remember in Liverpool in 1981 when there were no jobs. It was utterly despairing."
Books of condolences opened for Paris attack victimspublished at 16:22
Northumberland County Council has opened a book of condolence following the terrorist attacks in Paris.
It is available to sign at the reception area in County Hall, Morpeth, from today, the council says.
A book of condolence has also been opened at Newcastle's Civic Centre.
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End of X postWoman attacked by dog left with puncture wound to legpublished at 16:12
A woman is being treated for a puncture wound to her leg after being bitten by a dog, external in Newcastle.
The 57-year-old was walking on Ponteland Road in Kenton Bank Foot on 2 November at about 12:30 when she was attacked.
The dog is described as being a retriever type and was being led by an elderly man in a red mobility scooter. Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them on 101.
French stallholders 'touched' by sorrow shownpublished at 15:55
BBC Look North
North East and CumbriaFrench stallholders at the continental market in Newcastle say they've been touched by people sharing their sorrow at the attacks in Paris.
A minute's silence has been held across the region, to remember the people killed in the multiple attacks on Friday night. Watch the video here, external.
Woman suffers injuries in hit-and-runpublished at 15:40
A woman suffered minor injuries in a hit-and-run in Middlesbrough, external, police say.
The 28-year-old was hit by a small red car on Chipchase Road at about 11:45 on Tuesday 10 November.
The male driver failed to stop at the scene and Cleveland Police would like to trace this man.
Latest headlines: Teenager arrested after woman's body found and British survivor recalls Paris attackspublished at 15:23
Here are the latest headlines so far today:
- A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found in Northumberland
- A British survivor of one of the attacks in Paris has described how he lay on his girlfriend as people were shot dead around them
- Two-thirds of people in the North of England have either never heard of, or know nothing about, the Northern Powerhouse, according to a BBC-commissioned survey
North East holds minute's silence as Newcastle City Council opens book of condolencepublished at 15:12
The North East came to a standstill on Monday as the region observed a minute’s silence in honour of the victims of the Paris attacks, external.
Image source, The ChronicleSunderland's Penshaw Monument to be turned blue, white and redpublished at 14:52
Penshaw Monument will be lit in the blue, white and red of the French tricolour national flag until Sunday, Sunderland Council says.
A spokesman says it is to show "support and solidarity for our friends in France following the tragic events in Paris".
Image source, Sunderland City CouncilThe 70-foot high folly belonging to the National Trust can be seen for miles around Wearside as it stands on top of a hill next to Herrington Country Park.
The council says they also sent a letter to the Mayor of Saint Nazaire - Sunderland's twin city in France.
Durham's Milburngate House suggested among least favourite concrete buildingspublished at 14:32
A recent BBC Magazine article featuring 10 concrete buildings that drive people mad attracted quite a response from readers.
Here, some of them choose the buildings they feel should have made the original list.
Ian Crampton, from Durham, wrote: "Currently part of a project team who work in and planning to demolish Milburngate House, Durham City. Love it or hate it, it's been part of the Durham skyline since the sixties.
"It's a monster, but you had better hurry if you want to see it as it will soon become a thing of the past.
Image source, Tom Bastin/FlickrPolice to survivors: 'Wave your hands if you're alive'published at 14:19
BBC Radio 5 LiveIf you haven't heard it yet, you can hear South Shields man Michael O'Connor's eye-witness account of what happened at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris when gunmen burst in and opened fire on the crowd.
He says he was trapped lying next to the stage for an hour-and-a-half with his girlfriend, and the scene he escaped from was like a "slaughterhouse". Listen to the full interview:
Media caption, An eyewitness at the Bataclan concert hall describes how he and his girlfriend escaped.
