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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola criticises his side's performance, despite City thrashing Newcastle to record an eighth successive Premier League win.

Relive all of Saturday's EFL action as Blackburn thrash Birmingham City to go third in the Championship.

With nine Premier League games postponed over the past week because of Covid-19, The Football News Show looks at how the Christmas fixture list could be affected.

Teesside's mayor says GE Renewable Energy is "completely committed" to coming to the area.

The company which runs the homes said it had taken "a number of steps" to improve care.

A deal has been signed to open up astro-tourism - in Northumberland.

Kielder Observatory and Forestry England have formed a partnership agreement which they say will increase opportunities for more dark-sky tourism within the county's forests.

The current dark-skies industry is already worth about £25m per year to Northumberland, generating about 450 jobs.

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Catherine Johns, CEO of Kielder Observatory, said: “Kielder has always been a hub for stargazers and the observatory has become a beacon location for that and has attracted a huge amount of visitors with sell out events consistently.

"The partnership with Forestry England will create a great opportunity to develop more stargazing events in Northumberland which will mean more visitors and more jobs.”

Staff at Forestry England recently helped clear the track to Kielder after a number of trees blocked entry to the site when they were felled by Storm Arwen.

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Kevin May, forestry management director, North Forest District said: “This formalising of our partnership with Kielder Observatory will provide even greater opportunities to connect more people with the nation’s forests."

Sunderland's cultural quarter officially opens for business later with an extension to the Fire Station arts complex.

Although the building opened in 2017 with dance studios and a cafe and bar, Friday marks the opening of an auditorium which can hold 550 seated or 800 standing customers.

More than 40 artists and performers, including The Futureheads, Smoove and Turrell and The Fisherman's Friends, are already booked for the opening programme which runs until next summer.

The venue also promises to provide a platform for local and emerging artists "to shine".

Director Tamsin Austin said: "I very much want the programme here to reflect the tastes of the city, the people on the doorstep who want to come for a great night out and good entertainment but also to put Sunderland on the map for national and international touring."

Dick Hockridge's family wanted him to experience live music one last time.

Durham Cathedral is one of 138 organisations getting money from the government Culture Recovery Fund.

The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Conservatives in a council by-election in Hexham East.

The win means the Tories have lost overall control of Northumberland County Council.

Though as the largest party, they’ll still be running the local authority.

Lib Dem candidate Suzanne Fairless-Aitken was elected with 584 votes, Conservative Stephen Ball returned 370 votes, Labour's Jonathan Wheeler took 154 and Independent candidate Lee Williscroft-Ferris 127.

It comes as the Conservatives lost one of their safest parliamentary seats in North Shropshire to the Liberal Democrats in a by-election, following the resignation of Owen Paterson, who was found to have breached lobbying rules.

Durham County Council submits a business case for re-opening a passenger line from Consett.

A couple in their 70s were injured when they were hit by a car whose driver failed to stop.

A 71-year-old woman suffered a broken ankle and a 74-year-old man leg injuries after they were struck in the car park of Owton Lodge, on Seaton Lane, Hartlepool, at about 18:00 yesterday.

Cleveland Police say they want to trace the driver of a blue Vauxhall Corsa who didn't stop and drove off along the A689.

The couple were taken to North Tees Hospital for treatment.

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A scheme on Teesside aims to support drug users who have survived a near-fatal overdose.