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Several emergency vehicles can be seen at a road junction

Four-vehicle crash closes A1 in both directions

One person is taken to hospital and police are asking drivers to find alternative routes.

William Wake is laughing. He is a man in his 90s with white hair and glasses and is wearing a suit and tie and a pale blue shirt.

Veteran, 99, who first went to sea on D-Day, dies

William Wake, a medical orderly on D-Day, was "courteous and grateful to the end", his family say.

A white seal with a black face staring into the camera. It's lying on the floor on top of towels.

New seal triage centre will 'save a lot of lives'

Organisers say there is a "lack of short-term care options" for injured seals in Northumberland.

A single carriageway stretch of the A1 in Northumberland taken from a junction with a lorry going past. There are a number of cars further along the road.

Government scraps A1 dualling plan

The transport secretary decides "not to progress with unfunded and unaffordable road schemes".

Kayleigh Avery, with red dyed hair and wearing a black t-shirt, stands next to her husband David, who is wearing a brown t-shirt.

Postpartum psychosis left mum fearing she was dead

Kayleigh Avery, from Sunderland, says she was "lucky" to get a bed at a unit in the North East.

Two women seated at what appears to be a picnic table. The one on the left has long blonde hair and is wearing a black jacket and white blouse. The other has long fair hear and a blue and white short sleeved top

Children 'in limbo' over NHS autism waiting times

Waiting lists in the North East and North Cumbria are at their highest in five years, data shows.

A picture of five meerkats - one looking to the right, five standing tall and the three others sitting a little lower.

Zoo says bank issue is 'damaging its reputation'

NatWest customers say they have had payments in the attraction's name going out of their accounts.

An exterior view of the hospital with a curved glass front surrounded by a long building.

Note by woman who tried to take her life 'missed'

A coroner issues a prevention of future deaths report after a woman's note was "missed".

Northern lights in shades of pink, purple and green are seen above a bridge over water.

When can we next see the Northern Lights?

A Grassholme Observatory expert explains the night skies above the North East and Cumbria.