Transport plans get £400m boost The Tyne and Wear Metro and plans for a fourth river bridge in Sunderland get £400m from the government.
Allotment holders sell for £1.4m A group of Sunderland allotment owners sell their land for £1.4m after buying it for just £5,000 in 1979.
UK foot-and-mouth cases round-up 1 Thousands of animals are being culled as foot-and-mouth disease spreads across the UK. Click on your region for more details.