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Athlete profile: Guy Learmonth
by Phil RoscoeThe Commonwealth Games will be particularly special for one athlete from Northumberland.
Guy Learmonth, 22, is from Berwick but is competing for Scotland in the Men's 800m. The Games is his first major championships.
Athlete profile: Richard Kilty
Teesside sprinter Richard Kilty is aiming to make a big impact when he makes his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow.
The 24-year-old, from Stockton, is competing in the Men's 100m and the 4x100m relay.
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Read the full storyCrowds gather as bodies arrive in the Netherlands
The bodies of victims from the Malaysia Airlines disaster in eastern Ukraine have been arriving in the Netherlands.
Crowds have been gathering to pay their respects near the Dutch city of Eindhoven.
The family of Liam Sweeney, the 28-year-old Newcastle fan who died in the incident, travelled to Eindhoven today (Wednesday 23rd July). 63-year-old Magpies fan John Alder was also killed in the suspected attack.
Claudia Lawrence investigation: police outside pub in York
Officers working on the Claudia Lawrence case are carrying out their investigations at The Acomb pub in York.
This comes after detectives arrested a local man on suspicion of perverting the course of justice earlier today (Wednesday 23rd July).
Man’s body recovered from River Tees
The body of a man has been recovered from the River Tees in Stockton today (Wednesday 23rd July).
Divers were searching for the man who was reported as being in difficulty in the water at around 7.40pm on Monday 21st July.
Police believe he may have died while swimming in the river. They are not treating his death as suspicious.
The body has not yet been formally identified.
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Man arrested in Claudia Lawrence case
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence have this morning (Wednesday 23rd July) arrested a man on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
The 46-year-old man, from the York area, is currently being interviewed in custody. Meanwhile, searches and forensic enquiries are taking place.
Claudia Lawrence was last seen on 18 March 2009. She was 35 years old when she disappeared and working as a chef at the University of York.
Members of the public with information about the case can contact North Yorkshire Police by calling 101.
A £10,000 Crimestoppers reward is still available for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Claudia Lawrence's disappearance.
Police make arrest in Claudia Lawrence investigation
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence have this morning (Wednesday 23 July) arrested a 46-year-old man, from the York area, on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
Northumberland man makes transatlantic journey in microlight plane
A Northumberland man has made a transatlantic journey in a microlight plane.
Eddie McCallum, from Longframlington in Northumerland, landed in a field near his home yesterday evening (Tuesday 22nd July).
The round-trip journey took three weeks and he had to stop to refuel in several locations, including Iceland, Greenland and Canada. Mr McCallum was flying for over 100 hours.
He touched down on American soil near Lake Michigan. Mr McCallum has been flying microlights, which are defined as small, light aircrafts with one or two seats, for 21 years.
The trip, which was in the planning for over a year, raised more than £4,000 for the international, humanitarian charity UNICEF.
