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Home crowd help Learnmonth to men's 800 metre final
The moment Guy Learmonth earned place in the men's 800 metre final at the Commonwealth games in Glasgow.
The 22-year-old from Berwick, who is competing for Scotland, said the energy and buzz from the home crowd helped him push through for automatic qualification.
Learmonth through to men's 800 metre final
Northumberland runner Guy Learmonth has qualified for the mens' 800 metre final after a thrilling semi final he held on and ran the race of his life in front of his home crowd.
Learmonth, from Berwick, was competeing in the same race as gold medal favourite David Rudisha from Kenya.
Guy said qualifying for the final at home means the world to him and the buzz he got from the crowd helped him through.
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No Commonwealth medal for Middlesbrough's Tomlinson
Middlesbrough's Chris Tomlinson has lost out on a medal in the Men's Long Jump in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The Teessider cam sixth over all at Hampden Park.
Watch Jack Laugher win gold at games
Reaction to Jack Laugher's gold at games
Congratulation to Jack Laugher(1st) and Matthew Mitcham(2nd). In the dive commonwealth games. #Glasgow2014
Good job @jacklaugher 450 points in the final - that is bloody impressive - well done.
Good job @jacklaugher 450 points in the final - that is bloody impressive - well done.
Ripon's Jack Laugher wins Commonwealth gold in diving
Ripon's Jack Laugher, 19, has won a Commonwealth gold in the 1m springboard.
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Blind coach gets FA recognition
A lifelong Newcastle United fan has become the first ever blind coach to be recognised by the Football Association.
Paul Mathison, who has a guide dog, now teaches other people with sight problems how to play the game.
Our reporter Joshua Shrimpton Dean caught up with him as a he led a training session at Walker Activity Dome.
Muhammed Ali's Tyneside connection
Johnny Walker, a painter and decorator from South Tyneside has been telling the remarkable story of how his determination brought the boxer, Muhammed Ali, to the North East in 1977.
A book has been written about how Johnny persuaded Ali to come here and earlier we spoke to the author, Russ Routledge from Newcastle. He spoke to Pam Royle and Tim Backshall.
A window into our history
It has been the jewel in the crown of York Minster for six hundred years and today work began to replace the glass in the Great East Window. The precious panes were removed six years ago as part of a multi-million pound restoration scheme.
As Julie Harrison reports, the delicate task of returning the glass marks an historic milestone in the extraordinary project.
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A look at the forecast for the next few days.
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