Paralympics 2012
Keep across what's happening at the Paralympics and how the region's athletes are performing.
Latest ITV News reports
Tanni Grey-Thompson: "This is where the real work starts"
On tonight's Around The House at 11.35pm on ITV1, Paralympian and crossbench peer Tanni Grey-Thompson says the UK must rise to future challenges, after the extraordinary experience of London 2012.
Tanni: Co-operation is the key to future success
On Tonight's Around The House, Paralympian and crossbench peer Tanni Grey-Thompson says government departments and other agencies need to pull together across all sectors, to copy the success of London 2012.
You can see more from Tanni Grey-Thompson on Around The House at 11.35pm, tonight on ITV1.
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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson on the lessons to be learned from the Paralympics
On tonight's political programme, Around The House, Paralympic gold medallist Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson calls for more support for volunteers and coaches, to help youngsters take part in sport at all levels. Around the House, 11:35pm, ITV1.
Paralympics: Hazel Robson comes away without a medal
The sprinter from Sunderland won gold in Sydney, silver in Athens and bronze in Beijing - but in London, even her best was not enough.
Read the full storyParalympic gold medallist Josef Craig looks forward to coming home
The swimmer from South Tyneside became GB's youngest medallist at London 2012 and broke two world records in the 400m freestyle at the Paralympic Games. Now he says he cannot wait to come home to the North East.
Terry Bywater's chance of Paralympic bronze
The GB wheelchair basketball team will be looking to Redcar's Terry Bywater to help them win a bronze medal tonight. The team lost their semi-final to Canada on Thursday, but play the other losing team Team USA in the run-off for bronze at 7pm.
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Paralympics: Hazel Robson just qualifies for 100m final
Hazel Robson from Sunderland ran her season's fastest time to qualify for the 100m T36 final. Robson came fourth in her heat, but ranked seventh overall, meaning she takes one of the "fastest loser" places in the final tonight.
Robson has won medals at each of the last three Paralympic Games, including gold in Sydney, but missed out on a medal in her first event, the 200m, a week ago.
Tanni says "well done" to protege Jade Jones
Tanni Grey-Thompson immediately tweeted "well done" to her protege, Jade Jones, who finished 10th in last night's 1500m wheelchair sprint final.
16 year old Jade had bounced back to make it into the 1500m final at her first Paralympics, after missing out on a final place in the 400m and 800m.
Jade, who is from Middlesbrough, is trained by Tanni Grey-Thompson's husband, Ian.
Terry Bywater hopes to win basketball bronze
Redcar's Terry Bywater is back in action tonight, as Paralympics GB's wheelchair basketball team fight for a bronze medal.
29 year old Bywater won bronze medals at the Athens and Beijing Paralympics.
The GB team lost out to Canada in Thursday's semi-final.
Tonight's play-off against the United States, to decide 3rd place, starts at 7pm.