Tyne Tees Sunderland City Council

Sunderland City Council has announced it has no plans to run the event again, saying it contradicts their carbon neutral by 2040 commitment.

Sunderland City Hall has been evacuated due to a "credible threat" which was received this morning, a spokesperson for Sunderland City Council said.

Two broken down diggers meant Joan Stokoe's 'burial' service took place at ground level after an hour and a half of waiting, her family say.