Northumbrian Water

Bracken is a four-year-old sniffer dog trained to detect hidden wildlife such as hedgehogs.

Northumbrian Water's original plan for a grass roof on the reservoir is replaced with a gravel one.

Postcodes in Sunderland, Northumberland and Teesside are targeted with warning letters.

Northumbrian Water says works to upgrade the sewer network will take two and a half years.

The first devices are being installed in Houghton-le-Spring in a bid to improve wildlife.

Sunseekers are warned to be careful as temperatures reach up to 26C across north-east England.

A large water pipe bursts outside The Swan pub in Heworth, forcing the closure of Sunderland Road.