Child abuser Scott McKenzie is jailed for 12 years after jurors "saw through his lies".
Birtley Leisure Centre is getting new gym equipment, exercise bikes and upgraded saunas.
A judge says Jack Morgan, 27, poses a high risk of reoffending and causing serious harm to others.
John Maughan's actions were "incredibly reckless and disruptive", police say.
More than 270 workers are made redundant after Venator Materials plc goes into administration.
Gold medallist Tom Dean visits Birtley Community Pool in Gateshead a year after it reopened.
Jobs are put at risk at Wynard-based Venator Materials plc as administrators are called in.
Train lines between Durham and Newcastle have reopened following a fire at an industrial unit.
Albanian Izmir Dema arrived in the UK illegally having previously been deported, a court hears.
