How much do you remember about the stories making the headlines across the North East and Cumbria?
The explosives team in charge of clearing the area say more than 30 staff took part in operations.
Bomb disposal teams say they found more than 300 items with some of them being live ordnance.
The discovery in a vicar's journal of the lyrics to the carol spark a hunt for the tune.
Floods hit parts of the main route round the west Cumbrian coast and completely submerge fields.
No-one was hurt in the crash on the Cumbrian coast line, British Transport Police says.
The line, built to transport ore and now a tourist attraction, celebrates a milestone anniversary.
Abigail Riley is riding 180 miles on a tandem bike with her brother, Ben Riley, for charity.
The 1896 train is being used to help renovate Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway's track.
