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Time is running out for people with at least one Jewish grandparent to register for free BRCA gene testing before the programme closes for new registrations.

Parents getting ready to welcome their baby into the world at Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital are being offered a test for more than 200 rare genetic conditions.

Visitors to Sunderland city centre are starting to get a better glimpse of how its new Eye Hospital will look, as work progresses on the final external works of the building ahead of its launch next summer.

Claire Livingstone is one of 11 in the running for Manager of the Year (Non-clinical) category in the Nursing Times Workforce Awards 2025.

Sort out the shed, give the garage a tidy up and have a look up in the loft – the campaign is on to return walking aids and put them to use once again.