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Hungary v Russia at Roker Park
Your memories of World Cup 1966
Here are some of your memories of when the World Cup came to Sunderland in 1966. Share your memories too by email: wear@bbc.co.uk
Your memories of World Cup 1966
What did the World Cup do for us?

Joyce Hedley Never too old for digital world
A photographer from Durham jumps into the world of digital technology at the age of 70. Ten years later, she's winning awards.

Michael Jackson and baby scan 'Michael Jackson' scan Thriller
A picture of an ultrasound scan of an unborn baby girl in Sunderland is said to resemble the great Michael Jackson.


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Divers find gifts for a former Bishop in the Wear
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Grace gives back to those who helped her through illness
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Lobsters lurk all around the UK's coastline

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