The Sunderland Fundraising Group of the Teenage Cancer Trust will hold a comedy night on Saturday May 25 at South Moor Excelsior Club in South Moor, Stanley, County Durham. The event will feature comedians Sean Turner , Johnny Pelham and Si Buglass and compere Lee Kyle. Tickets cost £3 and can be bought from the webpage http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=CrystalBooth.

Man hurt: A man was found with a head injury in Gray Street, Sunderland, just before 12.45am today (Tuesday 7 May).The 35-year-old was taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital with a fractured cheekbone and cut to his head. Police are looking to see if this is connected to an earlier incident at Hendon Valley Road.

Anyone with information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Tribute night: The Ultimate Eagles, who play the music of the legendary American Country Rick band, play Newcastle City Hall on Sunday May 19 at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £20 from the box office on 0191-277 8030.

Aggravated burglary: Two men broke through patio doors at a house in Lichfield Road, Sunderland, and threatened a 60-year-old woman with a knife, demanding cash, at 5.45am today (Tuesday May 7). The pair left with a sum of cash. The woman was uninjured but distressed.