First World War Centenary
100 years after the start of World War 1, ITV Tyne Tees takes a look at how the Great War affected the North East and North Yorkshire.
The man behind the medal: The Story of Herbert Butler
Kenny Toal sets out to tell the story of a soldier from the Great War.
After sourcing a victory medal on an internet auction site, we try and find out more about the man who once owned it.
Herbert Butler served with the Durham Light Infantry. In the first of two special reports we try and find out more about him and begin a search for surviving relatives to reunite them with the medal.
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Stockton's sunflower tribute
More than 1200 sunflowers are being put on display in a church garden in Stockton to commemorate the local people who died in World War One.
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Supporters make an emotional pilgrimage to the Somme
Kenny Toal joins 250 Leyton Orient fans on a trip to the Somme and visits the graves of three North East footballers who never came home.
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The North East footballers remembered in East London
The story of three North East footballers who played for Orient - and who died in the First World War - still remembered 100 years on