There is a large emergency presence on Shields Road in Byker as road closed in both directions

Fuel duty is set to rise for the first time in 16 years as the 5p cut from 2022 ends, adding £3,400 to lifetime costs for drivers

Big River Bakery has been awarded the funds after winning Airbnb’s Best of British Fund

Ian Lavery said one resident was faced with a 'potentially life-threatening emergency' after a medical letter was missed

Cheryl Black crashed into the victim in Morpeth and left him needing surgery for an open elbow fracture, broken nose and facial injuries

Thomas Patrick, of Gateshead, left his girlfriend fearing he'd kill her during series of attacks with a judge branding him a bully

A funding package of £350m has been agreed by local leaders, while the Government has also pledged a new £120m to the region

The minister warned of ‘disporportionate’ collisions swaying the verdict

Holly House Care Home has been praised by the Care Quality Commission, after inspectors visited the Washington premises

Revealed during renovations of Durham Castle, the artwork could date back to the late 13th to early 14th centuries

Opponents of plans to almost double passenger numbers at Newcastle Airport to nine million per year by 2040 fear it could help 'derail' efforts to reach net zero

A BBC expert explained what rights you have when facing a bailiff over unpaid water bills

Police are investigating a suspected ram raid at Sunny Jewellers in the West End of Newcastle with a section of the road taped off

Rachel Reeves says she will set out a 'road map for future fiscal devolution' at her next budget in the autumn

A funding package to start construction on a scaled-back version of Sunderland's Crown Works film and TV studios development has been agreed

A £24 million investment from the North East mayor to help revive ambitions of a world class arena on the Gateshead Quayside was agreed on Tuesday

Andrew MacLean, of Wallsend, caused his then-friend to lose a tooth during a drunken assault in Newcastle

The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's EuroMillions and Thunderball draws

Liz Neailey, from Arthur's Hill, says her 'heart goes out to the families' of Ian Huntley's victims after experiencing the agony of losing her son Wesley

With a new name and an updated look, the former Royal Quays looks to be on the right path to rediscovering its past success

A huge police presence has swarmed Tamworth Road in the West End of Newcastle with the street taped off following a suspected ram raid

A Year 13 pupil at Highworth Grammar School in Ashford has been hospitalised with suspected meningitis B as the outbreak linked to Canterbury nightclub claims two lives

Parts of the UK will be hotter than Greece this week as the Met Office forecasts temperatures soaring to 20C in west Wales and western England on Wednesday

Two students have died and 15 people have been hospitalised with Meningitis B as the Kent outbreak spreads to France, with pharmacies reporting unprecedented vaccine demand

Officials say compensation will be quicker and easier to get as the Government cracks down on fare dodgers