Glenn Mayoll Operations Manager for the RSPCA says there has been an "epidemic of cruelty, abandonment and neglect cases this year"

Calli Tully, 28, has dedicated years of her life to children who are in hospital over the festive period, as she was back in 2014

Dan Wales-Hart was at Cullercoats Bay on Christmas morning as part of a fundraising challenge for Prostate Cancer Research

A dentist has warned that Prosecco could be damaging your teeth and causing discolouration this festive season

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump answered NORAD Santa Tracker calls on Christmas Eve, with the President discussing his Pennsylvania and Oklahoma election victories with children calling about Santa

The Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte performed together on the piano for Kate's Together at Christmas carol concert

From the traditional to the downright bizarre, here's what ChatGPT thinks we should all be cooking this Christmas Day

Christmas can feel very different for some people across the North East, but local healthcare staff members have stepped up

Kim Ashcroft is working her 25th Christmas Day in a row this week at North Tyneside General Hospital.

The Newcastle city centre charity will once again be celebrating with its friends today, as a lot of hard work had been put in ahead of December 25

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Jonathan Hawkins was a two-time British Champion in the game he loved, but he always remained 'humble and down to earth'

Edward Graham, of Byker, dropped a full bin bag when police turned up which was found to contain cannabis worth over £5,000

Military charity Walking With The Wounded and its supported dragged a sled 700km around the UK this Christmastime

The organ at St John's Church in Killingworth is one of just a handful of Grade II listed organs in the UK

The Bedlington Station is just one of two still yet to open on the Northumberland Line railway

The £10 billion project is expected to support 1,200 long-term construction jobs

Clara Nicholl started writing The Great Wildlife Cook-Off at her daughter's bedside in the Royal Victoria Infirmary

ITV's Dr Amir Khan said the tablet could help - but not everyone could be eligible

Plans have been lodged for 440 new homes across four Gateshead sites which have experienced anti-social behaviour

The TikTok and Instagram star, known for his passion for all things locomotive, has showcased the new Tyne and Wear Metro train

Following "superflu" pressures, coupled with doctors' strikes threatened to put undue pressure on the NHS

Police are investigating after the Labour offices in Newcastle were targeted with windows and doors being smashed

While chances of a White Christmas are still "highly unlikely" the weather is turning rather cold this Christmas

The Prime Minister said "we should each do our bit" as he urged Britons to "reach out" to friends, relatives and neighbours