Labour councillor Chris Foote-Wood has made a formal complaint after Durham County Council refused to pay £430 in mileage expenses, claiming the authority's incompetence caused the dispute

PIP payments are going to increase this year, which means many benefit claimants could see a significant cash boost

Andrew Peacock was a deputy head of Maths at Hetton Academy when he was seen naked in Hebburn

42% of the individuals identified and stopped by officers during the most recent deployment had previous links to offences of violence against women and girls

Health experts have explained what people can do to prevent the spread of infection and what symptoms to look out for

UK broadband provider has told customers it has ceased trading and to immediately find alternative internet suppliers

Premier League Darts opening night was in Newcastle and Luke Littler lost to tournament debutant and World Darts Championship runner-up Gian van Veen in the quarter-finals.

Experts say cars are now facing an elevated threat of mould developing

Dylan Kilpatrick, of Seaton Delaval, kept pestering his mum for money and left her feeling depressed and petrified

David Burdis, of Hebburn, had only been out of prison for 17 days when he got into trouble with the police

The long-awaited new urgent treatment centre at the RVI in Newcastle city centre has opened

The show is back on BBC One for a new series, but some viewers are not happy about a change in the Den

Weather maps suggest widespread snow could blanket most of the UK in mid-February, with GFS models showing only 5% of the country avoiding the white stuff as several inches could settle

The plans to expand the training site come following a £8.5m investment in the site secured last year

It is hoped that the screens will prevent the critically endangered European eel and other river fish, from getting into the mechanisms at the Ovingham pumping station

Washington MP Sharon Hodgson has again raised the pelvic mesh scandal in Westminster

Matthew Barker and Louis Houston were caught in the act of dealing cocaine but the police took more than two years to send a file to the CPS

Andrew Peacock was a deputy head of department at Hetton Academy when he was seen naked in a residential area of Tyneside

Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years

The majority of funding awarded to Durham County Council by Kim McGuinness for her mayor's childcare grant programme will now be diverted to Northumberland instead

Gemma Kingsley, 50, tricked men into relationships with her and then used their money to fund her expensive lifestyle

He replaces Graeme Binning who left the service in October

So far there have been 59 confirmed cases and one death

Jon Ritchie is set to move from North Tyneside Council to replace Jan Willis

Dan Burn went to oncology wards and spoke to poorly youngsters this week