Rush hour traffic queues are currently building up on a section of the A19 following a collision at Sunderland

Here's a list of all the changes to passport application fees and how much more you will have to pay from April this year

Santander is offering £200 to customers if they meet certain criteria

Gateshead Council's cabinet has approved measures to make a Felling school a autism specialist school

The majority of people in the North East want the UK to introduce an Australia-style ban

Gateshead Council's planning committee is set to reach a decision on proposals for 130 new homes in Felling

Craig Kennedy said he became violent towards the constable because he 'felt embarrassed' that his trousers had fallen down while he was being arrested

Brian Bulmer began working for the Tyne and Wear Metro in the 1980s when the system was new

A man was arrested on suspicion preventing lawful and decent burial of a body

Lewis Carlson, of North Shields, turned violent when a member of staff in Sainsbury's tried to thwart his confectionery heist

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has donated £5m to the Wildlife Trusts' and Northumberland Wildlife Trust's attempts to buy the Rothbury Estate, taking the total to approximately £16.5m

Betty received cards from Hawaii, New York City and Gibraltar; as well as video messages from North East stars and a shout out on This Morning

The 307 bus service was withdrawn and has since been restored to full service, but antisocial behaviour persists in Meadow Well

The Spanish side proved too hard to beat

Sunny Jewellers has been targeted again this week

A hearing heard Coun Barry Elliott's debt had been settled

The Breakfast Show presenter is taking on a 1,000km charity tandem bike ride

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

Lee Mullen drew the attention of his neighbours by his strange behaviour on camera, which led to them finding the drugs in their garden

The owners of the Raj Tandoori have announced their retirement having served thousands of diners over 32 years

Local election results modelling has predicted that Reform UK could gain control of Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, and South Tyneside councils

North East mayor Kim McGuinness and council leaders have signed up a new injection of public funding into the transformation of Durham's Aykley Heads

Northumbria Police has implemented dispersal orders in the area in an attempt to address the ongoing issues

A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East

A van is believed to have neem reversed into Sunny Jewellers in Arthur's Hill