Around 1.6 million people in the region are eligible for a flu vaccine while 401,000 can get a Covid-19 jab

Cramlington's Transmission Dynamics won the top Business of the Year prize

Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the changes are part of a crackdown on the 'little charges that add up' when families plan their travel

One man has been arrested following the discovery

Jackson Duke, aged 17, was among three teenagers who sadly lost their lives when a car entered the River Wear in Sunderland

DWP benefit gives eligible pensioners up to an extra £114.60 each week

Stuart Scott punched the shopper 22 times in the Newcastle Sainsbury's store after one of the youths claimed he had been assaulted

It will give greater capacity to respond to pressures facing the region’s rivers including pollution, impacts of climate change, and habitat loss

Thanks to some "time, patience and lots of love" many of the dogs are now starting out in a new home

Mark Campbell, who was already banned from the roads for drug-driving, also travelled across the central reservation as he took police on a chase

A significant shortfall is expected

A scheme to give 350 NHS patients who need devices to monitor their health conditions access to a phone or tablet has been launched

Reform UK Gateshead announced that it will not light up the Millennium Bridge in the colour red on October 16 in support of Show Racism the Red Card

We have everything you need to know about the Set for Life draw for Thursday, October 1

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

ARM Pipetek has been ordered to pay a total of £54,051.60 after an employee sustained horrendous injuries in a fall in Sunderland

A woman was injured when the car she was driving was involved in a collision with a school bus with the road closed for hours

The Ice House under the Custom House in Berwick was built in the 1700s and is now set to hold live music events

It comes ahead of plans to sell off the site by 2029

A section of the road was blocked with police diverting traffic this morning

Dylan Curry, who has a shocking 157 offences on his record, had helped himself to meat from Tesco when he was spotted by police

Hundreds of prisoners were due to walk free from jail on Thursday in the first wave of the Government’s controversial expanded early release scheme

Durham Constabulary PC, Haydyn Brunsdon, appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court

The A69 near Haltwhistle was blocked in both directions for several hours due to a lorry fire

The Metrocentre - one of the biggest shopping centres in the UK - has been bought by a London property group