Jacob Allmendinger from North Ferriby spent his entire £10,000 house deposit savings to take his 80-year-old grandad Geoff Golliker on a once-in-a-lifetime World Cup trip — and has been left stunned after crypto casino Metawin gifted him every pen...

Former Greater Manchester receives 80% of parliamentary party nominations

Karl Prior, 42, assaulted the woman on three separate occasions between October and November 2025

Former Conservative MP and MEP Ann Widdecombe has died aged 78

There will be a reduced service on Friday due to the issue, with gaps in service of almost half-an-hour

The fee increased in April 2026, which means a colour TV Licence now costs £180

A by-election in Gateshead's High Fell ward was sparked following the resignation of newly elected Reform councillor Danielle Cavanagh

People now only have 10 days to sign up and force an MP showdown

Just five votes secured Reform UK's hold on High Fell in what turned out to be a nail-biting contest that went to a recount

Next week will mark 150 years since the Swing Bridge first swung open, but it is now broken and efforts to fix it remain at an early stage

Professor Roy Sandbach OBE has spoken out against the closure of High Borrans by November this year

The From Bosnia to Tyneside exhibition features film, family photographs, and artefacts from Dr Smajo Bešo's family and the wider Bosnian community

Robert Hattersley, 13, David Ionut Radut, 14, and Aras Rudzianskas, 13, all got into difficulty in the same river and lost their lives

Michael Wilson was sentenced for robbery and ten counts of theft at Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday

The consultation could mean major changes to vape regulations across the UK

More than half of the British public never send a postcard, compared to roughly 18 per person in 1910

Here are the results for the High Fell by-election as six candidates were up to represent the ward on Gateshead Council.

A hospital ward has been closed following an outbreak of a rare form of scabies, a disease that causes a scaly rash and a thickened crust of skin

Leaders from around the North East gathered in Newcastle for a second child poverty summit on Thursday, aimed at finding new solutions to tackle the scourge of deprivation

Once seen as a potential successor to Keir Starmer herself, Angela Rayner has now backed Andy Burnham's vision for a 'Number 10 North' tasked with taking power out of London

Chloe Bidwell, 18, from Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, was working alone in a Bangor property when a stack of unsecured wooden boards fell on her

Defence barristers Michael Holland and Laura Miller made their closing speeches for the father and son, who deny GBH with intent and are being tried by a jury for the lesser alternative of GBH

We have everything you need to know about the Set for Life draw for Thursday, July 9

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

John, whose surname has not been disclosed, was last seen in the Waverley area of Bedlington on Monday