Home country experiences are highlighted - but 77% 'never travelled' Northumberland route

Anyone a disability or long-term health condition may be eligible for higher payments if their health has deteriorated since their original DWP award

Justice Secretary Alex Norris will now look at ways to keep “a greater number of the the most serious offenders” behind bars

Nathan Blagg will be sentenced next month after a tractor was driven into a North East home

Icon Group is re-opening the former Rutherford centre near Bedlington

Hayley Smith lied about taking the cash and even left volunteers under suspicion at the Blyth charity

Pupils at St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, in West Denton, have been learning in temorary classrooms since concerns emerged over the concrete in its main building in 2023

The building closed its doors to the public in 2024

A former anaesthetist who inhaled anaesthetic drugs on shift is free to train as a GP, a tribunal found.

Newcastle's Northern Alchemy among losses but UK brewery closures are slowing, although struggles 'not over yet'

Jack Thompson took on the challenge for Young Lives vs Cancer after his family were supported by the charity after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour as a baby

Julian Stark took on the mammoth task to raise money for both The Sunshine Fund and Love Amelia Baby Bank

We have everything you need to know about the Set for Life draw for Monday, August 10

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

North Tyneside Council has seen 131 requests to collect unwanted food caddies

The natural attraction, on Mundles Farm, can be visited all week long, giving people the chance to see the the amazing flowers up close

Brodie Logan set the dog on a member of staff who challenged him for stealing and he has now been locked up

The National Drought Group has placed the region at an increased level as conditions worsen amid a dry start to August

Jaxx Carr passed away in March this year after being diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease

The state of Leazes Park has been a concern for several years and the reopening of cafe facilities elsewhere in the city has sparked renewed calls for investment in the Victorian green space

The children's safety charity has put out a guide for parents this summer

Both Northumbria Police and the North East Ambulance Service attended the scene of the collision this afternoon

Ryan Cleverly, 27, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison for repeatedly assaulting his victim during their six-month relationship

Marine Minister Stephen Morgan visited Sandhaven Beach in South Shields on Monday morning

A rail company boss said there was a "real opportunity" for the station to have a bigger role