Here is a list of schemes that could boost your household finances if you are over State Pension age - check if you qualify

The money-saving expert shared guidance for first-time buyers and discussed the £450,000 LISA cap with the Chancellor

The RAC says cleaning your car's interior surfaces regularly can prevent windscreens from freezing over during cold winter mornings

The region will also get some strong gusts of up to 50mph on the evening of Friday, December 5, according to Met Office weather charts

A minister has suggested that over-60s in the North East might become eligible for free bus passes if local authorities choose to use part of a new £3 billion funding pot to extend the current scheme

The new reward scheme offers 15% to 30% of tax recovered in high-value cases involving wealthy individuals, large companies or offshore arrangements

A law professor has explained what the rules are, and how you can try to avoid difficulties

Elodie Gray, 11, had a heart transplant before her first birthday. Now, aged 11, she's a huge advocate for organ donation

Crimestoppers is warning the North East public to avoid drugs this Christmas

Many people who get Universal Credit may not know that another Government benefit may be available to them if they have a health condition

The Met Office says snow, fog and frost are possible during the period from December 20 to January 2, with hill snow mainly in the north and colder spells forecast for the festive period

Follow live updates here for the latest on Newcastle's roads and updates on public transport across the North East region

The best primary, secondary, state and independent schools in the North East have been listed

Daniel Crawford, 33, from South Bank, got into victim's home at night and followed her in his car during campaign of harassment

Currently people who reach pension age without having claimed Personal Independence Payments are ineligible for scheme

Households with a two-digit tax code might be entitled to thousands in pension tax refunds in time for Christmas

Jag Singh, of Horsley Hill Premier, is known as 'Bossman' locally, and he wants to return the favour for the support he has been given

Asha Khan assaulted the constables on two separate occasions after they'd been asked to attend her address by her own parents

A picturesque Northumberland town has once again been named as one of the happiest places to live in the UK

The 150-year-old Northumberland redwood has been crowned the world's tallest bedded Christmas tree by the Guinness Book of World Records

The Government has announced that £3 billion will be made available to help improve bus services across England

Producers made a rare exception during the Colombia leg as teams faced security concerns approaching Medellín

England's Chief Medical Officer has released a landmark report warning that infections in older adults significantly increase the risk of stroke, heart attack and possibly dementia

Here are just some of the stories published by ChronicleLive on December 4

Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov travelled from Moscow to London carrying Novichok before deploying the Russian-made poison in Salisbury on March 4, 2018