Viola Davis, Bethany Joy Lenz and David Arquette are among the stars who have paid tribute to the Heroes and Nashville actress

He said it should never go in the waste bin

Raza Hussain continued dealing after being arrested

E-bikes have been behind a string of serious incidents including pedestrian Gloria Stephenson being knocked down and killed in Sunderland last year

Emergency services were called to Wylam Bridge in the early hours of Saturday morning after a collision with one person taken to hospital

Zahida Allen, who starred on Geordie Shore, has spoken out about the importance of knowing the signs of bowel cancer misdiagnosis symptoms after her father was repeatedly sent home with laxatives before receiving a terminal stage four diagnosis

Elgin Energy has submitted plans for a 38-megawatt solar farm east of Low Maidendale Farm in Hurworth Moor, which could generate enough renewable electricity to power up to 16,400 Darlington homes

Durham County Council intends to appoint a contractor to demolish the redundant buildings at the former Fyndoune Community College site before it is levelled and reinstated for a new specialist school providing 180 places for children with special ed...

The King's Head in County Durham has had its premises licence suspended following an assault on a customer that police described as 'sustained, violent and entirely unprovoked'

Many people with savings accounts could be missing out on a sum of money

US actress Hayden Panettiere, who was best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has died aged 36, her family has confirmed

Wearside football school giving rural youngsters in County Durham the opportunity to play

Shirley Smith wants to see more than warm words to lower suicide rates in the North East.

Newcastle man running length of Britain to raise money for Cash for Kids Christmas appeal

The North East charity making memories by granting care home wishes

Samphire Cottage has three double bedrooms, on South Meadow in the village of Rennington, and is being marketed by Bradley Hall estate agents

All the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Monday, August 10

Neil Cook, of Gateshead, raised the air rifle and pointed it towards the woman's home then went on to set fire to another property

Emergency services were called to the A697 after the crash, which happened near to the junction of the B6341 between Rothbury and Edlingham

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

From Newcastle’s Warner Bros cinema to Oasis at Whitley Bay Ice Rink - 10 Tyneside images from 1996

Missing Northumberland man Liam was last seen in the early hours of Saturday heading towards Wylam

Rail services have been delayed on Sunday with a major disruption expected until the end of the day

Fire crews are currently on scene fields next to Herrington Country Park in Sunderland after a fire has broken out.

The 55-year-old was taken to hospital in a critical condition and died shortly after 7pm on Saturday