You could reduce the amount you have to pay in tax

The Carer’s Allowance is set to increase next year and there will also be a change in its weekly earnings threshold

Roads in Newcastle and Gateshead have been gridlocked this morning with huge queues of traffic due to an incident on the Tyne Bridge

I'm A Celebrity fans defended Aitch and Ginge after Ant McPartlin called them 'liars' on the live show despite Kelly Brook being equally involved in the sweets incident

The Government says the latest changes will allow the DWP to crack down on fraud and overpayments, which will save millions of pounds

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

Electric car drivers could face a range of costly penalties for failing to prepare their cars for winter conditions. In light of this, Kia has offered some vital tips for preparing your vehicle for the colder months.

The 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck Lancashire overnight on December 3, with dozens of people reporting that they were woken up by their homes shaking

Diane, 57, and Ron Hughes, 65, from Neston, were visiting family in Australia when two helicopters collided mid-air on the Gold Coast on January 2, 2023

Bernadette O'Donnell, of Lemington, was found with around £3,000 of cocaine at her home during a police raid

The Lights to Remember service hosted by Marie Curie will take place at Newcastle Cathedral this Sunday

Plans to create the wheelchair accessible space that will honour students that have passed away are now in motion

Women who have come forward to highlight failings in their breast cancer care should be "commended for their bravery" a lawyer said

A decision to demolish the old Hexham fire station rather than sell to sculptor Sir Antony Gormley will remain on hold ahead of a new county council debate

The 65-year-old shared some news on the shop's Instagram account

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) had previously planned to walk out

The Money Saving Expert has been grilling Energy Secretary Ed Miliband on the rising costs

The 15-year-old was murdered in Hexham, Northumberland, in January 2023

The chatty man has graced our screens for years, but following his phenomenal role in the first season of the Celebrity Traitors, he's hitting the stand-up stage again

Nine of the saplings, which measure between four and six feet tall, are being gifted to organisations in the region

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Council officers have called for the refusal of an industrial battery unit on a Dunston and Teams brownfield site

Gateshead Council's planning committee has been recommended to approve plans to change a vandalised nursery into nine flats

Hundreds of containers filled with illegal merchandise were found at a self-storage premises in the city

A faith school for Muslim girls in the West End has been rapped by Ofsted with the regulator sharing concerns including that lessons are "not ambitious enough" for pupils