It's not just the expiry date you need to check on your passport, you must also ensure it is not damaged in any way

Louise McDowell, of Hebburn, is now fully qualified to get behind the wheel of the Nexus cross-Tyne transport system

Rebel Labour MP Catherine West publicly challenged Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to stand as a leadership candidate on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Catherine West, a former junior Foreign Office minister, gave cabinet ministers until Monday to decide among themselves who the next Labour leader should be, or she would trigger a leadership challenge herself

Scott Richardson, director of SR Joinery and Building Services, took over £51,000 from couple but never completed their garage conversion and orangery — leaving their home a building site during his wife's cancer treatment

After a four year fertility journey with her partner, Scarlett Moffatt has shared a heartbreaking comment a close friend made following her struggles after giving birth to baby Jude

These beauty spots in and around Newcastle are a must visit

Paul Jessop was found unresponsive in his flat, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) report said

The refurbishment to the listed building, and the home improvement in South Shields, are among the latest applications

The North East fraudsters who have been dealt with recently at court

The Department for Work and Pension is currently hiring across a range of roles in Newcastle and Sunderland

The strange story of Abbie Taylor, who has a 'grotesque obsession' with soiled nappies

Set within around 13 acres of picturesque countryside in the heart of Hexhamshire, High Lilswood is for sale

Alex Mathwin turned up for the pre-arranged fight carrying the martial arts weapon and left two other young men injured

Two photographs show the street as it was in 1971 and the same view in 2026

Mohammed Miah, 26, Furqun Miah, 24, and Ridwan Miah, 22, supplied class A drugs directly to users in South Tyneside

The modern property, which is being marketed by Brunton Residential, is set within Humshaugh, just a 13 minute drive from nearby Hexham

Britain's Got Talent viewers have taken to social media to question the show's new format, with some fans claiming the Golden Buzzer gives acts an 'unfair' advantage

DWP state pension claimants are being urged to use a simple £1 pension withdrawal trick that could help some pensioners avoid a £3,100 tax overpayment — with experts advising professional guidance before making any withdrawals

The new VAT road fuel scale charges will remain in place until April 30, 2027

We have everything you need to know about the Lotto and Thunderball draws for Saturday, May 9

Kerry Timothy was expecting staff members to dress up as the characters

The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws

A stolen tractor was driven through the streets of Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday and crashed into a house in what police are treating as a deliberate attack

The Soham murderer was cremated in a natural jute coffin costing £265 at a service without any mourners