Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he is "open" to calls for Britain to formally apologise for its role in the slave trade

Rebecca Wilson had let someone else take care of a large amount of her household waste - but it ended up being fly-tipped on a farm track

The closures are taking place as more people move towards online banking services - here's the full list of November closures

Saturday night was Halloween Week on Strictly Come Dancing with a huge twist seeing three couples in the dance-off

Mark Haire denied taking the festive decorations from Dobbies and also pleaded not guilty to stealing goods from B&M and Boundary Mill

Nearly 170,000 people die of a heart attack or stroke in the UK every year

The recalls impact supermarket shelves and home cupboards across the country

Construction on the the Outer West Leisure Centre being built in West Denton finally began earlier this year, following repeated setbacks and spiralling costs

The 'outstanding and substantial' 1930s property has in excess of 3,000 Sq.Ft of accommodation and gardens

From extending the Metro to the first Great North Run - 10 images that take us back four and a half decades

A Hexham nurse has been given a conditions of practice order following a tribunal

North East postcodes are celebrating the wins this week

These offenders earned themselves a stint behind bars for some shocking crimes, some resulting in the death of others

Officers are searching for the man, who has been named only as 'John', and has gone missing in Nettlesworth

False claims are understood to have been circulating, claiming that somebody had died inside a Durham bar

Maya Jama has been praised by Action for Children for her £83,500 donation to the charity — the exact sum she would have won on Celebrity Traitors had King Kenny not voted against her at the BBC show's final roundtable

The winning numbers from the Lotto and Thunderball draws

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

Alby Hunt carried out sex acts in front of the child and requested they do the same to him, a court heard

The 31-year-old died alongside a flight instructor at McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon

Halloween Bongo's Bingo has been held at the Boiler Shop in Newcastle on Saturday

Nathan Owens, 34, must serve a minimum of 35 years in prison before he is even eligible for parole

The new legislation ensures bereaved families receive the same compensation entitlement as sufferers

Jade Thomson posted her daughter Myla's reaction to the ride on social media and it's been viewed millions of times

Jamie Henderson suddenly struck the victim 'multiple times' with her glass in The Five Swans after they discussed ending their relationship