The event, which is a 'vibrant celebration of South Asian culture', arrived in Exhibition Park on Sunday for the first of its two day stint

A key consultation ends today, after a petition calling for free licences for all state pensioners saw support soar

James Morgan, 49, began chatting online to what he believed was a 12-year-old girl called Olivia

A 29-year-old man was allegedly assaulted, racially abused and had a bag stolen from him during a gathering at a property in Hartlepool, as police make further arrests

PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, of Cleveland Police, were killed in the A66 crash in South Bank, Middlesbrough, earlier this month

A national report revealed problems with school meals all over the country

All the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Monday, August 31

Loughbrow House is described as a 'striking' property

Martin Thompson was found with the electronic device in his car before police found evidence he'd been importing knives and knuckledusters from abroad

Natalie Decarteret also smashed windows in her council house during the incident earlier this month

Just minutes away from Newcastle’s prosperous city centre sat an area steeped in poverty and crime

Police have released footage of Kenneth Davison causing chaos on the Coast Road

The historic ban on LGBTQ+ people in the armed forces affected thousands of service members

Andy Morley, of Creative Ginger, is behind the new artwork at Bill Quay Farm

Two men were arrested on suspicion of murder following the fire on Wednesday

A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East

Police were called to the scene in the early hours of Sunday morning after reports of a fatal stabbing attack

Garry Robinson was high on cocaine when he ploughed the Suzuki Vitara he was driving into an oncoming car

A police investigation has been launched after a man was shot in Gainford, County Durham last night

Police, paramedics and the air ambulance rushed to the scene of the collision in Blyth on Sunday

David Richardson thought he was chatting to a 14-year-old and sent her graphic images and videos of himself

Alan Fowler used a crowbar to break into the store and was identified from CCTV

The recalls were released this month, affecting a range of products

The ferry was carrying 270 people when it capsized off the coast of Cyprus in the early hours of Sunday morning

The former Newcastle striker and England manager sadly died last month aged 75 after a short battle with cancer