The men were caught at a North Yorkshire petrol station after reports of poaching activity in the Bedale area

Areas of England clustered in the North and Midlands are persistently seeing case rates rise week-on-week

Sunderland Council has reminded drivers of the upcoming closures this weekend

A number of elderly people have died after contracting coronavirus at Charlotte Straker House, in Corbridge, while care home staff have also fallen ill

Council motion calls for more help to tackle the 'huge problem' of anti-social behaviour in the likes of Tynemouth

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This weekend marks 12 months since coronavirus was declared a public health emergency and the UK's first patients were brought to the Royal Victoria Infirmary

Dean Dobson, of Bedlington, Northumberland, was diagnosed with long Covid despite not even knowing he had the virus last year and he continues to suffer from its effects

Britian's biggest employer isn't just looking for doctors and nurses, with various roles available for all skill levels

Kevin Newton, of Jarrow, assaulted his former partner twice in one night despite the fact she was trying to help him

Here's when the government has promised or suggested shops, pubs and schools could reopen

The County Durham-born TV personality says she still "can't believe" what her life has become since she found fame on the show

Michael Hulme and Andrew Staley were on the crew which brought the two Chinese nationals from Hull to Newcastle

Edward Willsher has praised staff at the Royal Victoria Infirmary after he survived Covid-19

The Government is reported to be axing the regional tier system in favour of continuing nationwide restrictions

Members of the public in Jarrow were left afraid as trouble flared on a Saturday afternoon last summer

County Durham recorded 1,610 cases in the seven days leading up to January 23 - a drop of 6.1%

An aerial shot of central Newcastle taken in January 1976 shows a city centre under transformation and the emerging Eldon Square shopping complex that would open a few months later

The council leader said it would be "entirely inappropriate" to accept an increase during the Covid pandemic

Northumberland recorded 750 cases in the seven days leading up to January 23

Adrian Gadd was a popular figure in Newcastle's gay scene having owned a number of pubs and clubs

Flood alerts were put out in County Durham as heavy rain hit the region

NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens visited the Royal Victoria Infirmary on the anniversary of the fist coronavirus cases arriving in the UK

Harprakash Nair celebrated the milestone in hospital with NHS staff

Another four vaccines have been ordered which were developed by Novavax, Janssen, Valneva and GlaxoSmithKline/Sanofi Pasteur