Jamie Driscoll, Labour's former North of Tyne mayor, has announced that he is joining Zack Polanski's Green Party

Courier driver Richard Davies, 49, and his wife Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, a mental health practitioner, scooped the £1million prize after matching five main numbers and the Bonus Ball in the Lotto draw on November 26 but the pair will carry on work...

A major technical issue dating back to January 2021 affected HADECS 3 cameras on smart motorways, with at least 2,656 motorists wrongly accused of speeding

The Met Office has issued an update on the chances of a white Christmas this year, but say it's currently too early to predict if there will be snow on Christmas Day

Numerous improvement works throughout Gateshead can now begin now funds have been accepted and delegated

Tiffany Butler is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court charged with causing ‘serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving’ in Brotton

Nathan Blagg is wanted on prison recall following a previous conviction for a machete offence

Jordan Skidmore, 28, was given a suspended prison sentence for causing serious injury by careless driving

Councillors were given an insight into the evolution of Thornaby's Town Deal, with one member saying: 'People think it's not happening - it is'

Matthew Eeles has been jailed for almost two years after failing to comply with a suspended sentence order