A warning for thunderstorms was issued for the North East on Friday - here's how the region is being affected

The power grid for the North East has issued warnings to locals as thunderstorms disrupt local infrastructure

A Met Office thunderstorm warning remains in place until 10am this morning, though more thunder showers are expected this afternoon

Scarlett van der Valk was diagnosed with rare condition BPAN, which is expected to cause dementia and Parkinson's disease-like symptoms in adolescence, after suffering a 30-minute seizure on the day of her first birthday party

Youssef Wynne and Josh Hawthorn were jailed for their roles in the murder of 'gentle and caring' Andy Foster in Wrekenton

There's some unhappiness that a previously selected 'perfect' route now isn't even being considered

Cleveland Police are at the scene of an ongoing incident in Hemlington where a man has 'barricaded himself in a property and made threats'

The application detailed that efforts would be made to promote the four licensing objectives

The proposal has attracted support from a local councillor, but there have also been objections from neighbours

The task of drawing up a new Local Plan has been described at a Stockton Council meeting as 'one of the most important things we're going to do'