Gerard Mouille, from South Gosforth, claims diversions forced him to use the bus lane near Gateshead's Tesco Extra store

Gareth Ian Dack was found unresponsive in his cell at HMP Frankland, Durham, on April 21, 2025, and a jury concluded he died by suicide

Rose West, 72, was jailed for life in 1995 for killing 10 girls and women with her husband Fred at their Gloucester house of horrors

Veronica King and best friend Sam Lee have spoken of their anguish after being denied boarding on two flights to South Africa to see Donna Hadfield, who has been told she has just days left to live

Following a successful prosecution, a Gateshead fly-tipper has been stung with a more than £1,500 fine.

Big-hearted players from Cleveland Basketball Club are set to scale Scafell Pike in the hope of raising £10,000 for their club

Eileen Robinson was still doing the books for the family store until well into her 70s

Hartlepool murderer Gareth Dack took his own life in April, 2026, a jury found

An animal hospital has been given the go-ahead to construct a new dog walking area

A Stockton Council committee heard of higher enrolments at Stockton's post-16 education providers, which were converting to new arrivals