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Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:51:01 +0000Oil prices surge as Trump vows to blockade Iranian ports amid Middle East crisis
Brent crude jumped back past 100 US dollars a barrel, raising concerns about the deepening global energy crisis
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:50:15 +0000British woman, 73, brutally raped on Tenerife holiday was beaten and robbed in attack
The attacker got into the apartment after climbing a 6ft high wall before physically and sexually assaulting her
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:45:46 +0000UK woman stranded in Spain as new border rules bar her from flying home
Natasha Cochrane De La Rosa was denied boarding on her flight back to the UK from Amsterdam
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:30:58 +0000Donald Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade and what it means for the world
The US President threatened to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping lane between Iran and Oman, after peace talks with Iran collapsed
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:28:18 +0000DWP to cancel debts of thousands of unpaid carers following review
Others on Carer's Allowance will have debts reduced or money repaid
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:27:03 +0000Ryanair slams new EU travel rules as tourists warned ahead of summer holiday's
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has criticised the EU's Entry Exit System rolled out at European airports from April 10, branding it a 'shambles' and claiming Brexit tensions are behind UK tourist delays
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:05:37 +0000Dad 'issues warning' after daughter 'killed by family dog' as he found her on floor
Jamie-Lea Biscoe, 19, was tragically killed after the family pet allegedly attacked her inside her home in Leaden Roding, Essex
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:53:06 +0000Ryanair flight for Portugal diverts back to UK after 'mid-flight emergency'
The flight was heading for Portugal before transmitting a 'general emergency' signal over France
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:46:44 +0000Parts of UK to sizzle at 22C within days as heatwave hits
Weather maps show parts of the UK are set for warmest conditions with temperatures reaching 22C by middle of next week
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:37:45 +0000Wallsend house fire LIVE: Updates as police remain at the scene of huge blaze
A huge fire has destroyed a home in Wallsend.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:24:01 +0000Martin Lewis says you can cut petrol and diesel costs up to 30pc
The Money Saving Expert's advice comes as prices continue to rise
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:59:04 +0000All you need to know ahead of local elections in Newcastle next month
Here is a ward-by-ward breakdown of Newcastle City Council ahead of this year's all-out local election.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:57:01 +0000All you need to know ahead of local elections in Gateshead next month
A ward-by-ward breakdown of the current political composition of Gateshead just weeks before the country heads to the polls this May.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:53:34 +0000All you need to know ahead of local elections in North Tyneside next month
There are 20 setas up for contention this year in North Tyneside's local elections on May 7.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0000Estimated 25,000 unpaid carers to have debts cut or cancelled
People being penalised for going over their earnings limit for carer’s allowance has been branded a "scandal" by campaigners
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:33:00 +0000Byker woman allegedly attacked man while burgling his home
Kerry Stanbury is accused of breaking into an address in West Denton, assaulting the occupier and stealing cash
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000Gateshead funeral directors supporting families for more than two decades expands to new branch
Walker & Morrell Funeral Directors have expanded their team and opened a new site in Leam Lane
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:23:00 +0000County Durham among first to receive 'Young Futures Hub' as government invests into local youth services
The hub will be part of a £70 million investment into local youth services
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:21:00 +0000'All we have is faith' - North East family's appeal after dad was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease
David Sampson was diagnosed with MND in January 2025
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:15:00 +000012-year-old girl abseils from the roof of Newcastle's RVI after her cousin's brain tumour treatment
Pippa Belmont carried out the challenge along with her dad Jonny
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:12:00 +0000Pregnant Newcastle woman bitten and strangled by jealous ex in appalling attack
Kieran Walton, who had assaulted the woman previously, left her with a bite mark on her back and she was struggling to breathe during the assault
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:08:00 +0000Full list of road closures and roadworks across the North East this week
All the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Tuesday, April 7
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:33:17 +0000Brit family stranded in Milan after easyJet ‘flies off without 100 passengers’
Vicky Chapman, 26, from Pensby, was one of 105 passengers held up at passport control at Milan Linate Airport as their EasyJet flight to Manchester departed
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +000083 new free breakfast clubs to open across the North East
The Government says it will help working parents juggling childcare costs by saving them up to £450
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:13:43 +0000Whitley Bay teen who had two open heart surgeries and met Ryan Reynolds abseils off hospital roof
Seb Hollingsworth abseiled down the side of the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle to raise money for the Children's Heart Unit Fund (CHUF)