Local News
- North East named food insecurity 'hotspot' - study April 24, 2024One mum says her family had £10 a month for groceries and "lived off pasta, pasta and more pasta".
- Taliban captive wife hopes to inspire students April 24, 2024Kelly Cornwell got a degree while helping fight for her husband's release in Afghanistan.
- Murder-accused 'lost his mind' before stabbing man April 23, 2024Ahmed Alid admits stabbing two men, but denies murder and attempted murder.
- House which left people in fear closed April 23, 2024The property was subject to reports of violence and intimidation, drugs activity and sex work.
- Six seriously hurt after car crashes into barn wall April 23, 2024Four men and two women, aged in their late teens and early 20s, were taken to hospital, police say.
- Woman released over suspected poisoning case April 23, 2024A woman is facing "no further action" over the suspected poisoning of a man in Newcastle.
- Aboriginal spears repatriated after 250 years April 23, 2024The four spears were taken by Captain Cook's crew during their first contact with Australia in 1770.
- Captain Cook shopping centre renaming shelved April 22, 2024Captain Cook Square is being redeveloped into a leisure destination to attract new businesses.
- Car seized after 'donuts' beach stunt April 22, 2024The driver is spotted carving circles into the sand at Redcar while another person films it.
- Brenda Blethyn says 'cheerio' to TV drama Vera April 22, 2024She says she's "sad to be saying cheerio" to the show, filmed across the north-east of England.