Two men are in custody after a "suspicious package" was found strapped to a bollard, police say.

A "suspicious item" was found at the recycling centre in Pallion, counter terrorism officers say.

Poor weather is forecast to hit Cumbria on Tuesday before spreading down the North East coast.

Only three of 34 north-east of England practices shown to be accepting NHS patients actually are.

The Scottish singer-songwriter will perform festivals in both Liverpool and Newcastle.

The authority says 80% of residents who responded to a consultation were in favour of the plans.

With the National League pushing for a third promotion spot here is a closer look at the factors that may merit the change.

Sam Green is believed to be the first openly gay politician to be elected in the UK.

A family is left in limbo as they are concerned over the next stage of a proposed development.

Dawn Lord says she had no idea what was happening to her during her "traumatic" hysteroscopy.

A group of anglers thought they saw what looked like a body floating in the sea so called the RNLI.

The festival has been lighting up Durham every two years since 2009.

Farah Hasan, from Norton, says more needs to be done to get Asian women playing netball regionally.

New artists will not be able to explore the craft in the North East, one graduate says.

Adam Atkinson has an implant in his brain which is tracking the seizures he experiences.