The projects will see landmark buildings in Newcastle brought back into use.

The proposed development at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary could house specialist services.

Police find almost 200 plants above the shop in Middlesbrough.

Tributes are paid to former West Brom, Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Blackburn keeper Alan Miller, who has died at the age of 51.

Noah Herring, seven, was seriously injured when a speeding car mounted a pavement.

Listen to BBC Radio Tees commentary as Hartlepool United host Bromley in the National League play-off quarter-finals.

Diversions will be in place between 20:00 BST Friday and 06:00 BST Monday, when the flyover opens.

Relive the action from the second day of eight County Championship matches.

Durham's dazzle with the ball to skittle Worcestershire for 131 in their first innings, and stamp their authority on day one.

Six Norwich City players are included in the Professional Footballers' Association Championship team of the year.

Listen to BBC radio commentary from Saturday's four games in the Gallagher Premiership.

The RSPCA says the animals were in danger as they were too young to be away from their mother.

Laura Phillips regularly answers questions about her and her family's dwarfism on social media.

Habib Rahman was three years old when his dad was stabbed to death in a row over a curry.

Newcastle Falcons winger Mateo Carreras signs a new one-year contract with the Premiership club.

Firefighters had to take out part of a wall to free the cat called Kevin after he meowed for help.

Relive the action from day one of eight County Championship matches, including a superb century for Somerset's Lewis Gregory.

Paramedic Gary Watson was assaulted by a drunk patient and received serious injuries to his face.

Eight teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murdering 35-year-old Danny Humble.

North Tyneside's director of public health says "crucially" there is no rise in over-50s cases.