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.

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.

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.

Daniel Holland
Local Democracy Reporter

Early-morning Metro delays this week have been blamed on a shortage of staff.

Trains were about 40 minutes late in starting on Monday and today. They would usually leave the depot at 05:00.

Peak-time morning services today also had to be cancelled, which Metro operator Nexus said was due to “operational issues”.

It later confirmed the hitch was caused by the sickness absence of a single member of staff at Metro’s control room in South Gosforth.

The control room needs two of its 12 staff, known as service delivery controllers, on duty at all times of the day to manage services across the network.

Nexus added the late start to services should not be repeated on Wednesday as staffing levels would be back to sufficient numbers.

Ghana winger Christian Atsu reveals he will be leaving Newcastle United when his contracts ends this month.