The water firm says its own estimate of discharge to the North Sea at Whitburn cannot be relied on.

Carriage runs between Whitby and Middlesbrough and offers a safe day out for people with dementia.

Counters at Riding Mill were damaged in October, two months after repair work by the Environment Agency.

Onlookers spot a mysterious hot air balloon travelling across skies and question where it is going.

Kiana-Lee Wallace was inside the house in Lynemouth when the fire broke out on Monday.

Nexus say Regent Centre will have gates by the end of the year and other stations may follow.

SAFC supporters' branches say 12 coaches will have with kits designed to stop catastrophic bleeding.

Sunderland defender Dennis Cirkin is forced to withdraw from the England Under-21 squad because of a hamstring injury.

Newcastle Falcons hope to benefit from the feelgood factor floating around the city following the football's team win at Wembley last Sunday.

Cheryl Byron says Newcastle theatre company Open Clasp 'turns around' the lives of women prisoners.

A judge praises a hospital nurse who raised concerns about the victim after Robert Green raped her.

Officers say methylphenidate could be harmful if taken by someone for whom it has not been prescribed.

"I used to have a tremor in my left hand and that’s disappeared over the last 12 months."

As Premiership Rugby returns after an eight-week break, BBC Sport assesses the table going into the final third of the season.

A permanent road repair is set to be carried out, Durham Council says.

A woman in her 20s and a two-year-old girl are in hospital in a stable condition.

Newcastle Eagles are "not satisfied yet" as they chase glory after making the last four of the European North Basketball League.

Craig Foster admits five counts of burglary, including one raid on the house of a family on holiday.

The safety checks follow a similar operation in Durham and Darlington in December last year.