Labour's narrow mayoral win sparks by-electionpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 28 May
Two by-elections will be held in July for wards on North Tyneside Council.
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Labour's narrow mayoral win sparks by-electionpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 28 May
Your Newcastle player of the seasonpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 28 May
17:13 BST 28 MayEddie Howe's Freedom of Newcastle confirmedpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 28 May
17:10 BST 28 MayCouncillors grant the Magpies manager the ceremonial status, calling him "forever a hero".
Read More'A fantastic ambassador' - Howe granted freedom of Newcastlepublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 28 May
17:09 BST 28 MayBlack Cats praised by BBC podcast teampublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 28 May
16:56 BST 28 MaySunderland have been named Team of the Season by the BBC's 72+ EFL podcast team.
Read MoreTwo in court as baby 'critically injured'published at 15:19 British Summer Time 28 May
15:19 BST 28 MayThe one-year-old has been taken from Darlington for treatment in Newcastle's RVI.
Read MoreGallery's clock tower to reopen after seven yearspublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 28 May
14:57 BST 28 MayProposals to repair and restore Hartlepool Art Gallery's tower have been approved.
Read MoreThe players who run and run...published at 12:34 British Summer Time 28 May
12:34 BST 28 MayJade to headline BBC Proms' return to Gatesheadpublished at 12:23 British Summer Time 28 May
12:23 BST 28 MayThe South Shields-born star, who found fame with Little Mix, will perform on Friday 25 July.
Read MoreNurse backs CPR skills after Wembley fan collapsepublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 28 May
11:49 BST 28 MayA nurse says he helped to revive a fan at the play-off final when Sunderland scored its first goal.
Read MoreHenderson, Mount & Delap: Gabbiadini on Sunderland transferspublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 28 May
11:03 BST 28 MayMarco Gabbiadini discusses Jordan Henderson's potential return to Sunderland and highlights Mason Mount and Liam Delap as potential signings.
Read MoreDurham sign Somerset's Aldridge for T20 Blastpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 28 May
10:33 BST 28 MaySomerset all-rounder Kasey Aldridge will join Durham on loan for the T20 Blast.
Read MoreMitchell exit 'shouldn't disrupt' Newcastle transfer planspublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 28 May
10:00 BST 28 MayMan in his 20s dies in crash with HGVpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 28 May
09:39 BST 28 MayPolice wish to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash near Ellington in Northumberland.
Read MoreWhich teams put a shift in this season?published at 08:03 British Summer Time 28 May
08:03 BST 28 MayGossip: Two Premier League clubs compete for Wilsonpublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 28 May
07:26 BST 28 MayFight to get free 'life-changing' drug almost overpublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 28 May
06:17 BST 28 MayNewcastle Hospitals Trust says it is finalising arrangements to provide a muscular dystrophy drug.
Read MoreCriticism is too often becoming abuse - MPspublished at 06:11 British Summer Time 28 May
06:11 BST 28 MayThree MPs share their experience of being abused after a man is jailed for sending death threats.
Read More'Our homes were taken for a road that was never built'published at 02:41 British Summer Time 28 May
02:41 BST 28 MayThree families speak of the "utter hell" of losing their homes to a road scheme that was cancelled.
Read MoreMP slams local bus services as 'unreliable'published at 21:50 British Summer Time 27 May
21:50 BST 27 MayThe Bus Services Bill will give local areas more power to improve public transport, Labour says.
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