The three men attacked the youth as he was walking home from football practice, a court hears.

A pest expert says the rat population of Middlesbrough has increased significantly in the last year.

From the obscurity of the fourth tier in English football to pushing for a place in the Women's Super League - can Newcastle cap off an eventful few years with promotion?

The MPs' action comes after 21 seal pups died weeks after being born at Seal Sands.

Middlesbrough make it five wins out of six in beating West Bromwich Albion as Rob Edwards praises his players' 'resilience'.

John Allen is suspended from the party pending an investigation into alleged online comments.

The assistant coroner warns people could die over a lack of available services in the Newcastle area.

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) says Hartlepool saw a 3.2% drop in annual bus trips.

Public Health South Tees says a rise in bacterial infections is not linked to takeaways.

Sunderland City Council says every call about anti-social off-road biking gets a call back now.

A 40-year-old woman appears in court charged with the murder of an eight-year-old boy.

It is the second time Vietnamese national Ky Van Le is behind bars in the UK for growing cannabis.

The work at the Sunderland venue will create more space and improve its shop and workshop.

The EFL's head of youth development, Darren Wassall, on the success of the league's academy system and what more needs to be done.

Natural England says the volunteer-led hub will also host health and wellbeing programmes.