A 62-year-old, charged over Monday's fatal stabbing, is due before magistrates in Newcastle.

Inspectors say six people were found working at a pizza restaurant and car wash without visas.

Archaeological surveys begin at the site which is believed to be the resting of 40,000 people.

Women were seen as targets by a serial scammer, but together they ensured he would face the truth.

Riley, who has cancer, is surprised after an online appeal to meet the Marvel star.

A private investor is planning to turn the old bank building into 26 one-bed and studio apartments.

Middlesbrough defender Tommy Smith has been out for nearly 13 months since suffering a ruptured Achilles.

The Bishop of Newcastle says she did not take the decision 'lightly' to reveal a letter's contents.

Hartlepool Borough Council is told Intro Bar started operating despite no planning permission.

Trevor English is jailed for covertly recording young men and boys in lavatories.

Former PM Gordon Brown hopes the Tees Valley Multibank will help "put a smile on every child's face".

The watchdog confirms it is assessing information about a councillor who helped reopen the facility.

The pair's home is closed after residents reported screaming, fighting and late-night parties.

Owner PD Ports says action is needed to stop wild camping on the peninsula by Redcar Beach.

The trust says it it took the decision following feedback from patients and their families.

A woman in her 60s remains in police custody following the death of a man in Elswick.

Sunderland player Luke O'Nien opens the unit at the hospital where both his children were born.