The number of incidents has risen since a drop in the pandemic, although serious injuries are down.

Navtej Singh is given a suspended prison sentence for seriously injuring a woman in a crash.

Northumbria Police says it is treating the death of the man in his 60s as unexplained.

The government says it is spending £740m on school places for those with special educational needs.

Peter Lamb is jailed after being caught smuggling his haul into the UK by hiding it in fake grass.

Former Middlesbrough forward Alan Peacock, seventh in the club's list of all-time goalscorers, has died at the age of 87.

The teenager disappeared while playing in the Tees on Thursday, with his body found the next day.

Councillors are to consider plans for the Penshaw Monument site after previous plans were withdrawn.

Students at Newcastle University affected by strikes are receiving up to £600 in compensation.

Dom Sibley and Sam Curran score centuries as Surrey reach 407-3 on the opening day of their home Championship game against Durham.

Paintings from across the North East explore the link between mining and early steam engines.

People will be able to watch six street artists create eight large artworks in North Shields.

The star has spoken of her pride in Sunderland, the city of her birth.

Stories include dead animals and vandalism in a park, and an investigation into a major power cut.

A study finds a low aspirin dose can reduce cancer risk and a major kayak rescue.

Additional measures are being considered to prevent airport holidaymakers from parking in Ponteland.

A stretch of the A1032 will be closed to traffic, though there will be pedestrian and cyclist access.

Stockton bosses say the systems, which transcribe meetings and reduce paperwork, free-up staff.