1. Drug-fuelled driver who killed 'hero' teen jailedpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 11 October

    Joe Scott pushed his girlfriend to safety before he was hit by "coward" Steven Wallace in Newcastle.

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  2. Career burglar with long history of theft jailedpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 11 October

    Victims said burglar Anthony Kennedy, 45, left them feeling "violated" and living in fear.

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  3. Newcastle Q&A: Is Pope 'a calamity waiting to happen'?published at 13:23 British Summer Time 11 October

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  4. Man who sparked fears of terror attack sentencedpublished at 12:44 British Summer Time 11 October

    Armed police swooped on Sunderland city centre after Mahmoud Mabad began shouting he was a terrorist.

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  5. Hundreds of empty buildings 'attracting squatters'published at 12:16 British Summer Time 11 October

    Middlesbrough Council warns empty businesses could attract squatters and anti-social behaviour.

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  6. Durham trio Bushnell, Glover and Gibson to leavepublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 11 October

    Durham's Jonathan Bushnell, Brandon Glover and Oliver Gibson will depart the club following the end of their contracts.

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  7. Newcastle Q&A: Do they need another striker?published at 10:52 British Summer Time 11 October

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  8. Newcastle Q&A: Why is Howe not playing Osula?published at 10:51 British Summer Time 11 October

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  9. Northern Lights dazzle in North East and Cumbriapublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 11 October

    Night skies offered the strongest showing of the phenomenon in the UK since May, claims BBC Weather.

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  10. Newcastle Q&A: What should be Mitchell's priority?published at 09:11 British Summer Time 11 October

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  11. Today's trivia challengepublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 11 October

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  12. Gossip: Magpies favourites to sign Semenyopublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 11 October

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  13. New estate road closure plans spark angerpublished at 06:31 British Summer Time 11 October

    Longbeck Road in Marske will be closed for three months from January while a junction is constructed.

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  14. McDonald's plan approved amid sex work objectionspublished at 06:29 British Summer Time 11 October

    Stockton Council gives the plans the go-ahead, despite fears over anti-social behaviour and pollution.

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  15. Work starts on £1m pothole prevention schemepublished at 06:25 British Summer Time 11 October

    Northumberland County Council approves an 18-week scheme preparing its roads for severe wet weather.

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  16. 'Pre-alerts' help fire service to speed accoladepublished at 06:18 British Summer Time 11 October

    The brigade uses a pre-alert system to shave seconds off its response time.

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  17. Man turns 80,000 matchsticks into Minsterpublished at 06:10 British Summer Time 11 October

    Clive Holmes and his daughter launch a social media appeal to find a new home for the model.

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  18. Sunderland's Connolly tells of his alcohol addictionpublished at 20:13 British Summer Time 10 October

    Sunderland and Republic of Ireland striker Aaron Connolly talks openly about how alcohol addiction has blighted his career.

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  19. Gentoo considers evicting those involved in riotspublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 10 October

    The housing company is considering whether to take legal action against those involved in the unrest.

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  20. How did Le Bris begin to transform Sunderland?published at 18:03 British Summer Time 10 October

    Sunderland are top of the Championship under new boss Regis Le Bris. But how has the relatively unknown Frenchman started so well?

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