Craig Howse is jailed for a minimum of 20 years after being found guilty of murdering Michael Craig.

Police say the drugs were intended to be sold on the streets of West Yorkshire "and further afield".

The move comes as a petition calls for community events in Stockton to be exempted from the charges.

Bracken is a four-year-old sniffer dog trained to detect hidden wildlife such as hedgehogs.

More than 100 people attend a public meeting held over the future of the National Glass Centre.

Newcastle United are going well in the Champions League and Carabao Cup but are two points above the relegation zone before in-form Manchester City visit Tyneside on Saturday.

A raft of changes are due to come into effect on Northern services from 14 December.

The year-long trial is an attempt to cut fires in waste trucks, according to the council.

Thousands respond to a public consultation over plans to install a permanent safety barrier.

A council visit sees Rapp's, in Saltburn, criticised for a number of issues with food hygiene.

Findings from a council-run survey show residents are not happy with how services are being run.

Holding off on decisions about the building in Stockton would "stall momentum", councillors hear.

A statue is unveiled to Mary Ann Macham who fled from Virginia to North Shields in the 1830s.