Liam Bowes is to be sentenced in March for killing Ms Eggleston at Neville's Cross last month.

The BBC puts patient questions, including about appointments and wait times, to Dr Neil O'Brien.

Resident responses to the scheme include "shelve it", "it needs to be scrapped" and "I'm fuming".

People living close to a business park say are worried about any health implications.

The 19-year-old male driver of the car is in hospital in a critical condition, police say.

Mohammed Shaan Ali Rasul, 23, was found dead at the property in Allerton Close, Hartlepool.

Hooker Samson Adejimi moves to Newcastle Red Bulls for the rest of the season on loan from Saracens.

The council turns down calls to bring the service back for North Tyneside children.

Adam Hall, who denies any wrongdoing, had unprotected sex with the man in his car, a court hears.

A woman and man in their 60s remain in hospital after an attack in Elswick on Friday.

The maze, designed by schoolchildren in 2004, was a magnet for anti-social behaviour, bosses say.

The Santa tour, an annual Christmas Eve tradition for the last 65 years, is facing changes.

"Jane", from north-east England, tells how she lost her inheritance in an elaborate 18-month scam.

In the North East and Cumbria, the NHS is trying new ways to deal with the rising demand.

The victim says he does not know why he was targeted but a judge says it was "classic road rage".