1. Busy roundabout holding back growth, MP sayspublished at 20:30 GMT

    The roundabout is a "blocker to growth and a blocker to opportunity", says Labour's Emma Foody.

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  2. School to open as 'bad behaviour' strike pausedpublished at 19:59 GMT

    A letter to parents says one teaching union has agreed to pause Wednesday's planned walkout.

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  3. Christmas tree with dead branches to be replacedpublished at 18:38 GMT

    Dozens of comments on social media brand the tree on the high street a "waste of money and effort".

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  4. City bids to host 2035 FIFA Women's World Cuppublished at 17:20 GMT

    Sunderland council leaders confirm the proposal was discussed at a private meeting last week.

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  5. Jones' knowledge invaluable for Newcastle - Dickenspublished at 16:03 GMT

    Head coach Alan Dickens is excited by the arrival next month of ex-Wales fly-half Stephen Jones as attacking coach at Newcastle Red Bulls.

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  6. Boss used company card for holidays and recordspublished at 15:19 GMT

    The managing director used his company card for fraudulent purchases for five years, a court hears.

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  7. How a river was restored after years of re-routingpublished at 14:35 GMT

    A section of the River Breamish in Northumberland has been reverted to its original route.

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  8. Newcastle's best Premier League XI?published at 12:32 GMT

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  9. Sunderland's best Premier League XI?published at 12:29 GMT

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  10. Officer denies remark made to dead soldier's motherpublished at 11:28 GMT

    The senior officer says they did not mention military errors linked to the suicide of Nadine Askew.

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  11. Big Weekend will be 'transformative' for citypublished at 11:25 GMT

    Music bosses say the Radio 1 festival in May 2026 will "literally change lives" in Sunderland.

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  12. BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2026 heads for Sunderlandpublished at 11:10 GMT

    The annual music festival will take place at Herrington Country Park between 22 to 24 May next year.

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  13. Arrest over reports of man with gun near schoolpublished at 11:02 GMT

    The 30-year-old is in custody after Eskdale Academy in Hartlepool went into lockdown on Monday.

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  14. Scheme giving youngsters 'confidence' to travelpublished at 10:24 GMT

    One child's family say they "could never have dreamed" he would be happy to travel solo.

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  15. Gossip: Forest stand firm on Newcastle target Andersonpublished at 07:55 GMT

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  16. 'Rapid' Wood bowls in nets to boost Test hopespublished at 06:25 GMT

    Mark Wood's chances of playing in the first Ashes Test look to be increasing after the England paceman bowls a "rapid" spell in the nets in Perth on Tuesday.

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  17. 'Slow asthma care means more hospital trips'published at 06:02 GMT

    Tamzin Usher, from Durham, says winter is the worst time for her condition.

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  18. 'Climbing Kilimanjaro proved stomas won't stop us'published at 06:01 GMT

    Having become the first woman with a stoma to swim the Channel, Gill Castle leads a mountain trek.

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  19. School lockdown after man spotted with 'air rifle'published at 17:33 GMT 17 November

    Police say they are working with staff at Eskdale Academy to keep pupils safe.

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  20. Your Newcastle Premier League XIpublished at 16:43 GMT 17 November

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