A council is challenged at a meeting to end its climate pledge and fund other services instead.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough councillors agree the motion at its new Thornaby headquarters.

There are no plans to replace the venue, which once hosted Ne-Yo and the Arctic Monkeys.

Jennifer Smith says the council had asked her to repaint the door black or grey.

Tesco says it charges the same as in larger stores but does not have shelf space for all its range.

Intact Insurance, formerly RSA Insurance, says its Doxford Business Park office will close.

Scaffolding at Sunderland's new facility for eye patients is removed giving people their first look.

Michael Webb, 35, denies causing their deaths by dangerous driving and will appear in court in 2026.

Durham Police says the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Copies of the book will be given to siblings of premature babies in Sunderland and Newcastle.