Ian and Trudi Ferguson were told to barricade themselves into their bathroom, their daughter says.

Wildlife trusts attempt to raise £30m to keep Northumberland's Rothbury Estate from being split up.

Newcastle council's plan for a fresh cash injection is being discussed at a meeting on Thursday.

Regional airline Eastern Airways, which flies from Teesside, is on the brink of collapse.

Developers say the route will help decrease traffic, but residents claim the impact will be "huge".

Ten people have now been arrested after the 18-year-old was shot in Middlesbrough on Sunday.

An NHS HR chief is quizzed at an employment tribunal over policies on transgender staff.

Chief Graeme Binning and deputy Jim McNeil no longer work for Northumberland Fire Service.

The housing order will mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of bird flu.

Sunderland City Council says future residents could have made noise complaints about nearby venues.

Law student Abigail Eggleston, 22, died after she was struck by a car in Durham, police say.

Stagecoach North East has asked for planning permission to build a replacement bus hub in Stockton.