The father-of-15, who made the man work for a pittance, admitted a modern slavery offence.

League One side Sunderland will not be reappointing Roy Keane as their new manager, BBC Radio Newcastle reports.

David Hunter is accused of murdering his wife Janice at their flat in Paphos, Cyprus in December.

Collector Anita Atkinson has more than 12,000 items of royal memorabilia at her Weardale farm.

The pig, thought to be called Roddy, made his way around the club's customers for strokes.

Billingham Synthonia is saved from closure by a £10,000 donation after their main backer pulled out.

This year's Tour of Britain will return to Yorkshire for the first time since 2009 and pass via Dorset, Gloucestershire, Sunderland and Nottinghamshire.

Labour's Nick Forbes has led the authority for more than a decade but lost 13-4 to Abdul Samad.

A woman says the government needs to consider people who are clinically extremely vulnerable if it decides to end remaining Covid restrictions in England earlier than planned.

Sally Thornton, from Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, has an autoimmune condition which she says means she would be "extremely poorly" and "most certainly end up in hospital" if she was to get coronavirus.

Image source, Sally Thornton

Boris Johnson told the House of Commons earlier he expected the last domestic rules - including the legal rule to self-isolate - to end earlier than the current date of 24 March.

"It is a very worrying time," Ms Thornton told BBC Tees.

"I hope people won't frown upon us when they still see us and our loved ones wearing masks to protect us. I hope we won't get fingers wagged at us and things like that.

"The ramifications for us are huge - they really are life-changing."

Ms Thornton believes an end to restrictions would be like the "floodgates opening" and fears "people won't give two hoots - whether they have tested positive, or been pinged, or whatever".

She added she is already wary about venturing out to most shops, but hopes that after a scheduled fourth vaccination she might feel "a little safer".

A leading heritage organisation criticises plans for an 18-storey structure which residents liken to a "cheese-grater".

Sixty firefighters tackled the blaze at the ex-recycling plant on Monday night.

Harrison's voice was "weak and husky" after his vocal chords were damaged in life-saving surgery.

North Shields-born Sam Fender was named Best Rock/Alternative Singer at Tuesday's ceremony.