The unitary authority says its website is down due to a cyber attack affecting several councils.

Police in Durham say men aged 21 and 25 were arrested after the chase.

The council says no data was put at risk and the service is back following testing.

Researchers want to find out if people in north-east England can identify variety in local accents.

Bonfire Night weekend is usually the service's busiest period of the year, firefighters say.

Holly Newton's family want young people to be more aware of abusive partners.

Two cars get stuck in the rising tide on the Holy Island causeway, leading to a rescue.

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick defends his decision to substitute teenage winger Ben Doak against Norwich City - "He needs managing".

Staff at the apartments will help give people skills they need to live on their own.

Logan MacPhail was "filled with resentment" when he stalked and stabbed the 15-year-old, a judge says.

Cleveland Fire Brigade says the Guisborough farm owner is "devastated" by the loss.

The town is set to receive £20m to help fund its plans scheduled over the next 10 years.

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris says competition for places in his team's forward line is a "healthy problem to have", ahead of the Championship leaders' trip to QPR.

A man in his 70s and woman in her 60s remain in hospital following the stabbings.

A man is arrested after a burglary at the home of England cricket captain Ben Stokes, police say.

Police believe the seven-week-old dog may have been sold and the search continues.

Christopher Donnison is sentenced for 16 months in prison after colliding with John Wood on the A1.