The line, between Ashington and Newcastle, has carried 700,000 people since December, bosses say.

Wildlife staff at Kielder Forest use the winter months to attend to areas around empty osprey nests.

The plant also makes commercial CO2 which is key to government discussions, according to Ensus.

The Grade II listed structure in Sunderland's Roker Park dates back to the 1880s.

Head coach Rob Edwards loves the display of his Middlesbrough team as they defeat Ipswich Town to go top of the Championship.

Northampton go top of the Prem with an ultimately comfortable victory which leaves Newcastle still searching for a first league win of the campaign.

Shaun Monaghan headed a gang handling hundreds of thousands pounds of worth drugs, a judge says.

Durham council says people living in the area will be asked to help decide where money is spent.

Kim McGuinness says she hopes the decision to end the light festival can be reversed.

The head of Union Electric Steel cites high energy costs and lack of demand for the sudden closure.

A 25-year-old man appears in court over the death of Macaulay Branighan who was stabbed in Stockton.

One man was injured in the Grangetown attacks which brought widespread damage to local homes and cars.

Hashem Abedi is accused of attempting to murder three prison officers at HMP Frankland in Durham.