Hundreds of people submit entries to name Sunderland's new footbridge and some of them are gems.

Ryan Callaghan is jailed for 10 years for raping a woman who went on to kill herself weeks later.

The Durham Miners Association says it will not "abandon" its principles and invite Reform UK.

The theft from Lingdale comes days after defibrillators were taken in Skelton and Skelton Green.

Officers have removed the suspected bullets and taken them away for forensic testing.

Almost £64,000 could be set aside to improve the underpasses at Newcastle's Swan House roundabout.

The burial ground will use biodegradable coffins and make use of wildlife, an application says.

The Tees River Trust plant mature seagrass after two previous attempts in the area failed.

Three sisters say they were abused in night-time rituals at a church by their father and others.

Mark Gatiss and Gina McKee will receive their honours from Durham University in the summer.

Palestine Action says Permoid Industries supplies Israeli armed forces from its Newton Aycliffe site.

National League side Gateshead appoint Alun Armstrong as the club's new manager.

Sunderland Council applies to move a winter salt heap for the Crown Works film studio development.

Two men were caught weeks apart with tens of thousands of pounds worth of cocaine, a court hears.

Newport County avoid a transfer window punishment but are fined for an administrative error that saw loan midfielder Jamie Miley paid late.