Sunderland sign midfielder Enzo Le Fee on a four-year deal after his successful loan spell with the club.

A total of 26 children aged 11 to 14 have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, police say.

Police missed chances to get mental health help for a man who took his own life, a coroner says.

There have been 11 fires across Stockton on Sunday and Monday nights, all involving accelerants.

Paul Foster killed himself after stabbing drug courier Kieran Wood to death, a court hears.

A 10-year-old child in the car that was hit suffered a nosebleed, Cleveland Police says.

Borussia Dortmund are confident of completing the signing of Sunderland midfielder Jobe Bellingham.

Northumbrian Water says it fixed the issue "straight away".

Jodey Whiting "lost hope" after being deemed fit for work, her mum tells a new inquest.

Researches claim child poverty rates are "directly and strongly correlated" to benefit caps.

Gateshead boss Carl Magnay resigns after less than nine months in charge.

A largely vacant office block in Newcastle's Bigg Market could be turned into short-term let flats.

Mazyar Azarbonyad is detained for 14 months for causing the crash which injured seven officers.

One fire engine is at the scene in Whin Street, with plumes of black smoke seen nearby.

Northern Lithium plans to build a lithium extraction plant in County Durham by 2027.

The arrests follow a series of raids in Hartlepool and Middlesbrough.