Former Gateshead player and coach Carl Magnay is appointed as the club's new manager.

Allan Spacey's victim says she wanted to show the world what he was.

Alison Warner is cycling from France to County Durham to keep her family's memory "alive".

Young disabled people want to work and thrive but many are told they cannot succeed, a report finds.

Brandon Welch shouted racial slurs and encouraged attacks during disorder, a court hears.

Having stolen £400 from the vulnerable victim, Lindsay Collier went back to her home twice more.

Tamsyn Cerr missed her first child's birthday as she had been held on remand, a court hears.

Daniel Lee targeted girls on social media and posed as a girl to message boys, a judge is told.

A court hears messages were found on Adam Reay's phone discussing deals worth thousands of pounds.

Helen Davey was leaning over the storage area when the mattress platform fell, a report says.

A 24-year-old man who was driving a BMW is arrested in connection with the incident, police say.

Three men and a teenager are jailed for killing Lee Clarkson.

The authority says it needs to use the "limited amount of money" it has wisely.

The city council hopes to expand its service into the Washington and Coalfield areas.

A public meeting is planned to discuss plans to install panels at two council buildings.

Stockton and Newcastle councils are among those raising concerns about the future of the service.

Northumberland's leader hits out at increased housing targets, while Redcar faces the biggest rise.

The woman remains in hospital in a serious condition, although the child was later discharged.

Durham Cathedral is transformed by intergalactic projections in the latest Luxmuralis show.

Police say the stabbing happened at the Hollybush Shell petrol station on Thornaby Road.