The service between South Gosforth and Newcastle Airport was suspended for more than an hour.

Joe Scott pushed his girlfriend to safety before he was hit by "coward" Steven Wallace in Newcastle.

Victims said burglar Anthony Kennedy, 45, left them feeling "violated" and living in fear.

Armed police swooped on Sunderland city centre after Mahmoud Mabad began shouting he was a terrorist.

Durham's Jonathan Bushnell, Brandon Glover and Oliver Gibson will depart the club following the end of their contracts.

Longbeck Road in Marske will be closed for three months from January while a junction is constructed.

Stockton Council gives the plans the go-ahead, despite fears over anti-social behaviour and pollution.

The brigade uses a pre-alert system to shave seconds off its response time.

Sunderland and Republic of Ireland striker Aaron Connolly talks openly about how alcohol addiction has blighted his career.

The housing company is considering whether to take legal action against those involved in the unrest.

Sunderland are top of the Championship under new boss Regis Le Bris. But how has the relatively unknown Frenchman started so well?

Cleveland Police say the 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson.

Laura Fish's work is taught in universities worldwide and her third novel is about to be published.

Durham spends £141,000 on new cameras to get a clearer picture of anti-social behaviour.

The 26-year-old suspect is also charged with grooming and strangulation.

Dylan Gray is jailed for six months, suspended for 18 months for letting a house be a drugs farm.

Tax manager Peter Tindale is given a suspended sentence after viewing child abuse videos.

Keith Stobbart, 66, has a "bad record" of sexual offences against children, a judge says.

His mother believes someone knows what happened to her son and urges them to come forward.

Six illegal workers were found at Bambudda and TAO Asian Street Food, inspectors say.