Vehicle hits Metro bridge LIVE: No trains between South Shields and Chichester in either direction

Full list of Wetherspoons and Greene King pubs opening for England World Cup game

Blueline taxi driver crashed into pensioner in Newcastle causing him to have his lower leg amputated

Two Sunderland streets to be closed for 'weeks' after building fire

Gateshead traffic chaos to be worst yet as flyover demolition hits 'most complex stage'

Durham High School closure branded 'abhorrent' as 281 pupils left without places

Emergency protest held following the sudden closure of Durham High School after 142 years

John Henry Sayers trial LIVE: Blood-stained clothes found in bin as jurors taken through forensic evidence

John Henry Sayers trial LIVE: Jurors taken through forensic statement

Martin Lewis tells motorists making car finance claim how to 'get paid first'

All the Newcastle airport security screening rules for airline passengers

GP warns illegal tanning method is dangerous and causes diarrhoea

Young people urged to share views on draft plans which could change the face of North Tyneside

Newcastle pub demolition to make way for Starbucks drive-thru set for council refusal

Ian Huntley's alleged killer appears at Newcastle Crown Court accused of Frankland prison murder