County Durham shop ordered to close after more than 1,500 illegal vapes worth £16,000 found on the premises

Date confirmed for closure of Marks and Spencer Sunderland store

Hundreds of runners take part in first Newcastle-Gateshead Marathon

Northumbrian Water launches interactive map to show storm overflows in real time

The right age for children to use social media and when to allow your child onto it

Blind man shows Newcastle City Council officers life with sight loss during city centre walk-around

Dog owners issued summer warning over key dangers to look out for on walks

How to see the Eta Aquariids as stunning meteor shower set for bank holiday peak

Experts reveal five tough driving theory test questions that stump 'nine out of ten' motorists

Olly Alexander sends UK Eurovision fans wild with 'best ever' staging as odds slashed

Britain's Got Talent's Bruno Tonioli accused of 'wasting' Golden Buzzer as ITV act miss out

BT Openreach to switch off old landlines in more than 80 locations including North East - full list

Northumberland woman fined after failing to clear up rubbish-filled garden

The brutal experiences of the Newcastle boy who was Britain's youngest prisoner of war

Man who lives in his car caught drink-driving 'at speed' down Newcastle's Central Motorway