DWP state pension update - the rules on eligibility explained

North East woman 'utterly convinced she was going to die' in terrifying three hour ordeal

Footage shows another driver going the wrong way on A1 at notorious Northumberland junction

Pregnant mum is killed in ‘one of worst cases of domestic violence’

Five people missing after huge explosion causes building to collapse in Athens

Prolific Gateshead shoplifter jailed for breaching restraining orders

Man tragically dies in North East house fire as investigation launched into cause

'Ultra-rapid' new genetic brain tumour test to be rolled out in Newcastle

North Tyneside Council chair apologises for 'shut up' remark to campaigner at High Borrans debate

Five arrests and 12 vehicles seized in Gateshead as police target motorcycle crime

Man jailed for ramming North East house with tractor after graves of relatives desecrated

52 pictures of students in Newcastle during Freshers Week in 2015

Coroner finds NHS failures prior to killing of 'deeply-loved' man on Newcastle mental health ward

Blue Badge '3 year' rule questioned - 'exceptions' and 'under no circumstances' guidance

Player slapped with five-year ban from all football after GBH conviction over fan attack