Tyne and Wear Fire Service says there has been an "extreme increase" in rubbish and grassland fires.

Friends have paid tribute to the "caring" 29-year-old who died on Sunday.

Ben Stokes becomes the first Englishman since 2005 to be named Wisden's leading cricketer in the world.

Breathtaking images capture the spectacular lunar event in the skies above Europe.

South Tyneside Council says it halted green waste collections to concentrate on critical services.

Requests for Katie Chappell's drawings are coming from hospitals around the world.

Sunderland and Crewe Alexandra announce they have furloughed first-team players because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Shaun Gravestock grappled with officers who were responding to a report of a domestic incident.

The man tried to wrestle a handgun from the attacker, and then chased him out of the store.

The 16-year-old faces 11 charges including supporting the banned neo-Nazi group National Action.

The department store chain, which employs 20,000 people, says the move will allow it to keep trading.

Alan Shearer tells Gary Lineker just how close he came to joining Manchester United in 1996, before decided to sign for his hometown team, Newcastle United, instead.

The woman carried on having parties despite several warnings, North Tyneside Council says.

Paul Watson's been jailed for five years for a "savage and callous attack" which left a man with a broken nose.

Sunderland City Council said the wellbeing of the community was at the forefront of the decision.

Police want her conviction for refusing to say why she was on a train to be "set aside".

The Sunderland factory employs 7,000 people and produces the Qashqai, Juke and electric LEAF models.

The festival, set to be staged in Newcastle in July, has been rearranged for next year.

At least £10m is urgently needed following a slump in passenger numbers, transport chiefs warn.

Newcastle Falcons' promotion back to the Premiership is confirmed by the Rugby Football Union.