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'Banning social media for children would be a disaster and isolate disabled young people like me'
Miguel Smith, from Sunderland, found social media was a "massive benefit" after being diagnosed with Agoraphobia as a teen
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Monkseaton High School amassed near £6.7m deficit as closure looms
Council documents show the school, now set for closure, amassed a deficit of well over £6m by the end of the 2025/26 financial year
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Kaleb Cooper gives Jeremy Clarkson cancer update: 'His spirits are high'
Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper has given a positive update on Jeremy Clarkson's health after the former Top Gear presenter, 66, announced his aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis
Boy, 3, critically injured after ending up in crocodile enclosure at Huntingdonshire zoo
A three-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after ending up in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo in Huntingdonshire, with a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
North East Reform councillor resigns after making homophobic and sexist comments on 'comedy' podcast
Alex Clarke, who was elected to represent the South Tyneside ward of Harton on May 7 has resigned two months later
Gateshead drug driver cleared of killing pal in electric motorbike crash now banned from the roads
Christopher Hymers was previously cleared of causing his friend's death by dangerous driving
'Amazing hospice staff helped my 8-week-old daughter when she was so ill we didn't know how long we had'
Linsey Preston said the staff at St Oswald's Hospice have been amazing throughout daughter Gracie's life
Protesters gather outside South Tyneside Council HQ calling for the protection of 'lifeline' nurseries
Over 100 people joined a "Save Our STANLEYs" protest outside South Shields Town Hall on Thursday
Walker police incident LIVE: Three arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in Byker investigation
Northumbria Police officers have descended on Orpington Avenue, with several police vehicles seen in the area
Hopes investment can kick-start culture and leisure projects in popular Northumberland coastal town
The council is providing £35,000 to carry out studies on potential future projects
Fears Government's planning reforms will take power away from local councillors in Northumberland
Tory councillors in Northumberland have criticised the Government's plans
Hexham paedophile snared after sending sexual messages to cops he thought were young girls
He thought he'd been chatting to a 12-year-old and a 13-year-old girl - but it was undercover police
'There won't be a blade of grass between the towns' - More than 1,200 new homes could be built in Northumberland market town
A local councillor said the proposals would bring significant changes to the area
North Shields school lockdown after teenager reportedly seen with pen knife outside gates
John Spence Community High School initiated what has been described as a 'precautionary measure' just after 2pm on Thursday
Sunderland tot 'thriving' after heart surgery in US, but dad says it 'raises questions' about her care
Sunderland tot Ivanna Potts flew to the US for lifesaving heart surgery aged just 4 earlier this year
Two men involved in Felling incident caught on video are discharged from hospital
Northumbria Police said on Wednesday that two arrests were made in connection with the altercation, which was captured in footage circulating online
Byker murder probe LIVE: Three more arrests as investigation continues into death of man in 20s
Northumbria Police taped off a large section of Shields Road for almost 24 hours
Locals 'appalled' as Newcastle Council van spotted at fly-tipping scene at Ashington park
A Newcastle City Council van was seen next to a piled of dumped waste at the the entrance to the former North Seaton Colliery site, now part of the Wansbeck Riverside Park