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Councillor calls for safety review into Newcastle tower block plagued by floods and leaks
Residents at Tube Court say that recent flooding was compounded by a lack of communication with building landlords Home Group
No plans to close libraries in Northumberland despite reorganisation consultation
An eight-week consultation on how the service will look in the future is currently ongoing
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Ex-Northumbria police officer convicted of sexual assault after squeezing woman's breasts at STACK
Former PC Jake Hayes was convicted of sexual assault in September last year and resigned from the force
How disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's North East legacy is being erased
Venues opened by the shamed royal, including Sunderland's Stadium of Light, across Tyneside have been removing the plaques he unveiled
Newcastle announced as one of seven UK 'Kinship Zones' in Government pilot
Grandparents, aunts, uncles and family friends who provide kinship care for children will be paid in a Department for Education scheme that could help around 5,000 vulnerable children and their families
James Bulger's grave damaged by 'vandals' as devastated mum appeals for information
Denise Fergus, mum of James who was murdered when he was just two, said she was "devastated someone could be so cruel and hurtful to my James"
North East tot's washing machine obsession goes viral
Three-year-old Teddy Gillespie's favourite place to visit is Currys as he loves to press the buttons and watch the machines spin
Canary Islands hit with 4.1 magnitude earthquake with Los Cristianos and Las Palmas shaken
Residents and tourists across Tenerife and Gran Canaria felt rooms shaking as a 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck
Ministers 'share aspiration' for Newcastle's Swing Bridge in 150th anniversary year
Dame Chi Onwurah raised the need for national backing to restore the Swing Bridge, with a feasibility study led by Newcastle City Council underway
Everything you need to know as Sir Keir Starmer visits North East for first time in 2026
The Prime Minister visited Walbottle Academy to talk about Mission North East, SEND support, and working with families campaigning to change the law in memory of their children
Council signs off rise in parking permit fees across Gateshead
Here is the list of newly approved costs for parking permits across several sites in Gateshead
Gateshead Council passes maximum council tax rise and £10m of savings in budget
The local authority's Labour administration has passed its budget proposals including a further council tax rise
Dragons' Den star Shaf Rasul dead at 55 as tributes pour in
Former Dragons' Den star and businessman Shaf Rasul has died at the age of 55 after suddenly falling ill at home, with tributes pouring in for the self-made multi-millionaire
'It could have been anyone' - Insider says inmates wanted to 'do in' Ian Huntley - Britain's most-hated prisoner
A jail source has lifted the lid on the Soham murderer's life at HMP Frankland and revealed how he could have become an attack target
10 pictures as Sir Keir Starmer tells Newcastle school ministers are 'here to roll up our sleeves'
Starmer visited Walbottle Academy as part of his 'cost of living tour of Britain' and said that the Government wants to enable teachers to ensure every child can "go as far as their talent and ability will take them"
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Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
Inside Ian Huntley's time at HMP Frankland as he is left 'fighting for his life' following attack
The 52-year-old was convicted of murdering 10-year-old schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire in August 2002
Man seriously injured after being hit by car in Newcastle
A man in his 30s remains in hospital five days after the incident on Claremont Road in Spital Tongues
Starmer pledges support for family of murdered Northumberland schoolgirl Holly Newton
Holly Newton's mum, Micala Trussler, has been campaigning for a change in the law so that under-16s can be recognised as victims of domestic abuse