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North Tyneside Council bosses set to sign off £25m cuts amid financial pressures
£25m in savings have been found in North Tyneside Council's budget to help balance the books
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Number of children being home schooled in Gateshead almost doubles since Covid pandemic
Almost 500 children are being taught at home in the borough - representing a 98% increase since 2020/21
Free travel for child cancer patients will 'lift huge burden' for families on Tyneside
Young cancer patients at the Great North Children's Hospital will benefit from free transport.
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Northumberland gunman threatened to shoot officers in head during stand-off with armed police
Police in Cramlington had been authorised to use lethal force on Christopher Swann, who was acutely unwell with paranoid schizophrenia
North East must embrace AI tech revolution or risk being 'smashed to smithereens'
Tech leaders descended on Blyth for a major conference looking at how AI will impact the future of the region
Newcastle schoolboy taken to hospital after being told 'you've been spiced' with 'spiked' vape
The parent of a Year 8 pupil at North Gosforth Academy said his son was 'totally out of it' after trying a vape, which he claims was spiked
Four-vehicle crash on A1 in Northumberland causes huge delays with two hospitalised
Emergency services have responded to a multi-vehicle collision on the A1 in Northumberland near the Swarland turn-off
EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Friday, February 6
The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's EuroMillions and Thunderball draws
Gunshots fired at North East home sparking huge police response and road taped off
Police are investigating after a firearm was discharged at a house in Durham
'He was like an animal' - Woman felt so dirty after being raped by ex-partner she bathed in Dettol
Michele Turnbull has spoken of her terrifying experience after being raped twice by her ex-partner David Wilson in her home
'Predatory' North East paedophile who caused 'untold damage' to multiple victims jailed for 23 years
Ross Jackson, 39, was found guilty of 24 separate sexual offences, and his victims have been praised for their bravery after suffering 'harrowing abuse'
School responds after teacher reported to police for walking naked near River Tyne
Bosses at Hetton Academy said they had acted 'immediately' to investigate the actions of maths teacher Andrew Peacock when leaders were told of his arrest
Council tax hike for North East households as 9% police precept uplift approved
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Susan Dungworth said she had done “a lot of soul searching” before proposing a 9.45% hike that will hit council tax bills this April
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Sex pest asylum seeker knocked on stranger's door and asked her for sex while his trousers were down
A sex pest asylum seeker knocked on a stranger's door with his trousers down and asked her for sex.
HMRC Child Benefit warning as thousands face unexpected tax bill over £60,000 rule
Scores of families across the UK could be hit with the High Income Child Benefit charge without realising it - here's more information
By taking 2 minutes to donate you could be giving Benny a lifetime - gym's bikeathon for little boy with cancer
“By taking two minutes to donate, you could be giving Benny a lifetime”
The fascinating Sunderland, South Shields and Newcastle connections to Animal Farm author George Orwell
The letters of George Orwell’s North East-born wife have been published in a new book.
Tyneside spot named one of the UK's best places to live if you're under 35 - here's where
A neighbourhood in Newcastle has been named one of the 20 best places to live if you're under 35 by The Times.
Plans in place to expand Grainger Street site to include gym, games area and golf simulator
Plans to expand a prominent Newcastle city centre building to create a mixed use development - including serviced accommodation with a gym, games area and golf simulator - look set for approval.
'Noise and disturbance': Vacant Jesmond office building to become large HMO despite police objections
A vacant office building on a Jesmond terrace is set to be turned into a large house in multiple occupation (HMO) – despite police objections.