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Tyneside violent control freak jailed for terrifying attacks on two girlfriends
Stuart Hansen, of South Shields, subjected the two women to controlling and violent behaviour which has had a significant impact on them
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North East dad thanks 'vital' charity that supported daughter through heart transplant
Charity support helped Beatrix Adamson-Archbold and her family throughout her time in hospital and beyond.
North East stroke survivor paints for exhibition despite having just 20% of his vision
Geoff Marston supported his old consultant's Bridging Stroke exhibition.
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Bid to buy Rothbury Estate sees Wildlife Trusts receive £1.5m funding boost
An anonymous philanthropist has donated £1m to the Wildlife Trusts' £30m appeal, and the Monday Charitable Trust has donated a further £500,000
Grade II listed building in Sunderland city centre set to be turned into HMO
Three Grade II properties in Sunderland city centre are set to be turned into houses of multiple occupation
Man running from St James' Park to Belfast in memory of brother who took his own life
Former Newcastle United academy player Michael Newberry, who played for Linfield FC, sadly died on his 27th birthday
Calls for Northumberland's 'forgotten town' to get fair share of leisure spending
There have been pleas for more leisure spending in the town for decades
Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Monday, February 16
Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
Calls for urgent action at Northumberland County Council to address housing failures
The leader of the council has accused opponents of being overly critical of council staff
Wallsend mam felt 'sheer terror' and thought she was going to die while being strangled by boyfriend
Rebecca Kew, known as Bex, was grabbed by the throat by her then-partner Liam Herron leaving her struggling to breathe
Parents urged to get children vaccinated to protect them from 'unnecessary risk'
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a national campaign to encourage people to turn to vaccination
Two men die in front of horrified shoppers at Asda as emergency services rush to shop
The men suddenly suffered medical emergencies and emergency services had to be called to the Asda in two separate incidents at the same store
Nine arrested after man stabbed in Chester-le-Street sparking emergency response
Police are investigating after a man sustained a stab wound to his leg with nine people arrested
Gunman remains at large after shots fired at North East home in 'targeted attack'
Police continue to investigate a shooting at a house in Newton Hall which sparked a huge police response
Tragedy as woman, 70, dies following medical episode near Newcastle's Utilita Arena
A woman died shortly after suffering a medical episode near a major Newcastle concert venue.
We're switching to WhatsApp to make it easier for Metro passengers to report issues
A system for customers to report issues on the Tyne and Wear Metro by sending a discreet text message is switching to WhatsApp, making it easier and free for customers to use.
Man, 27, arrested after woman dies in North East hit-and-run
The woman was crossing Durham Road in Farringdon when she was struck by a vehicle on Saturday night
New urgent treatment centre at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary 'starts with a bang'
A new urgent treatment centre (UTC) at a Newcastle hospital saw 1,500 patients in its first two weeks.
One of 'worst' North East paedophiles police detective has seen jailed
Thomas Corner, 27, filmed himself engaging in sexual activity in front of young children and had a number of disgusting videos on his phone
'I can see why people do it': Parents react to almost £1.3m in ‘unfair’ school absence fines
Families are already struggling to spend quality time together without the prospect of term-time school fines, parents say. This comes amid new data showing nearly £1.3m collected by councils across the North East through such fines.