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New drone footage showcases Gateshead Flyover demolition progress from above
The latest footage shows the central section of the highway has been largely cleared
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170 jobs lost as historic Gateshead group ceases trading after over 100 years in business
Administrators have been appointed to the two Team Valley businesses, a former winner at the North East Business Awards
Notorious crash blackspot in Northumberland could be upgraded with three options unveiled
There have been a number of collisions at the Swinhoe Crossroads which has extremely poor visibility
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Northumberland swimming pool to be closed until next summer for major repairs
The pool closed initially for a weekend in January due to 'unforeseen technical difficulties'
How psychedelic drugs have been 'life-changing' for some North East patients with depression
When we think about psychedelic drugs, we think about rockstars taking trips to far-flung lands - but North East NHS medics are now part of life-changing clinical trials.
North East man charged with causing death of 'much-loved' cyclist by dangerous driving
Nathan Howe, of Sunderland, will appear at court after the death of a man whose 'kindness, warmth and sense of humour touched the lives of many'
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Durham Train Station incident LIVE: Woman in her 80s 'seriously injured' after being hit by van
Police remain at the scene
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Key PIP change 'now in force' from June update for claimants
New regulations came into force in June that give the DWP the power to extend existing PIP award periods
Metrocentre is put up for sale - and a familiar name could be its new owner
Mike Ashley's Frasers Group is being tipped to make a bid for the Gateshead shopping centre
North East mum will never see her children properly again after chemical sprayed in her eyes
Donna English, of Sunderland, carried out her threat to 'get you in the eyes' in a suspected ammonia attack on her former friend
Lorry overturns near A19 with police closing North East road
Durham Constabulary and National Highways are currently in attendance with the road leading to the A19 blocked
Midwives hope private scans clinic will give new parents 'the time and reassurance they need'
A pair of Tyneside midwives are have set up a new private clinic to support growing families.
Gateshead pervert snared by online vigilantes sending sexual messages to 'girl'
Richard Tuttle was confronted by the group after he sent an inappropriate image of himself to the 14-year-old, who was actually a decoy
Owner of Newcastle jewellery shop famed for social media acts of kindness left 'numb' after break-in
Jewellery Queen, which is renowned on social media for its random acts of kindness videos, was broken into at the weekend
Elderly woman 'seriously injured' after being hit by a van outside North East train station
North East Ambulance Service confirmed that one person has been taken to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
North East woman tells BBC Breakfast e-bike killer's sentence is 'an insult to our mum's life'
Julie Francis told BBC Breakfast that the six years and nine months sentence handed to Billy Stokoe was an "insult to our mum's life"
Heartbroken family pays tribute to 'popular' Kent couple after car crashes into trees
Elizabeth and Craig Pangrazi-Simpson both died in the horror crash in May
Dog rescued after inflatable kayak blown out to sea off Northumberland coast
Jimmy Reid and Aaron Fordy rescued the stricken Alsatian which was floating on a kayak in the North Sea