Appearing on The One Show, Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu praised her professional dance partner Kai Widdrington

There are fears families could be faced with difficult choices following cuts to Universal Credit and rising energy bills

You can't get much closer to the sea than this historic stone built house in one of Northumberland's most sought after villages

We checked out The Vintage Store's new designer clothing range for children as it launched on Northumberland Street

John Hays died on November 13, 2020, after collapsing at the firm's head office in Sunderland 'while doing the job he loved'

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Keith Laidler said losing nine stone had helped him to feel fitter and to embrace life as a grandfather

These are the businesses in County Durham that have been told they need to improve their food hygiene rating so far this year

Mike Wrathmall erected the box - a dead ringer for the real thing - in the corner of his garden

Colin's daughter Rachel is staying strong and fundraising for the RVI after her family received thoughtful gestures from nurses throughout her dad's treatment

The savvy couple ended up spending just £1,300 transforming their now stunning, modern kitchen

People are being urged to donate a fiver so that a homeless person in Newcastle can have a Christmas dinner

It's a year ago this weekend that serial killer Peter Sutcliffe,aka the Yorkshire Ripper, died from Covid-19, but brother Mick says former sister-in-law Sonia won't contact him

David Spence indecently assaulted three children in the 1980s and 1990s

Gogglebox's Pete Sandiford revealed he and partner Paige Yeomans decided to call their son Jimmy

It was only during lockdown when Suresh Joshi was speaking to family friend Deepak Pathak, that he encouraged him to try to find the tape

City councillors rubber stamped a new Morrisons store to be built in the huge development site’s town centre

The Hedleys from Fenham have seen kidney disease hit three generations. Thanks to a ground-breaking new study, granddaughter Katie will escape years of tests

The event has been organised by the North Tyneside MP Mary Glindon and the mayor Norma Redfearn

Stagecoach bus drivers appeared to communicate with a spirit called Katherine

Baby Miley was just five-months-old when the country went into the first lockdown

A developer has been given the go-ahead to put a 99-house estate on the former Chapel Park Middle School

Network Rail is undertaking major signalling work in Middlesbrough this month, meaning buses will be replacing rail services on the Durham Coastline and beyond

Currently, the region is has the second highest rate of child poverty in the UK with 37% of all children and young people living in poverty.

Adam Monks, of Washington, feared he could face a mandatory five year minimum sentence but instead got a fine