Barclays has alerted its customers to a 'temporary issue'

Criminals responsible for the deaths of Archie York and Maya Chappell will be excluded from plans to shorten some prison sentences, following a Chronicle campaign to keep child killers behind bars

Staff say the buses are 'not a luxury' but 'essential' for the welfare of the children

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said 'hundreds' of people will remain in prison as part of changes to the early release scheme designed to ease prison overcrowding

The annual Care Quality Commission survey of hospital inpatients makes for positive reading in the North East

Dawn Mallenby supplied drugs to Kelly Hymers but was not accused of causing her death

John Reay was locked up in February 2024 and died in October the following year

After moving tributes to the football legend, we recall King Kev’s sensational debut 44 years ago

Jobs in the North East are currently available with Northern Trains, the RAC and Lloyd Motor Group

The North East's most expensive street has an average house price of more than £1.8m

The property, named Causey House, extends to almost 3,000 sq ft

Newcastle City Council say that King Harald's connection to Newcastle spanned decades

Donald Turrell has passed away surrounded by his family, the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans has said

The ongoing work at Regent Centre is part of a massive renewal project

The winning numbers from the Lotto and Thunderball draws

The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws

A Russian politician has warned the UK that Moscow is "watching very seriously" and has "plans" to strike the country "very painfully" if certain lines are crossed

Thomas Brand has 163 previous convictions, including for conspiracy to murder in 2003, for which he was jailed for 12 years

Police were called to the Toby Carvery in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, where a man was tasered in the car park and two people were arrested on suspicion of child neglect

The update lets local commuters know if they need to budget extra time when the road is busy

Ruth Johnson will be running the Great North Run this year as Dr Satsuma Sprocket

Sophie Scott desperately wanted to break free from a cycle which left her feeling increasingly unhappy

Middlesbrough FC asked supporters to pay tribute to PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough

The man who was last seen in the West Boldon area has now been found safe and well

Robert Taylor was convicted and jailed in his absence after fleeing to Marbella and has now been extradited from Colombia where he was detained for months