Aurin Makepeace fled the scene back to rural Wales after the incident

No trains are running on both the yellow and green lines, between Gateshead Stadium, South Shields and South Hylton

Here's when PIP claimants need to contact DWP - or payments may be stopped

An application for new homes on a Askew Road brownfield site have been paused to work through potential flooding issues.

The victim watched footage on her phone from the doorbell and looked through her door's peephole to see Peter Hellens armed with the weapon

A new specialist NHS unit has opened in the North East

Five people were arrested amid reports that a man had been carrying a firearm in the Gateshead shopping mall multi-storey

Samantha Robinson-Leigh started a fire which caused extensive damage to her room

The Crown Estate is today set to announce plans to lease new sites in the North Sea for new windfarms, potentially adding hundreds of new turbines off the coast of our region

The former manager was diagnosed with cancer after being admitted to hospital with abdominal symptoms

The conflict began in February when the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran

There are concerns additional travel time could put further pressure on frontline policing

John Rushfirth claimed he'd been cutting felt roofing with the blade and had forgotten he was carrying it when he walked into Forth Banks Police Station

The firm has secured new work from clients in the automotive, energy and telecoms sectors

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The Home Secretary spoke of the "horrifying" case this week

Viral social media star Jack Kay is said to have been injured in incident at a pub

Funeral notices last week including tributes to former Lady Mayoress

Davide-Daniel Tiblea's parents were told he might not wake up after he suffered horrific injuries in West Denton collision

Janet Rebair said top surgeons and cutting-edge research had saved her life.

The new work will help safeguard jobs at the family-run business

Lockheed Martin senior boss Rod Drury has talked of his excitement about the future

Dr Jack Fletcher warned the Government action was needed to avert strike action

After seeing a membership surge and a boost in national polling, Green Party activists in the North East believe they have serious momentum ahead of a bumper set of local elections

Striking staff at Northumbria University staged a protest rally from Newcastle Civic Centre to Grey's Monument on Wednesday, amid an ongoing pensions dispute