The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that there will be a permanent increase to out-of-work support and an estimated additional annual income of £725 for households

The petition argues that as bus services run across Scotland, England and Wales, it would be 'easier and fairer' if the concession card covered the whole journey

The exhibition aims to give the public space for reflection, remembrance and reconnection

Second class post will no longer be delivered on Saturdays and will only be delivered on alternate weekdays from July 28

Jemma Forsythe, 36, and her husband Alan collectively duped the DWP out of £50k while claiming they were single parents

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A woman has used her PhD to come up with a clever method that will cool down the inside of your hot car in seconds – and people are amazed at how easy and simple it is

Much of the funding comes from the North East Combined Authority with a contribution from the council

Over 12 months one from a case of suspected arson, neighbours of the burnt-out Stanton Lodge Care Home in Shiremoor are calling action to replace the building

Plans from Topgolf UK to redevelop the former home of the famous Geordie drink have been approved

There had been a major public outcry in 2018 when Newcastle City Council revealed plans to open a drug and alcohol addiction recovery hub at Fenham Library

Joanne Mckie, 55, was hit by a bike on Heaton Road and says "it's only going to be a matter of time" before someone else is injured

Colin Morrison, 30, was jailed for 18 months for grievous bodily harm at Newcastle's Moot Hall

Emma Lewell has described the level of light pollution from the approved lamp posts as 'awful' for the area

Mya Mullin, from the West Midlands, was just five years old when she suffered deep cuts and permanent scarring after crashing through a glass balcony door at a resort on Gran Canaria in 2018

At around 6.15pm, the train came to a stand, with customers being asked to leave the service so engineers could make the necessary repairs

Nikita Bettles hit the woman with a broken bottle neck and left her with a laceration down the side of her face

Contaminated blood scandal campaigners have challenged the Government to act in response to a new report laying out compensation failings

Fifteen years on from the dramatic moment when Raoul Moat was captured by armed police, the two officers who caught him have spoken for the first time about the killer

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At 1pm today, Northumbria Police and the North East Ambulance Service were called to the A1 northbound carriageway, near the Earsdon junction

Just after 12pm today, Northumbria Police officers were called after a collision was reported in the Ridgeway area

Jon Etchells, 36, was given a suspended prison sentence at Newcastle Crown Court

The Great North Air Ambulance Service attended St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy on Tuesday

Newcastle City Council says it could consider introducing new parking charges beyond the current 7pm cut-off time at its on-street and multi-storey locations in the city centre