Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue and other emergency services are at the scene of the fire

Here's who will get the extra money

Multiple trains from the Metro's new fleet had to be taken out of action last summer after developing leaks during heatwave temperatures

The issue is around Home Responsibilities Protection and one mum told the BBC she'd got a cheque for £35,000 in back payments

Douglas Rogers was battering his girlfriend who begged the woman to call the police - he then subjected her to a horrifying hammer attack in Sunderland

Richard O'Sullivan targeted the lone victim and grabbed £60 of his cash before making off

New nationwide plans announced to design safer streets after nine in 10 women report feeling unsafe walking at night

St Columba’s Catholic Primary School, in Wallsend, closed in summer 2023 amid safety concerns following discovery of RAAC

Every council in England will receive a share of an £860 million pot to create more places in schools for children with SEND

The radio frequency specialists have enjoyed stellar growth and ChronicleLive was invited to the launch of their new North East factory

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

Three women paid tribute to the support available at the North Tyneside Carers' Centre

Newcastle City Council wants to demolish the dilapidated Higham House offices which it bought for £5 million in 2011

Bradley Johnson forced a Burger King to be evacuated and caused £4,000-worth of damage to the Gateshead store's plumbing

BT is proposing to close the Doxford contact centre in Sunderland that employs more than 460 people

The boy was slipping into a coma

Jade Duncan, 41, described as the 'funniest, bubbliest and kindest woman' died at the scene of a crash on the A1 in Berwick-upon-Tweed

Ross Clancy, of Newcastle, has pleaded guilty to a series of offences, including attempted murder of a woman and GBH with intent on her partner at a house in Elswick

A woman in her 80s is seriously injured in hospital after being struck by a car outside Aldi in Washington

The AA said the UK's transition towards electric motoring 'remains fragile'

Over the last three months, the council and Oasis Community Housing have conducted a census to grasp the scale of the area's female rough sleepers.

The town can be easily missed by many, but shouldn't be disregarded

Two more days of strike action are planned this week with a further nine days already planned

Berghaus has many celebrity fans - and it all started above a shop in Newcastle city centre

The airports expected to be most affected are Madrid-Barajas, Malaga-Costa del Sol, Alicante-Elche, Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona-El Prat and Seville