Seven people, including two police officers, died at the scene of A66 at South Bank following a pursuit of a 'suspicious vehicle'

A seven-year-old girl and her aunt both died in a house fire in Grangetown with two men arrested on suspicion of murder

Dr Charlotte Deasy is a consultant psychiatrist at the CNTW NHS trust in the North East.

Authorities say they have arrested a Russian national, who was not known to the security services

The Government is reported to be preparing new advice on keeping food and water at home in case of emergency situations

Those who were born on or before June 1960 could get between £100 and £300 to help you pay their heating bills - however there are some exceptions

Heaton community rallies behind bid to secure The Rothbury Estate for nature

Kenton Hall Care Home marked the milestone alongside 98-year-old special guest who played key role in design three decades ago

Argos, Amazon, Currys, B&Q, Screwfix and Wickes will be selling the devices with prices expected to 'settle'

You need a TV licence to watch live TV such as BBC shows or streaming platforms

Newcastle hospital patients will notice construction work at the RVI's emergency department

Mr Asif Shah is among those helping to run the AFFECT heart surgery trial

Kenneth Davison rang 999 calling himself 'Mad Kenny' and made threats which sparked a chase involving several police cars

Alex King is accused of exposing himself from a balcony in Alnwick

The victims have been named locally as Valentina Foster, seven, and her aunt Natalie McDonald, 34

As the government prepares to review the rates pubs and hotels pay, the deputy leader of Newcastle City Council has said the entire system needs to be changed

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Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, lost their lives in the collision on Saturday

Two men, aged 23 and 31, are currently in police custody and are being questioned

A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East

Amie Ford, of Westerhope, cynically and mercilessly defrauded a man who thought he was building a loving relationship with her

Volunteers who have devoted thousands of hours to clearing plastic pellets from the North East's beaches after July's nurdle spill are furious after it emerged

Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Show, Home Alone 2 and many other films has died at the age of 80

Eyewitnesses have described people jumping from a window to escape the fatal blaze on Birchington Avenue, as Cleveland Police investigate the two deaths.