Northumbria University's discovery of a nativity scene hidden behind a painting of the beheading of John the Baptist, belonging to Bowes Museum, will now feature on an album cover by a US band

The burglary occurred on Portsmouth Road in Pennywell just before midday on Wednesday, July 10

Take a look around Hadrian House which has been transformed into six flats

Between January 2021 and March 2024, the DWP checking process has identified 99,558 underpayments, with a total of £594m owed

The DWP says that if a partner spends three nights with a claimant on a regular basis, they may be a member of an established couple

Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway is taking time off from the ITV show after her father Gordon was rushed to hospital following a suspected stroke and heart attack

Follow live updates here for the latest on the roads and public transport across the region

Talks are ongoing to seek extra funding for four North Tyneside Council's blighted by concrete issues with existing funding is brought into question.

"Confusing" and "difficult" change is coming after the end of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme

Clint Redshaw, of Ashington, pleaded not guilty to being in charge of a Staff Cross Patterdale which injured a woman while dangerously out of control

Michael Ferry was able to run an organise crime gang from behind bars using an Encrochat device

The Victim Care and Advice Service (VCAS), funded by Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen, has received the Victims Choice Quality Mark

Newcastle City Council announced on Thursday that construction is now imminent on a new leisure centre in West Denton, but a couple of key questions remain unanswered

The Beatrice Luna Footstool Single Sofa Bed from Dunelm is a special buy and will cost shoppers £399 with another velvet option available at the same price

Whitley Bay's crime fictional festival has "national" potential according to senior council officers.

Cullercoats RNLI is reminding everyone to stay safe this World Drowning Prevention, highlighting the importance of the 'Float to Live' water safety campaign

The Fairways Centre was broken into overnight between Saturday and Sunday

The much-loved This Morning star announced she was taking a break from the ITV programme during Thursday's live show, leaving fans heartbroken

The search for missing teenager Jay Slater ended in tragedy after his 'lifeless body' was found in a Tenerife nature reserve. A preliminary autopsy has since revealed the reason for his death

Council to bid for extra cash to mark North Shields' 800th anniversary

People of all levels of experience are invited to apply to fill roles at its stores across the region, including Cramlington, Blyth, Hexham, Dunston, Kingston Park and Washington

Laura Waite has slammed British Airways after her children slept in front of the airline's baggage desk in Heathrow Airport's Terminal Five

We will be bringing you the results live from the National Lottery's Set for Life draw on Thursday, July 25

Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer, caused as much as £10,000 worth of damage to the artwork's frame, prosecutors say, when they targeted the artwork at London’s National Gallery in 2022

Sympathetic exam marks for pupils affected by concrete disruption are not anticipated to make a "huge difference", says council officer.