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Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
Durham County Council's chief executive was the top local authority earner in the North East in 2024/25, while Northumberland had the highest number of staff on more than £100,000
As Adam Ahmed was jailed for 27 years, Northumbria Police released footage of him being arrested for stabbing two men at the house they shared
Scarlett Moffatt will share an announcement regarding two new campmates joining I'm A Celebrity South Africa as camps split into rival kingdoms
Greggs has cemented its commitment to its breakfast clubs in new funds detailed in its latest Greggs Pledge report
Just weeks after Wayne Rooney warned Newcastle fans to be careful on what they wished for, Match of the Day 2's panel could not have been more off point on Sunday night
A man in his 20s and a woman in her late teens sadly passed away at the scene after a VW Polo crashed into a tree
A new stone has been erected in Newcastle Civic Centre's Peace Garden to remember the victims of the atrocities committed against Myanmar’s Rohingya population
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack after a major fire destroyed two flats leaving behind scenes of devastation
Changes are coming at St James' Park this summer but how far will they go?
