- Photos of Newcastle Valentine's Funfair opening night as Geordies brave the rain
Newcastle's Valentine's Funfair returns to Spillers Wharf on Newcastle Quayside for the half term holiday
- North East rogue trader who conned 24 victims of more than £31,000 is jailed
Mark Thirkell, 49, would take deposit or down payments but often didn't return to carry out the work
- Moment dangerous driver crashes stolen car into stationary traffic during County Durham police chase
Carl Hollywood has now been jailed
- Four people arrested and thousands of pounds worth of drugs seized in South Tyneside
Police carried out early morning raids at two South Tyneside properties on Monday (February 9) as part of Operation Impact
- Newcastle teenage girl had knife held to throat as she was kidnapped in case of mistaken identity
Tommy Burns and Sean Burns left the innocent teenager petrified by dragging her into an alley and threatening to slit her throat
- North East weather shows region set for respite from the rain and snow
A Met Office Yellow weather warning for snow and ice is currently in place across much of the North East
- Parents of North East boy with neuroblastoma raise the £393,000 needed for treatment in Rome
Benny Bahmanizad was diagnosed with the rare cancer after he began to limp
- Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, February 12
Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
- Inmates 'absolutely freezing' in North East prison after being left without heating and hot water for a week
The Northumberland mentor of an inmate is advocating for the welfare of the prisoners saying 'It's hard for their dignity'
- Labour blasts 'total mess' Reform as Sunderland councillor quits party three months after being elected
Councillor Ian McKinley was elected to the Hetton ward in November in a by-election
