- Exact dates UK is to be hotter than Zante with 17C heat spike forecast in weather maps
After a very wet start to 2026, the weather looks like it is about to take a turn for the better with temperatures rising
- County Durham mum-of-four rowing 10k every day in February in memory of dad
Kate Stanley is rowing a total of 280km to raise money for an awareness of pancreatic cancer
- Sunderland to welcome KPop Demon Hunters tribute at big Chinese New Year party weekend
Chinese New Year celebrations are not over yet with weekend party still to come
- Story Homes lodges plans to build 205 homes on fields surrounding Tyneside primary school
The company has submitted a full planning application for homes on fields next to Marsden Primary School in Whitburn
- Majority of jobs to go at Fentimans after £38m takeover by Irn-Bru owner
It is believed that the firm's long standing base in Hexham is to close
- Decision on plans for new padel and pickleball venue in Gateshead delayed
Councillors have deferred a decision on whether to refuse or accept plans for a new sports facility in Team Valley
- Lotto winning numbers LIVE: Lottery results in full for Wednesday, February 25
The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
- A1 speeding BMW driver and passenger exposed as cocaine and heroin dealers after police stop
Richard Bathgate, of Rothbury, and Emma Todd, of Morpeth, have been locked up for dealing cocaine and heroin and money laundering
- Tyne Bridge and Central Motorway repairs cut back as flagship project's costs spiralled
A new report has revealed exactly what planned restoration works to the Tyne Bridge and Central Motorway had to be dropped because of rising prices
- Businessman fined after nine people found sleeping in dangerous derelict office block
The people were discovered inside the building during a fire safety check
