- Gateshead Council passes maximum council tax rise and £10m of savings in budget
The local authority's Labour administration has passed its budget proposals including a further council tax rise
- Dragons' Den star Shaf Rasul dead at 55 as tributes pour in
Former Dragons' Den star and businessman Shaf Rasul has died at the age of 55 after suddenly falling ill at home, with tributes pouring in for the self-made multi-millionaire
- 'It could have been anyone' - Insider says inmates wanted to 'do in' Ian Huntley - Britain's most-hated prisoner
A jail source has lifted the lid on the Soham murderer's life at HMP Frankland and revealed how he could have become an attack target
- 10 pictures as Sir Keir Starmer tells Newcastle school ministers are 'here to roll up our sleeves'
Starmer visited Walbottle Academy as part of his 'cost of living tour of Britain' and said that the Government wants to enable teachers to ensure every child can "go as far as their talent and ability will take them"
- Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, February 26
Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
- Inside Ian Huntley's time at HMP Frankland as he is left 'fighting for his life' following attack
The 52-year-old was convicted of murdering 10-year-old schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire in August 2002
- Man seriously injured after being hit by car in Newcastle
A man in his 30s remains in hospital five days after the incident on Claremont Road in Spital Tongues
- David Hopkinson comments in full as Newcastle CEO answers PIF question and makes PSR point
The Newcastle United CEO was part of the panel at the Business of Football summit and gave an interesting insight into the Magpies' plans
- Starmer pledges support for family of murdered Northumberland schoolgirl Holly Newton
Holly Newton's mum, Micala Trussler, has been campaigning for a change in the law so that under-16s can be recognised as victims of domestic abuse
- Suspect identified in child killer Ian Huntley Frankland prison attack
Durham Constabulary says it has identified a man in his 40s after an alleged assault in Frankland Prison on Thursday
