- Northumberland Estates sees Alnwick housing planning application rejected
The town council had been unhappy that the proposal was outside of Alnwick's boundaries
- Man caught driving in city centre under the influence of crack cocaine and cannabis banned from the roads
Christopher Knox has been disqualified from driving for 17 months
- Full list of North East roadworks and road closures this week
All the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Monday, September 21
- Newcastle rapist who fled to Syria and is on the run jailed for 18 years in his absence
Aadel Nassrallah fled the country before his trial after being granted bail and remains at large
- 'Connection is the most important thing' - NHS and charities tackle loneliness in North Tyneside
Terry Kelly works from Ward 21 at North Tyneside General Hospital to ensure elderly patients have the support they need when they get home
- Gateshead woman speaks out about debilitating migraine condition that was hitting her 'every other day'
Victoria Wilkinson wants to offer peer support for others facing debilitating migraines
- Government assembles expert panel to improve cancer care across UK
The reformed National Cancer Board meets for the first time today
- Specialist rape courts to be rolled out across England and Wales to 'rebalance the scales of justice and put victims first'
From October, trials will be given a fixed date rather than placed on floating lists in what the Prime Minister described as an effort to "rebalance the scales of justice and put victims first"
- Three sisters found at Brighton beach died by drowning, Sussex Police confirm
Sussex Police have confirmed that Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters, three sisters from London, died by drowning after being dropped off by taxi near Madeira Drive
- Two boys arrested following North East collision involving motorbike as child airlifted to hospital with serious injuries
Durham Roads and Armed Policing (DRAP) have now confrmed that two boys linked to the motorbike were arrested near the scene
