- Full list of road closures and roadworks across the North East this week
All the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Monday, January 12
- Newcastle store tackling the "hidden crisis" of furniture poverty
Orange Box has been helping North East residents find affordable furnishings for nearly 10 years
- Fare-dodger bit and shouted racist abuse at Metro worker who confronted him
Ross Butler called the victim and his colleague racist names as he was being detained at Monument Metro Station
- Northumbria Detective Sergeant demoted after submitting statement in another officer's name
DS Katrina Moore has 20 years service and was on the cusp of becoming an Inspector
- Inside the impressive South Tyneside home for sale for over £2.5m
The property is located in West Park Road, Cleadon, and is situated on a 0.66 acre garden plot
- Northumberland motorcyclist drove on kids' play area and football field during 100mph chase
Peter Smith also clocked speeds of more than 100mph on the A189 and undertook cars by travelling on the pavement during the dangerous pursuit
- Presenter Piers Morgan in hospital after tripping on a step in London hotel
Piers Morgan has been taken to hospital after he tripped on 'a small step' in a London hotel restaurant
- Boulevard's Pinocci-hoe is no strings attached, no holes barred five star filth in Newcastle
It's adult panto time once again at Boulevard and this time the cast are serving up some January joy with Pinocchi-hoe
- Nigel Farage's Reform party makes huge gain as another Conservative MP defects
Andrew Rosindell, the MP for Romford, has joined Reform UK, becoming the second Conservative MP to defect to Nigel Farage's party this week
- Starmer holds explosive call with Trump over tariff threats
Several European leaders have dismissed Trump's tariff threats
