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Benton crash LIVE: Updates as road closed after car overturns in three-vehicle collision
A police cordon is currently in place on Station Road in the Benton area after a serious collision
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Reform councillors call on North Tyneside Council to reverse the closure and future sale of High Borrans
Reform councillors have weighed in on the local authority's decision to close High Borrans Outdoor Education Centre
Free NHS vaccine scheme launched for new students amid 'concerning' rise in lethal illness
A new vaccine drive seeks to prevent the spread of meningitis
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Metro suspension LIVE: 'Suspected cable theft' halts trains in both directions affecting 10 stations
The incident, reported by Nexus, is affecting services on the Yellow Line, in both directions, between Wallsend and Monkseaton
Mum whose son drowned in river says organising funeral was 'worst thing you could imagine'
Cameron Gosling was just 14 years old when he died after jumping from a rock into the River Wear
Award for nurse who was 'covered in smoke' after patient 'set her head on fire' by vaping in North East hospital
Emmanuel Ndubuisi has been honoured for bravely stepping in and turning off the oxygen supply when a patient set her own head on fire by vaping
South Shields drug dealer left customer fearing he would be killed in machete attack over debt
Caydon Sean left the man bleeding heavily and injured after setting about him with the dangerous weapon
Heartbroken family tribute to hero grandad who died trying to rescue children at North East beach
Ian Pascoe, 62, was one of two men who tragically died after entering the sea to help two children in difficulty on Seaton Carew beach
NHS shares the '30' sun cream rule most of us get wrong
NHS has shared some common sunscreen mistakes many people make
Jobs created at family-run firm following North East expansion and new Middle East base
SIE Industrial has been running since the early 1980s and has now expanded with new Sunderland premises and a base in the Middle East
Funding bid to replace unsafe Northumberland primary school closed due to cracks
Mowbray Primary School did not reopen its doors after the Christmas holidays last year after structural engineers uncovered worsening problems at the 1920s building
UK Government urges FIFA to investigate Argentina squad over Falkland banner
Argentina advance to the World Cup Final after facing England in a scrappy match in Atlanta
RSPCA investigation into three greyhound deaths at kennels attached to North East dog track
The RSPCA has released a statement on the 'live investigation' into the deaths of the dogs at kennels attached to the Chester-le-Street stadium
Police stop 'speeding' Northumberland driver with faulty brake light to find she'd taken drugs
Ashleigh Tummey was found to be over the limit for both drugs when she was stopped in a Mercedes in Prudhoe
Burglar with 151 convictions left 95-year-old Northumberland victim feeling frightened and preyed upon
David Ramsey broke into the elderly victim's home in Amble as he slept, stealing cash and bank cards to fund his drug habit
Mum accused of murder tells court 'I got frustrated being a parent but never took it out on my daughter'
Alexandra Walker, 26, and Harrison Simpson, 22, deny murdering two-year-old Isabelle Welsh
National Lottery outage as website goes down for thousands across UK
The National Lottery site experienced a major outage this morning due to an AWS issue, which is now resolved
Metro suspension LIVE: Updates as 'police incident' causes disruption affecting five stations in Sunderland
Nexus has shared that no trains are currently stopping between Park Lane and South Hylton, Sunderland, in both directions
The new charge facing vapers and when it comes into force
New e-liquid charge is one of a number of recent changes affecting smokers
Sunderland Tyne and Wear Metro suspension due to 'police incident' - key details
For around an hour this morning, no trains were stopping at five stations on the network, between Park Lane and South Hylton