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Cars 'set on fire' at A66 crash memorial in County Durham as 200 extra police officers deployed
Footage has emerged of cars reportedly being set on fire in a field during a memorial event for those who lost their lives in the A66 crash
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Every update as Reform hold seat in Newcastle City Council by-election overnight
Voters in the Throckley, Walbottle and Newburn ward headed to the polls today after a by-election was called when Reform UK's Amy Hunter resigned from her post
Reform UK hold off Lib Dem surge to win Newcastle City Council by-election
Reform UK survived a challenge from the Lib Dems to secure victory for Martin Evison in Thursday's Throckley, Walbottle, and Newburn by-election
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Sunniside locals object to plans for over 200 new homes amid wildlife, traffic, and infrastructure worries
Residents and councillors gathered to speak to the Local Democracy Reporting Service over their fears about hundreds of proposed new homes
Newcastle man banned from ex's home caught there after argument over 'music choice'
The victim had invited Alan Atkinson over to her address, despite him being subject to a restraining order, then phoned the police after he refused to leave
Walker armed burglar targeted elderly couple in their home after bus-stop queue-jumping dispute
Anthony Young left the pensioners terrified after pushing his way into their home and brazenly stealing from them
North East man to run 470 laps of St James' Park in memory of 'Newcastle-mad dad'
Charles McManus is aiming to run over 200 miles in just 48 hours, in aid of St Oswald's Hospice, who cared for his dad David before he passed away in 2017
Landlord at famous Northumberland pub hits out at 'grossly unfair' supermarket pricing
Cheap alcohol deals in supermarkets are "grossly unfair" on the pub trade, and contribute to "worryingly high levels" of at home boozing, said Joanne Dwyer.
Newcastle City Council by-election result in full
The Newcastle City Council by-election was launched when Reform UK councillor Amy Hunter stepped down from her post earlier this summer, just a couple of months after being voted in at May's local elections
Couple who tied the knot at Britain's highest pub return to celebrate 30th wedding anniversary
Sarah Baulch and John Dalton got married at Tan Hill Inn which was the first pub in England to be licenced to hold weddings
Tynemouth RNLI lifeboat launches 134 miles out to sea after receiving emergency call-out
Tynemouth RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat was called out more than 130 nautical miles off the North East coast
Vile killer who lured schoolgirl to savage murder trap dies in prison
Donna Marie Brand was jailed for life in December 2023 after being found guilty of murdering 14-year-old Caroline Glachan in 1996. She has now died in prison.
North East predatory teaching assistant systematically sexually abused vulnerable pupils
Philip Watson, of South Shields, has now been convicted of sexually abusing six pupils at a school in Sunderland where he worked
Pictures as Fisherman's Mission cancer project brings 'pivotal' health messages to Meadow Well
The C-Aware Project is run by the Fisherman's Mission and brought "pivotal" information the Meadow Well estate in partnership with the Cedarwood Trust
Warning issued after life-saving throwline boards targeted by vandals in three Newcastle parks
Over the past few months throwline boards have been targeted by vandals, the latest of which occurred earlier this week
Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, August 27
Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
Grangetown murder LIVE: Teddies and flowers left to girl, 7, and aunt who died in house fire
A seven-year-old girl and her aunt both died in a house fire in Grangetown with two men arrested on suspicion of murder
Winning Set for Life lottery numbers for Thursday, August 27
We have everything you need to know about the Set for Life draw for Thursday, August 27
Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ amid trade war with Canada
The president has signed an executive order to rename the lake that spans the US-Canadian border
Woman killed in North East house fire was 'not involved with gangs', brother says
Investigations are continuing into the blaze which was only a mile away from the scene of a head-on collision which killed two police officers