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Sunderland protest LIVE: Updates as Nigerian community call for councillor to resign over social media posts
Glenn Gibbins has been suspended from Reform UK and is now standing as an independent councillor
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Newcastle Greens confirm leadership team with key role for ex-mayor
The party is the joint- second largest in the city following local elections
Residents in one of Northumberland's 'prettiest' villages face uncertain future as charity to sell homes
35 homes are set to be sold by Lord Crewe's Charity
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Rachel Reeves pushes for big North East regeneration projects to start this year
The Chancellor has used the UKREiiF event in Leeds to expand on a previous commitment to speed up development schemes in the Newcastle, Gateshead and Durham
Firefighters called to North Shields as shop damaged after 'shoplifters pour liquid'
A section of Saville Street in North Shields was closed after police and firefighters were called to the area
Brighton beach sisters named after police pull bodies from water
The names of the women who were recovered from the water by Brighton beach have been confirmed
Person airlifted to hospital after witnesses see 'man on fire' in Sunderland back lane
Firefighters, police and an ambulance crew were called to a back lane near Regent Terrace on Monday night
Two taken to hospital following rush hour collision on A690 in County Durham
Two people were transferred to University Hospital of North Durham (UHND) for further treatment
Inheritance tax change may force grieving families to become 'detectives'
A simple step could help families avoid an admin nightmare
Labour scraps fuel duty rise as Rachel Reeves pledges cut until end of year
The fuel duty freeze will help motorists stay on top of bills
Schoolgirl dies after 'falling from wheelchair' during sports day race
The girl was discharged from hospital before being re-admitted
Nigerian community plans peaceful protest ahead of Sunderland councillors' inauguration
Sunderland's Nigerian community are calling on Coun Glenn Gibbins to resign after comments he made on social media in 2024
Brit, 20, fights for life after 'truck runs over head' in Thailand
Ethan Lacey has been given a '30 percent chance of survival' after ending up in intensive care following the incident
North East Labour MPs among those calling for changes to UK voting systems
66 Labour MPs joined with 3 Greens and 1 Liberal Democrat to promote the amendment
North East schools placed in lockdown after reports of a man carrying weapon on street
Some local schools implemented a voluntary lockdown after a report of a man with a weapon on the street
Demolition work begins on site of former North Tyneside college to make way for new housing
The former Queen Alexandra College in North Shields is being demolished after Lovell bought the four-acre site off Queen Alexandra Road
Appeal to trace seven people in Tyne-Wear Derby disorder investigation
Northumbria Police have released images of seven men they would like to trace as they investigate Tyne-Wear Derby disorder
Middlesbrough reinstated to play-off final after spygate - everything we know so far
Everything you need to know after Southampton were expelled from the Championship play-offs
Tragic Tyneside teen Leah Casson's mum and brother in court charged with killing her in fire
Danielle Johnson, Louis Casson and Calvin Smith will stand trial in October accused of the manslaughter of the 18-year-old
WHO confirms Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda began months ago amid US criticism
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda began "a couple of months ago" after facing criticism from the US over delayed detection