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Plans to turn Durham home into HMO refused over fears families are being 'forced out' of city
Plans to turn a family home into an HMO have been refused after neighbours warned of a 'stealthy' increase in student properties 'forcing' families out of the city
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BBC TV licence fee change new update as Culture Secretary responds on option
A petition on the Parliament website calls for Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to rule out charging people using only streamers
Chilling theory emerges after Florida Learjet crash as investigators break silence
The Learjet 60 travelling from Texas to the Bahamas nosedived into into a residential area in Palm Beach County
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Northumbrian Water to carry out £23 million work in Cambois to reduce wastewater spills
The works will help reduce storm overflow spills with some 'inconvenience' to local people
Exactly why Eldon Square was evacuated in Newcastle this morning
The Newcastle city centre shopping centre was evacuated for a second time on Tuesday as part of a training drill
Tragedy as much-loved country singer Nicole Taylor dies aged 35
Nicole Taylor, one of three identical triplets who formed girl group Taylor Red, has died aged 35
Police seize £2,000 of illegal fireworks from North shields property ahead of Bonfire Night
A raid was carried out at a property in response to intelligence that a resident was storing and selling fireworks without a licence
Family of Northumberland schoolgirl murdered by ex-boyfriend told of law change plan
After 15-year-old Holly Newton was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Micala and Lee Trussler have been campaigning to ensure younger people are recognised as domestic abuse victims
Millions of motorists set for extra '£317 a year' hit despite Andy Burnham 5p fuel cut
As of the end of September 2026, there are almost 2.3million fully electric cars on UK roads making up 6.6 per cent of all cars - and the number is rising
Calls mount for major Gateshead link road to reopen after flyover demolition
A Labour councillor for Saltwell maintains he is 'keen' to see a road beneath the former flyover reopened.
Pick-up truck driver ploughed into man leaving him critically injured in North East street
Shay Holmes, 24, has been jailed over an attack where he drove at his victim in a pick-up truck
Sam Fender teams up with North Shields school for John Lewis Christmas advert 2026
Sam Fender's cover of The Rolling Stones' iconic song, You Can't Always Get What You Want, serves as the soundtrack to the latest John Lewis Christmas advert
'Shocking' CCTV footage shows 'brave' shop owner tackle intruder in attempted armed robbery
The incident, involving a 'suspected imitation firearm' in the Shiney Row area of Sunderland, was fully captured in this video
November's big Premium Bond winners across North East bag over £1 million
Are you a winner this month? Time to find out!
Exact reason Tyneside councillors were 'staggered' by £32m Gateshead flyover demolition cost
Officers set to reassure councillors about the prospective costs of levelling the flyover, currently sat at over £32m.
Covid-19 cases begin to fall after autumn spike - but Tyneside is still hit by high levels of illness
Newcastle, Gateshead and North Tyneside have higher rates of Covid-19 than elsewhere in the North East.
Gateshead man jailed for attacking partner despite her saying 'he deserves second chance'
Reece Sweet strangled the woman to a point where her breathing became restricted and her vision became blurry, a court heard
30 North East police officers banned in just 12 months as record numbers placed on 'barred list'
The College of Policing has released new figures
One million more scans delivered by NHS to catch cancer sooner
The additional scans come thanks to 125 more CT and MRI scanners
Shiney Row attempted armed robbery RECAP: Shop owner wrestles 'gun' from intruder
Shiney Row Convenience Store has been taped off by police after an intruder burst in with a suspected firearm