- Gateshead arsonist who set fire to his upstairs council home in block of flats jailed
Jonathon Ridley was reckless about endangering lives when he started a fire in his living room in Gateshead
- Coroner's warning after North East woman suffers fatal fall down the stairs just week after NHS discharge
Susan Samson died after a fall in May 2025
- Newcastle United make final goalkeeper decision as Eddie Howe wields axe
The Magpies made a call between the posts ahead of the clash with Man United at St James' Park
- Lotto winning numbers LIVE: Lottery results in full for Wednesday, March 4
The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
- Plans to turn old tramshed in Newcastle West End into aparthotel faces rejection
Councillors are set to decide this Friday whether to allow a disused tramshed off Westgate Road to be turned into a 50-room aparthotel
- Trial halted after Newcastle protest defendant realised she'd met juror on Tinder
The trial of Summer Oxlade, Hollie Mildenall and Georgia Coote had a false start after Oxlade recognised a juror
- Death notices and funeral announcements in The Newcastle Chronicle last week
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
- Warning there is a ‘likelihood’ pharmacies in Northumberland could close due to financial pressures
Pharmacies are also facing staffing challenges
- American finds North East's cutest village with Italian restaurant to 'die for' and tiny streets
An American social media star who now lives in the North East instantly fell in love with a village in Northumberland
- Police rush to Northumberland supermarket after report of potentially 'suspicious item' near vehicle
A cordon was put in place by officers while they carried out investigations
