- 26 elected North Tyneside Council officials failed to take or renew mandatory IT security course
Dozens of councillors have not completed compulsory IT security training in North Tyneside
- Russia and China veto UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz reopening
The UN Security Council resolution failed after receiving 11 votes in favour, with two abstentions and two votes against by Russia and China
- Never feed robins these four foods as they could kill the garden favourite
RSPB alert over food that could seriously harm popular garden visitors
- Tui faces legal action from 1,700 ill Brits including County Durham family
Hundreds of holidays were ruined by illness outbreaks at Tui resorts on the island
- Newcastle's first Tory councillor in 32 years seeks to upset the odds again
Two years on from a victory that marked the Conservatives' first election win in Newcastle since 1992, Gosforth councillor Doc Anand is hoping for more history this May
- Newcastle United hero continues to star after death as brain donated for dementia research
John Tudor was one of the Newcastle cup heroes of the Seventies
- Manufacturing boss Sir Andrew Cook hits out at politicians for 'disgraceful' wavering on energy
County Durham steel firm William Cook has reported turnover of almost £100m and operating profits rising from £22.3m to £24.2m for the year to June 2025
- Police appeal to find missing Gateshead teen not seen since Sunday
Teenage boy Riley, 13, was last seen in Gateshead town centre on Sunday evening
- 'A secret recipe and social media love' Inside story of seaside chippy voted North East's best
Over 4,000 of you voted in our best places for fish and chips in the North East poll and there was a clear winner
- Gang member jailed day before his birthday over North East caravan kidnapping
Donald Hammond, of Walthamstow, London, was found guilty by jury of being part of a gang who bundled a victim into a van and held him for ransom in a caravan
