Hartlepool

The gap in top A-levels between London and north-east England reaches its highest level post-pandemic, a charity says.

Richard Tice says four of five men killed in the A66 crash should have been "nowhere near the streets".

Fans from the North East and Cumbria pay tribute, including James Barker who wrote his thesis on her.

Plastic nurdles are washing up on beaches more than 30 miles south of the Port of Tyne spill site.

Co-founder Rebecca Earle says this year's North East Dog Festival has been the biggest yet.

Weather Watches snap the thirsty landscapes of the North East and Cumbria as temperatures cool.

Joanne Mulholland, 56, says she re-sat her exams 40 years ago and failed three times.