The cost of damages caused by flooding has increased by 218% over 5 years, with UK residents claiming almost £31m in total ...

As many as 98 UK areas have been warned that power cuts are possible after a Met Office warning for wind as well as rain.

Plans for new digital advertising signs at a South Tyneside shopping complex have been submitted to town hall development ...

Follow live updates here for the latest on Newcastle's roads and updates on public transport across the North East region ...

Robert, known as Scott, vanished in North Shields in 2002 - here's an overview of the police investigation since then ...

Cllr Margaret Meling,South Tyneside Council's lead member for economic growth and transport explains why the local plan for ...

Police are set to search a North East home in connection with the disappearance of a man more than 20 years ago.

The elderly man and his wife were killed after Israeli forces used him as a human shield to sweep for explosives in Gaza ...