Lewis Heslop, 34, died in hospital while serving a sentence at HMP Deerbolt prison for causing death by dangerous driving ...

According to the Met Office, temperatures are set to be 'above average' in the North East next week as the first May bank ...

Residents and rail campaigners face an anxious wait over potential cuts to key North East rail services. Proposed timetable ...

Residents and rail campaigners face an anxious wait over potential cuts to key North East rail services. Proposed timetable changes mean Durham could lose almost half of its direct trains to Edinburgh ...

Public transport service updates from the Tyne and Wear Metro, buses, train services including LNER and Northern Rail and Newcastle International Airport, as well as the latest North East weather ...