Tyne and Wear

Five British passengers were unlawfully killed when their plane was shot down, an inquest hears.

TransPennine Express cancels various weekend services due to high levels of staff illness.

The National Trust says there are no confirmed cases on the islands but it is seeing the virus' impact.

Scott was able to dance with his heart donor's sister on her wedding day.

The bird was racing home to Gateshead but was found by a puzzled resident at his home in Alabama.

Sunderland sign defender Daniel Ballard on a three-year deal from Premier League side Arsenal for an undisclosed fee.

A social impact report on this year's Rugby League World Cup claims the tournament is benefiting local communities with £25.8m of investments.

The five were opposing the deportation of women from a County Durham detention centre to Nigeria.

Danny Humble, 35, died on a night out after an altercation in an underpass in Cramlington.

Former English Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg is appointed the head of Egypt's newly created refereeing committee.

Experts say it is rare to find John Dory in the North Sea but young Riley was delighted to land one.

Campaigners say the women at the centre were failed by the system - which the government denies.

Danny Humble, 35, died on a night out after an altercation in an underpass in Cramlington.

Sunderland's Australia defender Bailey Wright signs a new two-year contract ahead of their return to the Championship.

Taylor Mallam, 28, died after the motorbike he was riding crashed into a wall.

Officers found 350 cannabis plants and growing equipment in the former church and community centre.

Flames are thought to have spread to equipment after two wheelie bins were set alight, police say.

Newcastle United agree a deal in principle with Lille to sign Dutch defender Sven Botman for a fee of £32m with a further £2.5m in add-ons.

Exeter, Harlequins and London Irish all face trips to South Africa in the pool stages of the 2022-23 Heineken Champions Cup.

Newcastle United's move for French forward Hugo Ekitike from French club Reims looks to be over after the clubs fail to reach agreement.