Tyne and Wear

The document, from the reign of King John, was issued on 26 March 1200 - exactly 819 years ago.

The finding was one of a number of setbacks which has delayed the reopening by four years.

Newcastle lock Calum Green will face a disciplinary panel after being cited for allegedly biting Sale's Rob Webber.

A brain injury charity wants Uefa to investigate why Fabian Schar was allowed to carry on playing for Switzerland after being knocked unconscious in a Euro 2020 qualifier.

Swiss player Fabian Schaer lay unconscious with his tongue stuck down his throat at the Euro 2020 qualifier.

The man had attempted to drive across in a campervan an hour after the safe crossing time ended.

Kirsty Baldwin said the lock of hair was "all we had left" of her two-year-old daughter who died.

The route, from Chester-le-Street to Durham via Finchale Priory, commemorates a journey in 995 AD.

The concrete structure, by Victor Pasmore, has divided opinion since it was built in 1969.

Joe Guthrie's life-long ambition to work in a bar has come true after turning 18.

Right-wing extremism is not being taken seriously enough, a former counter terror expert warns.

The 19-year-old previously admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

The daughter of a woman stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack says she feels many different emotions in one day.

Team news as Newcastle Falcons host Sale Sharks in Saturday's Premiership fixture at Newcastle United's St James' Park (17:30 GMT).

Former Newcastle striker and coach Peter Beardsley is charged by the Football Association with three counts of using racist language.

The travel firm is cutting more than 300 roles as it closes 21 stores across the country.

The dad of the ex-England winger jailed for child sex offences says it is good to have him home.

Planning permission is given in Scotland and England for the £7.3m upgrade of the nearly 200-year-old structure.

Redby Academy says it is carrying out an independent investigation into what may have gone wrong.

Durham appoint Australian opener Cameron Bancroft as captain for the County Championship and One-Day Cup in 2019.