An overwhelming majority of people in the North East support a social media ban for under-16s, exclusive polling for the Chronicle has shown. Australia has already taken steps to ban children from ...

Plans for a major housing development in Felling are set for a council decision next week. Gateshead Council’s planning and development committee will convene on March 25 to decide on Vistry North ...

A suspect held on suspicion of preventing lawful and decent burial of a body is still under investigation four years on. A ...

Council chiefs have agreed to plans to phase-out the admission of pupils without autism at a special educational needs school ...

Lewis Carlson, of North Shields, turned violent when a member of staff in Sainsbury's tried to thwart his confectionery heist ...

Craig Kennedy said he became violent towards the constable because he 'felt embarrassed' that his trousers had fallen down ...