Politics

Health bosses are pressing ahead with plans to overhaul care services in South Tyneside and Sunderland – even though concerns over the first stage of the scheme saw it referred to the government.

Council bosses have given the go ahead for an extra £11.8million spend to fund  a major Sunderland road project.

Firefighters in Tyne and Wear could have a funding shortfall of more than £3m by 2021.

Head teachers across the UK should ban mobile phones in the classroom, the Culture Secretary has said.

David Dimbleby is to leave Question Time after 25 years of presenting the BBC show.

South Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck has hit out at the Government’s flagship benefit scheme after it was criticised in a damning official report.

The Government's flagship benefit scheme has not delivered value for money, its roll out has been slower than intended and has caused hardship for many people, according to a damning official report.

Council bosses have backed plans to tackle rent and tax arrears in the borough by appointing a debt collection firm.

A North East MP has vowed to keep up pressure on the Government to take action to make the A19 safer.

Jarrow MP Stephen Hepburn has hit out at the Home Secretary over cuts made to the Northumbria Police budget.

South Shields MP, Emme Lewell-Buck is leading a call to end the use of pain-inducting restraints against children in custody.

It's one year today since we headed to the polls for the general election - so we wanted to know if the last 12 months have changed your vote.

Every day up here we see why trains should be owned and run by the people of Great Britain.

A demand for answers will be made to the health secretary as it emerged that South Tyneside nearly 2,000 women in South Tyneside were midded in a breast screening service error.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be joined by a host of his party's heavyweights at this year's Durham Miners' Gala.