Participants

In order to take part, you’ll need to have a smart meter installed and your energy supplier must be signed up.

Millions will be paid to cut energy to avoid blackouts in winter 2023 Sophie Wills

Top 10 coastal destinations revealed - is your area on the list? Daniel Mcneil

X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson has called for an independent inquiry into reality shows

Rebecca Ferguson calls for independent inquiry into reality shows Chloe Clarke

Big Brother is returning for its twentieth series to its new home of ITV.

Big Brother producers looking for participants to apply for new series Chelsie Sewell

parkrun relies on volunteers (Image: Getty Images)

Parkrun responds to controversial volunteering news in fake email Toby Bryant

Eurovision fans suffered a voting mishap through the official app

Eurovision app frustrates users in voting mishap Chloe Clarke

Finland to teach Brits how to be happy on all-expenses paid trip to luxury Finnish resort

Finland to teach Brits how to be happy on free luxury trip - apply now

Westminster Abbey’s mediaeval Cosmati Pavement can be walked on by the public for the first time in living memory - Credit: Getty Images

Westminster Abbey’s Cosmati Pavement opened to public for coronation Ethan Evans

There will be free sanitary products, breast-feeding areas and more support for women on the day

London Marathon to hand out free sanitary products in this year’s race Chelsie Sewell

Sophie and Pete, from Blackpool, have revealed all - Credit: Channel 4 / Gogglebox

Gogglebox stars Pete and Sophie reveal ages and real life jobs Ethan Evans

Key's Rising Star Mentor, Courtney Moffat, at Sixth Form Open Evening

Sky’s the limit for disadvantaged South Tyneside youngsters Hayley Lovely

A UK vape company, Blo Bar, has launched a new scheme to encourage users to recycle their empty vapes rather than throwing them away.

Free vape pen for users who recycle under new scheme Rahmah Ghazali

Experts warn that these common foods can increase cancer risk Daniel Mcneil

Mike Tindall charges £20k to go shooting in the Cotswolds with him Ethan Evans

National Grid will be rewarding some UK households for reducing energy usage tonight

Households to be rewarded for reducing energy usage tonight Chelsie Sewell

People of all ages were delighted to see the return of the Loony Dook and this plucky pensioner was determined to get a good view from the beach!

Can early retirement lead to a decline in cognitive ability?

The double McPlant burger is set to launch in McDonald’s stores on January 4 2023.

Double McPlant burger to land at McDonald’s stores - here’s when Sophie Wills

Alcoholics will be offered ketamine to help them stay off the booze for longer in a new medical trial led by the University of Exeter.

Alcoholics to be offered ketamine in new NHS medical trial Chelsie Sewell

Silentnight warns that Black Friday shoppers could lose out on sleep.

Third of people in Britain could lose sleep over Black Friday deals Jimmy Johnson

The ballot results for the London Marathon 2023 have been announced

London Marathon 2023: Ballot results announced and other ways to enter Chelsie Sewell

Previous sleep out event

Annual sleep-out event aims to raise funds for charities helping others Hayley Lovely

South Shields Town Hall

Funding fair to help gain access to grants Hayley Lovely

Members of the public finish during the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon

London Marathon 2023: How to enter ballot to race next year Benjamin Jackson

Many see coffee as just the stimulant that they need; one cup is OK, but anything more than that and you will likely feel even more tired.

FEELING GREAT: How too many cups of coffee can result in you feeling tired By The Newsroom

The annual bird race returns to Souter Lighthouse and The Leas on January 9.

Popular annual 'bird race' returns to Souter Lighthouse and The Leas Ross Robertson

The World's First Edible Christmas Cracker Christine Emelone

Woman sleeping

Going to sleep between 10pm and 11pm linked to lower heart disease risk, study f... Isabella Boneham

The blood test can pinpoint exactly where in the body the disease is coming from (Photo: Getty Images)

New NHS blood test detects more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms show

Fewer get citizenship

Pandemic hits South Tyne citizenship figures Patrick Jack

The team celebrating their win

Under-16 team crowned champions at national youth football tournament Tommy Greene

Anyone over the age of 18 in the UK can opt in to the antibody testing programme (Photo: Getty Images)

How to get a Covid antibody test as new UK programme launches this week Claire Schofield

Join the air ambulance crew

Rare chance to fly over North East with Great North Air Ambulance crew Tom Patterson

South Shields Parkrun gets underway.

Parkrun return - all you need to know if you're planning taking part By The Newsroom

Finishers at the Great North Run, the last time the event was staged in 2019.

Chance to join Sir Brendan Foster in special Great North Run 40th celebration Ross Robertson

Manager Alex Ozobia at Hogarths, which is running a donation drop for a food bank, with kind-hearted customers taking part to receive a free gin and tonic for World Gin Day.

Bar offers free drinks to customers donating women's toiletries on World Gin Day Tommy Greene

Why young people are being offered £5k to be reinfected with Covid

Why young people are being offered £5k to be reinfected with Covid Iain Leggat

Pfizer said the jab 'demonstrated 100 per cent efficacy and robust antibody responses' (Photo: Nick Potts/PA Wire)

Trials show Pfizer's Covid vaccine is ‘100 per cent effective’ among children ag... Alex Nelson

Around half of people diagnosed with MS have a progressive form which causes an accumulation of nerve damage (Photo: Shutterstock)

MS treatment trial could find existing drugs can prevent or even reverse symptom... Sarah Wilson

You could be paid £4,500 to contract Covid as part of a new research project (Photo: Shutterstock)

You could be paid £4,500 to contract Covid as part of a new research project Ethan Shone

‘Game changer’ weight loss drug trial ends successfully - but is it a long term solution? (Photo: Shutterstock)

‘Game changer’ weight loss drug trial ends successfully - but is it a long term ... Ethan Shone

Stargazers of all ages are wanted to look at Orion in February.

Stargazers of all ages wanted for 'citizen science' project you can do from home Tony Gillan

New Christmas guidance has been announced - including rules on carol singing and... Claire Schofield

New blood test which can detect 50 types of cancer to be trialled by NHS Sarah Wilson