Public Health England

Pregnant women and vulnerable people have been warned after dangerous bacteria was been found in a type of cheese

Warning for pregnant women after deadly bacteria found in cheese Chelsie Sewell

M&S has apologised for displaying daffodils next to spring onions

M&S apologises after displaying poisonous daffodils with spring onions By The Newsroom

Findings of a clinical trial involving a new Alzheimer's drug Lecanemab have been published

New Alzheimer’s drug Lecanemab hailed ‘momentous’ by experts in trial Chelsie Sewell

A six-year-old pupil from Ashford Church of England School has died after falling ill with Group A streptococcal infection.

Six-year-old child died in a Strep A outbreak at school Rahmah Ghazali

Almost four in 10 Brits aged over 65 find it difficult to have conversations abo... Richard Jenkins

Calorie counts to feature on menus from today to tackle obesity Hiyah Zaidi

Death rate rises

More deaths in South Tyneside

Parents urged to stop smoking

Parents urged to stop next generation of smokers Federica Bedendo

Pandemic excess alcohol use warning

Pandemic excess drinking costs 37 lives Joanne Morris

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The 12 South Tyneside areas with the lowest life expectancy for women Kevin Clark

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Revealed: 12 South Tyneside areas with the lowest life expectancy for men Kevin Clark

New data suggests the STI is on the rise (Photo: Shutterstock)

What you need to know about flesh eating STI donovanosis - and how it’s treated Rhona Shennan

People with drink and drug problems are to get help from a new scheme.

Boost for helping people recover from drink and drug problems as South Tyneside Tony Gillan

A Covid jab

Over half of 16 to 17-year-olds have Covid jab Federica Bedendo

What is radon gas, and do I need a radon detector to protect my home?

What is radon gas, and do I need a radon detector to protect my home? By The Newsroom

Excess death figures

Fewer South Tyneside deaths despite pandemic

Where cases of new Columbian Covid variant been found in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Where cases of new Columbian Covid variant are in UK - and its effect on vaccine... Claire Schofield

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Heat-health warning issued as temperatures set to soar across England Iain Leggat

Public Health England have confirmed that they are not investigating a new Covid variant which had been reported to have emerged in the North East.

Health officials are not investigating a new Covid variant in the North East Ryan Smith

South Tyneside's case rate remains the highest in the country

246 more cases of Delta variant in South Tyneside as area's case rate remains hi... Ross Robertson

Cases have been rising in South Tyneside

Call to drive down 'worrying trend' as Delta variant rises in South Tyneside Ross Robertson

South Tyneside has seen the third highest weekly coronavirus case rate rise in England

North East sees some of the highest weekly Covid case rises in England Kevin Clark

South Tyneside has seen the third highest weekly coronavirus case rate rise in England

South Tyneside sees third highest weekly Covid case rise in England Kevin Clark

This map shows how many covid cases are near you as 21 June set to be delayed Aimee Stanton

A message from the Beat Covid NE campaign.

The data that could decide if England’s lockdown ends on June 21 By The Newsroom

The Delta Covid-19 variant is now thought to be dominant in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Delta Covid variant is now ‘dominant in UK’ - and poses greater risk of hospital... Claire Schofield

A new Covid variant first detected in Thailand has now been identified in the UK (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

New Thai Covid strain found in the UK - but is it as infectious as the Indian va... Helen Johnson

Covid infection figures

Over 11,000 have had virus in South Tyneside

Surge testing has been under way in parts of Bolton since 7 May (Photo: Getty Images)

Where India variant is dominant in UK - amid concerns lockdown could be extended Claire Schofield

Child dental health concerns in South Tyneside

One in ten South Tyneside kids have tooth decay Katie Williams

Health officials have designated the Indian variant as a “variant under investigation” (Photo: Getty Images)

77 cases of a new Indian Covid variant found in the UK could be ‘cause for conce... Claire Schofield

Locking down streets could be the way forward when it comes to containing outbreaks of Covid variants (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Entire streets could be locked down to stop spread of Covid variants, says exper... Rhona Shennan

New COVID test numbers

Over 11,000 in South Tyneside have had COVID Katie Williams

Self harm action call

Over one a day self harming in South Tyneside Federica Bedendo

Self harm action call

Over one a day self harming in South Tyneside Federica Bedendo

Coronavirus sparked a 20% rise in deaths

Virus caused 20% rise in South Tyneside death rate Tommy Lumby

Is your area among the worst affected? (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the 15 areas in England with the highest Covid infection rates right n... Claire Schofield

A new Covid-19 variant has been listed as a 'Variant Under Investigation' (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

New Covid-19 strain declared as ‘Variant Under Investigation’ - what we know so ... Rhona Shennan

16 cases of the new variant have been identified in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scientists are tracking another new Covid variant in the UK after 16 cases found Claire Schofield

Here are the 11 areas with the lowest Covid cases

The 11 South Tyneside areas with the lowest Covid rates Poppy Kennedy

Public Health England's Dr Susan Hopkins. Picture: Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images.

Cases of Manaus Covid variant found in UK Debra Fox

A further 1.7 million people were advised by the Government to shield earlier this month, with hundreds of thousand now invited to receive a Covid vaccination (Photo: Shutterstock)

600,000 more people who were shielding have been invited for a Covid vaccine Helen Johnson

If further data confirms the findings, the 10 day self-isolation period may have to be extended (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK Covid variant could stay in the body longer - and self-isolation times ma... Sarah Wilson