The shelter spends thousands of pounds each year on heating.

A stolen dumper truck was driven into the front of the shop

Gateshead stay in the National League play-off places with a home victory over Bromley.

Heavy rain and an unplayable pitch forces Accrington Stanley's home game with Sunderland to be abandoned on 72 minutes.

Newcastle boss Dean Richards accuses the EPCR of disregarding player welfare in his side's 31-13 Champions Cup defeat.

The health trust says it is a temporary measure aimed at tacking winter staffing issues.

Neither Ben Stokes nor Alex Hales will miss any further England matches as a result of their part in a fight outside a Bristol nightclub in September.

David Whitfield, aged 34, is also charged with sexually assaulting a woman.

Sam Fender on his journey to "next big thing" status after winning the Brits Critics' Choice award.

Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's Premier League game between Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Jamie Acourt, a suspect in the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence, is sentenced to nine years in prison.

Passengers must be put first in the future following "complacency" from the rail industry, a report says.

A developer wants to build 144 homes on an old colliery in Felling, Gateshead.

Durham head coach Jon Lewis leaves the club after a "review of cricket operations" at the Division Two side.

The 24-year-old singer songwriter from North Shields is the one to watch in 2019.

Sunderland was once dubbed "the largest shipbuilding town in the world".

Scotland recruit Gary Graham was "used as a bit of a guinea pig" by England head coach Eddie Jones, believes former Newcastle team-mate Ally Hogg.

Jamie Acourt, a suspect in the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence, had been extradited from Spain.

Saheed Rasoolli, 30, and Araz Abdulla, 23, approached the woman as she waited for a bus.

Following a trial of facts, a jury decided the 71-year-old indecently assault five boys, but he will face no further action.