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England and Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson appears in court to deny charges of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.

Plans for a solar farm on woodland which could power more than 800 homes in Ashington are revealed.

Retiring Northumbria chief constable insists she is not "leaving under a cloud", months after being cleared of misconduct.

Armed police surround a house on Tyneside following a shooting in a nearby street at the weekend.

Steve McClaren is the favourite to get the Newcastle head coach's job after Patrick Vieira is ruled out of the running.

A Russian defence firm says an old Buk missile that it used to manufacture, brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which killed two Newcastle United fans over eastern Ukraine.

Ryan Taylor is released by Newcastle and then asked to pass the phone to Jonas Gutierrez so he can receive the same news.

A coroner says a 14-year-old girl found hanging at a children's home had "fallen through the cracks" of the child protection system.

Northumbria Police appoints current deputy chief constable Steve Ashman as new chief constable.

Reading Women head into the international break top of Women's Super League Two following a 5-0 victory over Durham.

Former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira is on a shortlist to take over as Newcastle boss.

One of the rarest and most valuable documents in England goes on public display in Durham.

A 100-year-old Tall Ship sails into a Northumberland harbour to be transformed into the figurehead of a major maritime festival.

A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being shot in Newcastle city centre.

More than 160 Roman artefacts are brought to a Tyneside museum for one of the largest exhibitions of its kind to be held in the UK.

Burnt out motorbike parts are examined by police investigating the murder of a South Shields takeaway worker.

Newcastle United release long-serving pair Jonas Gutierrez and Ryan Taylor after their contracts expire at St James' Park.

A search operation for a Newcastle man missing in the River Tees continues for a second day.

The care of a mentally ill man who stabbed his teenage nephew to death 'fell below standard' , an independent report finds.

The Super League's Magic Weekend comes to Newcastle with all 12-top flight clubs facing each other at St James' Park.