A software engineer has completed his year-long challenge of doing 300 press-ups every day in memory of his mother who had multiple sclerosis (MS), raising more than £10,000 for charity.

Tributes are pouring in for a North East teenager who died just days after he was diagnosed with cancer. 15-year-old Kye Cunnington's "incredible strength and infectious spirit" touched countless ...

We stayed at Wetherspoon's new Mile Castle Hotel in Newcastle to see how it compared to other budget offerings in the city.