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Crowds of people at a food market in Middlesbrough. Food vans surround the square selling various food. A yellow van to the left advertises prosecco. Three vans to the back of the crowd are selling scampi and chips, hog roasts and Greek street food.

Why did one million more tourists visit Teesside?

Mayor Ben Houchen says great events are bringing people to the region but there is more to do.

A person typing on a laptop with a credit card held in their right hand.

Seized criminal cash to help fraud victims

A full-time fraud financial advocate will support victims in pursing compensation.

Bubbles Car Valeting. The building is an old garage building, which is empty inside. It has a corrugated iron roof and brick walls. A yellow banner advertises it as a car wash.

Businessman banned for employing illegal workers

Inspectors say six people were found working at a pizza restaurant and car wash without visas.

Riley smiles and holds a laptop screen with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively on it.

Meeting Deadpool 'means everything' to boy, 9

Riley, who has cancer, is surprised after an online appeal to meet the Marvel star.

The site in York Road before it was converted into Intro Bar. The shutters are closed and the former signage has been covered up.

Bar operating without permission could face action

Hartlepool Borough Council is told Intro Bar started operating despite no planning permission.

An aerial view of the tree decorated with blue lights at night and there are no people in the street. It is behind a church with clock and near a road. The snap is from 2023.

Campaign to move town's 'hidden' Christmas tree

A petition to relocate the town's Christmas tree to the town centre gets more than 750 signatures.

Bob the therapy dog, sat underneath a try in a pool of light at nighttime

Meet Bob the therapy dog who supports the homeless

The black Labrador goes out on street sweeps to help a charity speak with vulnerable people.

A woman the BBC has agreed to call Malali, facing away from the camera to protect her identity, wearing a black hijab and a pink and black spotty shirt. She is sitting at a desk with a small pot plant on it, with a banner for the charity Action Foundation ahead of her.

Riots meant 'I didn't go outside with my hijab'

A report on the summer riots shows asylum seekers and refugees were afraid to leave their homes.

Police in riot gear look on with a burning car in the road in Sunderland

Man freed after appealing against riots sentence

Dylan Willis, 18, had his 14 month sentence suspended for two years by Court of Appeal judges.