Sam Fender surprises 11-year-old Wallsend fan

SAFC fans have spoken of their shock after the Black Cats manager was let go by the club.

A family from Washington covers their home in hundreds of Christmas lights for children's charity.

We ask people their views on Nissan's announcement over three EV models at the Sunderland factory.

For the first time in 20 years, Lee Eley opens up about his secret collection of Barbie memorabilia.

Benji's owner Rachel Doran said people were ringing her "20-30 times a day" thinking he was missing.

"We realised that there's a lot of people out there that also need help, that aren't in abject poverty."

Meet Maggie... the Halloween lover converting a hearse into a campervan for one.

BBC Newcastle's Nick Barnes will reach a milestone when he commentates on his 1,000th football game.

The footballer returned to school to speak to students as part of Children in Need 2023.

A crane was brought in to take the trunk, which had to be cut into pieces as it weighed 3-4 tonnes.

Jen Robinson has located 33 cats and kittens with her team, all within one garden area.

Luke Conway, 24, runs Kinley Hill Farm in a partnership with his aunt and uncle.

Conservationists create a reef for wild oysters to help increase marine biodiversity.

North Shields guinea pig rescue centre warns more people are giving up their pets than it can rehome.

Joe Avary was a US broadcaster, a weatherman in the Cayman Islands and worked on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

We chat to Dame Joan Collins ahead of her UK tour of her one woman show - Behind The Shoulder Pads.

Fans descend on the city ahead of the Magpies' first Champions League appearance for 20 years.

Gill Castle has become the first person with a stoma to swim the English Channel solo.

Lauren Matthewson hopes to raise enough money that could provide someone else with a much-needed dog.

Seven people have been sentenced for their part in a two-day battle between rival drug gangs.