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Hundreds of junior doctors continue strike action amid dire NHS warning
Striking doctors again took to picket lines around the North East on Tuesday → Read More
NHS scientist and kidney disease survivor off to World Transplant Games
Wayne Hartley will take part in events like the 100m, long jump and ten-pin bowling in Perth, Australia. → Read More
'Mediterranean diet' could slash your dementia risk say Newcastle scientists
Eating seafood, fruit and nuts could reduce your dementia risk by 23% according to research out of Newcastle University. → Read More
'We're not worth 26% less': Striking junior doctors hit out a pay erosion
NHS doctors from around the North East today warned the NHS would face a worsening exodus of talented juniors if pay is not improved. → Read More
Gary Lineker looks set to return to Match of the Day and row could be resolved
Reports suggest 'growing confidence' that the row between BBC bosses and Gary Lineker could be resolved. → Read More
NHS bosses have 'contingency plans in place' ahead of junior doctors' strike
Monday will see the beginning of three days of strike action from junior doctors around England. → Read More
Worst performing GP surgeries in the North East named in interactive map
There are six 'inadequate' or 'requires improvement' GP practices across the region after being inspected by the Care Quality Commission → Read More
Nurse suspended after failing to call 999 when care home resident fell and broke his nose
Valerie Ross has been suspended from the nursing register for six months over the incident working at The Elms Kimblesworth care home in Chester-le-Street → Read More
Woman handed 10-year pet ban after dog was left with a 'tennis ball sized lump'
Diane Boyden admitted an animal cruelty charge. → Read More
Morpeth 'human bones' discovery LIVE: Updates as police cordon off wooded area
A police investigation is under way after potential human bones were found in Northumberland woodland → Read More
'Shameless' Sunderland burglar gave himself away just hours after crime
Liam Miles has been jailed for two years and five months after a "shameless" burglary → Read More
Met Office issues new yellow weather warning over ice 'hazard'
Watch out for ice over the weekend, warns the Met Office → Read More
Tot Beatrix's heart journey on 'mobile billboard' as firm back donor campaign
Beatrix Adamson-Archbold's face has appeared on a lorry travelling up and down the UK as a local firm support her wait for a heart transplant → Read More
Blood scandal campaigners feel 'excluded' by Government, amid Sue Gray fears
The Government continues to come under fire for the time it has taken to respond in full to a key contaminated blood scandal report about compensation. → Read More
International Women's Day: Nurses with breast cancer reunited after 50 years at 'marvellous' Maggie's Centre
Dorothy and June worked together more than half a century ago → Read More
Charity gives away 'baby boxes' with essentials to give kids best start in life
The Children's Foundation is hoping to raise £1m to give every new parent a "baby box" → Read More
Delays in health funding announcements mean councils are forced to 'take risks'
Health leaders in the North East and beyond have hit out at how long it is taking the Government to tell them how much public health funding councils will get this year → Read More
Football legend Mick Harford backs Prostate FC and thanks 'the football family'
Mick Harford says the football family has been "massive" during his cancer journey - and now a charity initiative called Prostate FC aims to tap into that spirit. → Read More
Full list of all the North East road closures and roadworks this week
We have rounded up all the major roadworks due to take place in the region this week to help drivers plan their journeys in advance → Read More
Vicky Pattison opens Dirty Gertie's 'world first' mullet-only salon in Newcastle
Vicky Pattison arrived by rickshaw to celebrate the opening of a rather unique salon → Read More