Scene at Tyne Dock Metro station in South Shields following an earlier police incident

Mountain Rescue Search England undertake underwater escape training at South Shields Marine School

Metro line closure begins in South Tyneside

Celebrations as the South Tyneside Metro line marks its 40th anniversary

Demolition work starts at the former Central Library in South Shields

South Tyneside residents react to another round of bin strikes

Newcastle headlines 27 March: Whitley Bay Metro station re-opens

Crash scene in Highfield Road, South Tyneside

Biggest major line closure ever seen on the Tyne and Wear Metro begins

Newcastle headlines 11 May: The first of the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains has been tested

Three houses raided in South Shields and beyond amid Cannabis crackdown

Police vehicle at Commercial Road, South Shields

Bewick Street blast aftermath

County Lines operation Portsmouth

Trains delayed at Wolverhampton Rail Station as British Transport Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service attend incident

Newcastle headlines 22 May: More security staff to patrol Metro trains on evenings

We asked South Tyneside residents how the bin strikes have impacted them

Newcastle headlines 28 June - Tactile paving added to all Tyne and Wear Metro stations

A police cordon was in place on the old rail line near East Rainton

Police in Cornwall Road, Fratton in Portsmouth

Northumberland Freemasons donate £10,000 to Dragonfly Cancer Trust

Chancellor Rachel Reeves addresses Sunderland pensioners angry over loss of winter fuel payments

Proof that Sunderland fans are the best

An alternative to Xmas dinner: Sicilian NQ

Favourite moments of the year

SAFC stars bring festive cheer to sick children with Christmas visit to Sunderland Royal Hospital