A Scottish grandmother says she is being forced to move to Newcastle to get the cancer drug she needs to extend her life.
Maureen Fleming says she can't afford to pay for Cetuximab which costs £3000 a month in Scotland but is free in England.
Her plight was raised at First Minister's Questions:
British Transport Police is increasing police patrols on some services travelling from Newcastle to Carlisle on a Saturday evening.
The extra patrols have been put in place on the 19.24 and 21.18 services following a increase in reports from passengers and staff of a number of people on-board both trains causing disruption and anti social behaviour.
BTP officers will be on hand at Newcastle station to see the trains arrive and oversee their departure. Officers will also travel on the trains to prevent disruption during the journey.
The 21.18 service has been designated as a dry train; alcohol will not be allowed on-board.
A 12-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries after falling 200 feet while walking at Jacks Rake, near Pavey Arc in the Langdales on Saturday morning.
The Great North Air Ambulance flew the boy, from Buckinghamshire, to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary where he's being treated.
Today is decision day for the Children's Heart Unit at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital.
The unit treats seriously ill children from across the country but it has been the subject of an NHS consultation, which will decide between its closure - or the closure of a unit in Leeds.