County Durham family want careless drivers jailed
The family of a County Durham man who was killed by a careless driver say they want changes to the law.
Man found guilty of killing his partner's baby
A man has been convicted of the murder of a two-month old baby boy. Karl Walker inflicted fatal head injuries on Logan Ormston
Seabirds starving to death
Hundreds of seabirds are starving to death and being washed up on the region's coastline.
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County Durham family want careless drivers jailed
The family of a County Durham man who was killed by a careless driver say they want changes to the law.
Read the full storyMan found guilty of killing his partner's baby
A man has been convicted of the murder of a two-month old baby boy. Karl Walker inflicted fatal head injuries on Logan Ormston
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A dignified farewell to Baroness Thatcher
If there were protests, they certainly did not disrupt Baroness Thatcher's funeral nor sully what was indisputably a dignified farewell.
Read the full storySeabirds starving to death
Hundreds of seabirds are starving to death and being washed up on the region's coastline.
Read the full storySome Budget leeway but it is a very gloomy outlook
Osborne surprisingly had a fair amount of leeway in his Budget. But we have to set all this in the context of a very gloomy overall picture.
Read the full storyDan explains what the Budget means for the North East
Our correspondent Dan Ashby joined Pam in the studio to explain what the Budget announced by George Osborne may mean for the North East.
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Read the full storyFamily demand CCTV is released
The family of a County Durham man who died in police custody have taken the difficult decision to release CCTV of the moments after he died
Read the full storyShooting of Horden family was "avoidable"
The coroner has ruled that the deaths of three members of the same family, and their shooter, could have been avoided.
Read the full storyFull Report: Conclusion of Horden Shootings inquest
A coroner has called for an overhaul of the way gun licences are granted at the conclusion of the inquest into the Horden shootings - where a taxi driver shot dead three people, as well as himself.
At the inquest in County Durham three verdicts of unlawful killing were recorded as well as one verdict of suicide.
The coroner said that the victims would not have died if more robust procedures had been in place for granting gun licences
You can watch the full report from Frances Read below.
