According to a new study, Geordies who are single use the blowing kisses emoji the most. Nearly 50 per cent (47 per cent) of single Geordies choose the blowing kisses emoji to flirt with potential partner. Other popular emojis used by singles in the UK were a winky face – […]
Residents in Houghton are being urged to be on their guard to burglars and report any suspicious behaviour to police. In the past two weeks, there have been two burglaries in neighbouring streets. The first happened on Monday, March 28, in Outram Street, where a burglar smashed the back door […]
World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for global action to halt rise in and improve care for people with diabetes after new figures show the number of people living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, with most living in developing countries. Factors driving this dramatic rise […]
Two teenage girls who murdered a 39-year-old woman by battering her to death with household objects in a five-hour ordeal have been given life sentences with a minimum of 15 years. The pair, who cannot be named for legal reasons, showed no reaction when they were sentenced at Leeds Crown […]
The number of households in the North East where no one works has decreased by 50 thousand since 2010 and is now at its lowest level in more than 10 years. Across the UK, according to new independent figures released today, there are now 764,000 fewer workless households in this […]
Sixteen to 25-year-olds in Sunderland have gathered today to celebrate the completion of a 12-week course run by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service and funded by the Prince’s Trust. Students who attended the Prince’s Trust Team Programme each presented a short piece about their time on the course, before being presented with certificates […]
Northumbria Police is warning internet users to be on their guard against ‘sextortion’. In recent months, there have been a number of incidents reported to police where adults have been lured into performing intimate acts in front of a webcam or sharing videos or images with people they have met […]
Sunderland is to get £184,000 to fix potholes in the city the Government has announced today (Thursday, April 7). The money will enable the council to fill 3,472 potholes. Motorists and cyclists are set to benefit after the Government announced how £50 million of funding will repair nearly 1 million […]
Business start-up Full Circle North East has provided business support to entrepreneur fishmonger Joel Dodds in his quest to open up a fishmonger shop in County Durham. The company, which was launched earlier this year by cousins Leanne Knight and Kirsty Campbell, has helped J Dodds Fresh Fish & Seafood […]
North East Ambulance Service are among high spenders on taxis for patients, with £722,000 spent on taxis as part of its service to NHS hospitals, new figures show. The cost is for transferring patients by private taxi when they are too ill, frail or unable to travel to and from […]