MORE than 40,000 cases of fly-tipping blighted the North East – but are the “tip of the iceberg”, campaigners say.

A man who fell from a ladder while installing a new stained glass window at Durham Cathedral has died.

Berwick MP Sir Alan Beith says a decision on plans to upgrade the A1 is expected "imminently".

A man is treated for stab wounds after he is attacked on a Middlesbrough street by two men riding bicycles.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military rule banning openly gay people from serving in the armed forces violates constitutional rights to free speech and due process, a federal judge in southern California ruled Thursday.

GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - A Christian pastor on Thursday canceled a plan to burn copies of the Koran at his obscure Florida church, which had drawn international condemnation and a warning from President Barack Obama that it could provoke al Qaeda suicide bombings.

About 2,500 jobs are saved after administrators KPMG agree to sell most of Connaught's failed social housing group.

Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia appoints Microsoft business manager Stephen Elop as its new head after a profits slump.

A NEW invasion of the North is under way, according to online estate agent SmartNewHomes.com.

FRENCH-STYLE cuisine has arrived at Hexham Farmers? Market with Bernicia Foods? new stall.