9 February 2012 Last updated at 11:47 ET

Footballers on car damage chargesNicklas Bendtner (left) and Lee Cattermole

Two Premier League footballers are charged after cars were damaged in Newcastle city centre.

Crash on the Blaydon Highway flyoverIcy conditions cause road crashes

Icy conditions lead to a series of collisions on roads in the north east of England.

Morpeth residents leaving flooded homes in 2008. Photo: PAGo-ahead for town's flood scheme

Plans for a £21m flood defence scheme in a Northumberland town are approved by the Environment Agency.

Richard Moss Article written by Richard Moss Richard Moss Political editor, North East & Cumbria

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