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Nikiesha Barnett had knee surgery in 2006 and took unpaid leave from her job as a Georgia hospital coordinator while she was recovering

But when their son and his wife - who also live in the North East - went to visit them, they were horrified to find "disgusting and unsightly" mould

Mohammed Nazemi and his wife Zarghoona Nazemi settled in High Spen in the summer after leaving their home in Ukraine

Michelle Hanson was found dead at a home in Brady Street in Pallion, Sunderland on December 3

MacKenzie Scott is dedicating an unusually large share of her giving to nonprofits in the South — a region that megaphilanthropy and particularly tech donors have long been criticized for ignoring

A look back at the life of the football mad Gateshead murder victim whose killers have never been caught

There was snow in Newcastle when our photograph of the Civic Centre - the city's seat of local government - was captured 50 years ago in 1972

These days, prepackaged "rip and sip" plastic cups of juice and wafers are a common sight at large churches

The 20-year-old is popular among fans at loan club Sunderland after terrific showings during the final stretch before the mid-season pause, as The Chronicle’s chief Sunderland reporter James Hunter told MEN Sport.

The Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity is using part of the $9 million gift it received from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott in March to provide its staff members a new employee benefit — $13,500 in the form of a forgivable loan to help with a down payment or closing costs on…

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