The Latest Breaking News from Gateshead

Former maths teacher Chrissy Rouse died after crashing during the Bennetts British Superbike Championship race

Former Gogglebox star will be among those having a makeover in the Harrods beauty store at Gateshead Metrocentre where there will be entertainment, make-up artist classes and products up for grabs for first arrivals

Martin Gannon revealed that Gateshead Council is facing a huge shortfall of up to £60m next year

Robert McKegney, formerly known as Webber, has been given 'one more chance' despite now having 100 convictions to his name

Cardinal Hume Catholic School in Gateshead has paid tribute to Tomasz Oleszak who was a much-loved pupil at the school

As well as the mishap on the Tyne 50 years ago, HMS Northumbria had been involved in accidents in 1962 at Gateshead, and in 1968 during a NATO exercise in the English Channel

Tomasz Oleszak, described as ‘kind and caring’, moved to the UK from Poland a few years ago

Tomasz Oleszak was found with injuries ‘consistent with having been caused by a bladed article’ in Gateshead and died later in hospital.

Tomasz Oleszak’s family are ‘utterly devasated’, police said