The Latest Breaking News from Northumberland

There are around 130 wild cattle on the grounds of Chillingham Estate - just over an hour's drive from Newcastle

In an interview with BBC Radio Newcastle, Val McDermid said that Hexham Abbey would be the perfect setting for a novel or short story and also spoke of her love for the Northumberland coast

Wayne Couzens was handed a whole-life order for the abduction, rape and murder of former Durham University student Sarah Everard. Ian Stewart murdered Northumberland children's author Helen Bailey in 2016 and was convicted of killing his wife Diane Stewart six years earlier

Suki Binjal received £3,501.68 to cover air travel expenses in just five months since she was appointed

The Northumberland haulage and warehousing firm has been acquired by Leeds-based Winch & Co

More than 150,000 tourists flock to the tiny village of Bamburgh in Northumberland each year to visit its historic castle and award winning sandy beaches

Four-year-old crossbreed Teddy was saved thanks to two blood transfusions - and now his owner Helen Edwards is encouraging others to register their pets to become donors

Bolam Lake is half an hour's drive from Newcastle and it's a great place to switch off

Author's new novel The Rising Ride takes Vera to Holy Island on a mission to crack a disturbing case