A clean-up operation is underway after Storm Boelo has swept through the region causing damage and destruction - including a tree falling onto a house in Darlington. @naryanbranch has this story and more in your Monday morning headlines 👇

Cars crushed and thousands without power after Storm Boelo sweeps North East itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-…

Greggs 'Ta-Pastry' sharing its history put on display itv.com/watch/news/greggs-ta…

'Despicable' sexually obsessed stepfather jailed for murder of student at university accommodation itv.com/watch/news/despicabl…

Man learning to walk again supports hero Alan Shearer's Move A Mile charity appeal itv.com/watch/news/man-learn…

With two storms in as many days, Ross explains what we can expect over the weekend itv.com/news/2026-10-22/two-…

Man 'obsessed' with stepdaughter jailed for life after murdering her itv.com/news/granada/2026-10…

Drivers in Newcastle and Gateshead will face significant disruption over half-term as the Tyne Bridge will be closed from tonight for the next 10 days. @naryanbranch has this story and more in your Friday morning headlines 👇

RAYE wins Mercury Prize 2026 for album This Music May Contain Hope itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-… itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-…

Mercury Prize 2026: All you need to know as Newcastle hosts some of UK and Ireland's biggest artists itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-…

The number of smokers in the Scottish Borders has almost halved in the last decade. @naryanbranch has this story and more in your Thursday morning headlines 👇

Gas field approved by Government after legal fight from environment campaigners itv.com/watch/news/gas-field… itv.com/watch/news/gas-field…

No sole trigger for student taking own life at college, coroner rules itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-… itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-…

Murderer says he would have killed again but ‘I totally get family’s pain now’ itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-…

Son of woman murdered in 1989 by Billy Dunlop tells Parole Board ‘time is not a great healer’ itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-… itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-…

York growers win national title and earn the chance to supply the Christmas tree outside Downing Street itv.com/watch/news/york-grow…

Virtual reality helps women overcome fears and feel prepared for lifesaving mammograms itv.com/watch/news/virtual-r…

A protection zone is in force around a farm in Northumberland after a case of bird flu has been confirmed. @naryanbranch has this story and more in your Wednesday morning headlines 👇

Threat made to staff at college where student Samuel Coutts took own life, inquest told Sam Coutts, 18, was found dead after a meeting about social media posts in which he expressed he had a crush on his support worker itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-… itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-…

Matt Hancock’s care home protective ring claim ‘unfounded’, Covid report finds itv.com/news/2026-10-20/matt… itv.com/news/2026-10-20/matt…