Barbara Hodgson

Around 16,000 graduates have been overcharged on their student loan repayments due to an HMRC error, according to reports.

Loss of hearing is a common problem as people age but research suggests it might also be linked to dementia.

Wetherspoon fans in the North East can cash in on another day of September discounts when drink and food prices at 11 local pubs will be slashed, with pints of beer costing from just 99p.

Customers at pubs around Newcastle, Gateshead, Whitley Bay, Wallsend and Bedlington will be offering new cut-price deals one day next week including beer for 99p and £1.29, spirits from £1.25 plus £2.99 meals

Experts offer tips on how to tackle pain plus the red flags to look out for

Autumn tour dates are announced for Ed Waugh's play The Cramlington Train Wreckers which tells the true story of how striking miners managed to derail the famous loco in 1926

Hundreds completed the final two miles of the Great North Run route in Sam's name

In pictures - see scenes of hundreds of runners paying tribute to Sam Wealleans a week on from his tragic death as they cover the 2.1-mile distance of the Great North Run he did not manage to complete

Here's our latest pick from the photo archives showing some of the restaurants and bars that once played their part in a bustling city social scene - see how many you remember

Yoko Ono's Imagine Peace banner will feature alongside exhibitions by North East artists and a Sycamore Gap tribute during the autumn-winter season at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art