Sam Volpe

A new report shows the North East has the biggest gap in life expectancy between our least and most deprived areas in the country - and politicians have been told to act in order to tackle widening health inequality.

Ministers said a full compensation scheme for victims of the contaminated blood scandal would be set up in "months", while ChronicleLive understands those who have chronic infections are likely to be "prioritised".

Joe Kinnear's family are one of 35 claimants taking legal action about the impact of concussions

Joe Kinnear's family are among those suing football's governing bodies over brain injuries caused by heading.

James' Place is a new Newcastle suicide prevention centre for men

Prince William made headlines when he visited Newcastle's James' Place Centre this week- exploring the innovative service for men in crisis.

Two GPs' practices in Gateshead are to merge

A spike in measles case since last October has triggered a national campaign to get families "caught up" with the vital MMR jab

Experts in Newcastle have pioneered progress with revolutionary cancer treatment CAR T-cell therapy

Stevyn Carr died in November 2021. He had called police asking for help - but officers didn't attend for a further 16 hours and 40 minutes