The Esso Northumbria was the first in a series of Very Large Crude Carrier ships, built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend in 1969. At the time, she was the largest vessel to have been built in Britain.

SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the award-winning musical A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, featuring a book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens.

After the closure of the Gateshead Flyover in December, North East mayor Kim McGuinness and council leaders will be asked to ...

Kelton Edmonds doesn’t just know the history of the “Greensboro Four,” the group of Black freshman students at North Carolina Architectural & Technical State College, who staged the first ...

A former bingo hall and office block in South London could be flattened and replaced with ... At a planning meeting next week ...

Ten Labour MPs have defied Sir Keir Starmer by backing an attempt that would force the Government to compensate Waspi women.

How many Broadway shows has Brooke Shields been in? Brooke Shields has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows. How many West End shows has Brooke Shields been in? Brooke Shields has appeared on London's ...

The stock market is starting to wobble. After Tuesday’s 1.1% decline, the post-election gains in the S&P 500 SPX are down to just 2%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The latest economic data ...

Gateshead Council's opposition Lib Dems have posed further questions over historic inspections of the closed flyover ...

Evacuation in South Shields as massive 50-foot sinkhole swallows three cars. A giant sinkhole has swallowed three cars and forced the evacuation of homes on a quiet residential street. The 60 Best ...

Fondue didn’t debut in the 1960s, but it certainly exploded in popularity during the decade. Lavish parties were almost always marked with a pot of cheese and chocolate somewhere among a spread ...