The four urgent safety recommendations are part of the National Transportation Safety Board’s ongoing investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last year.

A light aircraft has crashed near Darlington. Two men were taken to hospital following the incident at Croft Circuit, near Dalton-on-Tees, on Thursday morning (20 March), although their injuries ...

A multi-million-pound project to restore Newcastle’s iconic Tyne Bridge to its former glory is making good progress. The project, for Newcastle City Council and Gateshead Council, with the support of ...

The Tyne Bridge is not only a defining symbol of the North East, it is also a major gateway to the city of Newcastle, often seeing up to 70,00 vehicles use it on a daily basis. This refurbishment ...

Sean Tighe has almost certainly made his last appearance in the Central Highlands Football League. Senior sports journalist with The Courier in Ballarat. Senior sports journalist with The Courier ...

Fire brigade chiefs stressed various work is taking place to tackle deliberate fires across the Tyne and Wear region after a rise in incidents. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields ...

Claire Balding kayaked between two of Newcastle's mighty bridges and sampled fine-dining cuisine at a Northumberland Michelin Star Restaurant for her new TV show on the River Tyne which airs on ...

Clare begins her journey at the top of the Tyne Bridge, looking out over Newcastle and Gateshead, before descending to river level and kayaking to the Millennium Bridge. She follows the river's path ...

A £3.5m refurbishment of the Millennium Bridge, expected to begin by this spring, has been pushed back to next year. The City Bridge Foundation, which owns the Central London crossing ...

Credit: ITV Tyne Tees While many fans followed the team ... The region has made its support clear too, with scarves hung on the Millennium Bridge at the Quayside, and the Angel of the North ...

THIS is the dramatic moment Ukraine destroys a Russian bridge used by troops as a key supply route to the occupied Kherson region. The crossing - which sits over the Konka River - was obliterated ...

A project to restore a large section of a River Tyne tributary has been completed. Tipalt Burn, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, has been reconnected to its floodplain after the watercourse had ...