Emily Reader

Sam Pybus, 32, was jailed for four years and eight months in October for the manslaughter of Sophie Moss, a vulnerable 33-year-old mother of two. | ITV News Tyne Tees

A blue plaque ceremony was held to celebrate the life of guitar legend, Hilton Valentine, at his childhood home in North Shields.  | ITV News Tyne Tees

Pop legends and 'Hearing Fund' founders, The Osmond family, have joined a prominent Gateshead Usher syndrome campaigner to improve awareness of the condition. | ITV News Tyne Tees

A pacer train donated to The Dales School in Blyth is well on its way to becoming a library and rail safety learning tool. | ITV News Tyne Tees

A battery caused a large fire at the Campground Waste and Recycling Centre in Gateshead last year. It put the tip out of action for months. | ITV News Tyne Tees

The North Shields lad thanked his family and friends who gathered at the North East Homeless as he accepted the award for Best Rock/Alternative Act. | ITV News Tyne Tees

The singer-songwriter says he'd like to give back to the pub where it all began if he bags any of a possible three awards he's nominated for this year. | ITV News Tyne Tees

Balance North East raises awareness of the dangers of alcohol. They're joining calls for the government to commit to more regulations on alcohol. | ITV News Tyne Tees

Beatrix Adamson-Archbold was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy when she was one and spent over a year in hospital attached to an artificial heart. | ITV News Tyne Tees

Philippa Elliot's water broke when she was 19-weeks pregnant. She was admitted to Darlington Memorial but felt left in the dark about if her baby was alive. | ITV News Tyne Tees