Julie Cush

Two years ago Jo Milne became an internet sensation when footage of her hearing for the first time appeared on YouTube. Since then she has rekindled a long-lost friendship, enlisted the support of 1970s pop group The Osmonds and travelled to Bangladesh to help hundreds of deaf children.

Becca Todd was overwhelmed with fear but talking about her feelings help her cope with motherhood.

Nina Cresswell said tattoo artist William Hay attacked her after they met in a nightclub in 2010.

Jamie Driscoll says he will continue as mayor of North of Tyne as an independent.

Horncliffe villagers are handing the Fisher's Arms over to new tenants after two years of hard work.

Eleven boys and three girls, aged between 11 and 14 years old, are held on suspicion of manslaughter.

The mother of Jodey Whiting, who killed herself after her benefits were cut, pledges to help others.

The 20-year-old woman's body was recovered by coastguards and a mountain rescue team.

The council says villages either side of the closure are accessible and "nowhere is cut off".

There are 18 model layouts of railway scenes at the event in Workington, Cumbria.