Forensic investigators are combing the scene of a home at Gateshead, near Newcastle, after a man died overnight. Police say he was found in the home alive but died from unknown injuries at the scene.

A girl born over the three years to 2023 in Gateshead is likely to enjoy a shorter healthy life than those born a decade ago, new figures suggest.

One teen has been charged with murder and another charged in relation to events after the alleged homicide after a man who had been hosting a birthday party was found dead with multiple stab wounds.

A man has died after he was found with critical injuries inside a suburban home south of Newcastle in NSW. Emergency services were called to the Mahogany Crescent home in Gateshead, Lake Macquarie, about 11pm Thursday. A man believed to be aged in his 30s was found critically injured.

The bosses of the biggest companies in the UK will have earned the average Gateshead worker's salary by 8am on Monday January 6, figures suggest.

Carlisle United have signed defender Paul Dummett, who joins on a short-term deal until the end of the season. The 33-year-old arrives with a wealth of experience following a long career at the top level.