Three men in their 20s have been arrested after an individual sustained injuries after being 'punched and kicked' by a group.

Four people have been taken to hospital after a fire which tore through the roof of a house on Richardson Way, Consett.

Tributes have been paid to a retired dental surgeon who died when he was hit by a car and carried on top of it for a mile. The man, who can now be named as 89-year-old great grandfather Tom Wallace, ...