Sam Little from Yarm says he lost £40,000 after falling victim to a phishing scam.
Lauren Aston says copycat retailers had cost her tens of thousands of pounds.
The actor and comedian Nick Mohammed is among those to be honoured by Durham University next month.
Aviemore-based The Strathspey Railway has purchased a 1950s-built loco dubbed the "Pocket Rocket".
Claudia Winkleman and The Celebrity Traitors team dipped out of filming the new series to attend the Bafta TV awards.
Miranda Hart, Maya Jama, and Eastenders legend Ross Kemp are among the stars who will go head-to-head in the second series of The Celebrity Traitors.
Harriet Tyce says her debut novel, Blood Orange, was the product of her master's course.
'I think he accidentally won'.
The actor says he was invited on the show, and reveals why he said no.
