Tom Bailey, suspended by North Tyneside Labour after being pictured with a replica gun, joins the Greens.
Matthew Adams' family will donate the money to families at Great North Children's Hospital.
Could hallucinogenic drugs become part of mainstream NHS care to treat depression?
Hues of amber, indigo and orange lit up the skies over the North East this morning.
How well can you remember some of the events of the North East and Cumbria from the past week?
The Port of Tyne says the damage is "particularly disappointing" as North Pier had just reopened.
Babies, birds and Sir Bobby. Try your hand at our quiz of this week's North East and Cumbria news.
Crowds at watch parties across the North East and Cumbria gather for the "once-in-a-lifetime" event.
