News & Features

North News & Pictures is recognised as one of the UK’s top Press agencies.

Our team of award-winning photographers and journalists cover breaking news across the North East, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and the Scottish Borders.
We provide comprehensive court coverage - with a dedicated court reporter at Newcastle Law Courts - and our features department is one of the busiest in the business, providing a steady stream of exclusives for magazines and newspapers.

Added to this we have valued partnerships with some of the leading news publications in the North and many people choose us to market their editorial material.

These relationships, allied to our own talented in-house team, form the foundation for our success and allow us to broaden the media services we can offer.

Black Cats Snap Up Bridge

Sunderland FC have signed former England left back Wayne Bridge on loan from Manchester City for the rest of the season. The 31 year old former Southampton and Chelsea player is available for tomorrow’s Barclay’s Premier League game against Norwich City.

The first picture of Wayne Bridge after signing on loan for Sunderland FC for the remainder of the season .. more >>

HEDGEHOGS AT RISK AS WINTER BITES

Hedgehogs in danger after hibernation patterns are disrupted due to the unusually mild early winter .. more >>

GEORDIE SHORE RETURNS ..

The cast of Geordie Shore assembled in Newcastle today, with Series 2 of the hit MTV show starting tomorrow .. more >>

BUS CRASH DRIVER SPARED JAIL

Bus driver Trevor Wilson has been spared jail after crashing a double decker school bus into a bridge .. more >>

Psychic Paedo Hangs Himself

TV psychic and convicted paedophile Martin Smith has been found hanging in his cell at Strangeways prison in Manchester. He had been jailed for 16 years in March 2011 for raping a girl aged under 16 in Cumbria.

TV psychic and convicted paedophile Martin Smith found hanging in his cell at Strangeways prison .. more >>

ENTREPRENEUR SIR TOM COWIE DIES

Former Sunderland FC chairman Sir Tom Cowie has passed away at the age of 89 .. more >>

LAST GASP QUAKERS LIVE ON

Darlington FC, founded in 1883, has been saved from extinction, after a last-gasp donation from a fans group. more >>

POLE STAR SIGNS FOR BORO

MFC unveil their new signing, Polish striker Lukas Jutkiewicz, who has signed a four-and-a-half year contract. more >>

TWO NNP NOMINATIONS IN CORDNER AWARDS

NNP senior photographers Paul Kingston and Raoul Dixon have been shortlisted in the 30th Cordner Press Awards. more >>

Puppy Rescued From Washing Machine

Cassie the nine week old cross breed puppy who had to be freed by firefighters after getting stuck in the back of owner Clare Smalley's washing machine at their home in Hartlepool.

Nine week old puppy Cassie reunited with owner Clare Smalley after being trapped in a washing machine ... more >>

BRANSON TOONS UP

Sir Richard Branson in Newcastle, marking the launch of a new Virgin Money branch in Newcastle today .. more >>

Gales Hit 111mph ...

Huge waves tower over Seaham lighthouse as gale force winds batter Britain ..

Huge waves tower over Seaham lighthouse in County Durham as gale force winds batter Britain .. more >>

FOUR DEAD IN NEW YEAR SHOOTING

Four people found shot dead in a house in Horden, County Durham, on the evening of the 1st Jan, 2012 .. more >>

LORRY OVERTURNS IN NEWCASTLE

Lorry overturns in Newcastle city centre, as the Met Office warns of high winds across the North East ... more >>

HOOPY DAYS!

Brave 'dippers' wash away Christmas Day cobwebs at Seaburn beach, Sunderland - for the 37th year. more >>

SHOPPERS RUSH FOR BOXING DAY SALES

An early start for shoppers keen to work off their Christmas dinner, by browing the aisles for bargains..! more >>

CALL OF THE WILD ..

Front page of the Times for Paul Kingston's breathtaking image of winter weather in Cumbria .. more >>

DINO FOUND IN GARDEN ...

A pensioner has unearthed a 115 million year old dinosaur bone - while gardening at home in Sunderland .. more >>

Jail For Cruel Care Worker ..

Care worker Kimberley Walker, 24, who held a fleece over an elderly woman’s face, and a pillow over another resident’s head at Amathea Care Home in Newlands Lane, Workington, Cumbria, has been jailed today for a year at Carlisle Crown Court.

Cruel care worker Kimberley Walker has been jailed for 1 year after mistreating vulnerable patients .. more >>

O'NEILL TAKES REIGNS AT SAFC TRAINING

New Sunderland AFC manager Martin O'Neill guides his players through training ... more >>

X-FACTOR STAR AMELIA'S HOME SUPPORT!

X-Factor finalist Amelia Lily returned home to Middlesbrough to drum up support ahead of this weekend's final. more >>

NEW SAFC BOSS O'NEILL FACES PRESS

New Black Cats boss Martin O'Neill gave his first press conference as Sunderland manager today .. more >>

MET OFFICE SEVERE WEATHER ALERT

A great front page show in the Express for Paul Kingston's picture of blizzard conditions on the A66 .. more >>

AT LAST, THE FIRST WINTER CHILL ..

Great shows for the first snow pictures of the winter - in the Mail, Sun, Star and Express .. more >>

Fatal University Building Fall

Police at the scene at the foot of Claremont Bridge, part of Newcastle University, today, after a woman was declared dead, after falling from the building.

Woman dies after falling from Claremont Bridge building at Newcastle University today (Fri 2nd Dec). more >>

13 YEAR OLD SERVED ALCOHOL IN PUB ..

Children as young as 13 were sold alcohol at a bar in Morpeth, during sting operation by Northumbria Police .. more >>

STRIKE IS NOT SO GENERAL ..

The scale of the public sector strikes didn't impress the national papers, despite mass closures in the region more >>

NUFC FANS' TRIBUTES TO GARY SPEED.

Tributes were laid at St. James' Park today, following news of the sudden death of former player Gary Speed. more >>

PARALYSED MUM'S ANGER AT GUILTY PLEA

Paralysed mum breaks down in court, as her attacker pleads guilty and is bailed to spend Christmas at home. more >>

New Bishop of Durham installed

The Right Reverend Justin Welby is installed as the new Bishop of Durham during a special ceremony at Durham Cathedral today (Sat).

The Right Reverend Justin Welby is installed as the new Bishop of Durham more >>

Footie Scout's Eye For Talent

Former professional footballer Gary Parkinson, 43, who starred for Middlesbrough FC's back-to-back promotion winning heroes in the 1980s, now works for the club as a scout, despite only being able to communicate by blinking, after a severe stroke left him with a devastating, paralysing condition called 'locked-in syndrome'.

Ex Middlesbrough FC star Gary Parkinson, left paralysed after a severe stroke, is scouting for his old club . more >>