Tyne Tees Westminster

A narrow majority of MPs from our region have voted against a bill that would legalise assisted dying for people who are terminally ill in England and Wales.

The Sitka spruce, which stands at 41ft and weighs three tonnes, was selected from 150 million trees by experts at Forestry England.

The 20-year plus annual tradition has begun of felling a Kielder Forest Christmas tree to be transported to its pride of place outside Big Ben in London.