Northumbria Police said the woman went to the beach at Whitley Bay with a man she had met in Pier 39 in the town and was attacked at 02:25 BST on Sunday. They said he told the victim he was from ...

The bay is a fabulous place for rockpooling, where visitors have a chance of seeing barnacles, limpets, gobies and blennies ...

Press Association photographer Owen Humphreys has been taking pictures as the towers on the beach at Whitley Bay in North Tyneside have been added to. "While people are taking their daily lockdown ...

Whitley Bay was once best known for its caravan parks ... seaside favourite firmly back on the map. The mile-long sandy beach, which has been Blue Flag-certified every year since 1994, is ...