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VICTIMS COURAGE

Middlesbrough Man Jailed For Attempted Rape Of Vulnerable Woman

SET FOR TRIAL

Man Denies Strangling Mother With Dog Lead in Wallsend

EBIKE TRAGEDY

Teen Jailed Over Illegal E-Bike Fatality in Sunderland

POLICE SEIZURE

Sunderland Man Jailed Over Child Abuse And Extreme Pornography Images

VERBAL ATTACKS

NHS Staff Face Rising Racial Abuse as Crisis Deepens Across UK Hospitals

PLAYER DEATH

Memphis Grizzlies Forward Brandon Clarke Dies Aged 29

MISSING RESCUE

Lanarkshire Police Dog Obi Finds Missing 77-Year-Old Man in Woodland

TATTOO SCANDAL

Mum Arrested After Tattooing Toddler Amid Abuse Probe

COUNCIL SCANDAL

Sunderland Reform Councillor Suspended Over Racist Tweets

ELECTION OUTRAGE

Reform Candidate Who Called Nigerians ‘Pot Hole Filler’ Wins Sunderland Seat

BRAVE STAND

PC Will Hunter Attacked With Machete During Gateshead Traffic Stop

SEX OFEENCE CHARGES

Two Men Charged with Sexual Offences in UK Police Operation

HATE CONVICTION

Denbigh Man Gareth Bradley Convicted for Sending Hate Crime Messages

NEVER GIVE UP

Vigil Marks 19 Years Since Madeleine McCann Disappearance in Rothley

TRAGIC DEATH

14-Year-Old Girl Dies After Train Track Incident in Shildon County Durham

TV GAFFE

Sky Sports Cameraman Distracted by Croatian Model at Miami GP

POLICE CHASE

Drug-Driver Killed Girlfriend in 136mph Sunderland Police Chase

EASY TARGET

Newcastle woman jailed for robbery and assault on vulnerable man

DRUG SENTANCE

Burton-on-Trent Drug Dealer Shane Gledhill Jailed Six Years

VILE PREDATOR

Vincent Agar Jailed 19 Years for Historic Middlesbrough Violence Against Women

COURT SENTANCE

Newcastle Man Jailed for Sexual Assault and Violence on M1 Coach

PROLIFIC OFFENDER

Stalker Sent Down for Harassing Two Young Women

HEARTBREAKING IMPACT

Survivors Speak Out After Adam Hall Sentenced for Shocking Crimes

VILE RAPIST

Vile HIV Rapist Jailed for Life in Shocking Case

SHOCKING ATTACK

Taxi Driver Jailed for Deliberate Hit-and-Run on Newcastle Family

MURDER CHARGE

Teen Held Over Fatal Scarlett Faulkner Assault to Undergo Psychological Evaluation

FISHY FINGERS

Sunderland Duo Hit with Fines for Illegal Fishing on River Wear

CAUGHT ON CAMERA

Arsonist Locked Up After Torch Rampage at Scrap Yard

SHOOT OUT

Second Man Joins Murder Trial Over Hartlepool Shooting

WATERBOARDING

Two ‘Friends’ Torture Man Over £120 Theft