Updated 5:50am 17 May 2012

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Sunderland EDF call centre woman stabbed in chest

A CALL centre worker has been knifed in the chest by her partner in front of horrified colleagues at her work.Read

Law to get tough on drugged-up drivers

DRUGGED-UP drivers will soon face prosecution for getting behind the wheel while under the influence.Read

Body of missing eight-year-old Ian Bell is found in river

THE body of missing eight-year-old Ian Bell has been found by rescuers.Read

Police at Crook Golf Club where two bodies were found dead in a car

Crook Golf Club gun death pair named

A WOMAN in her 50s thought to be suffering from a debilitating illness was killed by her son before he turned the gun on himself, it was claimed last night.Read

Haltwhistle Railway Hotel theft brothers are jailed

BURGLARS who raided a Northumberland public house and then led police on a 200-mile pursuit have been jailed.Read

Tributes paid to Houghton-le-Spring crash victim Natalie Jade Simpson

TRIBUTES have been paid to a young mother who was killed alongside her baby daughter in a horror smash.Read

Whitley Bay twins facing action over stocks 'scam'

TWIN brothers from the North East are facing legal action in the US over allegations they defrauded investors out of more than £700,000 with an elaborate online stock-picking scam.Read

Two arrested after shooting in Walker street

TWO people have been arrested after a shooting in a street in Walker, Newcastle.Read

David Rathband memorial service lead by Sue Sim

FRIENDS, colleagues and loved ones of PC David Rathband were joined by politicians for a police memorial service held in honour of the tragic officer.Read

Fake policeman robs Newcastle reveller + VIDEO

THIS sneaky thief posed as a policeman to steal a mobile phone and cash from a reveller in Newcastle.Read

Raymond Scott found dead in Acklington prison

AN eccentric jailed for handling a rare stolen copy of Shakespeare’s early plays has been found dead in his prison cell.Read

Three arrested in Fenham murder investigation

MURDER detectives were last night quizzing three men after a man was found dead in a flat.Read

Berwick teenage burglar jailed for bizarre break-in

A BURGLAR who broke into a sleeping couple’s home in Northumberland, watched pornography and then made his way to their bedroom armed with scissors has been described by detectives as “a disturbing individual”.Read

Murder charge for man after West Denton Park stabbing

A MAN was last night charged with murder after a woman was knifed to death in a Tyneside flat.Read

Teenage girl raped on Newcastle playing field

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a rape in Newcastle. Read

Two murder suspects questioned after Blyth fire

DETECTIVES were last night quizzing two murder suspects after a fire in a flat led to the discovery of a man’s body.Read

Newcastle student denies racially abusing Stan Collymore on Twitter

A TYNESIDE student today denied racially abusing Stan Collymore on Twitter. Joshua Cryer, 21, of Jesmond, Newcastle, was charged with a public order offence after the ex-footballer made a complaint. Read

Figures show Northumberland and Tyne and Wear crime is falling

CRIME has fallen across Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, according to latest crime figures.Read

Police watchdog to probe South Shields death crash

THE independent police watchdog has officially confirmed it will be managing investigations into the death of Vincent Gibson, who was hit by a police car.Read

Police plea over sex offence suspect Daniel Williamson

SUSPECTED sex offender Daniel Williamson, from Consett, County Durham, has been on the run for more than a year and has become one of the country’s most wanted criminals. Read