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Four arrested in drugs raids on Tyneside and in County Durham May 22 2013

FOUR men have been arrested after a series of early morning raids.Read

Sammy Ameobi causes Twitter meltdown with shirt giveaway May 20 2013

NEWCASTLE United star Sammy Ameobi was inundated with messages from fans after offering to give away signed Magpies shirts.Read

Teenager stabbed in Newcastle May 19 2013

A TEENAGER is in hospital after being attacked with a knife.Read

Elderly woman seriously injured when hit by car May 18 2013

AN ELDERLY woman is today in hospital with serious injuriesd after being hit by a car.Read

Rod Stewart announces gig in Newcastle this year May 17 2013

CHART superstar Rod Stewart has announced he is to play at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena later this year. The megastar will take to the stage on September 27 and tickets for the show will go on sale from May 24.He said: "2013 is a momentous year for me. I am excited to showcase this new material for the first time in two decades. "Nothing means more to me than performing for a live audience and I can't wait to get back to the UK." The tour coincides with the release of Rod's first album of songs he has written and produced in almost 20 years.Read

Two men die in separate road accidents in County Durham May 17 2013

TWO men have died in separate road accidents in County Durham.Read

One Direction kick off UK leg of world tour at Stadium of Light May 16 2013

ONE Direction will kick off their first-ever stadium tour with a gig here in the North East, it was announced today.Read

Police raid Newcastle homes of suspected drugs crime bosses May 15 2013

Police have today swooped on the homes of the suspected crime bosses behind a large scale drugs ring in a series of early morning raids.Read

Body of a man found in a house in North Shields May 10 2013

POLICE have found the body of a man in a house in North Shields.Read

Teenage boy hit by car in Hebburn May 10 2013

A TEENAGE boy has been airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car in Hebburn.Read

Murder probe underway after death of elderly woman May 08 2013

A MURDER investigation is underway after the death of an elderly woman in County Durham yesterday. Detectives were called to Haughton Road, in Darlington, at 12.30pm, where they found the body of an 80-year-old woman. They have arrested three men, aged 44, 40 and 33, on suspicion of murder. A post mortem is due to be carried out to establish a cause of death. A team of 40 detectives from Durham Police’s Major Crime Team are working on the case, led by Det Chief Insp Steve Chapman at Bishop Auckland Police Station. Police are asking anyone with information to contact them on 101 or to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.Read

Body pulled from River Wear in Chester-le-Street May 08 2013

EMERGENCY services are at the Riverside area of Chester-le-Street after a body was found in the River Wear.Read

Karl Walker and Courtney Ormston found guilty in Logan Ormston trial May 08 2013

A MAN has been convicted of two-month-old Logan Ormston's murder at Newcastle Crown Court this afternoon.The baby's mum has also been found guilty of allowing the infant's death.Little Logan was rushed to Newcastle RVI with multiple injuries, including a severe head injury, in March 2011.Karl Walker, 25, of Friars Dene Road, Gateshead, has been found guilty of murder and mum Courtney Ormston, 21, of King Street, Alnwick, has been found guilty of allowing the death of the baby.Both will be sentenced later this afternoonRead

Woman, 60, threatened with knife by two burglars in Sunderland May 07 2013

A 60-YEAR-OLD woman was threatened with a knife by two men who broke through her patio doors and demanded cash.Read

Hit and run driver is hunted after pedestrian knocked down in Durham May 05 2013

A HIT and run motorist who drove off after seriously injuring a pedestrian is being hunted by police.Read

Emma Lewell-Buck wins South Shields by-election for Labour May 03 2013

LABOUR Party candidate Emma Lewell-Buck has become the first female Member of Parliament for South Shields, succeeding David Miliband.Read

Emma Lewell-Buck wins South Shields by-election for Labour May 03 2013

LABOUR Party candidate Emma Lewell-Buck has become the first female Member of Parliament for South Shields, succeeding David Miliband.Read

Police 'should have done more' before tragic Jenna Latham balcony fall May 02 2013

MORE could have been done to help a vulnerable 21-year-old who fell to her death from a balcony after she had been released from custody, the police watchdog said today.Read