ROBBERS burst into a Northumberland post office today and made off with a stash of cash. The raiders made their move at around 8.10am at the post office in Laburnum Terrcae, Wylam.
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SUNDERLAND stars Nicklas Bendtner and Lee Cattermole were today charged with criminal damage after cars were allegedly vandalised close to the home of their arch rivals.Read
DRIVERS suffered minor injuries after a six-vehicle smash in Gateshead. Police received a report at 8.21am of a six vehicle collision on the Felling bypass in Gateshead.
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The Attorney General Dominic Grieve has defended his decision not to prosecute ex-Newcastle United player Joey Barton for a series of online comments about John Terry ahead of his trial, insisting they would not jeopardise the case.Read
Two teenage friends who racially abused Newcastle United footballer Sammy Ameobi on Twitter have been given final warnings by police, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.Read
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for the north east of England and is predicting widespread snow and ice for the region overnight. Read
A TASER gun was found when police raided a house. Officers swooped on the home, in Strathearn Way, Fawdon on Wednesday, after members of the public raised concerns that there was a weapon in the house.
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TEENAGE thugs who torched a patrol car and attacked a police station in Washington in a copycat attack during the London riots have been spared jail.Read