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Wallsend corner shop banned from selling alcohol after £25,000 illegal tobacco raid
The shop can no longer sell alcohol following a raid which uncovered thousands in illegal tobacco
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Pensioner, 84, with dementia dies after fire breaks out at Tyneside bungalow
Malcolm Campbell died from the effects of smoke inhalation caused by a fire which started in his bungalow where he lived alone
Dad banned from driving caught riding four-year-old's electric bike in Newcastle
Dad-of-two Connor Rock breached his disqualification by travelling on the four-year-old's toy on Ponteland Road
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Gateshead woman crashed mobility vehicle into neighbour's car and blamed it on her dad
Sarah-Louise Elliott obtained a Nissan Juke in 2025 despite having no driving licence or insurance and then crashed it into a neighbour's car
Byker police incident LIVE: Major 999 response with Shields Road cordoned off
There is a large police presence on Shields Road in Byker with the air ambulance landing at the scene
Everything we know on Shields Road disturbance with air ambulance landing at scene
A huge emergency response descended on Shields Road in Byker just after 7pm with the air ambulance landing at the scene
EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Tuesday, June 16
The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's EuroMillions and Thunderball draws
Green Belt developments still required in North Tyneside despite public outcry, report finds
Portions of North Tyneside's Green Belt will remain earmarked for development despite local opposition
Rapist on run after mistaken prison release says 'I told them let me stay'
Bernadin Dedic is on the run in Bosnia after being wrongly freed from HMP Wormwood Scrubs
Monster coerced wife into sex with over 100 men and threatened to cut her fingers off
The trial heard a man drugged and isolated his wife, while also filming the sex acts with surveillance cameras
Newcastle mum 'heartbroken' as seven-year-old son's killer could be released from prison early
Katherine Errington, whose son Archie York was killed in the Violet Close explosion in 2024, has been informed that killer drug dealer Reece Galbraith may only serve half of his sentence in prison
North Tyneside Tory mayoral candidate was taken to court three times over unpaid council tax
North Tyneside Council was ordered by a regulator to name Liam Bones and Rebecca O'Keefe as having been summonsed to court for council tax arrears, having previously refused to do so
Algorithm 'problem' blocked County Durham man getting top priority 999 response, court hears
An inquest into the death of Andrew Watson heard how there is a 'contradiction' in the algorithm used by 999 call handlers
The two options for Northumberland's notorious Moor Farm roundabout upgrade
Northumberland residents will be able to have their say on the notorious Moor Farm junction near Cramlington until July 25
Burglar broke into Newcastle city café and student accommodation within days of each other
Daniel Anderson, 48, was jailed for 876 days after pleading guilty to two counts of burglary in Newcastle city centre
Key details on County Durham crash as driver taken to hospital
The one-vehicle collision saw the emergency services descend on a section of the A691 in the Sniperley area, just after 1.15pm
Man who cut down Christmas tree in County Durham village avoids jail
Dylan McNamara, 26, felled the Shotton Colliery tree, which also served as a war memorial, in 'a mindless act of vandalism'
Good Samaritan attacked by group with bottle on popular North East beach
A man attempting to intervene in a dispute in South Shields was attacked with a bottle and sustained head injuries
Durham crash LIVE: Updates as road closed after collision on roundabout
There is traffic congestion in the area after the crash near a park and ride in Durham city
Mum's 'biggest fear' as mystery goes on over son who vanished after night out in North Shields
Today would have been Robert Scott Clive's 54th birthday and his mum is not giving up in her fight for answers into what happened to her precious son