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Prolific Byker shoplifter threatened security guard with screwdriver after being caught stealing
Kelda Russell also threatened the officer after she took exception to being caught stealing goods from Sainsbury's
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Popular bakery in HMP Northumberland expands with new state-of-the-art facilities
The Oswin Project received funding to transform a disused prison kitchen, giving more inmates the chance to gain qualifications in food safety and baking techniques
North East teen's breathlessness and lack of energy turned out to be serious heart condition
Oskar Hama Ameen faces a lengthy wait for surgery in the UK, so his desperate mum is fundraising to take him to Belgium
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Seaham police incident LIVE: Updates as forensics investigating outside popular bar
Several police officers are at the scene in the car park of Filthy's in Seaham with an investigation ongoing
North East mum speaks out on impact drinking alcohol during pregnancy can have on children
Palma Ryan adopted 'loving and affectionate' Harry when he was two, and he lives with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Tyne and Wear Fire Service to hold powerful tribute on 25th anniversary of 9/11
The 'Walk 343' event will honour the fallen firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice when responding to the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York
Full list of 12 behaviours that could be banned in Newcastle under new plans
The new Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) are currently under consultation to prohibit anti-social behaviours
Ru Paul's Drag Race UK star creating dress made of runners bib numbers for Great North Run
Sally Trademark, also known as Sally TM, will debut the dress ahead of the 45th run next week
Major number plate crackdown and £1,000 fine announced by Andy Burnham government
Government-funded 'blitz' will tackle vehicles with cloned, 'ghost' and missing plates
Full list of North East businesses fined for employing illegal workers
Eight businesses across the North East have been handed civil penalties after unlawfully employing staff.
State pensioners with one of 9 common health conditions could receive £114 a week
DWP payment boost available to help eligible pensioners with their daily life
People claiming Universal Credit could receive £55 boost through little-known scheme
The scheme could boost award entitlements for those on Universal Credit
The Northumberland firm using robotics and AI to spearhead 'new industrial chapter'
Transmission Dynamics, based in Northumberland Business Park, is a leading force in artificial intelligence, inspired by the region's industrial heritage
Gateshead paedophile secretly used Amazon Firestick to illegally watch Premier League matches
David Croudass was banned from having an internet-enabled device without telling police after he was convicted of downloading and sharing indecent images of children
The downfall of cocaine dealer 'Machete' as 'millionaire lifestyle' came crashing down
Andrew Savage who spent around £20,000 a year on holidays and luxury items while overseeing a drugs line on Teesside has been jailed for 12 years
HMRC sending letters to one million people telling them to claim £70
You will have to provide your bank details to get the money back
'I have never experienced pain like it' - Victims speak out after domestic abuser jailed
The two women have shared heart-breaking statements about the abuse they suffered at the hands of Dominic Phillips
'Bullying' North East hospice nurse struck off after leaving colleague in 'floods of tears'
Suzanne Tuffnell was employed at Butterwick Hospice Care in Stockton for 11 years in a nursing role
Meet the 25 dogs waiting to find loving homes after a stay in North East kennels
Meet the adorable dogs looking for their forever home
'Genuinely dangerous' warning for students as cash could be taken from accounts
People could lose thousands, a new warning said