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Two men accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree to face trial in 2025

Aaron McLaughlin.

Man jailed for assaulting girlfriend and leaving her 'petrified'

Steven Corner.

Former lecturer jailed for trying to murder his partner with a knife

The case was heard at Newcastle Crown Court.

Burglar who caused £10,000 worth of damage to a pub avoids prison

Zayn Malik cancelled his Newcastle show amid concerns for his voice.

Fans left in ‘floods of tears’ as Zayn Malik cancels Newcastle gig

Marshall Scurfield.

Man who tried to have ecstasy tablets delivered to his home is jailed

Shay Russell.

South Shields rapist who attacked a sleeping woman is jailed

Rhys Walker.

Man jailed after grooming and raping schoolgirl

The case was heard at Newcastle Crown Court. Photo: National World.

Come outside one on one - Teen faces judge over college pole threat

Pair admit to breaking into a Jarrow home and attacking a stranger

Man threatened partner after she assisted investigation against him

A GP is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court for allegedly attempting to murder his mother's long-term partner by poisoning him with a chemical weapon, ricin.

Man's 'ongoing punishment' after he crashed a stolen motorbike

Paul Crossley attacking his former partner, leaving her with broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Man left his former partner with broken ribs and a collapsed lung

Gary McCaffery has avoided prison despite admitting to sexually assaulting a woman.

Man keeps his freedom despite admitting to sexually assaulting a woman

Terrance Whittingham has been jailed for historic sex offences.

Paedophile faces dying in prison for historic sex offences

Paul Collins has been jailed for sex offences against a schoolgirl.

Deputy headteacher jailed for sex offences against a schoolgirl

The valuable exhibits that were stolen from the South Shields Museum and Art Gallery.

Accused denies South Shields Museum thefts with trial date set

Jonathon Coombe, 45, has pleaded not guilty to stealing valuable items from South Shields Museum. His trial is scheduled for June 2026.

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Gentian Celaj was behind the wheel of a Ford Cougar when he was caught with 2kg of cannabis in South Tyneside.

Illegal immigrant with 2kg of cannabis arrested in South Tyneside

Damien Kelly has been jailed for two years.

Attacker jailed for strangling pregnant girlfriend in cocaine row

Christopher Driver has avoided jail.

South Shields attacker pestered partner then grabbed her by throat

Adam Reay used an EncroChat device, where he had the username "IcyViper", to bulk buy class A drugs.

South Tyneside dealer behind bars as EncroChat exposes cocaine supply

Lindsey Smith, who has been handed a community order at Newcastle Crown Court after she stripped off and "strutted around" in a town centre street having downed six litres of cider.

Shock images of Shields flasher put behind bars for bottle attack

Lindsey Smith, from South Shields, has been jailed for a variety of offences.

Flasher jailed after attacking a couple in Newcastle city centre

Thomas Hobbs is likely to die in jail after getting 19 years behind bars.

South Tyneside child rapist who lured victim with sweets jailed

Newcastle Magistrates' Court.

Woman left victim in fear after South Shields street attack

South Shields' James Phinn was due to be sentenced for two fraud offences and had already failed to turn up twice.

'Clumsy' South Shields fraudster caught by 'grammar' in forged docs

The South Shields blackmail plot nine.

Five more jailed in South Shields 'torture' blackmail plot

Karl Young raped a girl at a flat in South Shields.

Double child rapist who 'does not believe he is a paedophile' jailed

A paedophile who targeted two children in "near-sadistic" attacks has been jailed for more than 25 years.

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David Hailes.

Jail for South Tyneside car thief saw who nabbed designer bags & cash

Mum suffered ‘10 out of 10 pain’ after an attack in a nightclub

All nine criminals involved in a South Shields kidnap plot have been convicted. From left (top row): Craig Seales, Daniel Lake and Samantha Olsen. From left (middle row): Jonathan Ferguson, Iain Sutherland, Kasim Thompson. From left (bottom row): Grant Maclean, Jonathan Mason, Liam Price.

‘Family man’ who kept prisoners in a locked garage is jailed

All nine criminals involved in a South Shields kidnap plot have been convicted. From left (top row): Craig Seales, Daniel Lake and Samantha Olsen. From left (middle row): Jonathan Ferguson, Iain Sutherland, Kasim Thompson. From left (bottom row): Grant Maclean, Jonathan Mason, Liam Price.

Shields blackmailer who kept prisoners in a locked garage is jailed

Mugshot of Thomas Allan, provided by Northumbria Police.

Drunk criminal racially abused & kicked SAFC v NUFC police officers

Nathan Watson fractured a man's jaw.

Jail for South Shields attacker who left man with broken jaw

Aaron Giles a convict serving 15 years after a gunman blasted a shotgun at a front door has been given extra time behind bars for drug dealing.

South Shields shotgun convict gets heroin and cocaine sentence

The attackers had used blow torches, corrosive liquids, a shovel and sledgehammer to inflict or threaten violence on the captives.

Blow torches & corrosive liquid used in South Shields tortures

Daniel Graham (left) and Adam Carruthers appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court in connection with the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree. Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

Men to stand trial over the alleged felling of the Sycamore Gap tree

Reece Hepplewhite.

Dog breeder became a drug dealer following the XL bully ban

Sammy Mohabath was seen at Newcastle Crown Court.

Samurai sword, crossbow & drugs seized from South Tyneside restaurant

Ryan Potter had been drinking before he shook the tot, who was left with bruising to the face, chest and arm and desperately ill in hospital.

Baby left with brain damage by Shields criminal who also stabbed man

The incident happened at Jarrow Jobcentre.

Criminal threatens to 'shoot' everyone at South Tyneside Jobcentre

Serial thief Kier Ruffell crept into the woman's home in South Shields, South Tyneside, in April .

Dying mum robbed of last trip to beach by South Shields car thief

Knifeman John Veitch, who has been jailed for 20 months at Newcastle Crown Court after he caused fear when he threatened to kill his ex while children were in the house in South Tyneside.

South Tyneside knifeman threatened to kill ex with kids on property

Laura Lamb's case was heard at Newcastle Crown Court.

South Tyneside mam hospitalised drinks buddy after 'demolishing' JD

The case was heard at Newcastle Crown Court. Photo: National World.

Mum put her friend in hospital after drinking a litre of Jack Daniels

Craig Storm

Man attacked girlfriend within days of order made for her protection

A police mugshot of sex offender David Stoker.

Former South Shields soldier jailed for historic child sex attacks

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