Crime

A musician who raped a heavily pregnant woman while she desperately tried to protect her baby bump has been jailed for nine years.

After 30 years of protecting vulnerable children from abuse, a police detective is preparing to leave the station for one last time, and with no regrets.

The three Police and Crime Commissioners for the North East today slammed the Home Secretary for increasing council tax bills to fund policing, instead of the Government providing a fair funding settlement.

A gang of travelling thieves are facing jail after being convicted of a £300,000 North East jewellery heist.

A team of police officers on the look out for a wanted man were led to a cannabis farm after they caught a wiff of something suspicious.

A victim who had the windows of her home smashed by youths has thanked police after coming face-to-face with those responsible.

Police have issued a warning to Sunderland AFC and Newcastle United supporters about their behaviour ahead of the Checkatrade Trophy derby at the Stadium of Light.

Thieves targeting South Tyneside District Hospital.are putting lives at risk and wasting thousands of pounds, health bosses have warned.

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has appeared in court to deny sexually assaulting a woman by kissing her on a train.

Fire chiefs have urged the courts to ‘throw the book at’ anyone found guilty of attacks over the Bonfire Night period.

Arming police with a ‘DNA spray’ has seen the number of rogue motorbike riders plummet in South Shields, according to police.

A serial offender has re-appeared in court after ignoring strict conditions which ban him from entering scores of premises.

A man will appear in court in the new year following an attack at a Metro station.

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne will appear in court on Tuesday charged with sexually assaulting a woman on a train.

Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to after a Crystal Palace defender was struck by a bottle during a Premier League game.

Tyne Tunnel drivers may end up paying the penalty if new technology designed to speed up journeys is not made failsafe, road experts fear.