Local Weather

Officers are appealing for the public’s help to locate a missing teenager from Gateshead. Dean Graham, 16, was last seen in the Swalwell area yesterday (Friday) morning. Police and Dean’s family are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. Dean is described as 5ft 8ins tall with short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a […]

The A19 in Tyne and Wear is closed northbound between the A183 (Pennywell) and A1231 (Hylton) near Sunderland, due to a van losing the load they were carrying.  A large amount of debris is across the carriageway. Northumbria Police are on scene along with National Highways Traffic Officers. Diversion Route  Road users are advised to […]

A man has been sentenced after sending graphic letters to random women; one of whom he threatened to rape and others were aimed at threatening to abduct, torture, rape and murder their children. 21-year-old Ben Strangeways, of Whitby Avenue in Eston, Redcar and Cleveland, pleaded guilty to one count of stalking with fear of violence […]

More than £8 million of investment over the next three years will be spent on strengthening the SFO’s intelligence and information-gathering work and continuously expanding the agency’s use of technology to assist with disclosure.  The extra funding, which is in addition to the £9.3 million of funding announced in the Budget, will be used to bolster […]

Millions of drivers without a driveway will be able to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) more easily as the government is set to roll out thousands more local chargepoints across England.   Today (13 June 2025), Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood, confirmed that government and industry are expected to install over 100,000 local chargepoints in […]