Emmerdale actress Chelsea Halfpenny has issued an emotional plea for information as her granddad fights for life in hospital after a hit and run.
The 85-year-old suffered serious injuries when he was struck by car in Gateshead on Friday night. He remains in a "critical" condition.
Police have issued a description of a Mercedes car they believe to be involved in the collision. While eyewitnesses have told how a group of around four lads returned to the scene to pick up debris from the road.
