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Today we bring you the news that the North East is set to be hit with more snow this week as the Met Office issues another yellow weather warning. And a Newcastle rapist who carried out "humiliating and degrading" sexual offences against two women has been caged.
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We also speak to the Newcastle man who is heading to Australia to compete in the World Transplant Games after receiving a kidney transplant from his sister.
This is your North East Today update.
North East braced for snow as Met Office issues yellow weather warning
The North East is set to be hit with more snow this week as the Met Office issues another yellow weather warning.
The warning is in place for the region from 4pm on Wednesday, March 15 and will last until the early hours of Thursday morning (March 16). It comes just days after parts of the region were covered in a blanket of snow.
The Met Office said that the snow has the potential to cause disruption with some drivers facing delays on roads. The public are also being warned to expect longer journey times on public transport, including buses and trains, as a result of the weather conditions.
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Fenham rapist who committed 'humiliating and degrading' offences against women gets 30 year sentence
A Newcastle rapist who carried out "humiliating and degrading" sexual offences against two women has been caged.
Christopher Marley has been given a 30-year extended prison sentence for carrying out a catalogue of serious sexual assaults and rapes against two women. The 34-year-old raped and sexually assaulted one victim a number of times and, alongside another man, raped a second woman whilst she was unconscious.
Marley appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday via link from HMP Durham to be sentenced for over 20 counts including rape, assault by penetration, attempted rape, sexual assault, assault by beating, stalking, and witness intimidation. He had been found guilty of the serious offences following a trial.
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Newcastle man heading to World Transplant Games after receiving kidney from his sister
A Newcastle hospital scientist who received a kidney transplant from his sister in 2006 took on a mammoth four-hour run to mark World Kidney Day last week and fundraise so he can take part in the World Transplant Games in Australia this spring.
Wayne Hartley was just 20 in 2006 when he had his transplant. This came after a year spent receiving dialysis treatment for chronic kidney disease (CKD) three days a week for four hours a day.
In April, he is off to Perth, Australia where he will represent team Great Britain and North Ireland in several events at the World Transplant Games. He will be taking part in ten pin bowling – his main event – as well as a 5K run, a 5K run as part of a triathlon, the 100 metres and the long jump.
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County Durham man injured partner with spanner just weeks after being spared jail for previous attack
A man injured his partner with a spanner after throwing a coat at her during an argument in a caravan.
David Riddell caused injury to his partner's leg after throwing a coat at her which had a spanner in the pocket. Riddell's assault left the woman with a large bruise on her thigh and was committed just two weeks after he had been given a suspended sentence for a previous attack on the same woman.
Riddell, of North Road, Catchgate, Annfield Plain, County Durham, appeared at Durham Crown Court on Monday to be sentenced for common assault. He had pleaded guilty to the offence.
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Man who sent racist abuse to Ivan Toney banned from every stadium in the country
A Blyth man who abused former Newcastle striker Ivan Toney on social media has been banned from every stadium in the UK in a landmark ruling.
Antonio Neill, 24, sent a racist message on social media to the Brentford footballer on October 14 last year. After Toney shared a picture of the abuse received via his own social media account, Northumbria Police launched a full investigation which was supported by the Metropolitan Police.
On January 25, Neill, of Robert Street, Blyth, pleaded guilty to sending an offensive message when he appeared before magistrates in Newcastle.
On Monday at the same court, Neill was handed a four-month sentence suspended for two years for the online offence as well as a three-year football banning order – the first of its kind to be issued under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.
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Moussa Sissoko apologises as he opens up on Newcastle exit deadline that left him 'shaking'
What is the saying? A picture is worth a thousand words? Well, Moussa Sissoko's relieved expression told its own story after the midfielder posed for photographs following his deadline day move from Newcastle United to Spurs.
To think, just a few hours earlier, Sissoko was still a Newcastle player after the Magpies demanded what the France international termed a 'special offer' for one of their prized assets in 2016. Sissoko, as a result, was facing up to the very real possibility of playing in the Championship having already burnt his bridges with Newcastle supporters with his repeated demands to leave that summer.
Read the full story here.
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