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Torching cars at A66 crash vigil ‘completely unacceptable’, say police

Durham Constabulary officers were called to a field in the Haswell area of the county shortly after 5.30pm on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Aug 28

How Middlesbrough became the UK’s crime capital: ‘What the hell happens next?’

High levels of unemployment and poverty have led to the northeast town suffering disproportionately from organised criminal networks and suspected gang wars. That escalated this week with a series of car rammings and a deadly house fire, leaving residents fearing for what comes next, as Holly Evans reports

The Independent UK · Aug 28

Cars torched at vigil after A66 crash as MP describes violence as ‘terrorism’

Hundreds of extra police officers have been drafted in to support colleagues at the Cleveland force.

Evening Standard · Aug 28