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Police officer pleads guilty to sexual activity with girl, 14, over a year

Pc Nathan Henderson, who has been suspended by Cleveland Police, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of sexual activity with a child

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2025

Man admits making threats to kill his MP for a second time

Benjamin Clarke was on bail when he committed the second offence against Labour MP for Bishop Auckland, Sam Rushworth

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2025

Man who admitted threatening to kill his MP applies to change guilty plea

Benjamin Clarke, 31, was due to be sentenced at Durham Crown Court but his case was adjourned

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

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Mother relives moment she hugged dead baby son after jailed drink-driver ploughed into their car

Darryl Anderson jailed for 17 years after killing Shalorna Warner’s eight-month-old Zackary Blades and sister

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024

County Durham man kicked out of Turkish hotel after being scammed by Lyne Barlow

Paul Stocks paid over £2,000 to dodgy travel agent Lyne Barlow for a two-week holiday to Turkey

Chronicle Live · Jun 10, 2023

County Durham man convicted of possessing Viking coins which change history - after he tried to sell them

Police found the 44 coins, which are valued at approximately £766,000, at properties in County Durham and Lancashire

Chronicle Live · Apr 27, 2023

Collectors accused of conspiring to sell 1,000-year-old Viking coins worth £766,000

A County Durham man is standing trial at Durham Crown Court where he and another defendant deny conspiracy to sell criminal property.

Chronicle Live · Apr 11, 2023

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Police officer pushed pregnant partner down stairs and controlled what she ate

A trial heard how 23-year-old Thomas Gair knocked his former partner unconscious after throwing her downstairs, knocked her to the ground with a car door and bit her

Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023

Murton man pepper-sprayed after headbutting police officer during 'spree of offending'

Hayden Blades, 26, was jailed for 24 months at Durham Crown Court on Wednesday

Chronicle Live · Mar 1, 2023

North East Today: Newcastle fan fears he will miss Carabao Cup final and Lyne Barlow victim speaks out

Your morning briefing on all the latest from across the North East

Chronicle Live · Feb 8, 2023

Watch as holiday fraudster Lyne Barlow walks into custody falsely claiming to have cancer

Holiday fraudster, Lyne Barlow, 39, was jailed at Durham Crown Court

Chronicle Live · Feb 3, 2023

Lyne Barlow: Travel agent who lied about having cancer to scam hundreds of holidaymakers jailed

Lyne Barlow falsely told close family she had cancer and stole £520,000 from her own mother

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2023

Travel agent who pretended to have cancer and conned customers in £1.2million scam jailed

Police began investigating Lyne Barlow in 2020 after victims came forward to claim that they hadn't received holidays they had paid her for - she has now been jailed for nine years

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023

Mum desperately clung to car as thief sped off with toddler in backseat

Luke Joyce noticed the crying girl in the back seat and dumped the car miles away - leaving the toddler all alone.

Daily Record · Nov 18, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022

Kidnapper stole family car before speeding off with baby in the backseat

Luke Joyce, 27, had only been released from prison weeks before the incident and sped off in the vehicle without realising a two-year-old girl was sitting in the backseat

Chronicle Live · Oct 13, 2022

Seaham domestic abuser who 'choked' ex-partner jailed for banned driving offences

Reece Marrin, 26, appeared at Durham Crown Court and was jailed for 14 months

Chronicle Live · Sep 27, 2022

Houghton-le-Spring thief breached FOUR suspended sentences after 'trolley dash' supermarket offence

Charlotte Brown, 40, was given a prison sentence at Durham Crown Court

Chronicle Live · Aug 16, 2022

Bishop Auckland man told to expect prison sentence after admitting assault on woman and police

David James Francis, 36, was told to expect a prison sentence when he is sentenced next week at Durham Crown Court

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Daily Mirror · Jul 4, 2022

Rottweiler sentenced to death for killing chihuahua in front of owners allowed to live

Derek Wilkinson has been allowed to keep his Rottweiler Chip if he follows a set of strict rules after it attacked and killed a chihuahua being walked by its owners last year

Chronicle Live · Jun 22, 2022

Stanley burglar who broke into Airbnb jailed after stealing bank card to buy booze

Christopher Kenning, 42, was jailed for 14 months after part of a suspended sentence was activated

Chronicle Live · Jun 15, 2022

Durham burglar smashed into neighbour's home with spade to steal TV and Xbox

Dean Smith, 37, was given a suspended sentence at Durham Crown Court on Wednesday

Chronicle Live · May 26, 2022

Easington teen who fled court remanded after admitting taking Jeep and Mercedes following arrest

Tyler Ophield left Durham Crown Court before he was due to appear for a plea hearing last week and a warrant was issued

Chronicle Live · May 18, 2022

Sunderland van driver smashed head-on into car with child passenger after dangerous police chase

Steven Nelson, 25, was given a prison sentence at Durham Crown Court

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2022

Drunk mum killed family's dog after smashing into car as she filmed herself on Snapchat

Katie Webster, 32, had been drinking booze when she decided to get behind the wheel on September 15, last year before travelling at speeds of up to 107mph

Chronicle Live · Apr 17, 2022

A danger to us all: The road menaces in court for terrifying driving offences in the North East

Over the last two months North East courts have seen a number of cases of drink, drug and danger drivers

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