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The Latest Breaking News from Natalie McDonald

Public tried to rescue girl, 7, and aunt killed in Grangetown house fire, inquest hears

Jaden Wright, 23, has appeared at Teesside Crown Court charged with two counts of murder

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Cleveland police to get £2m extra to tackle serious crime in Middlesbrough

Cash announced after horror car crash that killed two police officers and house fire in which woman and young girl died

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

Man, 23, charged with two counts of murder after fatal house fire

Natalie McDonald, 34, and Valentina Foster, seven, died after the incident in Grangetown on August 26.

Evening Standard · Sep 1

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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

‘This place might look bad but it’s not’: fear and hope in Middlesbrough community after week of violence

Nine people have died in events police had linked to organised crime in an area shaped by deprivation and fading opportunities, but there is light, say residents

The Guardian - UK · 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

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'Get criminals off Middlesbrough streets,' says minister after violence, car crash and fire leaves nine dead

More than 200 extra police officers have been drafted in to help Cleveland Police keep local residents safe

Evening Standard · Aug 28

Hundreds of extra police drafted in as Teesside residents ‘not feeling safe’

Some 200 extra police officers are being brought in to help after a number of violent incidents.

Evening Standard · Aug 27

Teesside MPs call for more police help after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths

Labour’s Andy McDonald says gangs ‘clearly featuring’ in a series of incidents and police are underfunded

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27

Woman who died in Grangetown house fire ‘had no gang involvement’

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The Independent UK · Aug 27

Woman killed in house fire was ‘not involved with gangs or A66 crash’, brother says

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to the fire which took the lives of Natalie McDonald, 34, and seven-year-old Valentina Foster

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Brother of woman killed in house fire says she was ‘not involved with gangs’

Investigations are continuing into the blaze which happened a mile away from the scene of a crash that killed two police officers and five young men.

Evening Standard · Aug 27

Vehicle hits wall outside house minutes away from A66 crash and fatal house fire

Police are investigating the damage at a property on Steele Crescent, South Bank, in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Evening Standard · Aug 27

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The Independent UK · Aug 27

Another house rammed by car in Middlesbrough in latest incident in town

One neighbour said the car was ‘going backwards and forwards’ into the garden wall

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27

Woman killed with niece in Middlesbrough house fire was ‘a beautiful soul’, says mother

Natalie McDonald, 34, and Valentina Foster, seven, died in fire less than mile from A66 crash, with police not ruling out links

International Business Times UK · Aug 27

Middlesbrough House Fire Horror: Girl and Aunt Die in Blaze as Police Probe Possible Link to Deadly A66 Crash

A house fire in Grangetown claimed two lives, prompting a murder investigation. Police are exploring potential links to a recent deadly A66 crash, amid concerns of organised crime.

Evening Standard · Aug 26

Girl, seven, and aunt died in house fire a mile from A66 crash site – reports

Cleveland Police said two men, aged 23 and 31, have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the blaze.

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2025

‘We’re taking it seriously’: how police in Manchester cut burglaries by third

Officers in Operation Castle attend every reported break-in and no longer treat such crimes as ‘low level’

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023

Woman fighting for life in hospital after being beaten unconscious in garden

There will be extra police patrols in the area to assure residents.

Liverpool Echo · Jun 25, 2022

Mum's 'hidden treasure' named after her daughter making dreams come true

"We love to see their faces when we know we’ve nailed it"

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