The Latest Breaking News from Northumbria Police

Families pay tribute to teenagers who died in car river plunge

Zara Shaw, Luke Etheridge and Jackson Duke died when a vehicle went into the River Wear in Sunderland on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Oct 2

Teenage girl who died in River Wear tragedy ‘made family proud from day one’

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The Independent UK · Oct 2

Family pays tribute to 'beautiful girl' killed when car plunged into River Wear

Zara Shaw had a ‘zest for life’ and ‘made us proud from day one’, her family says

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Two men arrested over young soldier’s mysterious death in River Tyne

Liam Potts, 22, went into the river ‘minutes’ after a car crashed into pedestrians nearby

The Independent UK · Aug 22

Teenage boys arrested after police officer injured by car

The road is currently closed to traffic and officers are expected to remain on scene for a number of hours

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Reform councillor charged over ‘grossly offensive’ social media post about Nigerians

Glenn Gibbins, a member of Sunderland City Council, will appear in court in August

The Independent UK · Jul 29

NHS Trust criticised for failing to act before Nottingham attacks faces manslaughter probe

Calocane, who was under the care of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust from 2020 until 2022

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Probe into mental health trust that treated Calocane welcomed by victim’s mother

Northumbria Police is looking at matters relating to the care and treatment of Valdo Calocane by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Evening Standard · Jul 22

Person injured after ship reportedly collides with crane

Emergency services were called to the scene in South Shields just after 1pm on Sunday, according to Northumbria Police.

Evening Standard · Jul 19

Police officer, 19, killed after being hit by vehicle while closing road

The police officer had only joined the force nine months prior

The Independent UK · Jun 30