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Two arrested for murder as man dies after being ‘sprayed with ammonia’ answering front door

Andy Foster, 26, was attacked at an address in Wrekenton on Sunday and later died in hospital

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Two men arrested on suspicion of murder over ‘ammonia’ spray death

Andy Foster, 26, was attacked at an address in Wrekenton on Sunday and later died in hospital, Northumbria Police said.

The Independent UK

Man dies after being sprayed with ammonia when answering his front door

Andy Foster, 26, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died

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Man seriously injured after being ‘attacked repeatedly with brick at train station’

A 33-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious facial injuries

The Independent UK

Former Durham coach admits sexually assaulting 14-year-old player

Michael Strange, 63, appeared via a video link from prison.

The Independent UK

Mother of murdered Nikki Allan to take legal action against Northumbria Police

Sharon Henderson said she had been treated ‘really badly’ by Northumbria Police.

The Independent UK

Four men arrested after hearse on pitch forces football match to be abandoned

Men remain in police custody

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Four men arrested in connection with abandoned football match

The men remain in police custody.

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Balaclava-wearing men drive hearse onto football pitch in Gateshead

A hearse and a Subaru drove on the pitch at Dunston’s UTS Stadium and spun around in circles before men wearing balaclavas got out

Evening Standard

Football match abandoned as men wearing balaclavas drive hearse on to pitch

A hearse and a Subaru drove on the pitch at Dunston’s UTS Stadium and spun around in circles before men wearing balaclavas got out.

The Independent UK

Conniving woman who fleeced older Blyth man out of £10,000 left 'buzzing' at sentence

Amy Paton and Nikki Pilkington fraudulently obtained thousands of pounds from the Blyth victim and blew it on their drugs habits

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'Maniacs' and 'BMW drivers' blamed for speeding issues near Ponteland care home

A speed survey found that 15% of drivers were travelling almost 10mph over the limit

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Elswick heroin dealer jailed for six and a half years is back in court as £10K criminal cash seized

Neil Coates, of Elswick, who was jailed for more than six years has appeared back in court

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Northumbria Police looking for new horses to join mounted section

Potential recruits need to be resilient, fearless and genuinely fond of attention as a huge part of our role is engaging with the public

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Firefighters tackle over 2,000 arson attacks this year - with Gateshead nature reserve targeted 11 times in a month

Wheelie bins, play parks and grassland have been targeted by the fire setters over the last six months

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Gateshead YouTube prankster faces jail over bomb prank at Newcastle Airport

Garard Ndela, 19, recorded himself in the terminal building walking past the check-in desks and claiming to have an explosive device

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Suspected stolen motorbikes seized as drone used to snare nuisance bikers in Wearside

Northumbria Police officers have been using a drone to track off-road bikers and gather intelligence

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Burglars steal over £100,000 in materials and components from Washington manufacturing company

Rob Bone who owns RDS Precision Engineering Ltd in Washington said it has had a 'crippling' impact on his business

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Project set-up to make Sunderland streets safer results in fall in rowdy and anti-social behaviour

The SAIL project was launched last December with the aim of creating a safer and cleaner city

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Arrests after drugs and weapon seized in South Tyneside as police tackle spate of crime

Police carried out an operation to tackle anti-social behaviour and crime in Whitburn and South Shields

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Female runner sustained neck injuries and bruising after being grabbed by man in Sunderland

Officers are investigating after a woman in her 40s suffered injuries after being approached from behind by a man

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Jarrow industrial estate blaze being treated as suspected arson after fire burns for hours

The blaze on the Bede Industrial Estate burned throughout the early hours of Sunday morning

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Northumbria Police officer with more than 100 arrests in past year receives prestigious accolade

PC Joe Furniss has more than 22 years’ of service with the Northumbria Police – and has dedicated his entire career to working in response policing.

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Newcastle's Central Motorway remains closed after city centre fire causes structural damage to building

Northumbria Police said emergency service and local authority partners are working together to ensure the road can reopen as soon as is safely possible

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'He's finally at peace': Torture murder victim Jimmy Prout's ashes are scattered at his favourite place

Eddie Prout laid his brother to rest at North Shields Fish Quay more than seven years on from his death at a house in Percy Main

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