The Latest Breaking News from Northumbria Police

Starmer vows ‘all necessary action’ as far-right protesters and police clash in UK cities

Arrests were made for a range of offences, including violent disorder and burglary

Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2024

Sunderland condemn ‘shameful’ disorder following protest in city centre

The club said the city ‘will forever be for all’.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024

Police station torched and mosques on high alert after rioting spreads to Sunderland

Education secretary and Sunderland MP Bridget Phillipson describes unrest as ‘unforgivable violence and thuggery’

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

Northumberland: Boy, 14, dies and teen in critical condition after getting into difficulty in River Tyne

Large emergency service response sent to scene in north-east England

Evening Standard · May 19, 2024

Boy, 14, dies after going into River Tyne in Ovingham

Another boy, 13, in critical condition after huge search for teenagers who went missing on Saturday

The Independent UK · May 19, 2024

Search underway for two teenagers missing after entering the Tyne in Ovingham

The two teenagers went into the water near Ovingham Bridge, Northumberland, at around 3.30pm on Saturday

The Independent UK · May 18, 2024

Sex attacker Met officer’s identity revealed as victim speaks of her ‘fear and shame’

PC Alex Law secured a job with the Met before victim bravely came forward to reveal his offending

Evening Standard · May 14, 2024

Free scarves, free travel, free booze and three goals: inside the Sunderland vs Newcastle United bubble match

FourFourTwo’s Deputy Editor Matt Ketchell attended the Wear-Tyne derby inside the Newcastle United supporer ‘bubble’ as 6,000 fans were bused to and from the Stadium of Light under heavy police escort

FourFourTwo · Jan 9, 2024

Teenager arrested after Sycamore Gap tree was felled will face no further action

Northumbria Police said three men remain on bail, suspected of vandalising the famous landmark.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Hadrian's Wall was damaged when the Sycamore Gap tree came down, analysis finds

The preservation group Historic England says it passed news of its analysis on to Northumbria Police, which has now made at least four arrests linked to the case.

WEKU · Nov 13, 2023