The Latest Breaking News from South Shields

Person in hospital after crash involving ship and crane in the Port of Tyne

Emergency services were called to the scene in South Shields just after 1pm on Sunday

The Independent UK · Jul 19

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

Armed police officer borrows teenager’s bike to chase steak thief

A police officer commandeered a teenager’s bicycle to chase a steak thief in South Shields in early June.

The Independent UK · Jun 21

Great North Run organisers admit mistake by featuring rival city on medals

Some of the 60,000 who took part in the run from Newcastle to South Shields were shocked to see the map on their medals and T-shirts.

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2025

Tributes to father and son who died in South Shields collision

Peter Webb, 40, and his son Ben, 12, died after a car came off the road in South Shields, Tyneside, on Saturday evening.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Champion review – Muhammad Ali, the Queen, punk and the National Front make an incendiary mix

A South Shields family are torn by opposing forces as Ishy Din cleverly taps into the emotive memories of a weekend in the summer of 1977

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025

‘Bigger than the Queen’: the day Muhammad Ali blew Tyneside away

One day after a royal visit, the boxing icon hit South Shields at his own expense, played darts, had his marriage blessed, and trounced Elizabeth II’s turnout. Our writer explains why he has written a play about the day the Greatest changed many lives – including his own

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025

Police warn of ‘dangerous drug batch’ after three deaths in the North East

Two men and one woman have died in South Shields

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024

Man found dead after car plummets off cliff in South Shields

Police are investigating why the car drove over a grassy section before falling from the cliffs at Marsden

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024

Colmans Seafood Temple, South Shields: ‘All the things you want’ – restaurant review

This northern temple to everything fishy hits all the right notes

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023