Regional News

24/07/2008 A major crackdown on knife crime has been launched in the North East.

It comes with concern surrounding knife crime at an all time high, even though senior police...

24/07/2008 Police have begun to sift through the financial assets of John and Anne Darwin to recover the money they defrauded.

The couple were each jailed for more than 6 years by Teesside Crown Court yesterday after a jury...

24/07/2008 A man is due in court after a van with 3 young children in it was driven the wrong way up a motorway slip road and then tried to ram a police car.

The children, aged 5, 2 and 18 months, were found in the vehicle which became wedged in trees on...

24/07/2008 Holiday-makers needing new passports are facing another day of uncertainty, with workers at the Passport Office in Durham on day 2 of a 3 day strike.

600 members of staff in the regional office have walked out over pay and cutbacks. People hoping to...