A Gateshead thug who smashed a VK bottle before attacking a man in a Newcastle bar has been jailed. George Banister, 31, was ...

The son of a man murdered by teenagers in Gateshead has spoken of his devastation, as his “vile” killers were given lengthy prison sentences.

Gary Belfield, 40, died after being stabbed 11 times with a knife and screwdriver when two masked raiders entered his home in Elliot Drive, Felling.

A murderer and domestic abuser who tried to decapitate his partner after stabbing her dozens of times has been jailed for at ...

Kriesha Stroud, 15, recruited Jordan Tams and Leandro Lopes, who were 17, and they launched a frenzied attack on Gary Belfield and his son in their home ...

Of the 55,008 knife crime offences in England and Wales in the year to September 2024, 30% (16,521) were recorded by the Metropolitan Police, 9% (4,930) by West Midlands Police, 6% (3,427) by Greater ...

The attack was "shocking not just for its brutality and senselessness but because it was encouraged and carried out by three ...

A duo targeted new build homes across the North East and North Yorkshire in a crime spree that saw them net items worth more ...

Urfan Sharif, 54, was moved from HMP Belmarsh to HMP Frankland in County Durham after being slashed with a 'jagged tuna lid' ...

A woman caused fear to paramedics when she armed herself with a knife when they attended her home to help her - twice.

A man has pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving. John Howcroft, 33, was driving an Audi SQ5 along Old Kiln Lane, near Heaton, on July 14, 2023, when he caused serious injury to ...

Lindsay Davison, of Jarrow, left paramedics frightened following two incidents when they were called out to her home ...