15+ hour, 40+ min ago   (356+ words) Rachel Gent admitted stealing goods from Asda(Image: rajatk via Getty Images) An accomplice to Newcastle's most prolific female shoplifter has finally been arrested after she went on the run for three months. Rachel Gent teamed-up with renowned crook Tanya…...

14+ hour, 8+ min ago   (443+ words) A woman's dog left a man with a broken hand after it bit him and his pet on a Northumberland street. Laura Stewart's pet, a French Mastiff called Tiger, had slipped its lead when it began attacking the victim's dog…...

15+ hour ago   (771+ words) John Henry Sayers was attacked at HMP Frankland in County Durham Frankland prison in County Durham is renowned in the North East for housing some of the most dangerous prisoners in the country. The category A men's prison, in the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (482+ words) Dean Burdess, jailed for assaults and harassment A vile bully who subjected his partner's vulnerable daughter to horrific mental and physical abuse has been jailed. Dean Burdess left the woman. who has a learning disability, feeling degraded, belittled and upset…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (253+ words) Hendon in Sunderland and the Corporation Lane allotments site, off Corporation Road(Image: Sunderland City Council) A Sunderland man has been ordered to pay £545 after failing to clean up after his dog. Jordan Lee Heron, of Hyde Street, Hendon, was…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (208+ words) Man jailed for 15 years for firing shots and hurling petrol bombs at North East home Chronicle Live A North East man who fired shots and threw petrol bombs at a house has been jailed for 15 years Police were called to…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (208+ words) The body of a man has tragically been found in the River Tyne(Image: Newcastle Chronicle) The body of a Gateshead man who was reported missing earlier this month has sadly been found. The 20-year-old, who was named only as…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (455+ words) A Durham Constabulary call handler has been jailed for passing confidential information to a gang of drug dealers. Cameron Clifford, who himself had a drug addiction, accessed information from police computer systems and passed it to dealers who supplied him…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (323+ words) A murder investigation has been launched after a man died following an alleged assault in Newcastle. A man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder following an incident on Wednesday night. Police were called to reports of a…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (183+ words) Gateshead man charged with string of offences including rape and threats to kill Chronicle Live A man from Gateshead has been charged with a string of sexual offences, including several counts of rape and assault Appearing at Newcastle Magistrates Court…...