South Shields business owner shuts shop after alcohol licence suspendedpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 7 April 2016
Image source, Shields GazetteSummary
Schoolgirls who murdered Angela Wrightson sentenced
Both teenagers must serve a minimum of 15 years
Pair convicted of torturing and murdering vulnerable woman
Mother says she 'can't blink away image' of dead body
South Shields business owner shuts shop after alcohol licence suspendedpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 7 April 2016
Image source, Shields GazetteSports Domes to reopen after 'maintenance issue'published at 09:36 British Summer Time 7 April 2016
Hartlepool Mail
Newspaper
Image source, Hartlepool MailPolice warn of the dangers of 'sextortion'published at 09:20 British Summer Time 7 April 2016
Northumbria Police say people should be on guard against 'sextortion' - being lured into performing intimate acts in front of a webcam or sharing videos or images with people they have met online in chat rooms.
It's followed by blackmail of the victim, threatening to share the footage on social media sites and send to the victims family and friends unless a substantial amount of money is paid.
Police say there's been a number of reports of this recently.
Life brigade called out to woman threatening self-harm on Pierpublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 7 April 2016
A woman threatening to harm herself on the Cullercoats North Pier caused the Cullercoats Lifeboat team to call on The Tynemouth Voluntary Life Brigade for help.
Tynemouth VLB says she was escorted to safety after 10 minutes.
Family confirm body in river is Stockton grandad David Welshpublished at 08:39 British Summer Time 7 April 2016
The Gazette
Newspaper
Image source, The GazettePothole fund: Where £50m is going to fix the roadspublished at 08:24 British Summer Time 7 April 2016
Details of how a £50m pothole fund is to be divided up between English councils have been revealed.
The government, which first announced the fund in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, announced the cash is being split between 118 authorities.
But, with the least amount of potholes to be filled, he North East will be receiving the least amount of money.
Image source, Getty ImagesOur region has 58,000 potholes to fill, whereas the South West has 159,000.
Weather: Cloudy with patchy rainpublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 7 April 2016
Rather cloudy at first with patchy rain, soon giving way to a bright and breezy day with occasional heavy showers developing with a risk of hail and thunder.
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