Summary

  • Woman jailed for taking children to grooming gang

  • Man jailed for rape at parties known as 'sessions'

  • They are latest to be sentenced under Operation Sanctuary

  • Sixteen men and one woman from Newcastle now behind bars

Live Reporting

  1. Warning to pregnant mums: Don't drink alcohol

    Drinking during pregnancy is extremely harmful to babies still developing in their mother's womb.

    Clare Devanney from County Durham is the adoptive mum to three siblings who have all been diagnosed with Feotal Alchohol Spectrum Disorder.

    She has a daughter who is 10 and two sons who are 11 and 12.

    She is sharing to her story to mark International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day tomorrow.

    Clare DevanneyFASD

    Looking at my children, you would not know physically that they have FASD. Our diagnosis only came last year and our children had a difficult life with the dots not being joined up. FASD is often an invisible disability. You can’t always see it’s there, but end up faced with some impossible behaviours."

    Clare Devanney

  2. Durham's pint-sized cops unveil their new minibus

    Thousands of mini-cops at 80 school across County Durham and Darlington now have their own police vehicle.

    Durham Police created its mini police force last year with the aim of nurturing better relationships between officers and the communities they serve.

    Mini-cops and the minibusDurham Police

    The minibus will be used to take mini-cops to and from events in the local community.

    I have backed this from day one because it is amazing. The skills, self-respect and self-esteem which youngsters gain from taking part in this project speaks for itself."

    Sue Snowdon, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham

  3. Watch: Teesside family's life with Aspergers

    Adam Clarkson
    BBC Tees

    Here's a sweet video I made about a Teesside family's life living with Aspergers:

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  4. Mixture of sunshine and blustery showers

    Abbie Dewhurst
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    A mixture of sunshine and blustery showers, the best of any drier brighter spells further east.

    Some of the showers may turn heavy and thundery, especially over western hills, where it will be quite cloudy and windy during the morning.

    Check out the weather where you are.

    Abbie Dewhurst

  5. Latham & Clark build lead before rain

    Tom Latham and Graham Clark extend Durham's lead to 156 runs before rain stops play against Kent on day three.

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