Northumbria Police is among 18 forces which will be given a share of £30m to tackle violent crime.

The Home Office says the money is being offered to forces which are "most affected by serious violence" and will be available in the coming year once police chiefs submit plans on how to spend it.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said the spending is part of more than £130m in the coming year to tackle violent crime.

It comes ahead of the introduction of a Criminal Justice Bill which will seek to give police more stop and search powers to tackle those known to carry knives and other weapons.

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Two teenage boys who became lost while out mountain biking near Rothbury in Northumberland were found by mountain rescue volunteers.

It happened yesterday evening when the pair lost the track between Long Crag and Cartington Hill and as the light was fading they called 999.

Police managed to trace their mobile phone signal to Hard Heugh and called in Northumberland National Park and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue teams.

After about an hour they were found and taken back to Rothbury.

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Swansea City climb to third in the Championship thanks to a dramatic 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough which leaves Neil Warnock fuming.

Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at the Liberty Stadium

Neil Warnock is not a happy man.

The Middlesbrough manager has had plenty to say to referee Gavin Ward and his team of officials this afternoon.

His players have done their best to lighten the mood, yet they continue to trail despite being the better side.

Can Swansea hold on for another 20 minutes?

Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at the Liberty Stadium

Swansea triumphed at Stoke in midweek after a dubious refereeing decision allowed Andre Ayew to score a stoppage-time winner.

Ayew is on the scoresheet again here and, while the referee had nothing to do with this goal, Swansea are fortunate to be ahead given that they have struggled to get going in the first half.

Ayew scored with a deflected shot after Middlesbrough made a mess of clearing a Conor Hourihane free-kick.

Neil Warnock has spent much of the first period berating the officials, but this time there was an earful for his players.

Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at the Liberty Stadium

"There's four of you and not one of you saw it," screams Neil Warnock at referee Gavin Ward.

After signing a new contract this week, the veteran Middlesbrough manager is showing no signs of slowing down in the dugout.

Warnock was unhappy over an off-the-ball collision between Anfernee Dijksteel and Swansea's Ryan Manning.

But he is probably fairly happy with most of what he has seen in the opening stages here, with Boro seeing plenty of early possession.

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