Marty Bates repeatedly beat John Littlewood as he slept in his home.

Another large vaccination centre has opened in the region.

It's at Hexham Mart and will be able to vaccinate up to 800 people a day and is open from 08:00 to 20:00.

Northumberland's director of public heath, Liz Morgan, said: "People living in our rural communities have opted not to go to the Centre for Life in Newcastle, preferring to wait for their GP to contact them because for many people it's a long way for them to travel and not everyone has a car, so being able to provide access like this is a really important step forward."

Among the first people receiving the vaccine was Helen Anderson (pictured above) who's seven months pregnant with her third child, and said it was good to get the jab close to home: "You can fit it into how your life works with school runs and it cuts down on the travel time, so it's much better to be local."

There are eight other mass vaccination centres in operation across the North East and Cumbria, at Nightingale Centres, football grounds, sports and shopping centres, as well as at Penrith auction mart.

The home's owners say a staff member has been suspended following the resident's death.

Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce says he expects to be in charge of the club next season and is already in talks about recruiting new players.

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The man was involved in a collision with a Ford Fiesta in the early hours of Thursday.

More than 60 people were contacted by fraudsters posing as officers, a force says.

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Customers of Allard's Lounge in Tynemouth are being asked to take a Covid PCR test.

It is hoped the four-legged recruit's calming presence will encourage staff to open up.

People are urged not to put batteries into general waste or recycling as they can spark a blaze.

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Five members of Middlesbrough's executive resign saying they have lost confidence in Andy Preston.

The remains of 19-year-old Rachel Wilson were found in 2012, a decade after she was last seen alive.

Footage shows the dead animals and mess all over a street in Wallsend following heavy rain.

Conservative Richard Holden is fined £100 for dropping a cigarette butt outside an election count.

Newcastle striker Callum Wilson will miss the final three games of the season with a hamstring injury.