James Finn suffered "lifelong" injuries but was "incredibly lucky" to survive, a judge says.

Two-year-old Katrice Lee disappeared in November 1981, but her family remain adamant she is alive.

Susan Dungworth says her office receives messages from educators worried about sexist behaviour.

Despite schemes tackling some shoplifting, figures suggest only a fraction of crimes are prosecuted.

Police officers were injured and buildings looted and set on fire during disorder in Sunderland, a court hears.

Ashley Ferguson and Akheel Khan receive jail sentences following rioting in August.

The key stats ahead of Sunderland's visit to Preston North End in the Championship on Wednesday night.

Strugglers Plymouth and Portsmouth meet in a full midweek Championship programme as Leeds and Sheffield United chase Sunderland at the top.

The defendants repeatedly ignored his victim's pleas to stop when he assaulted, a court hears.

The court hears Darren Fuller messaged his victim to apologise after the assault.

A man, 42, is charged with attempted rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment in Darlington.

The defendant is given a suspended jail term for fracturing a man's eye socket in a drunken attack.

Police say knives were involved in six killings across the force area over the last 12 months.

Cleveland Police says it was allocated the spaces but would take concerns on board.

A gardener at St Cuthbert's Hospice says it will "mean so much" to the residents and their families.

The timetable reductions are "likely" to be in place until January, operator Nexus says.