5+ hour, 36+ min ago   (210+ words) Plastic pellets have washed up on a beach following the collapse of a crane at a dock on the south bank of the River Tyne. On Sunday a ship collided with a crane at South Shields Port of Tyne at…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (557+ words) A man became enraged before beating his friend to death with his bare hands, a murder trial was told. Ilja Akatjevas was found with fatal head, neck and face injuries inside a flat in Mill House on College Street, Ipswich,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (191+ words) A man accused of murdering his mother has appeared in court. Gary Mansfield, 65, is charged with her murder and he has appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court via video link from HMP Chelmsford where he spoke only to confirm his name…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (263+ words) A man appeared in court in connection with a riot two years ago, after being arrested at Newcastle Airport. Jamie Lathan, 38, of Hartburn Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees, appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with violent disorder in Middlesbrough in August…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (104+ words) BBC Aberdeen beach reopens after 'unexploded device' fears A cordon put in place at Aberdeen beach after a suspected unexploded device was discovered has now been lifted. The alarm had been raised at the Beach Esplanade on Tuesday morning, and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (663+ words) A man who repeatedly hit his friend in the face with an axe in what he claimed was self-defence has been found guilty of manslaughter. A pathologist said the victim died due to a combination of facial and head injuries....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (725+ words) A man killed his friend by repeatedly hitting him with an axe in an "explosion of violence and drug-fuelled rage", prosecutors have said. Mohammed Shaan Ali Rasul, 23, was struck at least 10 times in the face with a weapon at Callum…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (393+ words) Repairs to a century-old bridge could face further delays, a council leader has suggested. Corporation Bridge in Grimsby shut in February 2023, and has faced several delays since in reaching a completion date. The latest estimated reopening date has been set…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (161+ words) Police have closed a public park after a "suspected hand grenade" was found by a member of the public. Wiltshire Police officers were called to Monkton Park, in Chippenham, just after 16:00 BST by a... Park closed after 'suspected hand grenade' found…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (646+ words) A man accused of murdering his childhood friend said he was "fighting for his life" in a struggle with the victim. Prosecutors said Callum Howe, 23, of Blakelock Gardens, struck the victim at least 10 times in the face with an axe…...