A man has been charged with attempted rape after a woman in her 60s was approached by a stranger on the street and assaulted.

What the latest figures show - There has been a ‘notable increase’ in the number of robberies involving a knife or sharp ...

Former England rugby player Tom Voyce’s car was found in 7ft of water after it was swept away while he tried to drive across a ford during Storm Darragh, an inquest has heard. The 43-year-old former ...

A man has been charged with the attempted rape and non-fatal strangulation of a woman in her 60s. The alleged offences took place at 10.40pm on Monday, December 30, when police officers received a ...

Police investigating a theft of a coat in North Tyneside have appealed for information on a woman they would like to trace.

A paedophile, who plied his victim with alcohol before raping them when they passed out, is starting a lengthy prison sentence.

Police have issued an appeal after two people died in a crash on the A1 in Northumberland.

No-one was injured but the club, on Fulwell Avenue, was forced to close because of the damage. Northumbria Police said an ...

Archie York, aged just seven, died after an explosion at his home in Newcastle- now a man has appeared in court on the same ...

Northumbria Police officers, and the North East Regional Crime Unit, discovered the industrial scale farm, after executing a ...

Two men have appeared in court after police discovered a cannabis farm worth an estimated £2m during a warrant on an address in South Shields.