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Couple ‘blessed’ to have three children with albinism bemoan ‘rude’ comments and say ‘never judge a book by its cover’

A mother of five who has three children born with albinism, which gives them pale skin and visual impairments which can cause them to “walk into buildings”, has said she wishes people would stop making “rude” and “nasty” comments as she and her ...

15 Mar 2023 at 07:00

Bus driver jailed after pensioner pulled under wheels when refused entry

Relatives of a pensioner who had a double leg amputation after she was trapped under a bus have urged people to show more compassion for the elderly after the driver was jailed. Joan Scott, then 83, was trying to get on a double-decker in ...

28 Jul 2023 at 08:13

Michael Gove signs £1.4bn devolution deal for North East

Levelling Up minister Michael Gove said he accepted the North East of England “has sometimes been overlooked in the past” as he signed a £1.4 billion devolution deal for the region. The North East will become the latest area to have a ...

27 Jan 2023 at 15:20

Curtis Warren denies breaching serious crime prevention order

Curtis Warren has denied 18 charges of breaching an order put in place to stop him committing serious crime. The 60-year-old appeared before Liverpool Crown Court and entered not guilty pleas to 18 counts of failing to comply with a ...

23 Apr 2024 at 11:47

Man who abused seagull to be sentenced

A man who admitted performing a sex act while kneeling over a captured seagull and watching pornography on his mobile phone is to be sentenced. David Lee, 40, from Roker Avenue, Sunderland, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to ...

21 Jun 2023 at 02:45

Man jailed for smuggling 29,000 skull-shaped ecstasy tablets into UK

A man who tried to use the postal system to import thousands of skull-shaped ecstasy tablets into the UK has been jailed for four years. Marshall Scurfield, 22, of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, used Snapchat to arrange for the ...

03 Dec 2024 at 14:03

Man in court over fatal XL bully attack

A man has appeared in court after a fatal XL Bully attack which killed his neighbour who weighed just eight stone. Ian Langley, 54, was killed while he walked his puppy in Shiney Row near Sunderland on October 3 last year. ...

18 Oct 2024 at 12:17

NHS trust warned of ‘neglect’ after failure to spot patient’s fatal lung cancer

A coroner has warned an NHS trust over its “neglect” of a patient, after failing to identify her fatal cancer sooner, despite monitoring her condition for more than three years. Anne Lorraine Dyson, 68, died in St ...

03 Sept 2025 at 13:23

Cocaine dealer identified by distinctive tattoo jailed for 13 years

A major drug dealer has been jailed for 13 years after police identified him by a tattoo on his foot which said “ouch!”. Northumbria Police said Dean Matthews, 46, of Lawrence Avenue, South Shields, South ...

28 Jul 2025 at 16:06

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