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- Probe into sex-selection abortions
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- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
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- Man quizzed over women's murders
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- Man accused of murdering vicar
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Crime
Cruel owner jailed for letting dogs starve to death
A CRUEL dog owner has been jailed after letting his pet starve to death in “deplorable conditions”.
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‘Silly’ shoplifter had cash to pay for things he stole
A SHOPLIFTER who stole sweets, toothpaste and a toilet freshener worth just £3 was branded as “silly” by magistrates.
Man arrested over ‘rape’ in South Shields
A MAN has been arrested today on suspicion of rape in South Shields.
Layabout smashed mum’s window after she woke him up
A MAN smashed a window of his mum’s house after she woke him up and told him to get a job.
Sunderland ace’s driving ban for ‘topping ton’
SUNDERLAND footballer Nicklas Bendtner was banned from driving for 56 days and fined £660 today after admitting speeding at almost 104mph in his Porsche.
Family feud led to attack in toilets
A FURIOUS man launched a relentless attack on an ex-soldier in the toilets of a South Tyneside serviceman’s club.
Boy, 14, charged after food stolen from Asda van
A TEENAGER has been charged with stealing from a supermarket delivery van in South Tyneside.
Man accused of selling £4,000 of stolen jewellery
A MAN accused of selling on £4,000 worth of stolen jewellery is to have his case heard at crown court.
TV smashed after drunken row with girlfriend
A MAN who smashed his bedroom television during a drunken row with his girlfriend has been hit in the pocket.
Burglars stole cash from Shields curry house
THIEVES broke into a restaurant in South Tyneside and stole cash.
Sunderland ace due in court for speeding
SUNDERLAND football star Nicklas Bendtner was due to appear in court today to be sentenced for speeding.
Sent to crown court for jaw-break robbery
A MAN accused of attacking and robbing someone after a night out in South Tyneside will be dealt with at crown court.
Group ready to remember the victims
A SUPPORT group set up by a South Tyneside man to help families devastated by murder and manslaughter is holding its annual memorial service this week.
Drug addict jailed for robbing woman at cashpoint
A DRUG addict who robbed a mother and daughter in South Tyneside has been jailed.
Assault charge pair sent for crown trial
TWO men accused of assault are to have their case dealt with at crown court.
Man due in court over street robbery
A MAN was due to appear in court today charged with robbery in a South Tyneside street.
Man threw phones over prison wall
A MAN from South Tyneside who threw mobile phones over the wall of a prison has been jailed for a year.
‘Menaces’ jailed over stolen car chase
A PAIR of “menaces” who stole a woman’s car before crashing into another during a police chase across South Shields have been jailed.
Dog cruelty couple win appeal against jail sentence
A CRUEL couple whose dog was put down because they didn’t get its hair cut for five years, yesterday won an appeal against a jail sentence.
Four arrested after man’s jaw broken in attack
FOUR men were arrested after a man was attacked at a house in South Tyneside.
Public split on buying fake clothes video
BARBOUR have declared war on fakes. The world-famous clothing firm, based in South Shields, has employed a specialist firm to track down factories which are making copies of their top-range clothing – and shut them down.
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Carer stole car to visit patient
A CARER stole her friend’s car to visit a patient before crashing into someone and driving off.
Man in court over smashed windows
A MAN was due in court today after windows were smashed during an attack on a home in South Tyneside.
Police sniff out a cannabis farm
A CANNABIS farm has been sniffed out by a police patrol in a South Tyneside street.
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Teen on three rape charges sent to crown court
A MAN accused of raping a woman will be dealt with at crown court.
‘Reasonable’ dad-to-be smashed up two cars in row over parking
A FATHER-to-be vandalised a car during a drunken rampage because it was parked in his space.
Shoplifters caught stealing children’s clothes
TWO shoplifters were spotted stuffing more than £300-worth of children’s clothing into carrier bags in a shop in South Tyneside.
Man caught with drugs - on his way to court to answer drugs charge
A DOPEY defendant who got involved in a fight at South Shields Metro station dropped illegal drugs in front of police.
Woman jailed for race abuse of black Pc
A WOMAN who shouted racist abuse and spat at a black police officer has been jailed for two months.
Drunk challenged strangers to a fight
A DRUNKEN man was arrested after challenging strangers to a fight in a South Tyneside street.
Former teen singing star admits fraud
A FORMER teenage singing star from South Tyneside tried to pay for a Chinese meal using a credit card stolen from rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio.
Allotment holders plot to beat thieves
AN allotment site in South Shields has grown security-conscious.
Thieves discard stolen copper wire
THIEVES have stolen copper wire from a South Tyneside industrial unit.
Thieving postman is spared jail
A CASH-strapped postal worker has escaped a prison term for stealing hundreds of pounds from gift cards.
Two arrested for stealing electricity
TWO men were arrested after police raided homes in South Tyneside yesterday.
Police found cannabis after stopping wrong man
A MAN stopped by police by mistake was found to have cannabis on him.
Noisy neighbour’s turn to face the music
A NIGHTMARE neighbour has been warned she faces eviction – and even jail – if she continues to bring misery to a South Shields street.
Copper piping stolen from building site
THIEVES have stolen a large amount of copper piping from a South Tyneside building site.
Police quiz man over Metro mugging
A MAN has been quizzed in connection with a robbery on a South Tyneside stretch of the Metro.
Student denies Twitter racial abuse of pundit Stan Collymore
A LAW student denied today that he racially abused ex-footballer Stan Collymore on Twitter.
Meat thief begs court for a last chance
A THIEF who stole from her dad was back in the dock after being nabbed trying to swipe meat from a South Tyneside store.
Man denies stalking X Factor Joe’s mum
A MAN has denied harassing the mum of South Shields X Factor winner Joe McElderry.
Hard-up postman stole cash from cards
A CASH-strapped postal worker took money from birthday cards to pay his bills.
Barbour goes to war on web fakes
ICONIC clothing firm Barbour is cracking down on counterfeit gangs to ensure customers buy only the genuine article.
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Window smashed after couple’s porn row
A COUNCIL worker smashed a window at his South Tyneside home after his wife caught him watching pornography.
Shoplifting mum didn’t know why she did it
A MUM, caught stealing a computer game and DVD from a South Tyneside supermarket, said she has no idea why she took them – and would have just thrown them away.
Householder hit knife-carrying burglar with bottle of wine
A BRAVE house-holder foiled a knife-carrying burglar he found hiding in a cupboard in his South Tyneside home – and hit him over the head with a wine bottle.
Council boss faces nine counts of fraud
A COMMUNITY centre manager accused of a £24,000 fraud will be dealt with at crown court.
CCTV snares lamb raider
A SHOPLIFTER who was ‘on the lamb’ after twice stealing meat from the same South Tyneside store was caught when police recognised him from CCTV footage.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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