A Sunderland man has become the first person to be convicted of riot following the recent disorder across the UK.

A senior surgeon from Cornwall, who fraudulently claimed over £466,000 in insurance payouts after his legs were amputated due to self-inflicted injuries, has been sentenced to 32 months in prison today.

Six members of a Russian spy ring who carried out espionage activity on British and European soil over three years have been jailed.

A Darlington man who murdered his partner’s infant son has been jailed for life with a minimum of 25 years today at Teesside Crown Court.

A care worker who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman he was looking after and made her pregnant has been jailed.

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