Ex England footballer Adam Johnson may be locked up in a top-security prison with notorious child killers Ian Huntley and Levi Bellfield. One of the country’s toughest jails, HMP Frankland in Durham houses 808 category A and B prisoners serving four years or more, and would be near the sacked […]
Virgin Trains has celebrated its first anniversary on the East Coast. The train operator began operating services on the East Coast Main Line on March 1, 2015, serving key UK cities including London, Leeds, York, Newcastle and some of the main Scottish cities. Existing train stock has been given a […]
By Hannah Banks and Alisha Blunt School children across Sunderland have been recreating one of history’s most influential books. Pupils at Dame Dorothy Primary School, St Peters, were among some of the hundreds of children to write and illustrate a page from The Codex Amiatinus – one of the first […]
The Bodyguard has returned to the North East at the Sunderland Empire Theatre this March for a limited time only. Producers Michael Harrison and David Ian are thrilled to announce that Zoe Birkett will take on the lead role of Rachel Marron in Thea Rock’s sensational musical. Zoe Birkett said: […]
A victim of online abuse has welcomed new guidelines for the prosecution of internet “trolls”. University of Sunderland student Stephen Brunton said he faced false accusations online six years ago and now welcomes the latest move to convict offenders. New guidelines from the CPS mean online abusers could be prosecuted […]
Adam Johnson’s victim will want to know why the footballer was allowed “back on to the pitch”, the detective who led the investigation into his child sex offending has said. Pressure was mounting on the Sunderland AFC hierarchy to explain when they became aware of the full extent of Johnson’s […]
Adam Johnson had it all, a dream job, more money than he could ever spend and a loving family. Now he is facing a lengthy jail term for his crimes against a 15 year-old girl. After breaking into the Middlesborough team at the age of 16, he was tipped to […]
The NSPCC has slammed Adam Johnson’s actions as “predatory” and “cynical” after the ex Sunderland and England footballer was found guilty of sexual activity with an under-age girl. A senior psychologist has also said that Johnson’s refusal to admit his guilt from the outset has prolonged the suffering of his […]
Calls to ban tackling in junior rugby have been kicked into touch by North East fans. In an open letter to ministers earlier this week, more than 70 doctors and healthcare academics said that injuries picked up in the sport can have lifelong consequences for children. A letter written by the […]
Sunderland people have said they will not change to a vegan diet following claims it can reduce the risk of prostate cancer. A study by researchers at Loma Linda University in California found that men who do not eat meat can cut their chances of contracting the disease by 35 per cent. Out of […]