A man has died after falling from Marsden Grotto cliffs in South Shields. At 8am, on Sunday, March 13, police received a report that a man had fallen from the cliffs at Marsden Grotto and into the water. The police and coastguard responded to the incident and a body of […]
Crime
Sunderland TV star Charlotte Crosby guilty of drink driving
Sunderland Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby has been found guilty of drink driving for the second time, landing herself with a three-year ban. The Celebrity Big Brother winner was caught in a Range Rover in the early hours of January 28 after drinking on the train home from London to […]
Adam Johnson sentence date confirmed
Adam Johnson has had his sentence date confirmed. The former England footballer will be sentenced on March 24 for sexual activity with a 15-year-old fan and grooming the teenager. The 28-year-old former Sunderland winger admitted kissing the girl in his car and grooming her with hundreds of social media messages. After […]
Sunderland won’t get legal highs taskforce
A crackdown on legal highs in Newcastle does not need to be rolled out across Wearside, said police. Northumbria Police announced today that a task force set up in Newcastle to tackle legal highs has cut the number of incidents. Compared to figures in January, and following the task force’s […]
Drugs recovered in Northumberland
Officers from Alnwick Neighbourhood Policing team carried out a warrant this morning in Alnwick to target those in suspicion of supplying illegal drugs. A quantity of Class A and B drugs were recovered and a 25-year-old man was arrested and remains in police custody. The activity is part of an ongoing intelligence-led […]
Adam Johnson could serve time in same prison as Ian Huntley and Levi Bellfield
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 […]
Adam Johnson’s victim ‘will want to know why he was allowed back on pitch’
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 […]
NSPCC slams Johnson and Sunderland AFC in wake of child abuse trial
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 […]
Football After A Conviction: Will Adam Johnson Ever Play Again?
Former Sunderland footballer, Adam Johnson, has been found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a 15-year-old and cleared of another. The 28-year-old admitted grooming a 15-year-old girl and sexual activity with the teenager, relating to kissing her in his Range Rover, but denied the two more serious charges […]
Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby charged with drink driving
Reality TV star Charlotte Crosby has been charged with drink-driving. The 25-year-old Celebrity Big Brother winner and Geordie Shore cast member, from Shiney Row near Sunderland, was arrested in Newcastle. Northumbria Police said Crosby, who has 2.7 million Twitter followers, was charged with driving a vehicle while above the legal […]