Police are releasing an Efit image of a man they want to identify after a report of a blank firing gun being discharged in Newcastle. At 7:09pm on Tuesday, November 24th, a man was seen on the Town Moor in Newcastle with the small gun. Officers attended and found a […]
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Number of sexual offences against men in Newcastle doubles in 3 years
The number of reported sexual offences against men in Newcastle has doubled over the past three years. A SR News Freedom of Information request to Northumbria Police has revealed that the cases increased from 33 in 2011 to 65 in 2014, while up to October 2015 there were 56 reported. […]
Bottle of Drummond puddle water raises over £60,000 for flood victims in Cumbria
A bottle full of water from the Drummond puddle has raised £65,900 for charity on Ebay. The bids for the item ended on Saturday, January 9, and the money raised is set to go to a charity within Cumbria. The item comes after #DrummondPuddleWatch went viral last Wednesday (January 6), when about […]
Top 8 David Bowie songs of all time – SR News tribute
The music world lost a musical, cultural and fashion icon with the passing of David Bowie. His songs transpired across generations. We have selected favourite David Bowie songs and looked at tributes from celebrities and journalists. 8. Magic Dance David Bowie sings along with the inclusion of many creatures and a […]
Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell quits Labour frontbench
Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell, who was shadow attorney general for the party, has quit the Labour frontbench. She will remain as MP for Newcastle North and return to backbench. In a letter to Jeremy Corbyn she expressed three factors that had resulted in her resignation. Ms McKinnell said: “I had my third […]
Police appeal after Newcastle woman goes missing: Have you seen her?
Police are appealing for help to locate a missing Newcastle woman. Tatiana Chessa, who is 47 and from Colby Court in Newcastle, has not been seen since leaving her home address just before 9am on January 2. Tatiana is around 5ft 6ins tall, of large build and was last seen […]
Witness appeal in Newcastle: Could you help police identify this man?
Police are appealing for help to trace a man after a public order incident in Newcastle. It happened at Uno, Sandhill, Quayside, between 5.45pm and 6pm on Friday, December 18, when a man came into the premises and became abusive to staff. Police investigating the incident have released an image […]
Number of suicide cases among young people has risen in the UK
Recent statistics from the Office for National Statistics show that suicide among young people between the age of 15 and 19 is at the highest in 10 years (up to 2015) in the UK. The figure was at 145 ten years ago (from 2015); five years ago (from 2015) the […]
Nexus spends over £2million on gates and validators across Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro: Gates and Validators Create your own infographics Nexus has spent millions of pounds on gates and validators over the last five years, SR News Freedom of Information (FOI) request reveals. Figures released from Nexus, following a SR News FOI, show that a staggering £2,224,562.04 has been […]
Sunderland drug-misuse deaths double in past 8 years
Deaths from drug misuse are on the rise and have doubled in the past eight years in Sunderland, figures show. Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that in 2006 there were 28 deaths in Sunderland due to drug misuse, in 2009 there were 40 and […]