Louise Hobson
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- Sep 23, 2026
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Man denies Grangetown fire murders of girl and aunt (opens the original)
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A 23-year-old man has denied murdering a seven-year-old girl and her aunt in a house fire. Natalie McDonald, 34, and Valentina Foster died in the blaze in Birchington Avenue, Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, in the early hours of 26 August. Jaden Wright appeared at Teesside Crown Court via video link and denied two counts of murder. He also denied two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent and two charges of attempted grievous bodily harm with intent, relating to the six people in the house a
Funeral for PC Matthew Blades killed in Middlesbrough A66 crash takes place (opens the original)
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Hundreds have turned out for the funeral of one of the police officers killed in a wrong-way crash. PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, died when a Volkswagen Passat collided with their marked armed response car on the A66 at South Bank, near Middlesbrough, on 22 August. Five young men were also killed. A full ceremonial police funeral took place for PC Blades in Hartlepool earlier, with hundreds of officers from Cleveland and forces across the country lining the street in a guard of h
Hartlepool man jailed for friend's manslaughter in axe attack (opens the original)
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A man who killed his friend by repeatedly hitting him in the face with an axe in what he claimed was self-defence has been sentenced to 16 years in jail. Callum Howe, 23, was found guilty of manslaughter following a trial at Teesside Crown Court. Mohammed Shaan Ali Rasul, 23, was found dead in Howe's flat in Allerton Close, Hartlepool, in November last year, with a combination of facial and head injuries. Judge Francis Laird KC said Howe had been high on a cocktail of drugs and had carried out a
County Durham teenager 'thriving' after alternative provision education (opens the original)
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A teenager who set up his own hairdressing business after being excluded from school has praised alternative provision education. Ashton, 16, from County Durham, said he spent years struggling in mainstream school but realised there was "light at the end of the tunnel" after joining Empowher CIC, where he trained. He has since started his own business styling hair every Saturday and urged other young people facing problems to give alternative provision a try. "It's the best thing that ever happe
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