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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Rob Kennedy

    Speeding bus driver was scrolling through phone before smashing into pedestrian (opens the original)

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    A speeding double decker bus driver had been repeatedly scrolling through his phone at the wheel before smashing into a pedestrian and leaving him seriously injured. In the minutes before the impact, Liam Beamson's eyes were off the road a staggering 63 times and at one point he was even spraying himself with deodorant. As he drove along 30mph Shields Road, in Byker, near its junction with Depot Road, at 45mph, he failed to see a man crossing the road until less than two seconds before hitting h

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Rob Kennedy

    Northumberland Estates finance boss stole £700,000 from Duke of Northumberland (opens the original)

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    Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland(Image: Phil Wilkinson ) A finance boss is facing jail after he pleaded guilty to stealing around £700,000 from the Duke of Northumberland. Wayne Ross was employed as a "financial controller" at Northumberland Estates, owned by the Duke, when he diverted huge sums to himself in a fraud spanning more than a decade. During an appearance at Newcastle Crown Court, Ross admitted a charge of fraud. This stated that between December 2, 2014 and April 24, 2025, he

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Rob Kennedy

    'I thought he was going to kill me': Woman's terror during assault by ex (opens the original)

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    A woman who lost consciousness during an assault by her former partner said: "I thought he was going to kill me". Liam Lloyd and the woman had been dating between August and December 2023 and in March 2024, he went to her home late one night. She let him in but they ended up having an argument and he grabbed her by the throat and threw her to the floor, causing her to bang her head and lose consciousness. She woke up in the early hours of the following morning and was vomiting, Newcastle Crown C

  4. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Rob Kennedy

    Thieving intruder with 179 convictions attacked man in his home in dead of night (opens the original)

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    A homeowner was attacked in his own home in the dead of night by a thieving career criminal with 179 previous convictions. Adam Mosettig and Lauren Youens broke into the stranger's home by smashing a window and helped themselves to his belongings. When the shocked victim caught them in his living room, taking his TV off the wall, Mosettig repeatedly punched him, leaving him bleeding and in pain. While he was being attacked, Youens stole his bank card, Newcastle Crown Court heard. Mosettig had be

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Rob Kennedy

    Woman 'utterly convinced she was going to die' in terrifying three hour ordeal (opens the original)

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    A violent thug subjected his partner to a terrifying ordeal spanning more than three hours which left her "utterly convinced she was going to die". Craig Merrigan repeatedly strangled the woman, headbutted her, punched and kicked her, threw dog bones at her, threatened to kill her and smashed his way through a bathroom door as she sough refuge from his drink and drug-fuelled onslaught. Newcastle Crown Court heard they began a relationship in November 2024 after he was released from prison. It st

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