Tom Wilkinson
Crime19 Apr 2025
Man who admitted A1 police pursuit crash charge drove to work two days later
Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, was taking a woman out for a first date when the crash took place near the Denton roundabout on April 9.
Crime
Mother accused of son’s murder told boyfriend the child would get ‘ass-kicking’
Christina Robinson, 30, denies murdering her son Dwelaniyah at the family home in Durham in November 2022.
29 Feb 2024
Crime
Murder-accused mother ‘calm’ as paramedics tried to save son, three, court told
Christina Robinson denies murdering three-year-old Dwelaniyah who was allegedly violently shaken at the family home in Durham.
28 Feb 2024
Crime27 Feb 2024
Murder accused mother says she caned son 'because the Bible allows it'
Christina Robinson denies murdering her boy, Dwelaniyah, who collapsed at the family home in Durham after he was allegedly shaken violently
Crime
Mother accused of murder admits caning son as Bible allowed it, court hears
Christina Robinson, 30, denies murdering her three-year-old son in Durham.
27 Feb 2024
UK
Greenpeace activists charged with criminal damage after protest at PM’s home
The protest took place at Rishi Sunak’s home in Kirby Sigston near Northallerton on August 3.
20 Feb 2024
Environment
Important bird habitat will reopen to visitors after shutting due to avian flu
The Farne Islands, home to puffins, terns and kittiwakes, have been closed to human visitors for two years.
19 Feb 2024
Crime
Case of men accused of van murder goes before crown court judge
Brian Darby, 60, died when a van was allegedly driven into a group of people on Teesside.
14 Feb 2024
UK
Family pays tribute to grandfather killed in van incident
Brian Darby died when a vehicle was allegedly driven into a group of people in Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, on Friday evening.
13 Feb 2024
Crime
Post Office worker finally cleared hopes to get her life back
Jacqueline Falcon, 42, was yet another victim of the Horizon accounting system which wrongly indicated £1,000 was missing from her till.
13 Feb 2024
UK
Woman arrested in poisoning probe
Police have already charged Dr Thomas Kwan with attempted murder.
8 Feb 2024
Crime
GP appears in court charged with attempted murder following alleged poisoning
Thomas Kwan, 52, was remanded in custody at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court.
7 Feb 2024
Crime
Doctor charged with attempted murder after poisoning report
Thomas Kwan, 52, of Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, was charged in relation to an incident involving a man in his 70s.
7 Feb 2024
Environment
Met Office issues amber warnings for snow and ice on Thursday
Up to 25cm of snow is forecast across the Peak District and the southern Pennines.
7 Feb 2024
UK
Tyne Bridge to get £35m refit as the 1928 crossing shows its age
Major repair works have been announced by the Roads Minister
2 Feb 2024
Politics
Mayor: Inquiry sets out in black and white there is no corruption at Teesworks
Tees Valley’s mayor and Tory peer Ben Houchen described the investigation as ‘thorough, wide-ranging and detailed’.
29 Jan 2024
Politics
Teesworks inquiry will find ‘no evidence of corruption’
A long-awaited report is due out on Monday into the huge regeneration project on Teesside.
29 Jan 2024
Crime
Staff whose mistreatment of patients was exposed by documentary escape jail
The BBC sent reporter Olivia Davies undercover to work at the unit in 2019.
19 Jan 2024
Crime
Defendant denies soiled nappies charges
Abbie Taylor, 45, is accused of a series of charges relating to allegations she dumped adult nappies at children’s nurseries
16 Jan 2024
UK
Police watchdog to investigate inquiry into schoolgirl’s 1992 murder
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is looking into whether opportunities to catch Nikki Allan’s killer sooner were missed.
16 Jan 2024
Crime
We want to meet delivery bosses, say family of man who died after eating pizza
James Atkinson, who had a peanut allergy, died within an hour of eating a slice of pizza from a Newcastle takeaway.
15 Jan 2024