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
Computer programmer died from allergic reaction to nuts in pizza, coroner rules
James Atkinson, 23, and two flatmates ordered chicken tikka masala pizzas on the Deliveroo app from the Dadyal restaurant in Newcastle in July 2020.
15 Jan 2024
Crime
Restaurant manager gives evidence at inquest into death of nut allergy sufferer
Computer programmer James Atkinson died in July 2020 after eating a pizza he ordered on Deliveroo which contained peanuts.
12 Jan 2024
Crime
Takeaway chef gives evidence at nut allergy sufferer’s inquest
James Atkinson died after eating less than a slice of a chicken tikka masala pizza he ordered on Deliveroo.
11 Jan 2024
Crime
Jury out in trial of six teenagers accused of murdering 14-year-old boy
Gordon Gault was fatally stabbed in the arm while he was riding on the back of a friend’s e-bike in Newcastle’s West End in 2022.
9 Jan 2024
UK9 Jan 2024
Man who died after eating pizza 'did not tell takeaway of allergy'
James Atkinson, 23, died around an hour after eating a few bites of a chicken tikka masala pizza in July 2020
Crime
Programmer with peanut allergy ‘asked if he was going to die after eating pizza’
James Atkinson, a popular computer programmer, died aged 23 in Newcastle in 2020.
8 Jan 2024
Crime8 Jan 2024
Man dies from peanut reaction after ordering pizza via Deliveroo
James Atkinson, a computer programmer living in Newcastle, died suddenly after eating one slice
UK
Sunderland apologise to fans for rebranding bar with Newcastle United signs
There was fury among the home supporters after pictures emerged online of new signs in the Black Cats Bar.
4 Jan 2024
Crime4 Jan 2024
Football fan who made Munich air disaster comments handed ban
Newcastle United fan James Blake opposed the football banning order imposed after he admitted a public order offence
UK
Newcastle fans banned from public transport for Sunderland derby match
Newcastle United have been allowed 6,000 fans to attend the FA Cup clash against Sunderland on Saturday, with strict travel conditions
3 Jan 2024
UK
Christmas swimmers enjoy milder conditions
Outdoor swims took place on the Serpentine in Hyde Park and in the North Sea at Tynemouth, North Tyneside.
25 Dec 2023
Crime
Boyfriend who murdered toddler after cuts to Universal Credit is jailed for life
Maya Chappell’s mother was also jailed for nine years for allowing the death of a child after the judge said she ‘failed to protect’ her daughter.
21 Dec 2023
Environment
Winds top 80mph as Storm Pia hits UK
Pre-Christmas travel plans have been disrupted by the low pressure system as it passes through on Thursday.
21 Dec 2023
Crime
Life in prison for boyfriend who murdered new partner’s two-year-old
Maya Chappell’s mother has also been jailed for allowing the toddler’s death.
21 Dec 2023
Crime19 Dec 2023
Defendant accused of dumping soiled adult nappies at nurseries
Abbi Taylor is accused of dumping bags of nappies containing human waste at nurseries on South Tyneside
Health
Carrots can reduce cancer risk and other good news at the Christmas dinner table
Newcastle University experts have studied sprouts and the best variety of potato for the perfect roasties
19 Dec 2023
Crime
Teenagers accused of murder claim they exaggerated ‘for the sake of their music’
The prosecution is summing up the case against six defendants accused of murdering Gordon Gault in Newcastle last November
18 Dec 2023
Crime
Teacher’s death by escaped cow a ‘salutary lesson’ for farmers, judge says
Marian Clode, 61, was tossed over a gate by a cow which charged her while on a walk in Northumberland in 2016.
15 Dec 2023
Politics
Almost 400,000 penalties issued in England for children missing school last year
Some 89.3% of fines were issued for unauthorised holidays.
14 Dec 2023
Crime13 Dec 2023
Teacher killed by escaped cow that went into ‘fight mode’, court hears
Marian Clode, 61, died after being attacked by a cow near Belford, Northumberland, in April 2016