Elswick

John Hardy was found by officers with serious injuries which police said were consistent with being caused by a bladed article.

Northumbria Police said officers responding to a report of a disturbance found a man in his 60s suffering from serious injuries. He died a short time later.

A man and five teenagers have been sentenced today for their part in gang violence which culminated in the death of 14-year-old Gordon Gault in Newcastle.