North Tyneside

An action group has criticised the decision to move the school a step closer to permanent closure by August 2026.

George Henry Ness, 41, denied murdering John Smyth in Wallsend on 22 September when he appeared via videolink at Newcastle Crown Court.

Alder Willis fatally stabbed father-of-three Andrew Darn following a row which started when a worker fed bits of a sausage roll to seagulls.