Nicole Goodwin

The event brought the nostalgic sounds of the decade back to the city centre, with live performances from Eternal, Steps’ Claire Richards, Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton, Amelle from the Sugababes and DJ Sammy

Karucha Sripramote, known locally as Monk Kom, says he was walking through a park when a thug started spinning his bike wheel to spray dirt on him - before the situation escalated quickly

Nicole Goodwin & Ethan Davies A Buddhist monk was hit with a "rapid flurry of strikes" to his face when he was attacked by a balaclava-clad thug riding a bike in a UK park.

Karucha Sripramote, known locally as Monk Kom, was walking through his local park when he was attacked by balaclava-clad youths on an electric bike

A balaclava-clad yob allegedly hit a Buddhist monk with a "rapid flurry of strikes" to his face.

Northumbria Police have released an image of a woman they would like to trace as they investigate an incident at a venue on Nelson Street

"Having to leave my home and move somewhere unfamiliar turned my whole world upside down"

Cleveland Police officers PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough were killed when their armed response vehicle was hit by a VW Passat travelling the wrong way down the A66

Participants will look for the small plastic pellets and log their nurdle findings

Their aim was to raise funds for Hospice Care North Northumberland in memory of Claire's mum Linda Thorburn, who died from breast cancer last year