4 h. ago North Shields school plunged into lockdown after man seen with 'suspected weapon'

John Spence Community High School in Preston, North Shields, made the decision to close its doors this afternoon after a man was spotted with a 'suspected weapon'

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29 h. ago North Shields bar closed as woman dies after being rushed to hospital with 2 arrested

Northumbria Police have confirmed the tragic news that a woman in her 40s has died after being found outside Charlie's bar in North Shields as two people have been arrested

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30 h. ago Teen arrested on suspicion of murder after woman in her 40s dies after bar assault

A woman in her 40s has tragically died following a suspected assault in North Shields on Saturday evening - a man, in his teens, and a woman, in her 50s, have been arrested as part of a police probe

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30 h. ago Woman in her 40s dies outside town centre bar as teenager arrested over ‘murder’

A WOMAN has tragically died after an alleged altercation outside a bar in a busy town centre - as a teenager is arrested on suspicion of murder. Cops have launched an investigation after the alleged assault in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, last night. Officers were scrambled to Russell Street after the incident was flagged...

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47 h. ago Heartbroken mum found son stabbed in street and cradled him before he died

North Shields mum Sylvia Welsh has spoken about the devastating moment she watched her son, Reece Allen, dying in her arms after the 24-year-old was fatally stabbed by a vicious thug

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2 w. ago Mother and brother of teenage girl killed in house fire are charged with manslaughter

Leah Casson, 18, died after a fire engulfed her home on Vicarage Street, in North Shields in the early hours of January 16, 2023.

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2 w. ago Mother and brother of 'bubbly' teenage girl who was killed in house fire are charged with manslaughter

Leah Casson, 18, died after a fire engulfed her home on Vicarage Street, in North Shields in the early hours of January 16, 2023.

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2 w. ago List of school closures as UK braces for Storm Goretti and temperatures plunge – are your kids affected?

HUNDREDS of schools will remain closed for a third day as yellow weather warnings for ice and snow blanket the UK. Fresh alerts were issued as Brits brace for Storm Goretti to hit, while temperatures on Tuesday plummeted as low as -12C. Thousands of pupils were affected across Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales on...

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