4,500 officers trained in #operationsoteria aimed at focusing on offenders’ behaviour as opposed to victims’ in sexual offence cases. Durham Constabulary say they’ve had a 67% rise in charges thanks to the new investigative techniques.

Sexual assault victim tells us she’s had to

Moroccan asylum seeker Ahmed Alid, who said he was inspired by “revenge” for the Israel-Hamas conflict, has been sentenced to life in prison for what the judge declared an act of terrorism in Hartlepool.

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“I sleep in the same bed as my mum… it’s the only way I could feel safe”, sexual assault victim whose attacker was jailed in September for 14 years praises Durham Constabulary for the way they conducted the investigation.

It comes as Home Sec James Cleverly🇬🇧 tells me the force

And here’s the article from our rare visit to #CoquetIsland | RSPB #seabirds #puffins #kittiwakes #roseateterns
#climatechange #birdflu #RSPB #birds #northsea #northumberland

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The RSPB has campaigned for 20 years for a sand-eel fishing ban in the North Sea to protect #seabirds .

We’ve been given rare access to film on #CoquetIsland where the breeding season is underway & with a ban now in place, #puffins #kittiwakes #roseateterns , will have

Business Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, tells me the government wants to get the new British Steel electric arc furnace at Lackenby, #Teesside built “very quickly”, but says it has to be “right for the taxpayer”. #steel #britishsteel #steel workers Watch:

Exc: there may be 9 x more women sleeping rough than govt data suggests, according to first Women’s Rough Sleeping Census by Single Homeless Project Solace Women's Aid Change Grow Live - I speak to 3 homelessness survivors from Durham about their experiences. Watch: itv.com/news/tyne-tees…

📺 Check out a TV piece by Kris Jepson of ITV News Tyne Tees who attended our partnership drowning prevention event on Newcastle Quayside.

Our partners were Royal Life Saving Society UK - RLSS UK RNLI Tynemouth VLB Tyneside and Northumberland Mind

In association with #BeWaterAware - National Fire Chiefs Council

Bereaved father of son, who drowned in the River Wear near Washington, backs Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service #watersafety demonstration at #Newcastle Quayside, as part of the National Fire Chiefs Council “Be Water Aware” campaign. Watch here: itv.com/news/tyne-tees…

As Gill Wheeldon retires from Bubble Foundation Andrew Cant founder of the “Bubble Unit” Great North Children’s Hospital says her fundraising “helped advance bone marrow transplantation”. Watch as she celebrates 32 years of supporting children and their families: itv.com/news/tyne-tees…

Moroccan asylum seeker, Ahmed Alid, found guilty of murdering 70yo Terence Carney in Hartlepool in October, & attempting to murder housemate, Javed Nouri. Also guilty of assaulting two Cleveland Police officers. Watch:

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The murder scene of Sunderland teen Connor Brown, who was stabbed to death in an alley 5yrs ago, has been recreated by Northumbria Police Education Partnership North East North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) Connor Brown Trust in a virtual igloo pod to dissuade young people from a life of #knifecrime Watch: itv.com/news/tyne-tees…

Bereaved parents call for graduated driver licenses for young drivers, which would prohibit having peer passengers. Andrew Rowlands’ parents say they lost their future when he was killed in crash, so they want to save future of other young people. Watch: itv.com/news/tyne-tees…

Memory of Sycamore Gap tree kept alive in British artist's woodland

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600 saplings to be planted in North Yorkshire in memory of the felled tree at #Sycamoregap Northumberland. Artist Lucy Pittaway planted the first one and says she’ll plant one for every print she sells of her painting “Sycamore Gap”. Watch here: itv.com/news/tyne-tees…

The Jermain Defoe Football Academy is set to open in September East Durham College - students will develop football skills & receive academic tuition. Jermain Defoe OBE told me he wants to “give something back” to the young people of East Durham. Watch: itv.com/news/tyne-tees…

North Tyneside nursery owner calls on government to “pay more” as she has to resort to charging parents a “sustainability fee” to make up for gap in “free” childcare policy. Watch here: itv.com/news/tyne-tees…