A trial date has been set for a man accused of attempting to murder an inmate with a hammer at a maximum security prison.

Grant Camilleri, 41, pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including intentional strangulation and assault by beating.

All the planned road closures and roadworks in the region including Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham for the week beginning ...

Emanuel Bedford was found guilty of murdering Deidre Reid in 2021 and sentenced to life without parole after a four-day trial ...