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Mugshot of Ormston. He has faint black stubble and thick dark hair swept across his forehead

Drug driver 'blighted' pensioners' lives in crash

Drug-fuelled Steven Ormston went on a 90-minute rampage in his van before crashing head-on into a car.

River Tyne near NWL treatment works

Probe as 'sulphur-stinking' waste seen in river

One witness said it was the worst discharge he had ever seen on that stretch of the River Tyne.

Burnt-out car

Police probe into burnt-out car in riverside park

A dog walker said leaving the car so badly damaged in the Newcastle park was "mindless destruction".