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A building site in the foreground with piles of bricks behind small plastic barriers. Rows of new detached homes can be seen further back.

Teenager charged after JCB 'driven into' new homes

A 16-year-old is charged with criminal damage after several houses were damaged in Darlington.

A still from a police body camera of the moped riders travelling over the stinger trap. The front wheel is directly above the spikes. There are two people on the moped, one in control and another holding on to him from behind.

Police use stinger trap to stop moped after chase

The moped was being driven dangerously on and off-road during the chase in Darlington, police say.

A person sitting crossed-legged on a pavement. They are wearing beige trousers and a boot is visible. They are holding a rolled-up cigarette. On the ground in front of them are a few coins on a cigarette packet and upturned, green hat.

Fines handed out for begging and drunkenness

Fines of £100 are given out in a city centre for anti-social behaviour, including begging.

A picture of the junction into Gilsland Crescent with a street sign in the bottom right. A tree can be seen growing outside a row of houses.

Homes evacuated as suspected grenade found in shed

Police contact bomb disposal experts and road closures are in place in Darlington.

A picture of Easington Colliery Nature Reserve. A fire can be seen across the horizon on a hill. Dark smoke is blowing into the sky.

Two boys arrested after nature reserve fire

It took six hours to put out the fire at Easington Colliery Nature Reserve, the fire service says.

A group of young train enthusiasts, aged 16-20, stand in a group facing off to camera left. They are crowded around a yellow support pole aboard a new Tyne and Wear Metro train carriage.

Wearside stories you might have missed

A look back at some of the stories you might have missed on Wearside this week.

Side view of part of a police car - mostly the passenger side door. It is white, with blue and yellow stripes, and marked Police, with the Durham Constabulary crest.

Arrest after four-vehicle fatal crash

Durham Police is appealing for information about the crash involving two motorcycles and two cars.

Barry Dawson looks directly at the camera. He has a bald head and a hooped earring in his left ear lobe. He is smiling. Behind him, out of focus, are many people either queueing or waiting for something.

Two more men charged with shooting murder

Five men have now been charged with shooting dead grandfather Barry Dowson through his window.

Daisy the dog. Brown cockapoo which looks like a spaniel. She is looking at the camera and has brown eyes.

Dog attacks almost double, police force data shows

Northumbria Police sees a rise in dog attacks causing injury to a person or assistance dog.