Cleveland Police appeal for witnesses after the two males suffered serious leg injuries.

They were found unconscious in Stockton after taking suspected sleeping pills, police say

Sean McLeod is the third defendant to take the stand and deny murdering Lewis Bell in Stockton.

The Home Office funding will help combat "far reaching harm" caused by addictions, the council says.

Caleb Wilkinson is sent to prison for stabbing a17-year-old and wielding a knuckle duster.

Two men and a teenager are accused of murdering Lewis Bell in a drug feud but they blame each other.

Jurors hear Lewis Bell was chased down and stabbed in a dispute over drugs.

John Stephenson is chosen as the face of a North East campaign encouraging people to kick the habit.