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Lego landmarks on display in Newcastle
Seen the Lego Movie? Now a whole city, including Olympic Park and London St Pancras Station, has been built brick by brick in Newcastle.
Read the full storyHundreds of superheroes angered by queue size
Hundreds of sci-fi and comic book fans vented their frustration after being forced to wait for hours outside the Newcastle Film and Comic Con, one of the first and largest conventions of its kind in the North East.
People from across Britain - many in fancy dress and with children - descended on Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena for the event, the Newcastle Film and Comic Con 2014, but some told ITV Tyne Tees the event was a "shambles", as they spent the afternoon queuing outside.
Dan Ashby reports.
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Fans vent queue frustration on Twitter
@itvtynetees I left the queue after waiting for 90 minutes, by far the most badly organised event I've ever been to.
@itvtynetees absolute joke. No communication; no explanations; very badly organised & a very upset 6 yr old.explanations are needed.
@itvtynetees been queuing for almost 3hrs and still nowhere near the door. Used to queuing for cons but this is terrible.
VIDEO: Fans travel from all over the UK and say they've been waiting hours to get into Comic Con
Fans and families made to wait for hours outside Newcastle Comic Convention
Queues for a film and comic convention stretched around the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle as families were made to wait for hours to go in.
Fans on social media complained that their children were in tears and some had left the Newcastle Film and Comic Con without ever getting inside - even though they had bought tickets in advance.
A spokesperson from Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena said selling tickets and managing the event was the responsibility of the promoter, not the arena's management.
Fans complain of queueing for hours for comic convention in Newcastle
Comic fans have complained of waiting for hours to get into a convention at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena.
Two queues stretched the length of the building and several fans said they had not been able to get in at all - even though they had bought tickets in advance.
Newcastle Film and Comic Con Fiasco. Organisation non existent and queuing shambles. No communication A lot of angry people. Off to pub
Well, that was a waste. Don't bother gping to Newcastle Comic Con even if you do get tix in advance - no guarantee you'll get in!!!
Well I was going to go to Newcastle Comic Con but the queues are REDONCULOUS! Need to get my money back! Poor organisation! #gutted
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Lego St Pancras station uses 180,000 bricks
This model of St Pancras railway station in London is made out of 180,000 Lego bricks and took its creator Warren Elsmore, 37, more than 500 hours to build. It is five feet tall and even has details such as a guest in a hotel bath.
The St Pancras model is one of 70 models at a Lego exhibition at the Centre for Life in Newcastle, which also features miniature versions of London's Olympic Park and Buckingham Palace - with a tiny Duke and Duchess of Cambridge waving from the balcony.
Sex offences probe: police make more arrests
Northumbria Police has made four further arrests as the operation into sexual offences against a number of woman and girls on Tyneside continues. The total number of arrests as part of Operation Sanctuary, launched on January 27, now stands at 58.
Three people have also been charged with sexual offences since that date .Officers have identified approximately 80 vulnerable women and girls and are working to make contact with them all.
– Deputy Chief Constable Steve Ashman, Northumbria Police"This is about vulnerability and those offenders who prey on women and girls who may be vulnerable in some way. It is imperative that we work together to stop this happening in our communities. "Since we launched Operation Sanctuary it has been expanded to take in all crimes that target vulnerable females far beyond the scope of the original investigation. This is a direct result of the information the public have told us about and the need to ensure we have a true picture of crimes that specifically target vulnerability."
Scan mistake could have led to unneccessary abortion.
by Julia Barthram
Hazel Wiggins was told to abort her baby when a scan failed to find a heartbeat. She demanded a second scan which showed her baby was alive.
Read the full storyNile Ranger investigation: police suspended
Two police officers involved in the Nile Ranger rape investigation have been suspended from duty.
Ranger, 22, was cleared of rape earlier this week at Newcastle Crown Court.
It had been alleged, wrongly, that the former Newcastle United striker attacked a woman at a hotel in Jesmond.
Now two officers involved in the case face an internal investigation.
– Deputy Chief Constable Steve Ashman, Northumbria Police“We can confirm that two officers are currently suspended for neglect of duty. We took legal advice and were told that if any disciplinary hearing took place before the trial it could prejudice the rape trial. Therefore we reluctantly postponed misconduct proceedings. However, now the trial is concluded the investigation can now progress."
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