The Week in Pictures: 11th - 17th May
A selection of the best photographs and images from the Tyne Tees region this week.
The Week in Pictures: May 4th - 10th
A selection of the best photographs and images from the Tyne Tees region this week.
Man found guilty of killing his partner's baby
A man has been convicted of the murder of a two-month old baby boy. Karl Walker inflicted fatal head injuries on Logan Ormston
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Full report: Man jailed for life for murder of baby
A man's been jailed for life for the murder of a two month old baby. A court heard that Karl Walker, from Gateshead, killed Logan Ormston because he wouldn't stop crying.
The baby's mother Courtney Ormston escaped jail despite being found guilty of allowing the death of a child. Watch Kenny Toal's report here:
Man jailed for life for murdering baby boy
A man has been jailed for life for murdering a two-month-old baby boy.
24-year-old Karl Walker denied killing Logan Ormston but was found guilty by the jury at Newcastle Crown Court.
Logan Ormston died at the RVI in March 2011. A post mortem examination established his death was caused by a head injury.
Police launched an investigation and Karl Walker of Durham Road in Gateshead and Courtney Ormston of Condercum Road were subsequently arrested and charged.
Today Walker was sentenced to life with a minimum of 16 years. Courtney Ormston was found guilty of allowing the death of a child and has been sentenced to 12 months suspended for two years.
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Mega-canal would provide water for the south
Plans for a "mega-canal" connecting Northumberland with London have been put forward to the Government by multinational company AECOM.
The idea is to provide water supplies to southern England, but AECOM say it could also solve many transport, power and agricultural problems.
The 24 metre wide waterway would draw water principally from the Kielder reservoir in Northumberland and the Lake District in Cumbria, using gravity to continue its flow south.
It is estimated that the project could cost £14 billion.
Man found guilty of murdering baby boy
A man has been found guilty at Newcastle Crown Court of murdering his partner's two-month-old baby boy because "he wouldn't stop crying." 24-year-old Karl Walker from Dene Road in Gateshead fatally injured Logan Ormston in March 2011.
Logan was taken to the RVI for treatment following the attack but his life-support machine was switched off the next day.
Logan's mother, Courtney Ormston, was found guilty of allowing the death of a child. Both will be sentenced by the judge at Newcastle Crown Court this afternoon.
Plans for huge canal from Kielder Water to London
Plans for a huge canal, connecting Northumberland and Cumbria with London, are being drawn up by an American company. The idea is to provide water supplies for the South of England.
The canal would begin by drawing water from the Kielder reservoir in Northumberland, and would then go west into Cumbria, using gravity to continue its flow further south to Leeds, Birmingham and onto London.
Aecom, the engineering company behind the London 2012 Olympic Park, says it could cost £14billion.
Movie shot in North East stars Hollywood actor
A new thriller which has been shot entirely in the North East, premieres tonight. Independent production company Corona Pictures filmed The Liability during November and December 2011.
It stars Tim Roth, whose credits include Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, and Jack O'Connell, who was in This is England and Skins.
North East investors in the film include Middleton Enterprises and the North East Creative Content Fund. Locations in the movie include Dunstanburgh Castle, the port of Blyth, Morpeth, Hartlepool, Darlington and Hexham.
The film will be screened for the first time this evening at the Tyneside Cinema. It's released nationwide on May 17th.
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The Week in Pictures: 28th April - 4 May 2013
A selection of the best photographs and images from the Tyne Tees region this week.
Read the full storyVoting underway
Polling stations have opened in parts of our region.
David Miliband's resignation in March triggered a by-election for a new MP in South Shields.
And there are council elections in Northumberland, County Durham and North Yorkshire, and a mayoral election on North Tyneside.
Soldiers back from Afghanistan to receive medals
Hundreds of soldiers based at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire will have their return from a six month tour of Afghanistan honoured today with the presentation of their operational medals.
The troops were deployed to Task Force Helmand between October 2012 and April 2013. The medals will be presented to them by the Duke of Edinburgh.
Full report: Animal cruelty in the region rises again
Figures from the RSPCA show cases of cruelty to pets and livestock have increased in the North East by almost ten percent.
The charity's inspectors say the recession has lead to even more animals being abandoned and badly treated. Caution: You may find some of the images in this report upsetting.
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