North Shields

Karl Wilson, 49, of Northumbria Police, is on trial at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court where he denies two counts of assaulting his wife.

Paul Smith, 67, left his dogs Molly and Bobby with severely rotting teeth and fur matted with faeces. He was was given a suspended eight-week prison sentence.

Tony Pinkerton was travelling home from a martial arts class when he saw a woman being followed by a man onto the train at Wallsend.