• Gateshead thief vows to quit drink and go straight for the sake of his newborn son
• South Shields 7-year-old was diagnosed with blood cancer after complaining of 'heart pain'
• North East motorists before the courts after their driving created danger on the roads
• Air Ambulance called out after 'pedestrian hit by vehicle' in Sunderland
• Pregnant teenage drugs courier tried to import £225,000 of cannabis at Newcastle Airport