• Newcastle taxi driver denies falsely imprisoning and sexually assaulting woman in his cab
• Son of alleged murder victim tells court he saw his dad dying after knife attack in Gateshead
• Gateshead recipe box business to launch into supermarkets after crowdfunding
• Police search land beside A19 for remains of North East mum killed by estranged husband
• New pictures released of missing Durham man who has not been seen for four days