#BREAKING #JaySlater Canary Islands Higher Court of Justice: “We have a positive identification and more data: Fingerprint tests show that the body is they of Jay Slater and that the death was caused by trauma consistent with a fall in a rocky area.” bbc.com/news/articles/…

#JaySlater #Tenerife ⁦Jonathan Humphries⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

After all their hard work, rangers at National Trust are delighted with today’s results “You’re their guardians and you do become attached to them, every single one” #Northumberland #environment #birdflu bbc.com/news/articles/…

THOMAS KWAN TRIAL: An extraordinary case here at Newcastle Crown Court. Jury told “Sometimes … the truth really is stranger than fiction” bbc.com/news/articles/…

#NEW NEWCASTLE EXPLOSION: An Aunt of the 7 year old boy who died - named locally as Archie York - tells me “He was such a loving boy, and had a cheeky little grin on his face all of the time. He loved Spider Man and had just started learning how to swim”

Ryan Wellings smiled as he left the courtroom. As he starts a six year sentence, Kiena’s family start a new chapter, raising the little girl she left behind. And investigations continue. Three Lancashire Police officers face misconduct proceedings. bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3w8…

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Supt Kevin Waring, Northumbria Police: “We often hear references made to mindless acts of vandalism – but that term has never been more relevant than today in describing the actions of those individuals”

#sycamore Gale Gilchrist, CPS North East “In just under 3 minutes, Graham and Carruthers ended its historic legacy in a deliberate and mindless act of destruction. As news of their crime spread … the pair exchanged messages, revelling in the public outcry they had caused”

#Sycamoregap I’ve just spoken to a member of the police investigation team who said so much hard work had gone into it, they were delighted with the verdicts.