Jury listen to aunt's harrowing 999 call as she finds 'poisoned' boy, 8, dead in bed
Jurors in a Billingham murder trial listened to the harrowing 999 call made by the aunt of an eight-year-old boy found dead in bed next to his mother.
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Jurors in a Billingham murder trial listened to the harrowing 999 call made by the aunt of an eight-year-old boy found dead in bed next to his mother.

Zen Asset Holdings Ltd applied for planning permission to turn a house into a children's home in Billingham
A Billingham mother who poisoned her son with methadone is unfit to enter a plea to murder, a jury has heard.

The double jeopardy killer's 'emotional vulnerability' has deteriorated, according to his solicitors

Libby Instone, 20, from Billingham repeatedly visited North Tees Hospital Urgent Care Centre (UCC) in Stockton

Libby Instone died as a result of an infarction of her small intestine :: The 20-year-old attended hospital three times before she collapsed
Six friends are getting ready to saddle up for a coast to coast challenge in aid of the Great North Air Ambulance Service.

The single vehicle smash happened on Low Grange Avenue, Billingham :: A man has been arrested

Samuel Oliver has been charged with three offences linked to an alleged incident in John Whitehead Park in Billingham

'Reckless' Leighton Watson has been jailed for five years :: Footage shows him driving dangerously through Billingham

Two people have been taken to hospital after the brawl in Billingham's Rievaulx Avenue
Fans of Oasis are promised a night of Britpop nostalgia when tribute band Supernova perform at the Forum Theatre, Billingham next month.

28-year-old Clare Hodgson has overcome numerous health conditions to keep training at Billingham Forum

Leighton Watson's DNA was found all over the bin bag that the gun was wrapped in
The inspirational young woman who has used Billingham Forum as a base to defy health challenges and become a world champion. PETER BARRON reports
A Billingham teenager has been locked up after his fingerprints were recovered from a bin bag containing a sawn-off shotgun which was found dumped on a garden.

Councillor Lisa Evans said Labour leaders were pushing for regeneration progress and the right thing was 'for us to fully acquire the town centre'

One man suffered an injury to his ear in the incident on Quenby Road on Friday night
Officers from Cleveland Police were called to Quenby Road in Billingham at around 10pm on Friday (May 8), following reports of an assault.

The road was closed while emergency services dealt with incident involving a car and motorbike