DEAD rats and dirty nappies washed up on a flooded Wallsend street after the North East was hammered by dramatic downpours. Flash floods, hail and thunderstorms caused havoc on Monday afternoon as the region was battered by sudden showers, causing the drains to spill over. One horrified mum described the “manky” scenes she discovered when

A TEEN killer who stabbed a new mum to death on her first night out after giving birth in a crazed attack is back in jail, less than six months after she was freed. Jordan Jobson was just 15-years-old when she knifed Samantha Madgin, 18, to death in Wallsend, North Tyneside in August 2007. The

BRITS have hit the town to make the most of the first long weekend since pubs reopened. People across the country descended to pubs and bars yesterday to celebrate May Bank Holiday and newfound freedoms after restrictions eased last month. Punters hit al fresco boozers and eateries across the UK on May Bank Holiday weekend

Jermaine Jenas has made a good job of moving into football punditry after a stellar Premier League career. But now the ex-Tottenham and England midfielder will be looking to become a star in the presenting world as he joins Alex Jones and Ronan Keating as presenters on The One Show.

WHILE we wait for news on international travel, Brits are locking in breaks in Britain, with coastal and countryside spots already getting booked up for the summer. UK cities, meanwhile, still have room for tourists – and they offer plenty of things to do come rain or shine, plus cheap rooms from £20 a night.