Christopher Yates, of Swalwell, subjected the seven-month-old baby to the kind of forces usually seen in a high speed car crash by violently shaking him Source: ChronicleLive

illegal cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco with an estimated retail value of nearly £3,000 were seized from multiple premises Source: ChronicleLive

The councillor was elected to represent the Hylton Castle ward for Reform UK in May Source: ChronicleLive

Here are the times and some of the locations where you can help with beach cleans after a nurdle spill in the River Tyne Source: ChronicleLive

Seven-year-old Musa Ahmed has died in hospital, his family has confirmed, after he was pulled from the water during an Essex beach tragedy at West Mersea Source: ChronicleLive

Emergency services including air ambulance were called to the scene Source: ChronicleLive