All news by author: Alethea Farline

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Chilling moment teen sprayed in face with ammonia and bleach in doorstep attack
Shannelle Farrier, 19, was left in excruciating pain and needed her eyes washed out with several litres of water at hospital after David Nicholson threw the chemicals in her face
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'I went to Magaluf to party for the day - it was cheaper than a UK train ticket'
Influencer Ben Saunders jumped on a plane from Stansted airport, at 12.55pm on July 29 before touching down in Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain a few hours later
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Flat is destroyed by fire after e-bike battery overheated while charging
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service says the blaze in Elswick, Newcastle, should serve as a warning to electric bike and scooter owners as the flat was decimated
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Paedophile guilty of stabbing girl to death and dumping her in derelict building
Jurors took less than two hours to convict David Boyd of the murder of Nikki Allan, who was battered, stabbed and dumped in a warehouse in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in 1992
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Home Bargains shopper who spent £317 vows not to return after £100 parking fine
Andrew Bradley and wife Amey racked up a big bill at the budget store in Stanley, County Durham, as they stocked up and bought Christmas presents on December 21.