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Sunderland News May 16, 2022

Suspected Sunderland e-scooter thieves arrested after police helicopter pursuit
by ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Aaron Morris) on May 25, 2022 at 12:42 pm
Two men, aged 24 and 19, were arrested on suspicion of robbery
Serial Sunderland motor menace snared after his car breaks down during police pursuit
by ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Sara Nichol) on May 25, 2022 at 8:00 am
Terence Dunn, who has a staggering 63 past convictions for driving while disqualified and four for dangerous driving, has been locked up after leading an officer on a chase through residential streets
North East news LIVE: Major delays on A1 Western Bypass Southbound after two-vehicle crash
by ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Tom Beattie) on May 25, 2022 at 5:00 am
Chronicle Live's breaking news service including Wednesday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
Planet Circus on the hunt for trainee clown as travelling show lands in Sunderland
by ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Aaron Morris) on May 24, 2022 at 8:00 pm
The travelling circus act are looking for a trainee to join their ranks as an understudy to their renowned international resident act Andreea
Three men arrested following an alleged scooter theft in Sunderland
by ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Maria Cassidy) on May 24, 2022 at 4:44 pm
The three men - aged 23, 22 and 19 - who were arrested remain under investigation.

Sue Gray report condemns Boris Johnson and Government for failings which led to partygate scandal
by Neil Fatkin on May 25, 2022 at 12:20 pm
An official inquiry into the partygate scandal has said the "senior leadership" in Boris Johnson's Government must "bear responsibility" for the culture which led to coronavirus lockdown rules being broken.
Sunderland ballet dancers selected for Sleeping Beauty performance
by Hayley Lovely on May 25, 2022 at 11:53 am
Three ballet dancers from Wearside have been selected to dance at English Youth Ballet’s (EYB) performance of Sleeping Beauty.
Sunderland to get its first roller rink in Keel Square with live DJ - here's when it opens
by Georgina Cutler on May 25, 2022 at 11:39 am
A new roller rink is set to open in Keel Square this summer with a live DJ playing tunes from across the decades.
See the aerial 'heat source' images that helped police catch two suspected Sunderland scooter robbers in a garden shed
by Ryan Smith on May 25, 2022 at 11:20 am
Police have arrested two men on suspicion of robbery after the National Police Air Service noticed a heat source coming from a garden shed.
Listen to Part 2 of Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach, a true crime podcast out now
by Kelly Crichton on May 25, 2022 at 10:42 am
Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach is a new two-part podcast series launched last week to mark 16 years to the day since the discovery of human remains on the Featherbed Rocks in north-east England.