Armed police storm old North East school and discover massive 800-plant cannabis farm

Police were called to suspicious activity at Sunderland High School, with armed officers locating 800 cannabis plants inside

Volunteers painstakingly gather plastic pellets washing up on beaches after ship collision on 19 July “You’ve got a local community that really cares about the coastline,” said Alice Laverty, reflecting on the huge army of volunteers who had taken to crisis-hit beaches in north-east England with passion and only the mo