A seven-year-old boy has died after a large explosion in a street in Benwell, Newcastle. Six people have also been taken to hospital “with varying injuries” after the incident that destroyed a number ...

Councillor Rob Higgins, who represents the Benwell and Scotswood ward on Newcastle City Council, was given a tour of the Benwell Dene scheme by its developer, Placefirst, and contractor Lovell, which ...