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Three men have been arrested following an incident at Ochre Yards in Gateshead.

- The brother-in-law of a man found on Sunday with a fatal stab wound to the neck Oakland Terrace, Ashington has been charged with his murder.

The BBC reports that a man is in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed in the stomach in Newcastle.

- While in Dubai, Mike Ashley reportedly asked investors for £481 million to buy Newcastle United, according to an Arab website. The figure, reported on Arabian Business.com, is more than double what Ashley has invested in the club.

- A man from Jarrow is due to appear in court today charged with drug smuggling offences after cocaine with a street value of more than £5m was seized off the British coast.

- A man had his car stolen after being threatened at knifepoint outside Temple Park centre car park in South Shields early yesterday morning.

- The Tour of Britain cycling race came to the North East for the first time yesterday. Stage six of the race began in Darlington, taking in a still-soggy Northumberland before finishing Gateshead Quays.

Another day, yet another armed robbery in Tyneside. This time a shop assistant was threatened with a knife during a robbery at an off-licence in Newcastle.