Middlesbrough News from the BBC

The latest News in Middlesbrough.

• Tue, 18 May 2010 15:50:14 GMTLife term for grandmother killer
  A Teesside man is jailed for life after being found guilty of strangling a pensioner, then torching her home to destroy evidence of her murder.
• Tue, 18 May 2010 05:45:10 GMTTeenager threatened with hacksaw
  Two youths threaten a 16-year-old boy with a hacksaw before stealing his mobile phone in Middlesbrough.
• Mon, 17 May 2010 19:01:11 GMTWoman 'critical' after car crash
  A 39-year-old woman is seriously injured when her car crashes into a dry-stone wall.
• Mon, 17 May 2010 18:14:32 GMTJobs blow for call centre staff
  More than 1,000 North East call centre staff lose their jobs after a company calls in the administrators.
• Sun, 16 May 2010 12:05:18 GMTNew motors for Transporter Bridge
  The motors in Middlesbrough's iconic Transporter Bridge are being replaced after almost 100 years.
• Fri, 14 May 2010 06:19:42 GMTHammer killer refused interview
  A psychopath who killed a Teesside doctor with a hammer is refused the right to a face-to-face newspaper interview.
• Fri, 14 May 2010 06:16:30 GMTHow long do honeymoons last?
  The UK's new Conservative-Liberal Democrat government looks as though it is about to embark on its honeymoon period. But how long do such love-ins with the public last and what brings them to an end?
• Thu, 13 May 2010 14:31:43 GMTSoldier attack suspect is bailed
  A 19-year-old man is bailed over an assault on a Teesside soldier, who is critically ill in hospital.
• Thu, 13 May 2010 13:47:19 GMTFraud charges for airline owner
  The owner of an airline planning to fly between Durham Tees Valley Airport and London appears in court charged with fraud.
• Thu, 13 May 2010 06:34:46 GMTDamaged bridge closed until July
  A Teesside bridge found damaged after heavy rainfall will remain closed until at least July, say engineers.