Middlesbrough MP says gangs and drugs are 'clearly featuring' in Teesside incidents

How Middlesbrough became the UK’s crime capital: ‘What the hell happens next?’

High levels of unemployment and poverty have led to the north-east town suffering disproportionately with organised criminal networks and suspected gang wars. That escalated this week with a series of car rammings and a deadly house fire, leaving residents fearing for what comes next, as Holly Evans reports

'Drugs, family warfare & grudges'… locals living in fear as 'gang war' erupts

DUSK falls on the Grangetown estate in Middlesbrough, and a boy of around eight whizzes around on a push bike, flicking the middle finger to anyone...

Middlesborough MP says 'intimidation of local residents after A66 crash is terrorism'

A Middlesbrough MP has described the intimidation experienced by residents as “terrorism” amid a week of violence and disorder in the town. Nine people have died since Saturday, and 19 others have been arrested as police investigate a series of serious incidents, including suspected organised crime, firearms and drugs offences, threats to kill and murder.Around 200 officers from neighbouring forces have been drafted in to support Cleveland Polic…

Middlesbrough MP Brands Spate of Violence ‘Terrorism’ as Fears Grow

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Middlesbrough MP says gangs and drugs are 'clearly featuring' in Teesside incidents

Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald has said that gangs and drugs are 'clearly featuring' in the recent incidents across Teesside.