CCTV shows the moment a prolific thief fled a rural farm shop in his Vauxhall Corsa with a brave staff member on the bonnet.

A twisted paedophile, an arsonist and a rioting couple were among the criminals put behind bars during January. Also locked up during the course of the month were drug dealers and crime gang members.

German brand Opel doesn't tend to get mentioned in the same sentences as Mercedes-AMG or BMWs M division, but it tried its best to match them.

A Teesville family have been left 'devastated' after their car was destroyed by a late-night fire on Burns Road ...

Emerson Viegas, from Walker in Newcastle, had two deflated tyres and was caught after a concerned witness saw his bad driving ...

Three men - and one youth - wielded a sledgehammer, axe, pole and bar as they launched the horrifying attack on the workers ...