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Closing speeches are being made in the trial of a trio who attacked a factory over its Israel links.

Georgia Coote tells jurors she wanted to disrupt work to prevent "war crimes" in Gaza.

Summer Oxlade tells jurors she believes a Newcastle factory was "complicit" in war crimes.

Three women are accused of targeting an engineering firm believing it had links to Israel.

Three protesters deny causing criminal damage with red paint to a factory in Newcastle.

School staff in South Tyneside and Sunderland are trained to spot speech and language issues early.

A Sunderland councillor says the required £250,000 has come from charges paid by developers.