Mason Maxwell, 34, who changed his name from Kane Hutchinson and originally from Gateshead, has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of a string of sex offences against children
The delivery driver's daughter has told how she had only recently rekindled her relationship with her dad before he was found stabbed to death in Gateshead
Council officers have recommended to local authority bosses to begin talks around proposals for the closure of its "most vulnerable school" despite pleas from parents.