Hartlepool’s police station cells are "highly unlikely" to reopen on a full-time basis due to "resource issues", according to the region's police and crime chief.
The fugitive figurehead of an organised crime group which attempted to smuggle migrants into the United Kingdom has been jailed for 20 years following a lengthy police investigation.
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