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Police were called to deal with a report of a suspected explosive device spotted by a member of the public on the beach at Marske yesterday;

A man has denied strangling and assaulting a woman during an alleged incident;

...and Police are appealing for information and footage after a man on a pedal cycle sexually assaulted a woman whilst she was pushing a pram in the Marton area of Middlesbrough.

Police were called to deal with a report of a suspected explosive device spotted by a member of the public on the beach at Marske yesterday.

The item was described as visible in sand on the area of the beach in front of where Hummershill Lane meets Church Howle Crescent.

Officers attended the area in order to arrange safe disposal of the item.

Access to the beach was restricted whilst investigations took place.

It is understood that the item which was found is a suspected historical device.

A man has denied strangling and assaulting a woman during an alleged incident.

Paul Donaldson is accused of intentional strangulation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an alleged incident last month.

Mr Donaldson, of Shakespeare Avenue in Grangetown, pleaded not guilty to the offences during a short hearing on Thursday.

During a plea and trial preparation hearing at Teesside Crown Court, the two charges were read out.

It's alleged that on July 22 this year the 32-year-old intentionally strangled a woman and he is also charged with assault thereby occasioning actual bodily harm.

Mr Donaldson will now stand trial for the offences, and a trial date was set for January 5, next year.

No further details were outlined during the short hearing and the defendant was remanded in custody.

Police are appealing for information and footage after a man on a pedal cycle sexually assaulted a woman whilst she was pushing a pram in the Marton area of Middlesbrough.

The incident happened between 4:30pm and 4:40pm on Tuesday as a young woman pushed a child in a pram on a path leading from Eagle Park and Bonnygrove Play Park towards the roundabout at Turnberry Way. 

A man on a bike approached the woman from behind and sexually assaulted her, before riding away on a dark coloured mountain bike. 

The suspect is described as a white male, aged in his twenties to thirties, of average build and wearing shorts and a silver/grey coloured cycle helmet.

Anyone who may have dash cam or private CCTV footage or anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact Cleveland Police on the non-emergency number 101.