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A court has heard how a man accused of murder in a late-night attack left his victim bed-bound, fed by a tube and unable to talk;

A local company has revealed it is involved in the rescue efforts following the massive earthquakes which have affected Turkey and Syria;

...and Cleveland Police are reminding the public to consider if their call is a real emergency before calling them.

A court has heard how a man accused of murder in a late-night attack left his victim bed-bound, fed by a tube and unable to talk.

36 year-old Ray Whincup is accused of fatally injuring 40-year-old Mark Robinson on the night of July 27, 2020.

Mr Robinson was taken to hospital with serious injuries, including bleeding to his brain, after the assault in Redcar. 

He died a year later in August 2021.

It is alleged Mr Whincup carried out the attack over a drug debt of just £20.

Mr Whincup denies murder and the trial continues

A local company has revealed it is involved in the rescue efforts following the massive earthquakes which have affected Turkey and Syria.

A specially trained rescue team from ICL Group based in Israel, and which is the parent company of ICL Boulby, has joined in the rescue operation.

With the death toll already estimated at over 5,000 and many thousands more injured and still missing, the ICL Group Rescue Crew, which has been involved in previous operations, including the aftermath of the earthquake tragedy in Mexico in 2017, left for the affected area yesterday, carrying specialised equipment, tools, and warm clothing.

The 7.8 magnitude quake struck in the early hours of Monday while people were asleep. It was followed by a 7.5-magnitude tremor together with many aftershocks.

Cleveland Police are reminding the public to consider if their call is a real emergency before calling them.

On Monday, demand in Control Room at Cleveland Police was very high with call handlers receiving nearly 1,200 calls in a 24-hour period.

Many of the calls were 999 calls, however the force says that some of the calls were via 101 and were not a policing matter. 

The force says that whilst Force Contact Officers are answering non police related matters, they could be answering a call to a victim whose life may be in danger, and are reminding the public to only call 999 in an emergency.