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LIVE: Police cordon off Whitehills Nature Park in Gateshead

  • There are reports of a police presence in Springwell, Gateshead last night
  • Whitehills Nature Park has been closed off by officers on the scene
  • Multiple police vehicles have been spotted on Aycliffe Crescent
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