- Graeme Hetherington will be bringing you live updates from court as the jury is sworn in for the Darlington bomb hoax trial
- Jake Freeman was arrested in connection with the alleged bomb hoax on Neasham Road, Darlington in October 2023.
- The alleged incident happened at around 3.50pm on October 24 and a police cordon was in place for several hours.
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