Reporter, ITV News Tyne Tees | Cumbrian | City fan | e: kris.jepson@itv.com | x: @krisjepson | i: @kris.jepson https://www.itv.com/news/meet-the-team/kris-jepsonhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mstkx5ak6k2aExperts warn about long-term ecological and environmental impact of the plastic nurdles spill at the Port of Tyne. 📺⬇️11 Aug 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstkx5ak6k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mo7lmktva22jFormer Labour Minister Sir Chris Mullin is knighted in King’s Birthday Honours, as is @durham.ac.uk cosmologist, Prof Sir Carlos Frenk. Halo Project Yasmin Khan gets CBE, @beamishmuseum.bsky.social Rhiannon Hiles awarded an OBE and chair of @nechamber.bsky.social John Marshall gets an OBE 📺⬇️14 Jun 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7lmktva22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mnq6stzhfs2fOn Thursday we filmed in Northumberland near RAF Boulmer to see a sand artwork created by volunteers of @ssafaofficial.bsky.social & Soul2Sand to mark the 82nd anniversary of #DDay 📺⬇️07 Jun 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnq6stzhfs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mnamrfzm5c2vSocial media historian from Chester-le-Street #thehistorygossip makes Forbes Europe’s 30 under 30 list for Media & Marketing. She talks becoming TilTok sensation, making history accessible for younger audiences and deals with imposter syndrome, living by the mantra “shy bairns get nowt” 📺⬇️01 Jun 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnamrfzm5c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mnakfa2rjs23Brother of BBC charity worker, Kate Mitchell, murdered in her Kenyan hotel room in November 2021, frustrated by 'obstructive' inquest delays. Still awaiting response from Kenyan Justice Ministry/authorities 📺⬇️01 Jun 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnakfa2rjs23https://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mlayuyo3g22wFor first time in 10 years the Disabled Ramblers navigate a 6.5 mile trail around Kielder Forest, using special tramper mobility scooters 📺⬇️07 May 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlayuyo3g22whttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mkqvtu334c2hTen arrests made during Cleveland Police raids as part of Operation Mars, an investigation in response to violent disorder between Middlesbrough and Millwall fans on Good Friday. 📺⬇️01 May 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqvtu334c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mkinamoikc26In her first TV interview, Stacey Vint tells me she’s “sorry” for her actions during the Middlesbrough riots in 2024 and says she’s “not racist”. After years of drug abuse/homelessness she’s turning her life around, sharing her experience in schools to deter anyone getting involved in future unrest.27 Apr 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkinamoikc26https://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mepa5x3zic2eThe family of Maya Chappell, who was murdered at the age of two by her mother's partner, have managed to secure more than 100,000 signatures calling for a parliamentary debate on the introduction of 'Maya's Law'. 📺⬇️13 Feb 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepa5x3zic2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mdqfwfkvvs2wExc: Riots Recovery - Middlesbrough teachers and youth workers attend anti-racism and extremism workshops and are given the tools to combat racist narratives presented by young people, as town attempts to reduce the risk of future riots. 📺⬇️31 Jan 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqfwfkvvs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mdo47q2uxs2vExc: Riots Recovery - Middlesbrough teachers and youth workers attend anti-racism and extremism workshops and are given the tools to combat racist narratives presented by young people, as town attempts to reduce the risk of future riots. 📺⬇️ https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-01-30/riots-recovery-middlesbrough-teachers-educated-on-racism-and-extremist-ideology30 Jan 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo47q2uxs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mdjlmyzlnc2x“They'll have to kill me to get me out this house” Horden residents serve Judicial Review papers on Durham County Council in court bid to save homes from the local authority’s demolition plans for its regeneration masterplan 📺⬇️ https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-01-28/theyll-have-to-kill-me-to-get-me-out-this-house-residents-bid-to-save-homes29 Jan 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjlmyzlnc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3mcduidqsrk2gNorth East had highest rate of U-18s in drug treatment programmes in England between 2024-25, according to new figures from the BBC Shared Data Unit. Some 61 per cent of those youngsters were aged 15 or under. One charity we spoke to is supporting kids as young as 11. https://www.itv.com/watch/news/north-east-has-highest-rate-of-young-people-in-drug-treatment-programmes-in-england/bdkjw5314 Jan 2026 00:58 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcduidqsrk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3lephpk2nd22y#newyearsday #northernlights #barrowinfurness01 Jan 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lephpk2nd22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3ldrpoankgs2hOfficers from Cleveland Police will be on patrol policing the night time economy throughout #Christmas as part of its We Are Here campaign. See what to expect from our report earlier this week. 📺⬇️ https://www.itv.com/watch/news/extra-officers-brought-in-to-crack-down-on-drugs-this-christmas/v2c63f021 Dec 2024 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldrpoankgs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3lde2ecls2c2rHundreds turned out in Guisborough on Saturday to pay respects to Royal Marine veteran, Sam Morgan, who took his own life in November. Sam served three tours of Afghanistan, but lived with #PTSD Family & friends improvements to veterans’ mental healthcare 📺⬇️ https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2024-12-15/hundreds-turn-out-for-veterans-funeral-amid-calls-for-better-ptsd-care15 Dec 2024 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lde2ecls2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3ld2fasuv6s25The search for former England player, Tom Voyce, continues in the River Aln. He’s been missing since Saturday night, when police believe he tried to cross a ford in his car, but was swept away during #StormDarragh 📺⬇️ https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2024-12-11/searches-continue-for-missing-ex-england-rugby-player-tom-voyce11 Dec 2024 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2fasuv6s25https://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3lcvk7y3xzc2vA new #veterans breakfast club in #Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire have been helping residents who have been flooded, following #StormDarragh 📺⬇️ https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2024-12-09/people-rally-round-in-clean-up-after-devastating-floods-caused-by-storm-darragh09 Dec 2024 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvk7y3xzc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3lbzy5ic5522o“Katrice is that girl in the red dress, frozen in time in my head” Richard Lee on his daughter’s 45th birthday, 43yrs after she vanished from an army base in #Paderborn, Germany. Today a #SongForKatrice was released to #HelpFindKatrice #MissingKatrice #WeLiveInHope 📺⬇️ https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2024-11-28/song-released-for-girls-45th-birthday-after-she-went-missing-in-germany-in-198128 Nov 2024 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzy5ic5522ohttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3lbuwv2hpzk22North East has second highest rate in England of people out of work. Government plans to give a share of £125m trailblazer scheme money to the region to join up health, work and skills support as part of its “Get Britain Working” plan. 📺⬇️ https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2024-11-26/my-biggest-fear-is-going-into-the-workplace-again-after-decade-off-sick26 Nov 2024 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuwv2hpzk22https://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3lbsbkotbgk2x“Spiked & raped”, County Durham woman waives anonymity to raise awareness of spiking. Hannah welcomes the govt’s plan to make spiking a criminal offence, but says it needs to be dealt with “consistently” across the country to work. PM says it’s key to halving #VAWG 📺⬇️ https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2024-11-25/i-was-spiked-and-raped-woman-says-change-in-law-welcome-but-more-to-be-done25 Nov 2024 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbsbkotbgk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3lb5ejvxlrc2zCoroner concluded Aaron Morris’ death due to injuries & failure in response of NE ambulance service, contributed to by neglect. 🔹chances of survival as high as 95% 🔹but 54 mins for ambulance arrival 🔹Air ambu not requested 🔹specialist paramedic stayed in meeting 📺⬇️ https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2024-11-15/death-of-motorcyclist-contributed-to-by-ambulance-service-neglect-coroner-rules17 Nov 2024 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5ejvxlrc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3lb3vujkjos2nChildren as young as 8 are being influenced by #drillmusic, exploited by #gangs & carrying #knives in Newcastle. We meet “Jay”, who’s been in & out of gangs throughout his teens #knifecrime Watch my special report from earlier this year 📺 ⬇️ https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2024-07-04/children-as-young-as-eight-carrying-knives-amid-rise-of-gang-violence16 Nov 2024 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3vujkjos2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisjepson.bsky.social/post/3lb3uvrgpfs2nNew to Bluesky First post My reports can be found here ⬇️ https://www.itv.com/news/meet-the-team/kris-jepson16 Nov 2024 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:jpmpop5et4fvr7ug76prdnjy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3uvrgpfs2n