A son who crashed his father's taxi during a high-speed police chase while on bail has been jailed for 27 months.

Ross Orde, 22, took his father's Ford Mondeo on an early-morning joyride on June 21 while on bail for a cashpoint mugging.

Newcastle Crown Court heard he was spotted by police in North Shields, where he lost control on a roundabout.

He pulled away and a 60mph chase through 30mph streets followed until Orde hit a fence.

Orde, of Bewicke Road, Wallsend, admitted robbery on the basis he had not been the main instigator. He also pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle-taking, driving while disqualified, failing to provide a specimen, having no insurance and possession of a class-B drug.