For nearly a week, Middlesbrough has been gripped by a wave of violence that has left residents too intimidated to leave their homes.

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For nearly a week, Middlesbrough has been gripped by a wave of violence that has left residents too intimidated to leave their homes.

Residents of Middlesbrough say their lives are being blighted by balaclava-clad thugs stealing cars and joyriding through local streets - as well as a spate of gang-linked ramming…