The Chronicle - April 09, 2025

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April 09, 2025

Murder suspect to stand trial after not guilty plea

MURDER accused Craig Howse will stand trial later this year after pleading not guilty to killing a man.

1 min

Two girls, 13, arrested over Metro assault

TWO teenagers have been arrested after an attack on a girl from North Shields, while she was travelling on a Tyne and Wear Metro train.

2 mins

The life-changing facility backed by a Toon legend

THE ALAN SHEARER CENTRE HITS FUNDRAISING MILESTONE

2 mins

Cancer threat drove OAP to quit smoking

A RETIRED Gateshead crane operator decided that he needed to quit smoking when his consultant told him he may have cancer.

2 mins

I just wanted to help him... I was gutted I couldn't save him

A MAN has told how he tried to save the life of Stanley gun victim Barry Dawson after he was shot in his home.

1 min

60-year-old shot through window of his own home

A 35-strong team of detectives are working \"around the clock\" after a man was murdered when he was shot through the window of his own home.

2 mins

Victim's cousin is jailed over threat

MURDERED Bradley Tams' cousin has been jailed for threatening the father of a man cleared of killing Bradley with a broken bottle.

2 mins

Bakery in the pink after old Greggs home move

FIRM FINDS 'THE PREFECT LOCATION' AS BUSINESS BOOMS

3 mins

Bus cuts 'simply wrong'

NEXT MONTH WILL SEE AL REDUCTION IN SOME SERVICES

2 mins

All-out bin strike a threat to public health, says Streeting

WES Streeting has warned about the public health situation in Birmingham, where a rubbish collection strike has left bin bags piling up and rats \"crawling around\".

2 mins

'Planning reforms put wildlife at risk'

NEW planning reforms could push species towards extinction and destroy precious habitats, leading nature organisations have warned.

1 min

Reeves resists call for 'buy British' campaign

DOWNING Street resisted calls for a \"buy British\" campaign in light of US tariffs, after the Chancellor slapped down the idea and suggested it could be a barrier to trade.

1 min

China will 'fight to end'

CHINA said it would \"fight to the end\" and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports.

1 min

Meghan reveals medical issues

THE Duchess of Sussex has said she suffered medical complications after childbirth, and had to cope with the \"world\" not knowing.

1 min

Duke turns up for start of appeal

THE Duke of Sussex has been \"singled out for different, unjustified and inferior treatment\", the Court of Appeal heard yesterday, in the royal's challenge over his level of security in the UK.

1 min

How centre revolutionised shopping in the city

NEXT year marks the half-centenary of Newcastle's Eldon Square Shopping Centre - a sprawling, ambitious construction which simultaneously revolutionised retail on Tyneside and physically re-defined the city centre.

2 mins

Thoroughfare with a brutal history

OUR two photographs of Gallowgate in Newcastle offer contrasting views captured 50 years apart in 1975 and 2025.

2 mins

Good Samaritan stabbed in 'gruesome' knife attack

A Good Samaritan was slashed and stabbed with a steak knife by a man whose life he saved in a \"gruesome\" attack.

2 mins

Quick on the DRAW

Katie Abey loves to create art. Here, she tells us all about her interesting career as an illustrator of children's books

2 mins

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE...

From baby animals to blooming bluebell fields, these are the top places to visit for immersion in nature, says SARAH MARSHALL

2 mins

BLINDED BY THE NIGHT

Nocturnal tourism is taking off in Tromsø, finds GRAHAM HISCOTT

4 mins

SWITCH IT UP

JAPANESE console giant Nintendo has built its reputation on revolutionising the gaming world many times over during the company's illustrious history.

2 mins

She's back on the crime wave beat

NICOLA Walker could read out the phone book (remember those?) and the audience would be completely gripped.

1 min

A FAMILIAR FEAR

I HAD not been playing Atomfall for long before I encountered my first Scouser.

3 mins

A THING OF WONDER

Podcasting awards may not have the same buzz as their glamorous, more self-assured older sisters in movies, music and TV, but it's only a matter of time.

1 min

Diamonds back to face old rivals Bears

THE Newcastle Diamonds Speedway team closed their doors at Brough Park for the last time in June 2022, however their most fierce local rivals, the Redcar Bears were determined the Diamonds would roar on North Eastern shale at least once a season to ensure the Black and White Diamond race jacket would live on.

2 mins

Reilly wants to be next talk of Toon

GATESHEAD BMX rider Kieran Reilly is determined to follow in the footsteps of his beloved Newcastle and lift silverware at Saturday's inaugural Red Bull Featured event in Manchester.

2 mins

Mcllroy will block out 'noise' of Masters

GOLF: Rory Mcllroy has vowed to block out the \"noise\" surrounding his latest bid to win the Masters and complete the career grand slam.

1 min

All about Black Cats holding their nerve now, says Townsend

FORMER Republic of Ireland international Andy Townsend has suggested Sunderland must hold their nerve in the Championship promotion battle.

1 min

Great deal to be proud of - Murty

SUNDERLAND U21s fell to a narrow 3-2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in Premier League 2, but lead coach Graeme Murty expressed pride in his youthful squad.

1 min

Cats have eye on Pirates' South African star Mabasa

STRIKER SHINES WHILE CLUB SCOUTS LOOK AT TEAM-MATE

1 min

Kuol makes his mark in U21s rout

AS Newcastle United made light work of Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Monday evening, the club's under-21 side were enjoying an equally easy night themselves as they dispatched Reading's youngsters 7-1 at St James' Park.

1 min

Eight more cup finals will make or break Mags' Euro dreams

AMID the wall-to-wall unbridled ecstasy of Wembley triumph Eddie Howe, Carabao Cup Manager of the Year, broke his public caution of a lifetime to tell it as it really is.