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April 26, 2025

Gastropub shut with £1.4m debts

POPULAR VENUE CEASES TRADING AND LIQUIDATORS CALLED IN

2 mins

Pub serving up VE Day drinks at 1940s prices

SPECIAL TREATS FOR VETERANS AT FAVOURITE CITY PUB

2 mins

Man grabbed his gran by the neck when she refused to give him a cigarette

A DRUNKEN yob assaulted his own grandmother after she refused him a cigarette in the middle of the night.

1 min

Bus lane becomes new fines hotspot

A BUS lane where fines have rocketed since the closure of the Gateshead Flyover has become the town’s penalty hotspot.

2 mins

'We're delighted to have hit this major milestone'

THE Northumberland Line has reached another major milestone this week with over 250,000 passenger journeys completed.

2 mins

Calls for assurances over future of castle

A NORTHUMBERLAND castle that has been shut to the public must reopen \"as a matter of urgency\", an MP says.

2 mins

POLICE APPEAL FOR ANY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC

POLICE have appealed for information about the death of a man who has been described as the \"life and soul of the party\" by his heartbroken wife.

2 mins

Tribute paid to crash victim who was 'life and soul of party'

POLICE have appealed for information about the death of a man who has been described as the \"life and soul of the party\" by his heartbroken wife.

2 mins

Photographers make memories in minature

HOW A TINY BOOKLET WITH COASTAL VIEWS BECAME BIG HIT WITH SEASIDE VISITORS

2 mins

‘We are so grateful to the donor for such a selfless gift’

MAN TAKING ON LONDON MARATHON TO THANK HEART DONOR WHO SAVED HIS WIFE'S LIFE

2 mins

'I watched Ghost Stories and it's the scariest thing I've seen on stage'

I'M a fan of spooky theatre. I first saw The Woman in Black as a student and have been hooked to ghost stories played out on stage in an atmosphere where you can hear a pin drop ever since.

3 mins

Apple eyes a shift to India

APPLE is planning to move the production of iPhones it sells in the US to India and away from China in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs, it has been reported.

1 min

Leaders arrive for funeral

WORLD leaders will attend the funeral of Pope Francis today.

2 mins

Trio jailed over robber murder bid

THREE men have been jailed for plotting to kill a former cagefighter convicted of Britain's largest cash robbery.

1 min

All options 'remain on table' for Ukraine, says Downing St

DOWNING Street has said that all options “remain on the table” when it comes to support for Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.

2 mins

EU links are 'priority' over US says Reeves

BRITAIN’S relationship with the EU is \"arguably even more important\" than trading links with the US, the Chancellor said ahead of a meeting with her American counterpart.

1 min

Bruno: 'Act not offensive'

BRITAIN'S Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli has said he does not think semi-finalist Auzzy Blood's horror-themed act is \"offensive\" after the show received hundreds of Ofcom complaints following his audition.

2 mins

East Stand may be dwarfed but it's spectacular

PERCHED high over the city of Newcastle, and undoubtedly one the UK's most spectacular sporting locations, St James' Park's only visual flaw is its disproportionately small East Stand.

2 mins

100 days of Trump is too many

IF the first 100 days of a presidency were probationary, Donald Trump would be lucky to walk away with a severance cheque and a framed photo of himself.

2 mins

AFFAIR HEARING

IF you've ever been cheated on, the thought of being trapped in a villa with your ex might sound like an absolute nightmare.

4 mins

This was the most open and honest interview I've ever given...

\"This was probably the most open and honest interview that I've ever given. I trusted everybody in the room, and it took a little while to win everybody over, but I think I did that,\" says Danny.

2 mins

OH, BROTHER!

IT'S A BUSY WEEK FOR CARL, WHO FIRST TRIES IT ON WITH SIBLING KEV'S WIFE... THEN JOINS SISTER DEBBIE AT THE NEUROLOGY CLINIC

1 min

TAME THAT MANE

HOW TO COMBAT THE SPRINGTIME STRUGGLE WITH FRIZZY HAIR, BY LARA OWEN

2 mins

SEWAGE HOTSPOTS OF 2024

HERE were 563,730 sewage spills across England and Wales in 2024, according to figures from the Rivers Trust.

2 mins

Skelton fears chances may go up in smoke

HOE Joly Smoke will fly the flag for Dan Skelton, as he attempts to defy the odds and fend off the Willie Mullins invasion in the £175,000 bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown on Saturday.

2 mins

Falcons won't show white flag

BATH WILL BE A TOUGH TRIP BUT DIAMOND SAYS HIS SIDE WON'T GIVE UP

2 mins

We're taking it one game at a time, says coach Gaynor

NEWCASTLE Eagles head coach Chloe Gaynor takes her side into the last week of the regular season with two bites at the cherry that would be finishing third in The Super League Basketball standings - a position they currently occupy.

1 min

Black Cats could add to their attacking ranks next week

A CROATIAN outlet has suggested Sunderland are “on the verge” of a transfer breakthrough as early as next week

1 min

Focused Le Bris insists he knows his best XI

REGIS Le Bris insists he knows his best XI ahead of Sunderland’s play-off campaign and the team he picks at Oxford United will be closer to that than in previous matches.

2 mins

Changes Howe may consider as the Tractor Boys roll into St James'

EDDIE Howe will be back in the hotseat this afternoon at St James' Park after an absence of two weeks following a bout of pneumonia.

2 mins

Midfielder Yildiz happy at signing for United

NEWCASTLE United have rubber-stamped the exciting signing of Baran Yildiz after overcoming a visa-related issue.

1 min

'The doctor acted quickly, it could have had a different outcome'

EDDIE Howe has heaped praise on Newcastle United’s head of medicine, Dr Paul Catterson, after the medic made a quick intervention to spot his worsening condition as he battled the early stages of pneumonia.

1 min