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May 01, 2025

New sun-trap river terrace is a real hot spot

OUTDOOR QUAYSIDE VENUE IS PROVING AN INSTANT HIT

2 mins

Jurors see clip of tree's felling and are told of alleged revelling

MOBILE phone footage of the Sycamore Gap tree being felled has been played at the trial of the two men accused of carrying out the \"moronic mission\".

3 mins

Beamish battling it out for £120,000 prize

BEAMISH Museum has been nominated as a finalist for the UK's largest museum prize and could be in line for a big windfall.

1 min

New push to 'assess market demand' for regeneration project

DEVELOPMENT DELAYED DUE TO SPIRALLING COSTS

2 mins

Metro trains back in action after being pulled from service

DOOR PROBLEM HAS NOW BEEN RESOLVED, SAY BOSSES

2 mins

DOOR PROBLEM HAS NOW BEEN RESOLVED, SAY BOSSES

THE Tyne and Wear Metro's new fleet of trains is being put back into service.

2 mins

Jail for boss of care home who abused residents

A CARE home boss who ill-treated and sexually assaulted vulnerable residents claimed his behaviour was \"just banter\".

2 mins

'DISGUSTING ACTS' WERE 'BANTER', HE CLAIMED

A CARE home boss who ill-treated and sexually assaulted vulnerable residents claimed his behaviour was “just banter”.

2 mins

Drunken bully almost tore partner's jeans off in attack

HE ALSO GRABBED HIS TERRIFIED VICTIM BY HER NECK DURING VICIOUS ASSAULT ON BUS

2 mins

'It's very disappointing for everyone involved'

DUNSTON Staiths will not reopen to the public this weekend as planned after an inspection found damage and decay to the wooden structure.

2 mins

Toxic mushroom lunch trial starts

THE Australian host of a weekend family lunch has gone on trial charged with murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt and attempting to murder an uncle with poisonous mushrooms.

1 min

Trump marks 100 days

PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Tuesday celebrated the 100th day of his second term - yet spent much of his rally marking it in campaign mode, fixated on past grudges and grievances.

1 min

Fatal police marksman 'faces sack'

A police group has reacted with fury at the \"nonsensical\" decision that the police marksman who shot Chris Kaba should face a disciplinary hearing and could be sacked.

1 min

Stamp duty move sees sales rocket

HOUSE sales more than doubled in March compared with the same month the previous year as buyers rushed to beat a stamp duty deadline.

1 min

MPs 'should have the final say on any US trade deal'

THE Prime Minister has been urged to support a proposed law which would give Parliament the “final say’ on any trade agreement with the United States.

2 mins

UK 'failing to prepare for climate disaster'

THE Government is failing to prepare the UK for “tomorrow's disaster” of floods, heatwaves, drought and wildfires, its climate advisers have warned.

1 min

Hurley dress at Versace show

A RETROSPECTIVE exhibition of the work of Gianni Versace is to feature 450 items from the fashion designer's career, including clothes worn by Princess Diana, Kate Moss and Sir Elton John.

1 min

Anderson confirms X-Files reboot talks

US ACTRESS Gillian Anderson has confirmed she has spoken to filmmaker Ryan Coogler about rebooting The X-Files.

1 min

Why we all need to see the doctor

The vital reassurance of talking to a GP in-person is being lost as we're pushed towards impersonal phone appointments and our local pharmacists

2 mins

ON A ROLL

Brighten your home for summer with striking paint effects, suggests SAM WYLIE-HARRIS

2 mins

Wild at heart

YOUR WILDFLOWER MEADOW EVOLVES OVER THE YEARS TO HELP YOU RECONNECT WITH NATURE

2 mins

Sweet song that may be fading away

BLACKBIRDS may sometimes sing in the dead of night but to be truly enchanted by their silvery voices then you should be listening out as the sun rises.

1 min

Obsessive's sick plan to kill Holly

FANS of This Morning were sent into a frenzy one Thursday when long-time host Holly Willoughby didn't turn up for work.

1 min

Gilding Lily... how star struck gold in fashion evolution

LILY Allen burst on to the music scene in 2006, and hits like Smile, LDN and Knock 'Em Out, saw her topping the charts.

2 mins

Williams wins quarter-final thriller

Mark Williams held off a superb fightback from fellow former winner John Higgins to triumph in a last-frame decider and reach his eighth World Championship semi-final at the Crucible.

1 min

Novak pulls out of Italian Open

Novak Djokovic has reacted to his run of poor form by pulling out of the Italian Open in Rome next week.

1 min

'Dysfunctional' RFU all set for shake-up

DISBANDMENT of the Rugby Football Union's council is the key proposal made by a public consultation on reforms to the game's “dysfunctional” structures.

1 min

No fun in the sun as Durham defeated

SURREY 348 for six. Durham for 244. Surrey win by 104 runs.

3 mins

Young Dan's the man in play-off win

NON-LEAGUE

2 mins

Sunderland could go out with a whimper, says former Cats star

OUTSPOKEN former Sunderland striker Marco Gabbiadini has warned that the club's season could end up going flat.

1 min

Neil's defiant message ahead of final game in Championship

SKIPPER Dan Neil has delivered a defiant message ahead of Sunderland's final Championship game, vowing the squad will rise to the occasion with everything on the line.

2 mins

Knee injury could mean Joe misses season end

JOELINTON could miss the rest of Newcastle's bid for Champions League qualification because of a knee injury.

1 min

Big Dan hoping for more big goals for Newcastle

NEWCASTLE United defender Dan Burn hopes that he may still have another important goal or two in his locker going into the Magpies’ Premier League run-in.

2 mins

United's pre-season plans taking shape

NEWCASTLE United's pre-season plans are slowly starting to come together as the Magpies prepare for a busy summer ahead of their return to European football.

1 min

Mags move mooted for Kelleher

LIVERPOOL goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher would be No 1 at Newcastle United next season - if the Magpies decided to make a move for the Republic of Ireland international.

1 min

Centre-backs on Newcastle radar

NEWCASTLE United are hoping to strike early with their transfer business this summer. The Magpies are looking to add at least four players to Eddie Howe's squad before the start of the new campaign.