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Drawing on inspiration
Supa Nova is the new graphic novel taking the indie book scene by storm. Creator CHANTÉ TIMOTHY tells us about it...
2 min |
August 16, 2025
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Health chiefs investigate rise in surgical infections
HOSPITAL bosses in Gateshead are investigating after there were eight confirmed infections reported in patients who had surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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August 16, 2025
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The greatest gamble in military history... and why it backfired
PEARL HARBOR WAS PLANNED BY THE JAPANESE AS A KNOCKOUT BLOW AGAINST AMERICA. INSTEAD, IT WOKE A SLEEPING GIANT AND HELPED GUARANTEE ALLIED VICTORY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR. ROBERT LYMAN REVEALS WHY
7 min |
August 16, 2025
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Howe says the right striker is out there
NEWCASTLE United have missed out on a host of strikers during the summer transfer window, but Eddie Howe is convinced he can still find the right one to lead the line for the Magpies.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Medal design revealed for this year’s GNR
ORGANISERS of the Great North Run have revealed the design for this year’s medal which will be awarded to the tens of thousands of people taking part in this year's event.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Plans for care home approved
PLANS for enhanced facilities at a Sunderland care home have been approved.
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August 16, 2025
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Shop staff threatened with weapon
A ROBBERY in Newcastle is being investigated by police after a man threatened shop staff with a weapon believed to be a machete.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Pope prays for peace
POPE Leo XIV prayed for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world as he celebrated a Catholic feast day on the same day as a high-stakes US-Russia summit over the war in Ukraine.
2 min |
August 16, 2025
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Award would be icing on the cake for bakery
IT'S already got a national accolade to its name and now a bakery in Northumberland is in with another shot at victory.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Trains put me on a new track
IT WAS while enjoying some spare time in his ‘train room’ a huge hideaway housing a railway network of miniature trains and surrounding pint-sized trees, grassy knolls, buildings, bridges and other tiny ephemera, that bestselling novelist Linwood Barclay came up with the idea for his first horror, Whistle.
5 min |
August 16, 2025
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Potter warns of a tough test ahead
WEST Ham United boss Graham Potter says he's looking forward to today’s match up against Sunderland.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Sesko ready to face the Gunners, says Amorim
RUBEN Amorim says new signing Benjamin Sesko is ready to start tomorrow's Premier League opener against Arsenal and backed the striker to star for Manchester United for years to come.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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It's part quiz and part relationship test... we saw a few domestics!
JASON MANFORD CHATS TO LYNN RUSK ABOUT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND AUDIENCE INVOLVEMENT AS HE RETURNS TO HOSTING DUTIES FOR SEASON TWO OF THE ANSWER RUN
3 min |
August 16, 2025
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Richardson breaks his own record
Great Britain's Matt Richardson has broken his own world record in the men’s flying 200m start a day after becoming the first man to break the nine-second mark.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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VJ Day veterans commemorate 80th anniversary
HUNDREDS gathered alongside veterans of Newcastle and Gateshead today, as a commemoration of the 80th anniversary of VJ Day was held in Newcastle city centre.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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8 ways that singletons can save
BEING single during the cost-of-living crisis can feel like the odds are stacked against you - but you're not alone, and we're here to help.
3 min |
August 16, 2025
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WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE
STARRING SURANNE JONES AS THE BRITISH PM AND JULIE DELPY AS THE FRENCH PRESIDENT, NEW NETFLIX THRILLER HOSTAGE WILL HAVE YOU GLUED TO THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT. BY LYNN RUSK
4 min |
August 16, 2025
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Dualling of A1 is 'destined to stay just a pipedream'
THERE are now doubts as to whether the decades-long campaign to dual the A1 in Northumberland will ever be realised after the latest in a string of setbacks.
2 min |
August 16, 2025
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JOBS TO DO THIS WEEK
Reapply mulch around shrubs and perennials to conserve moisture during dry spells and suppress late summer weeds.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Silva calls for even more from Fulham
FULHAM boss Marco Silva wants the Cottagers to go one step further after setting a club record 54 Premier League points tally last season.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Le Bris lays down a challenge to ousted goalkeeper Patterson
SUNDERLAND head coach Regis Le Bris expects Anthony Patterson to accept the challenge he now has ahead of him after the club signed Robin Roefs over the summer transfer window.
2 min |
August 16, 2025
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PSG stopper poised for Sunderland transfer
SUNDERLAND are set to add some defensive strength to their ranks with the capture of Nordi Mukiele.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Graeme Whitfield
AS THIS paper's former education correspondent, I know that Thursdays in mid to late August are times when our photographers will go out and file dozens of pictures of teenagers hugging, holding up signs with big capital As on them and jumping in the air.
2 min |
August 16, 2025
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Shopping centre's free summer breakfast club
A SUNDERLAND shopping centre is offering a free breakfast club for families over the summer holidays.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Did America have to unleash the A-bomb to
THE NAPALM BOMBING OF MORE THAN 60 JAPANESE CITIES REMAINS FAR LESS NOTORIOUS THAN THE ATOMIC ATTACKS ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, EVEN THOUGH MORE PEOPLE DIED. SO WHY DID AMERICA DECIDE TO USE THE ULTIMATE WEAPON?
4 min |
August 16, 2025
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Bashir confident of Ashes fitness after operation on hand
SHOAIB Bashir is confident he will be ready for the first Ashes Test as he revealed his relief at an injury to his little finger being on his non-bowling hand.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Castle closes doors for 'major refurbishment'
A NORTHUMBERLAND castle has closed its doors until next summer as a “major refurbishment” gets under way.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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GET THE BLUES
From cobalt to sky blue, bring in a breath of fresh air with these stylish updates, says SAM WYLIE-HARRIS
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Farms suffering from impact of UK drought
FARMING leaders say the agricultural sector is being badly affected after more parts of the country were officially said to be in drought.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
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Concern as dentist's puts block on new NHS patients
SOLUTIONS are being sought over a North Shields dental surgery’s decision to stop taking on NHS patients and begin charging.
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