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Bulls show fight — but Bath pull plug on chances
INTERIM head coach Stephen Jones gave credit to his Newcastle Red Bulls players for sticking to their task as the Gallagher Prem’s bottom team suffered another heavy defeat.
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May 18, 2026
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Sacked police officer faces new hearing
A police officer who was previously sacked for making inappropriate comments is now being accused of using excessive force while detaining a member of the public.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
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Take a trip back to the 80s as pop star heading to the city
POP favourite Nik Kershaw will be taking fans back to the 1980s glory days on a newly-announced 'micro tour' of just six venues - and he clearly thought 'wouldn't it be good' if Newcastle was one of them.
2 min |
May 18, 2026
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Green light given for a new home
NORTHUMBERLAND councillors granted approval for a new house in Riding Mill despite officers' pleas to reject it on highway safety grounds among other concerns.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
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Control freak put in cameras to watch his partner
A CONTROL freak who installed cameras in his partner's home to monitor her was told by his victim: \"You don't own me any more.\"
3 min |
May 18, 2026
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Mosquito risk rising in UK with changes to weather
Mosquito season has just begun in the UK with experts warning you don’t have to travel somewhere hot and exotic to risk being bitten.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
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A ten-acious marathon man goes the extra mile
A MAN has completed 10 Iron-man triathlons in 10 days to raise money for a suicide prevention charity.
2 min |
May 18, 2026
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Regal Envoy can be king for the day at Windsor
REGAL Envoy can add to his fine recent record at Windsor with victory in the Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap.
2 min |
May 18, 2026
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Ebola outbreak spreads
WORLD Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has declared the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths.
2 min |
May 18, 2026
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DOBSON POWER STATION PAINTING UP FOR AUCTION
Geordie translator Scott Dobson wrote a string of books celebrating North East life and dialect but he was also a gifted artist and cartoonist.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
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New review to examine changes at our banks
AN independent review will look at how shifts in face-to-face banking services affect people and communities, with new powers enabling the Government to act on what it finds.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
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North East's billionaires revealed in Rich List
THE North East-born co-founder of global industrial giant Ineos has been unveiled as the North East’s richest person in a high profile annual survey of the UK’s wealthiest individuals.
4 min |
May 16, 2026
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Body confirmed to be that of missing man, 39
A BODY found in a search of the River Tyne has been confirmed as that of a man who entered the water at Tyneside's Redheugh Bridge last month.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
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Stage set for Hexham finale
ALL roads lead to Hexham Racecourse for today’s Haydon fixture, the grand finale of the Northern Area season, which has attracted a total of 69 entries on a six-race card starting at 2pm.
2 min |
May 16, 2026
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Beacon of the North East: Lighthouse number one in England
A NORTH East lighthouse has been named as the best in England. St Mary's Lighthouse has been ranked the number one lighthouse in the country by TripAdvisor.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
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Councillor says he is sorry for 'jokes' about Nigerians
A SUSPENDED Reform UK councillor says that Facebook posts from two years ago suggesting Nigerians should be \"melted into potholes\" were \"intended as jokes\".
2 min |
May 16, 2026
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Hate crimes alert ahead of big rallies
PROSECUTORS have been told to consider whether protest placards, banners and chants viewed on social media may amount to offences of stirring up hatred ahead of planned rallies in London today.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
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My job is very high-pressure... and running just clears my head
Newsreader Sophie Raworth reveals how running helped her cope with grief over losing her father, Richard, and dear friend George Alagiah.
5 min |
May 16, 2026
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Becks becomes first billionaire Brit sportsman
SIR DAVID Beckham has become Britain’s first billionaire sportsman after his wealth doubled in the last year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
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Boro want the Saints booted out of play-offs
MIDDLESBROUGH have called for Southampton to be kicked out of the Championship play-offs over spying allegations.
2 min |
May 16, 2026
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Cash boost helps tech firm to make office move
A WEARSIDE tech firm has moved into new offices on the back of six-figure funding to aid expansion.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
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You've gotta catch 'em all!
The National Trust reveals special Pokémon trails at 14 of its sites for the May half-term holidays... and beyond
1 min |
May 16, 2026
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3 teens among Kyiv attack dead
THE death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building rose to 24 - including three teenagers - yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as he led the mourning for one of the deadliest attacks on the capital in the four-year-old war.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
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Show us you are on our side - TUC
A senior union leader has called for “whoever is in Downing Street” in the coming weeks and months to show working class people they are on their side.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
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It's all hotting up now for the Big Weekend
IT'S now less than a week until Radio 1's Big Weekend returns to the North East and the stage is now being set in readiness for the big name arrivals.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
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Saddle up with Britain's biggest stars (and me)
EMMA Thompson, Stefan Kyriazis, Gillian Anderson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Julian Clary, Hugh Bonneville and more are gracing North London’s Park Theatre main stage for its annual spoof murder-mystery fundraiser.
2 min |
May 16, 2026
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Jones demands Bulls bounce after mauling
NEWCASTLE Red Bulls head coach Stephen Jones admits last week’s performance was far from acceptable - and will not accept excuses.
2 min |
May 16, 2026
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Gordon bench hint as Howe looks to future
NEWCASTLE United head coach Eddie Howe has suggested that Anthony Gordon may be facing another stint on the bench against West Ham.
2 min |
May 16, 2026
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Flaky getaway for sausage roll thief caught by police
AN unlucky sausage roll thief was chased by Northumbria Police's off-duty Chief Constable as she was walking her dog nearby.
2 min |
May 16, 2026
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DOG BANS ON BEACHES TO BE REVIEWED
North Tyneside Council is poised to review its dog bans and controls for the next three years.
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