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The long goodbye

A FAMILY FACE UP TO THE LOSS OF THEIR TERMINALLY ILL MUM AS CHRISTMAS NEARS IN KATE WINSLET'S WEEPY DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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'We shot ourselves in the foot' - Howe admits

EDDIE

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Pub chiefs in calls for tax relief amid job cut fears

PUB chiefs have demanded urgent tax relief to help avoid widespread closures and job cuts after holding an emergency meeting.

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Alternative payments up

SHOPPERS increasingly turned to \"alternative\" ways to pay in 2024, such as buy now pay later methods, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Grandad killers sentenced to 86 years in prison

THREE men who were found guilty of murder after the shooting of a County Durham grandad which was caught on CCTV have been jailed for life.

3 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Bulgaria leaders quit after demos

GLOBAL BRIEFING

1 min  |

December 12, 2025
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Cats hero O'Nien 'an unlikely centre-half'

EX-WEALDSTONE manager Gordon Bartlett has admitted he is surprised that Sunderland's Luke O'Nien made it as a centre-back.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Frankfurt 'agree deal to buy United's Osula'

EINTRACHT

1 min  |

December 12, 2025
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Trophy semi-final spot up for grabs as Eagles host Sharks

MARC

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

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FESTIVE TIPS

From frosted chromes to velvet finishes - here are the trending manicures to try this Christmas.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

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U-turn urged on plan to end clean vehicle grants

TAXI drivers have called for a U-turn on plans to end a grant scheme designed to help people buy cleaner vehicles and avoid tolls in Newcastle's Clean Air Zone (CAZ), with millions of pounds still unspent.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025
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Nene back with Rowley at Saints

RUGBY LEAGUE St Helens have signed Papua New Guinea international Nene Macdonald on a two-year contract.

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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AI tech startup poised to create new skilled jobs

NEW

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Plan 'stays the same on face masks'

THE Government has no plans to change guidance on face masks amid a surge in flu cases, the Prime Minister has said.

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Hard work for council

THIS is the time of year when councils announce their budgets for the financial year ahead - and it is rarely a happy occasion.

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Prison inspection 'positive' despite drugs concerns

INSPECTORS have found a North East prison to be “well-run”, but concerns have also been raised over the availability of drugs and increased violence.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Residents on low incomes to lose tax exemption

RESIDENTS on lower incomes across County Durham are set to lose their council tax exemption after fresh proposals were approved by the local authority.

1 min  |

December 12, 2025
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£135k is just the ticket

A TYNESIDE charity has been awarded almost £135,000 towards a pioneering scheme which will see performers with learning disabilities or autism take a theatre project around the North East by bus.

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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LIFT WITH HERO BOBBY & BEERS AFTER DEBUT

With OLIVIA BUZAGLO and JOLEON LESCOTT

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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'We'll make clear just how much this game means'

EDDIE

2 min  |

December 12, 2025
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Machado's risky trip

OPPOSITION leader Maria Corina Machado said yesterday that she did not believe the Venezuelan government knew where she was hiding for most of this year, as she met Norway's leader a day after her daughter received the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf.

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Derby is the biggest I've seen, says Cats' Xhaka

GRANIT Xhaka has described this Sunday's Wear-Tyne derby as the biggest rivalry match of his career.

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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7,000 axed from county council's home waiting list

THOUSANDS of people with “no chance’ of getting a council house in Northumberland will be removed from the county's waiting list.

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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frustration at late defensive lapses that are 'costing' United

EDDIE

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Thiaw melts, late jitters strike again and set-piece woes

FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED FROM DRAW IN GERMANY

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Nick can't wait for the derby action

NEWCASTLE

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Council issues warning over £8m of extra cuts

A NORTH East council has warned that it will need to make £8m worth of extra cuts next year after a Government funding shakeup.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

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I've set myself a very high bar

Comedian Jessica Fostekew chats to MARION MCMULLEN about Gladiators, podcasts and life as a soccer mum

4 min  |

December 12, 2025
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'Delight' as school's Gap tree sapling takes root

THE closest school to where Sycamore Gap once stood has planted a sapling from the felled tree in its grounds.

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

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Tissue firm changes put DHL depot jobs at risk

JOBS are set to go at a Northumberland logistics depot which is attached to a major regional employer.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025