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John Lewis half-year losses blamed on tax
AN INCREASE in national insurance contributions and a packaging levy has “significantly” affected John Lewis, with the retailer posting a half-year loss despite revenue growth.
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September 12, 2025
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Gentoo quizzed on plans to flatten three tower blocks
> Lambton, Londonderry and Lumley Towers, Sunderland
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September 12, 2025
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Stores 'at risk of closure' if business rate rise imposed
SOME of Britain’s biggest shops - including supermarkets and department stores - face a fresh wave of closures if the Government forces them into its proposed higher business rates tax band, industry leaders have warned.
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September 12, 2025
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Plans for 156 new homes turned down
RESIDENTS are celebrating after plans for 156 new homes were turned down.
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September 12, 2025
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Junction Foundation is Charity of the
A CHARITY that has supported young people in the Teesside area for more than three decades has been named North East Charity of the Year.
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September 12, 2025
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Reeves: UK economy feels 'stuck'
THE Chancellor has said the UK economy feels “stuck” as she revealed plans to consider business rates reforms including removing “cliff edges” for small firms.
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September 12, 2025
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Proms turn took me back to my nights of terror
WATCHING this year’s Proms, I was suddenly transported back decades as the National Youth Orchestra struck up with Gustav Holt’s The Planets.
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September 12, 2025
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Search for Kirk killer
A massive manhunt is under way for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump.
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September 12, 2025
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School forced to close over safety fears reopens
STUDENTS in Prudhoe have returned to the town's high school for the first time since it was forced to close due to safety concerns.
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September 12, 2025

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Opening date for new Bebside railway station
THE latest station to be completed on the Northumberland Line will open its doors to passengers next month, it has been confirmed.
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September 12, 2025
The Journal
NIGEL “11-JOBS” FARAGE TOPS
THE LIST OF MPS EARNING FROM ADDITIONAL JOBS
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September 12, 2025
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Engineering firm secures Ukrainian defence deal
NORTH East defence firm Pearson Engineering has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Ukrainian company to support the country's war effort.
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September 12, 2025
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BAE Systems shares surge as tensions escalate
EUROPEAN defence stocks surged on Wednesday following the alarming incursion of Russian drones across Poland’s frontier, which escalated regional tensions to unprecedented levels.
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September 12, 2025
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Eighth-wicket heroics earn Durham a draw
A STOIC rearguard action from Durham eighth-wicket pair of Ben Raine and Matthew Potts, coupled with an untimely heavy thunderstorm, essentially ended Essex hopes of pulling off a stunning last-day Rothesay County Championship victory.
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September 12, 2025
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CHARITY AND SERVICE FOR VETERANS ALSO HIT
The suspected arson attack on MP Sharon Hodgson‘s office has also wrecked a charity base and an NHS mental health service for veterans, it has emerged.
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September 12, 2025
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Cadbury boosted by EU sales
Cadbury lost the Royal seal of approval in 2024
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September 12, 2025
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Former GP charged with attempted murder
A FORMER GP has appeared at court charged with attempted murder.
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September 12, 2025
The Journal
Alternative to dualling A1
I REALISE that for political reasons neither the Labour Mayor nor the Conservative Northumberland leader can say that Al dualling is off the table.
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September 12, 2025
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Play-off 'eliminator' talks
PRELIMINARY discussions have taken place over a plan to extend the number of teams in the Championship playoffs to six by adding an eliminator round, the PA news agency understands.
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September 12, 2025
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Puma's practical electric beast
GEN-E SENSIBLE CHOICE FOR STANDARD LOOKS AND AN EVERYDAY DRIVE
3 min |
September 12, 2025
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Tales of past from a geriatric interloper at the school gates
SOMETIMES I forget that I am naught but a geriatric interloper in a sea of far younger mothers.
3 min |
September 12, 2025
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United cancel tickets amid crackdown on re-selling
NEWCASTLE United has cancelled a number of tickets for next week’s Champions League clash with Barcelona.
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September 12, 2025
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United to stick with club crest for new season
NEWCASTLE United will use their current club crest again for the 2025/26 season despite last season's announcement that the Magpies intend to change badge.
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September 12, 2025
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Cancer care for women 'has stalled'
PROGRESS in ovarian cancer care has \"completely stalled\", a charity has warned.
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September 12, 2025

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Reform has no appetite for incinerator's 'horrible deal'
MORE doubt has been cast over the future of a controversial North East waste incinerator, after a council leader revealed his party could seek to exit the “horrible deal”.
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September 12, 2025
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Two new pharmacies to open in Newcastle
HEALTH chiefs’ decision to stop new pharmacies opening in two areas of Newcastle hit by closures has been overturned.
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September 12, 2025
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Let MPs do their jobs
PEOPLE who stand for Parliament expect to be put under the public's microscope.
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September 12, 2025
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Farage lacks experience
I AGREE with Reform UK’s head of policy, Zia Yusuf, that Boris Johnson was “one of the worst prime ministers in British history.”
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September 12, 2025
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Car industry calls for closer EU trade relations
BREXIT has made trade for the North East's key automotive sector more difficult, a new report from an industry group says.
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September 12, 2025

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BLUES WILL WIN TITLE BEFORE ART'S GUNNS
JOLEON LESCOTT believes Chelsea will win the Premier League title before Arsenal claim another crown.
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