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Top picks for 2026
AFTER a lacklustre 2024, video games redeemed themselves with a stellar 2025.
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January 08, 2026
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Three cars in collision
ONE person was taken to hospital as a precaution after a crash at a busy Newcastle roundabout.
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January 08, 2026
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Check flood risk, make a plan and sign up for alerts
THE cold and darkness of January reminds everyone that we are in the depths of winter.
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January 08, 2026
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Streaming drives sales
STREAMING and digital services drove a 7.1% rise in UK music, video and games sales to a record £13.3bn last year, according to interim annual figures.
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January 08, 2026
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What could be a dream transfer window for Howe
EDDIE
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January 08, 2026
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Arteta knows they must win silverware to be compared to 'invincibles'
MIKEL Arteta has insisted his Premier Leaque title-chasing Arsenal side can only be mentioned in the same breath as the club's Invincibles if they start winning major trophies.
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January 08, 2026
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'It was always coming' says new star Bethell
JACOB
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January 08, 2026
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GOTTA HAVE IT
The only positive thing about it being so cold in Britain right now is it is a good opportunity to get all wrapped up in cool yet cosy winter accessories like scarves and hats… or to buy some new ones.
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January 08, 2026
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City's industrial role in Roman times revealed
A ROMAN industrial hub discovered on the banks of the River Wear near Sunderland features in a new TV series.
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January 08, 2026
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Champagne Powder fizzing at right time for Chelmsford
CHAMPAGNE
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January 08, 2026
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Catch up with 75 years of gentle farmer drama
The Archers Podcast
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January 08, 2026
The Journal
'With you every step of the way'
Newcastle United issue statement after Keegan's cancer diagnosis
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January 08, 2026
The Journal
Ekitike doubtful for Gunners clash
HUGO Ekitike is a major doubt for tonight's big Premier League clash between Arsenal and Liverpool.
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January 08, 2026
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Psychedelic spiders and funky fish: species to watch in 2026
FROM a psychedelic tarantula to one of the world's rarest primates, conservationists are highlighting some of the extraordinary but highly threatened wildlife they aim to help in 2026.
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January 08, 2026
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Construction sector's year of decline is blow to Labour
THE construction sector has marked one full year of a decline in output, according to a leading survey, putting Labour's housing targets under threat.
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January 08, 2026
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'If they are serious about cutting deaths they need to go further'
THE Government must do more if it wants to cut the number of families suffering the devastation of losing a loved one on the roads.
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January 08, 2026
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CIA turncoat dies in prison
CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in US history, has died in a Maryland prison aged 84.
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January 08, 2026
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Adventure on the tracks for train-loving boy
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD from Gateshead has been on a Tyne and Wear Metro themed adventure with his model of one of the new fleet of trains.
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January 08, 2026
The Journal
Critically speaking these looks were my top choices
WITH the Baltic temperatures we have been experiencing this week, all I have wanted to do is wrap myself in knitwear and snuggle under a fleecy blanket.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
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Attack suspect questioned
A SUSPECT was yesterday being questioned after a man suffered head injuries at a city property.
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January 08, 2026
The Journal
Ugly ducking's PC makeover
NAME CHANGE WAS A GAME-CHANGER BUT VULNERABLE DUCKS' FUTURE IS UNCERTAIN
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January 08, 2026
The Journal
Man who drove bus at bedroom cleared of assault
A COACH driver from South Shields who drove into a home in Ashington, Northumberland, has been cleared of assault.
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January 08, 2026
The Journal
Missed penalty costly as Black Cats stung by Bees
SUNDERLAND were left to rue Enzo Le Fee's missed penalty as Brentford beat them 3-0 last night.
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January 08, 2026
The Journal
Black Cats stung by Bees in first loss in six games
SUNDERLAND suffered their first loss in six games after defeat at Brentford's GTech Community Stadium last night.
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January 08, 2026
The Journal
Normalising corridor care 'unavoidable'
SOME NHS hospitals are adapting corridors and other spaces to provide care by installing plug sockets and emergency call bells in a bid to minimise patient safety risks, an investigation has found.
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January 08, 2026
The Journal
United hope for more cup success
NEWCASTLE
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January 08, 2026
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Newcastle give Keegan a lift as they triumph in classic at St James' Park
KEVIN Keegan's spirits will have been undoubtedly lifted by a game he would have approved of as Newcastle United and Leeds turned back the clock.
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January 08, 2026
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Like the true Entertainers, United fight back for win
PLAYED in the spirit of the old Entertainers, the Magpies struggled defensively but roared forward by an emotional crowd rocked by King Kev's news of cancer piled pressure on the visitors' goal and it paid off.
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January 08, 2026
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Rescuers deal with incidents as weather worsens
THE Northumberland Mountain Rescue Team has dealt with several incidents in heavy snow, including an overturned van.
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January 08, 2026
The Journal
No place in classroom
THE findings of the Teaching Regulation Agency against former Northumberland teacher Patrick Lawler are so staggering that you wonder how - and why - this man was in that profession in the first place.
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