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79% of firms concerned about global trade war
MORE than three-quarters of UK businesses are worried about tariffs and global trade uncertainty and have already taken pre-emptive measures to offset disruption, according to a new survey.
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June 04, 2025
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City padel courts plan is approved
> Plans for new padel courts in the Stephenson Quarter area
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June 04, 2025
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Newcastle's 'nightmare' town hall in city scene at dawn of the 1970s
WE step back to 1971 with this classic bygone Newcastle city centre view.
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June 04, 2025
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BEL Valves completes £5m oil field project order
NEWCASTLE engineering company BEL Valves has completed an order worth £5m for the Murlach oil field development in the North Sea.
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June 04, 2025
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Closure 'the only viable option' for steel plant
THE closure of a historic steel plant in Gateshead which employs almost 200 people has been confirmed. Union Electric Steel has announced that its operations in the UK will cease in spring 2026.
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June 04, 2025
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Brextremist bogeymen
TIME to tell Brextremists to drop the made-up 'poisoned pill' arguments they hope might discourage talk of us rejoining the European Union.
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June 04, 2025
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Pressure on PM's defence 'ambition'
THE UK is under pressure from Nato to increase defence spending beyond the “ambition” set by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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June 04, 2025
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Former Heed duo reunited at Mariners
FORMER Gateshead manager Carl Magnay has set his sights on helping South Shields reach their ‘huge potential’ after being named as assistant manager at the National League North club.
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June 04, 2025
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United-bound Spanish star says adios
INCOMING Newcastle United arrival Antonio Cordero has broken his silence by announcing his emotional farewell to Spanish side Malaga.
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June 04, 2025
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Hull of a rise for coach Willie
RUGBY LEAGUE Hull KR head coach Willie Peters is no stranger to hard choices and believes his willingness to embrace adversity has helped equip him for the task of ending a 40-year wait for a trophy at Craven Park in Saturday's Betfred Challenge Cup final.
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June 04, 2025
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Person dies after rescue from the sea
A PERSON has died after getting into difficulty in the water along North Tyneside’s coast. Emergency services were called to reports of two people caught in a rip current at Tynemouth Longsands shortly after 6pm on Monday, May 19.
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June 04, 2025
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GIMME RIMINI
Lesser known to British travellers, Rimini and its Adriatic coastline are now much more accessible for a short break. By JORDAN REYNOLDS
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June 04, 2025
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£32bn boost from staff volunteering
THE economy would receive a huge boost if workplace volunteering days were fully utilised, according to a report.
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June 04, 2025
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Number of likely days for Channel crossings double
DAYS when weather conditions are considered favourable for Channel crossings by migrants have been running at more than double those in previous years, Home Office data shows.
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June 04, 2025
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Israeli fire near aid site
PALESTINIAN health officials and witnesses say Israeli forces fired on people as they headed toward an aid distribution site on Tuesday, killing at least 27, in the third such incident in three days.
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June 04, 2025
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Transports of delight
TODAY'S announcement that the North East will be provided with a funding package sufficient to pay for an extension of the Metro is excellent news.
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June 04, 2025
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128 marathons in memory of his beloved brother
NORTH Tyneside man has celebrated completing 128 marathons and running the distance from Newcastle to New York.
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June 04, 2025
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Lancaster lands head coach role
RUGBY UNION Former England boss Stuart Lancaster has been appointed head coach of Connacht.
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June 04, 2025
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Cyber security specialist raises £250k from fund
NEWCASTLE cybersecurity firm Melius CyberSafe has raised £250,000 to help grow its software which automates testing of security systems.
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June 04, 2025
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Nick Wimbledon blow
TENNIS Nick Kyrgios will miss Wimbledon for a third successive year after another injury setback.
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June 04, 2025
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Pope wants to stay on Tyneside to play his part
NEWCASTLE United goalkeeper Nick Pope wants to stay at St James' Park and play his part in next season's Champions League adventure.
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June 04, 2025
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Historic town market to close for 'urgent work'
A GRADE-II listed covered market in Northumberland is set to close for several months to allow “urgent work” to be carried out.
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June 04, 2025
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Light show set to return even bigger and brighter
SUMMER may have just begun but no doubt some early festive excitement will be sparked by news of the return of a winter treat.
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June 04, 2025
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Fraud attempts rise in the wake of cyber attacks
MASTERCARD'S head of artificial intelligence has reported a significant increase in fraud attempts following a series of cyber attacks on prominent retailers.
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June 04, 2025
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UK forecasts downgraded as trade tensions hit
UK economic forecasts have been downgraded for the next two years as trade tensions hit the global economy, according to a new report.
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June 04, 2025
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Hard to compete with Red Devils wage offer
NEWCASTLE United were prepared to negotiate a fee north of £50million for Bryan Mbeumo - but any prospect of a deal crumbled after the wages that Manchester United waved at the Cameroon international became apparent.
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June 04, 2025
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Offices could be turned into short-term let flats
PLANS to transform a prominent office block in Newcastle city centre into more than 130 short-stay apartments could be approved this week.
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June 04, 2025
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Clubs keeping tabs on Toon midfielder Sean
SEAN Longstaff’s Newcastle United future is yet to be decided as interest grows in the midfielder’s signature.
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June 04, 2025
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When Bruce “Springsteen bossed it at St James’ Park
IT was the decade when stadium rock arrived in Newcastle for the first time.
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June 04, 2025
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On this day
1798: Giovanni Casanova, Italian adventurer, lover and romancer, died at his Castle of Waldstein, Bohemia. 1805: The first Trooping the Colour took place at Horse Guards Parade, London. 1832: The Great Reform Bill, an electoral measure which disenfranchised rotten boroughs, became law. 1913: Suffragette martyr Emily Wilding Davison was trampled at Tattenham Corner, Epsom, during the Derby. She flung herself in front of the King's horse Anmer, and died on June 8. 1937: The world's first supermarket trolleys trundled down the grocery aisles. Sylvan Goldman of Oklahoma built his push-baskets by fixing baskets and wheels to children's chairs. 1940: The evacuation of Dunkirk which had begun on May 27 was completed. Thousands of little ships, under heavy German attack, returned to the English south coast with 338,226 soldiers.
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