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India keep quiet on Bumrah role
CRICKET India coach Gautam Gambhir plans to keep England guessing over how they will deploy their “banker” fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in Thursday's T20 World Cup semi-final.
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March 03, 2026
The Journal
Professor avoids jail after being caught texting ‘14-year-old’
AUNIVERSITY chemistry professor who sent sexual Snapchat messages to someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy before discussing meeting in a hotel has avoided jail.
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
We've got to cut out costly errors - Howe
NEWCASTLE
2 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
484 job losses as brewer shuts bars
BREWDOG has said it will shut 38 bars with the loss of 484 jobs, despite the Scottish craft brewer being snapped up in a rescue deal by a US firm.
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Zurich sweetener seals £8.1bn deal for rival Beazley
SWISS insurance giant Zurich has agreed to buy rival Beazley for £8.1bn after sweetening its bid for the takeover.
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
New TSB CEO appointed
SANTANDER has revealed the new chief executive of TSB Bank as the lender prepares for its landmark acquisition of the high street operation.
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Interim CEO puts life sciences firm ‘back on track’
NEW interim CEO has been appointed at Newcastle life sciences firm SkinBioTherapeutics plc as it strives to “move forward and focus on accelerating” in the wake of an investigation into its former leader.
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Jacks is tipped to be as great as Ali
WILL Jacks has been described as a “winner” by his head coach at Surrey, Gareth Batty, who is unsurprised at how England's off-spinning all-rounder has starred at the T20 World Cup.
2 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Uncompleted roads ‘frustrating’ council officer
LEADING Northumberland County Council officer has admitted relationships between the local authority and housing developers can be “frustrating”.
2 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Competition watchdog probes big hotel chains over sharing of data
The UK's competition watchdog has launched a probe into top hotel chains including Hilton, Marriott and FTSE 100 giant IHG over their suspected use of a data analytics tool to share information with each other.
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Mechanic jailed for 12 years for student’s death
A DRIVER who had downed between “eight and 10 pints” at a party killed a talented Durham University student after crashing into her and fleeing the scene.
3 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Greenall hoping to enjoy a Pleasure cruise on Tyne
PASSING Pleasure looks well placed to complete his hat-trick in the Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap Chase at Newcastle.
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Give him time and Nick will come good!
FORM is temporary, class is permanent and Newcastle United are right to persevere with Nick Woltemade in what has been an educational first season in the Premier League.
2 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Fatal A19 collision is investigated
THE Independent Office for Police Conduct says that it will “look at police actions prior to the fatal collision” after a woman died after a police pursuit on the A19.
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Hotel owner to add spa after £500k investment
THE owner of one of Newcastle's most prestigious hotels says it hopes to create a spa at the luxury property, after recently completing a significant investment programme.
2 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Passengers’ fury as deal to use any bus scrapped
BUS users have slammed the collapse of a ticket agreement between rival companies on one of Tyneside’s busiest routes.
2 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Export orders boost factory production
UK factory production has hit a 17-month high as new export orders from overseas flowed in, but smaller firms are being left behind, according to a new survey.
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
'I wanted to win for daughter'
GOLF Shane Lowry admitted he was “extremely disappointed\" after missing out on victory in front of his four-year-old daughter as he surrendered a three-shot lead down the stretch at the Cognizant Classic in Florida.
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Bairstow and family stranded in Dubai
CRICKET
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Our politics are undergoing deep challenges
LAST week’s by-election came a third of the way through this government's term that ends in 2029.
3 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Former PC barred after sex assault is revealed
A FORMER Northumbria police officer has been convicted of sexual assault after squeezing a woman’s breasts.
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Journal
Oh Oli! Yellow card spell is costly for Red Bulls
HEAD coach Alan Dickens admitted discipline was crucial after a second-half sin-binning cost his Newcastle Red Bulls side dear at Harlequins.
2 min |
March 02, 2026
The Journal
Young adults starting to feel screen-time strains
More than one in five young people have arthritis symptoms after spending too much time hunched over screens.
1 min |
March 02, 2026
The Journal
Would I look back and regret
EDDIE
1 min |
March 02, 2026
The Journal
Drink-driver went to pub for match – then crashed into railings
A DRINK-DRIVER ploughed through railings at the side of a road after going to the pub to watch the Newcastle v Sunderland derby.
1 min |
March 02, 2026
The Journal
United implode on a day of drift and confusion
NEWCASTLE
2 min |
March 02, 2026
The Journal
Container port contract win for civil engineers
A DIVISION of a Newcastle property and investment group has secured work as a principal contractor for the UK's largest container port.
1 min |
March 02, 2026
The Journal
Parking fees drive split from council
WHITLEY Bay business or-ganisation is “reviewing” its partnership with North Tyneside Council in the aftermath of a local parking controversy.
1 min |
March 02, 2026
The Journal
Lock me up and throw away the key
A FORMER POLICE STATION IN THE CENTRE OF CAMBRIDGE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO AN APART-HOTEL AND AMY JONES IS DELIGHTED TO BE LOCKED UP FOR THE NIGHT
3 min |
March 02, 2026
The Journal
Reform county councillor stepping down from role due to cancer battle
A NORTHUMBERLAND county councillor has stepped down from his position amid an ongoing cancer battle.
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