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I just want to be the very best version of myself I can possibly be
AS Anthony Elanga parked himself in front of a picturesque Austrian backdrop yesterday afternoon, a host of journalists back in the north east of England queued up to get their first opportunity to quiz Newcastle United's £52m arrival.
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July 18, 2025
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Mags weigh up Ekitike alternatives
THE Newcastle United transfer agenda has had more twists and turns than Alton Towers this last week, and yet here we are with nothing much changed.
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July 18, 2025
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Travellers moved on from site in Whitley Bay
MEMBERS of the travelling community who set up caravans near Whitley Bay's Spanish City have been forced to relocate.
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July 18, 2025

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I RELATED SO MUCH ΤΟ SMURFETTE
STARS RIHANNA, NICK OFFERMAN AND JAMES CORDEN TALK TO LYNN RUSK ABOUT CREATING MUSIC AND TACKLING EVIL WIZARDS IN THE NEW SMURFS MOVIE
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July 18, 2025

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Pioneering DNA process by team from North East sees eight births by 'three-parent babies' technique
IN a world-first, a Newcastle team has helped bring eight babies into the world using a pioneering technique that prevents them inheriting potentially life-threatening genetic disease.
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July 18, 2025

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Bees star Wissa still a Toon target
WHAT a week of transfer talk on Tyneside, eh?
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July 18, 2025
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Warning over disruption from motorway work
MAJOR roadworks through the heart of Newcastle are set to cause even more travel chaos for the next 18 months, council bosses have warned.
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July 18, 2025
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SINGING THE BLUES
DESPITE A STELLAR VOICE CAST AND PLENTY OF SONG AND DANCE NUMBERS, SMURFS REBOOT LACKS THE QUALITY OF OTHER COMPUTER-ANIMATED ADVENTURES
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July 18, 2025
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Tributes paid after death of Newcastle legend Wyn
WYN Davies, the Newcastle United Fairs Cup-winning centre forward, has died. He was 83.
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July 18, 2025
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Man in court over biker's death in crash on A1
A MAN has appeared in court following a fatal collision on the A1 in Northumberland.
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July 18, 2025
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Festival boosts economy by a whopping £1m
THIS summer's Mouth of the Tyne festival has generated over £1m for the North Tyneside economy.
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July 18, 2025

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Top leaders of industry recognised by university
TWO well-known North East business leaders have been given honorary degrees from Teesside University.
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July 18, 2025
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Elanga: Anything is possible with United
ANTHONY Elanga has lifted the lid on his discussions with head coach Eddie Howe earlier this summer.
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July 18, 2025
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Ticket offer for those on UC at local attraction
ONE of Newcastle's leading visitor attractions will be cutting entry fees for those on Universal Credit in a bid to give families a helping hand this summer.
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July 18, 2025

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Lauded restaurant wins national newcomer title
It is one of only a handful of places in the whole of the North East to currently have a perfect score on Trip Advisor and now a “flawless” restaurant in Northumberland has even more reason to celebrate, having taken home the best newcomer title at a prestigious national awards ceremony.
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July 18, 2025
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Like the Spanish, our homes offer some cold comfort
PASSION comes in many forms in modern Spain, an often sultry and intense country where bulls are fought and killed in public and on daytime television and where the flamenco dance, with its often anguished beautiful songs, cannot fail but to touch the human soul.
2 min |
July 18, 2025
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Bank fined over money laundering risk failings
BANKING giant Barclays has been handed a £3m fine and has agreed to make other voluntary payments over its work with the closed North East wealth management firm WealthTek.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
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Will to win driving Cats' pre-season
ROMAINE Mundle insists Sunderland will take a winning mentality into every game, as the squad heads to Portugal looking to build momentum and unity this pre-season.
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July 17, 2025
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LIFE DOESN'T STOP WITH A DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS
MOST of us know or have known someone who has been diagnosed with dementia. And for many of us that means we've seen how the condition works.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
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Leeds' Longstaff deal thrashed out 'in principle'
NEWCASTLE United are close to agreeing a deal to sell Sean Longstaff to Leeds United.
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July 17, 2025
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Isak rejoins team amid speculation over future
ALEXANDER Isak returned to Newcastle United for preseason preparations on Monday afternoon amid ongoing speculation regarding his future at St James' Park.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
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Is camera site a 'cash cow'?
I HAVE just “coughed” - as the American police used to say - to exceeding the 30mph limit by five miles an hour on the A697 trunk road as it leaves Cornhill on Tweed.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
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Teen chased and assaulted
POLICE have launched an appeal after a teenage boy was chased by a man and assaulted in Sunderland.
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July 17, 2025
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Crush kills 20 at Gaza aid site
GLOBAL BRIEFING
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July 17, 2025
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Dubois vowing to 'cause chaos'
BOXING Daniel Dubois feels “unstoppable” ahead of Saturday's world heavyweight unification bout with Oleksandr Usyk at Wembley Stadium.
1 min |
July 17, 2025

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Some 'so-so solutions' from Graham & Maria
A problem shared is a problem halved and sweetly ridiculed in this new weekly podcast from friends Graham Norton and Maria McErlane.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
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Who is, and isn't, in frame should United miss
NEWCASTLE have made their first move for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, three years on from the first bid to bring him to Tyneside.
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July 17, 2025
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Turntide merges three sites into expanded facility
An engineering and technology firm that brought together three highly-rated North East companies has consolidated its activities into one main site.
2 min |
July 17, 2025

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Durham close in on quarters
DURHAM head into tomorrow's final Vitality Blast with a spot in the quarterfinals in their grasp.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
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Millions of Co-op members had data stolen
ALL 6.5m members of the Coop had their data stolen in the cyber attack against the UK retailer earlier this year, the retailer has revealed.
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