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School shut after fire in solar panels
A PRIMARY school in Cramlington is set to close for several days after a fire involving solar panels on the building.
1 min |
July 08, 2025
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Floods still a big risk
GLOBAL BRIEFING
2 min |
July 08, 2025
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Emotional day as United players report for training
NEWCASTLE UNITED
2 min |
July 08, 2025
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Wales must put defeat 'in the bin'
JESS Fishlock wants Wales to consign a 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands in their Euro 2025 opener to “the bin” as they look to resurrect their campaign this week.
1 min |
July 08, 2025
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Tributes to councillor who made a difference
MOVING tributes have been paid after the death of a long-serving former Sunderland councillor.
1 min |
July 08, 2025

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Online query system at council 'just crackers'
COUNCILLORS in Northumberland have branded new rules around contacting council officers “crackers”.
2 min |
July 08, 2025
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Archer ready to return on spicy Lord's surface
ENGLAND head coach Brendon McCullum has predicted a “blockbuster” third Test against India, hoping a spicier Lord’s pitch can assist a bowling attack that is expected to feature Jofra Archer.
2 min |
July 08, 2025

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One of United's best who leaves a massive mark on football club
CALLUM Wilson lifted the gold medal up for the cameras.
3 min |
July 08, 2025

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Jimmy's the king at the castle
Durham Tourism Superst
2 min |
July 08, 2025
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Time for talking is over, says Stanway
MIDFIELDER Georgia Stanway is “fed up with talking” and wants “proper England” to prove their doubters wrong in their critical Euro 2025 clash with the Netherlands tomorrow night.
1 min |
July 08, 2025

The Journal
Winners of epic rally fly the flag for North East
TWO proud Geordies have completed the journey of a lifetime, winning a cross-continental rally in a 54-year-old Peugeot 504.
2 min |
July 08, 2025
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Branch lines to the ancient past
Get out and explore the UK's magical forests that were around during the days of medieval kings and castles
2 min |
July 07, 2025

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Time to put our history behind us – like the Irish do
I HAVE just returned from Ireland. I have never been there before and wondered what, if anything, this near neighbour could teach us.
3 min |
July 07, 2025

The Journal
Five-day Metro closure for overhead lines work
NEXT month will see a five-day Metro line closure in South Tyneside. Between Monday, August 4, and Friday, August 8, trains will not run between Hebburn and South Shields.
1 min |
July 07, 2025
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Brown holds nerve to seal emotional win
DAN Brown showed nerves of steel to secure an emotional two-shot victory at the BMW International Open in Germany.
1 min |
July 07, 2025
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Top accolade sees hotel mixing with worldwide elite
A FIVE-STAR boutique hotel in County Durham has been named one of the best in the world by la Liste, a globally respected authority on hotel excellence.
1 min |
July 07, 2025
The Journal
Blast clash against Blaze is washed out
HEAVY rain following a delayed start caused yesterday's Vitality Blast Women's match between The Blaze and Durham at Trent Bridge to be abandoned with only 25 balls bowled.
1 min |
July 07, 2025

The Journal
A wilder Wallington
GIFTED to the National Trust in the 1940s by socialist MP Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, Wallington stretches over a huge area of nature-rich landscape.
3 min |
July 07, 2025
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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Durham law firm Swinburne Maddison has appointed two new partners.
3 min |
July 07, 2025
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Ship under fire off Yemen coast
A SHIP came under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen yesterday by armed men firing guns and launching rocket-propelled grenades, a group overseen by the British military has said.
1 min |
July 07, 2025

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Will 10-year health plan really make enough of a difference?
THE new NHS 10-year plan has been welcomed by regional health chiefs - but one leadng GP warned he found it “really underwhelming” while experts criticised the failure to ban alcohol advertising.
5 min |
July 07, 2025
The Journal
Once the truth is optional you can justify anything
Sir Keir has been Prime Minister for a year. I wonder if the date was circled on a calendar in his kitchen. July 5th 2025 - “Give big speech to adoring crowd about our achievements.”
3 min |
July 07, 2025
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Black Cats young guns ready to see the Light
NEW CROP OF UNDER-18S JOIN ACADEMY
2 min |
July 07, 2025

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Norrie comes out on top in epic showdown
BRIT INTO LAST EIGHT AFTER THRILLER
2 min |
July 07, 2025
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Chancellor backs drive towards real living wage
A NATIONAL ceremony celebrating companies committed to the real living wage has been held in Newcastle with backing from Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
2 min |
July 07, 2025

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Former United skipper Stobbs signs for rivals Durham
FORMER Newcastle United Women's captain Amber-Keegan Stobbs has joined WSL2 rivals Durham Ladies in a move announced yesterday.
2 min |
July 07, 2025

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Vulnerable chicks will soon be heading south
Daniel Hall takes a trip up the Northumberland coast to one of the county's gems
2 min |
July 07, 2025
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Le Bris signing has 'hunger to succeed'
SUNDERLAND head coach Regis Le Bris says he and new signing Noah Sadiki had some very open conversations ahead of his move to the Stadium of Light.
1 min |
July 07, 2025
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Wilkinson: Let's keep on pushing
RHIAN Wilkinson has urged her Wales team to “keep pushing” in Euro 2025 following their 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands on Saturday.
1 min |
July 07, 2025
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Pressure piling up on Bank of England to cut interest rates
THE Bank of England is expected to make another decision on interest rates this summer.
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