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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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June 04, 2025
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German giants confident of getting Jobe deal done by deadline
GERMAN giants Borussia Dortmund are confident they can complete a deal for Sunderland's Jobe Bellingham before the June 10 transfer deadline, with the 19-year-old potentially set for a role at the Club World Cup later this month.
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June 04, 2025
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LGBTQ+ march in Budapest prohibited
POLICE have denied a request to hold an LGBTQ+ event in central Budapest, a consequence of recent steps by the right-wing populist government aimed at banning the Budapest Pride march.
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June 04, 2025
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Appeal after elderly man badly hurt
A pensioner remains in critical condition after being found with unexplained serious injuries in Northumberland.
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June 04, 2025
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Horror at reserve as swan killed
STAFF at a Northumberland nature reserve say they are horrified after a swan was shot dead.
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June 04, 2025
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Cats facing fight to keep hold of top young talent
SUNDERLAND face an early battle to keep hold of their top young players this summer, with full-back Trai Hume being another with reported interest from elsewhere.
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June 04, 2025
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HORSE POWER He's on Thyer - and take a Side swipe at Nottingham
THYER can improve on his recent Nottingham second by winning the PricedUp Handicap back at the Colwick Park venue.
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June 04, 2025
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'For too long, the mindset of previous governments has been to hoard power and potential behind the walls of Westminster'
MY government is driving a devolution revolution. I want to see renewal in every community in Britain.
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June 04, 2025
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Northern Rye bakery launches at creative hub
INDEPENDENT Tyneside bakery Northern Rye is looking for new bakers having opened its third location, a coffee shop in North Shields.
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June 04, 2025
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Veteran's family honour 'humble, generous' man
THE family of a World War II veteran from Northumberland have paid tribute to an “honest and generous man” after his death at the age of 102.
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June 04, 2025
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'Game changing' Metro expansion plan to go ahead as funding agreed
A NEW Tyne and Wear Metro line to Washington should open by 2033, after Labour committed to the “biggest ever investment” in the North's transport infrastructure.
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June 04, 2025
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Draper admits he's still lagging behind
JACK Draper believes it might take him another two years to reach the levels of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
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June 04, 2025
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'Uncertain' where rates will go next, says bank
THE speed at which UK interest rates can be cut is “shrouded in a lot more uncertainty” due to the “unpredictable” global economic situation and a US China trade war, the governor of the Bank of England has said.
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