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Weekend Sports Round-up: Middlesborough 5-1 Norwich City

A remarkable ten-minute spell at the end of the first-half saw a resurgent Middlesbrough score three times to ease past fellow promotion hopefuls Norwich...

Weekend Sports Round-up: Aston Villa 3-0 Newcastle United

Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off saw a rampant Aston Villa comfortably overcome Newcastle United, denting the Magpies’ hope of securing a top-four finish. Nevertheless, Tottenham Hotspur’s...

Tyne Bridge restoration moves closer

A huge refurbishment of the Tyne Bridge that could last up to four years has moved a step closer to commencing. The much-needed restoration of...

A186 safety improvements

More than £3m will be put into new safety measures to cut the number of serious and fatal crashes on a busy main road...

Euro 2028 bid would ‘put Newcastle on the world map’

Becoming a host city for Euro 2028 would “help put Newcastle on the world map”, excited city leaders say. St James’ Park was named on...

Worry over rise in vaping

Concerns have been raised over the increasing popularity of vaping among underage children after it has swept through shops and schools in Darlington, as...

Election candidates 2023

The full list of candidates standing in Newcastle at next month’s local elections has been confirmed. Voters will go to the polls on 4 May...

Council leader ‘fairly certain’ on devolution deal

A North East council leader is “fairly certain” that a £4.2bn devolution will go ahead as planned – as another region has dropped plans...

Green leader calls for more ambitious climate action

The Green Party’s co-leader has called on North East councils to be more “ambitious” in their action to combat climate change. Carla Denyer was in...

More than a thousand covid-19 deaths at hospital trust since virus outbreak began

Covid-19 has been a factor in more than a thousand patient deaths at the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since the pandemic began...

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