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TWO leading Tyneside hospice charities have shared "grave concerns" about a national funding squeeze.

TWO men, including one from South Shields, have been handed prison sentences after police found cocaine hidden inside blocks of cheese.

POLICE have released an image of a man they want to trace after an alleged assault at a Newcastle hotel on Christmas Day.

A woman was sexually assaulted near Newcastle University.

US President Joe Biden's administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics similar to the Covid-19 outbreak.

ISRAELI security forces "must immediately end their active participation in and support for settler attacks on Palestinians," the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights said yesterday.

COMMUNITY leaders are calling for calm after a teenager was accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days.

THE candidates for the North East mayoral election have expressed differing views on plans to potentially introduce lynx into Northumberland. The Missing Lynx Project - a new partnership between Northumberland Wildlife Trust (NWT), The Lifescape Project and the Wildlife Trusts - was launched to explore the possibility of reintroducing the predator to the county, as well as parts of Cumbria and...

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TULIP season is in full swing, with everything from dainty types to elegant lily-flowered varieties and frilly parrot show-offs on display.

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AS the season begins to grind to a close, attention will soon start to shift towards how much business Newcastle United can do in the summer transfer market.

PAPISS Cisse has backed Alexander Isak to become a "big striker" at Newcastle United because the club's top scorer has "everything".

JAMAAL Lascelles is hoping to be back in the gym "soon" after seeing his campaign ended early after an ACL horror injury.

SPORTS Direct had "no legitimate" reason to expect Newcastle United to continue selling the club's new shirts in the shops of former owner Mike Ashley.

SUNDERLAND are one of six clubs who have been tracking inform Oxford United winger Josh Murphy, who scored and assisted in the U's 5-0 hammering of Peterborough on Saturday as they hunt for promotion.

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NEWS of a potential £10bn investment into the North East has been welcomed by politicians across both sides of the political divide.

NEWCASTLE United are firmly back in the hunt for Europe after taking 10 points from a possible 12 in the last two weeks and, as such, will be keeping a close eye on how their European counterparts perform on the continent this week.

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ONE of the North East's main coastal visitor attractions had a rival for attention as an osprey opted for a three-day stopover nearby.

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JOE Willock will play no part in Newcastle United's remaining six games as he rests his Achilles following a recurring problem.

NEWS of a potential £10bn investment into the North East has been welcomed by politicians across both sides of the political divide.

WHAT do you remember of 1985? It was a year marked by Live Aid, the end of the bitter national miners' strike, and the launch of the BBC1 soap opera Eastenders. In our region, a young Dunstonborn footballing talent called Paul Gascoigne made his debut for Newcastle United; American rock superstar Bruce Springsteen jetted in to play two sold-out concerts at St James' Park; and the Swan Hunterbuilt

AHOUSING developer has pledged to clear up a "disgraceful" mess left behind by workers on a new footpath.

GAMES developer Red Rover Interactive has secured a $15m (£12.05m) investment led by South Korean gaming publisher Krafton.

SUPERDRY has said it wants to delist from the London Stock Exchange, as the troubled fashion chain launched a restructuring plan in its latest efforts to salvage its future.

SWIMMING Adam Peaty and Duncan Scott have been included in Team GB's 33-strong swimming squad for this summer's Olympics.