Newcastle boss Eddie Howe says patience was the key, as Bruno Guimaraes and Nick Woltemade scored to give his side a "deserved" 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest.

Sam Fende will perform at the Mercury Prize ceremony and there is a £50m pothole pledge.

Stories include a drag queen paying homage to the North East and plans to install war hero statue.

A mountain rescue team says Tarn the border collie helped in more than 70 callouts in five years.

Former Newcastle United and Northern Ireland goalkeeper Willie McFaul passes away aged 82.

The Conservative leader says net zero targets are "destroying more jobs than they're creating".

Newcastle Red Bulls head coach Alan Dickens says he is looking forward to the help Scotland boss Gregor Townsend will give him.

North Tyneside Council invites parents to make alternative suggestions to the current proposals.

Stories include a new ferret show in Billingham and a man whose life was changed by bus spotting.

The closure in the last week of October is to allow for new track and a junction to be installed.

Tuesday marks the four-year anniversary of Newcastle United's takeover, so what has changed?

The Allendale festival "turned a corner after Covid", the chairman says.

Watch highlights as Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko help Manchester United grab a crucial win against Sunderland, while Senne Lammens keeps a clean sheet on his debut.

Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards speaks to BBC Radio Tees after their 1-0 defeat at Portsmouth.