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Football hub will make 'mega difference' - Kamarapublished at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

Funds have been granted for a football and community hub in Middlesbrough.

Alleged murderers 'hunted man like prey'published at 13:11 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

Lewis Bell, 26, was chased down and stabbed in the back amid a drug feud, prosecutors say.

Bellingham and Rigg win young player awardspublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

Sunderland midfielders Jobe Bellingham, 19, and Chris Rigg, 17, are named joint best young men's player at the North East Football Writer's awards.

Government orders council to submit housing planspublished at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

The housing minister has intervened after South Tyneside Council rejected the plans twice.

Loss of Latin a 'tragedy' for state sector pupilspublished at 12:47 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

Teachers and academics in the shadow of Hadrian's Wall hit back against the axing of Latin funding.

'You want to keep your best players'published at 12:37 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

'Pro' thieves stole £80k goods from striker's homepublished at 12:12 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

The family group of burglars travelled to the North East to target high-value homes, a court hears.

Choose who should play left-back for Newcastlepublished at 10:57 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

What are Newcastle's options at left-back?published at 10:51 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

Hall to miss rest of season with foot injurypublished at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

Newcastle defender Lewis Hall is ruled out for the remainder of the season with a foot injury.

Hall ruled out for rest of seasonpublished at 09:04 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

Boy, 17, charged with murder after man stabbedpublished at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

A 17-year-old is due to appear in court later over the fatal stabbing of Jordan Hogg in Middlesbrough.

Gossip: Magpies in the running for Strasbourg's Emeghapublished at 07:28 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

Foreign student reliance risks 'unstable' incomepublished at 06:02 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

Universities UK says the government must ensure stability in the number of visas that can be issued.

🎧 Reacting to Newcastle's 2023-24 accountspublished at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March

Police open database to identify disorder suspectspublished at 18:58 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March

Police are publishing CCTV images in the hope the public can identify Sunderland riot suspects.

Work begins on mine water heating systempublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March

Water from disused coal mines is to be used to heat hundreds of new homes in Seaham Garden Village.

Man 'chased down and killed in drug feud'published at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March

Two men and a 17-year-old boy deny murdering Lewis Bell in Stockton in September.

Man guilty of murdering intervention 'hero' published at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March

John Smyth, 63, was battered to death as he tried to stop a drug addict attacking a woman's flat.

University staff begin 14 days of strike actionpublished at 14:02 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March

Industrial action begins at Newcastle University, in the face of 300 potential job losses.

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