Eddie Howe watches Newcastle United's Premier League draw at Brighton on Saturday, with the visitors close to appointing the former Bournemouth boss as manager.

Newcastle fight back to claim a draw at Brighton in the Premier League as potential new manager Eddie Howe watches on from the stands.

Exeter's poor home form continues as Newcastle inflict a third Premiership loss in four games this season.

Relive Saturday's Championship action as Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock leaves by mutual consent, while Bournemouth and Fulham win.

A Tyneside firefighter who escaped serious injury when a scaffolding pole was thrown at his fire engine is urging people not to attack emergency workers as bonfire night approaches.

Graeme MacDonald, 36, said he "could've been killed" when the 12in (30cm) bar was thrown at the windscreen of his vehicle which had been called out in Walker two years ago.

There have been 50 attacks on firefighters on Tyneside and Wearside so far in 2021.

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Watch manager Mr MacDonald said: "Anti-social behaviour creates significant implications and what those individuals are doing has a real effect on people’s professional and family lives.

“The incident I was involved in has stayed with me, and I wouldn't want any other crews... to experience the same ordeal.”

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Tyne and Wear Fire Service say the period around bonfire night is one of the busiest for them and anti-social behaviour and attacks on firefighters are rife.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer Peter Heath said: "These acts of violence against our crews won’t be tolerated and the individuals responsible for these actions will be brought to justice with help from our partners."

Relive Saturday's FA Cup first round action as seventh-tier Buxton beat York City to reach round two.

The office of the Cleveland police and crime commissioner said it would co-operate with the inquiry.

The Gambling Commission says it will investigate how seven Premier League and Championship clubs had direct links to betting sites from children's pages of their websites.

The supposedly haunted Chillingham Castle in Northumberland, home of Sir Humphry Wakefield, hosts an old-fashioned weekend party.

Gateshead Council had applied for £20m from the Levelling Up Fund to go towards the complex.

Bristol hosting Worcester and Exeter entertaining Newcastle are two of four Premiership games on Saturday - listen to BBC radio commentaries.

A teenage boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was hit by a car in Sunderland.

Northumbria Police are investigating after the collision with a silver Vauxhall Astra on Ryhope Street last night about 19:20.

The 15-year-old is being treated at Newcastle's RVI for injuries described as "life threatening."

Police want to hear from anyone who might have seen the incident.

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A man has been rescued from the roof of his car on the Holy Island causeway in Northumberland.

Seahouses RNLI lifeboat was called out and found the man "panicking" standing on the roof of his vehicle, which was starting to float on the rising tide.

The coastguard rescue team from Holy Island waded out to the man in rough conditions.

The RNLI said the man had tried to cross the causeway after the displayed safe crossing times.

Beamish Museum said Lion the shire horse was a "firm favourite" with visitors, staff and volunteers.