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An event that brings Newcastle's coolest suburb to life every summer will be making its return for 2026
Just one year ago Newcastle United lifted a trophy - but where are the club 12 months on?
Dubai's main airport was shutdown after a drone hit a nearby fuel tank, causing many flights to be cancelled or heavily delayed
Newcastle United travel to the Nou Camp to face Barcelona - and memories are Sir Bobby Robson will come flooding back
Joanne Nicholson, of South Shields, spent 16 months targeting her former partner and his new girlfriend with repeated false allegations after break up
Saturday morning brought big crowds to the Metrocentre in Gateshead for a new store's official opening
One woman who has a combined following of more than two million on social media compared a can of Fanta Orange purchased in the UK with another from America, and was stunned by two big differences
University student Olivia Wojciechowska, 19, collapsed at a Halloween party and died in hospital after her condition deteriorated
Many of us rely on a hearty Sunday dinner to sort us out after a few too many drinks the night before
A bar in Newcastle that's always rammed on match days will open early doors for the Tyne Wear Derby on Sunday
