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Seven people, including two police officers, have died at the scene of A66 at South Bank following a pursuit of a 'suspicious vehicle'
The fundraising page organised by the Cleveland Police Federation has had over 4,100 donations so far
The rail operator has now issued a fresh update, after many of its systems were made unavailable by the outage
St James' Park was a place of immense respect as 'King Kev' was remembered pre-match, and an entertaining match took place afterwards
PC Matthew Blades was one of two Cleveland Police officers killed in the collision in the early hours of Saturday
The German head coach did not mince his words after the 2-2 draw with Liverpool
Five things we learned from Newcastle's dramatic 2-2 draw with Liverpool
Live updates from St James' Park as Matthias Jaissle takes charge of his first competitive game for the Magpies against Andoni Iraola's Reds
Ginge has earned fans as far away as New Zealand after his viral reunion
