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Newcastle Magistrates' Court LIVE: Updates as defendants charged with football abuse and danger driving
A range of cases are due to be heard at Newcastle Magistrates' Court today so stay up to day as cases appear
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Debt experts plead for help as UK residents struggle
Keeping up with monthly credit card repayments can be a heavy burden
Zack Polanski says guillotine post was 'inadvertent mistake' but won't apologise to Farage
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said he will not apologise to Nigel Farage over a social media post he shared inadvertently
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Foreign Office 'red flag signs' warning after death of British holidaymakers
Tourists alerted to red flag signs of danger
Morrisons becomes first UK supermarket to introduce AI-powered trolleys
Major change sees new shopping experience introduced at a Morrisons store
Speeding driver who killed nan 'saw red' in 'road rage incident' a year later
Neil Jones has now been jailed, after killing Lin Donnelly, and engaging in a terrifying road rage confrontation
Solar eclipse in UK - veterinary surgeon shares advice for pet owners
The partial solar eclipse on August 12 will be the most spectacular in the UK for almost three decades
Wildlife charity praises 'inspiring' community amid calls for co-ordinated response to Tyne nurdle spill
Northumberland Wildlife Trust says that "swift and effective" action is necessary after the nurdle spill in the Tyne
North East Charity Awards shortlist is announced for 2026
The annual event celebrates the best of the region's voluntary sector, and the companies and people who support them
Greggs sales boost from 'bake-at-home' products and new shop openings despite gloomy spending
Bosses talked of hopes for its new Greggs Express format inside convenience stores
Investigation launched as North East league cricket club 'clicking' scandal video goes viral
Saltburn Cricket Club faces an investigation after a viral video allegedly shows a fielder clicking his fingers to deceive umpires during a North Yorkshire league match
'Critical' move as Andy Burnham to make major speech on Wednesday
A cross-party meeting is also due to be held
DWP sanctioned Newcastle mum's Universal Credit - so she stole from Morrisons
Caroline Pattinson, who was once jailed alongside her daughter for stealing from vulnerable victims and has 300 offences on her appalling record, continues to cause misery to shops
Gateshead drug dealer splashed out on expensive jewellery while claiming benefits from DWP
Owen Caris, of Ryton, was caught with 9-carat gold jewellery worth thousands after running a county lines drug dealing operation selling cocaine and cannabis
North Tyneside 'Plan for Change' states the need to review and possibly sell off buildings is now "critical"
As North Tyneside Council's buildings age and costs mount, their future has been brought into question
Newcastle historian awarded £1.3m for project that could 'improve the night shift' for NHS workers
A historian has been awarded £1.29m for a research project
Planned hours cut at Prudhoe Library will not go ahead after backlash
Council officers admit they hadn't got initial proposals right
Tynemouth councillor 'worried for neighbours' after nurdle disaster
Coun Tom Bailey says that the clean-up in Tynemouth is 'on the curve it needs to be' but worries that beaches south of the river are lagging behind
First picture of couple found at remote cottage as police investigate 'unexplained' deaths
Jim Mair, 43, and Stacy Mair, 35, were found dead at a property in Renfrewshire on Monday morning
North East wheelchair basketball club cheer on teammate at Commonwealth Games
From South Shields to Glasgow, Ross McConnell's road to the Commonwealth Games began in the North East