A HIGH COURT judge is set to oversee the latest leg of a lengthy legal fight between ex-England footballer Alan Shearer and a former financial adviser. More than three years ago, the former Southampton, Blackburn and Newcastle striker agreed a settlement with Kevin Neal after claiming that he was given […]
A TEENAGE student who was one of four young people to die in suspected drug incidents over the weekend had been a “model pupil”, her former school said. Jeni Larmour was one of two 18-year-old women who died in Newcastle University student accommodation after they were thought to have taken […]
OFFICERS investigating the deaths of three teenagers and a 21-year-old over the weekend have made 10 arrests and carried out searches with drugs dogs. A large-scale investigation was ongoing today (Monday 5 October) after two 18-year-old women, and two men, aged 18 and 21, were found at addresses over […]
By Jane Kirby, Health Editor, and Ian Jones Press Association THE North East is among areas in England where the weekly rate of new Covid-19 cases has jumped, with the addition of nearly 16,000 cases which went unreported because of a technical error with an Excel spreadsheet.The problem has led […]
A PARAMEDIC student from the University of Sunderland (UoS) proved a guardian angel for a cyclist badly injured in a road crash. Kay Norris was able to put her trainee skills into action after witnessing the incident, which left cyclist Andrew Moore with a catalogue of injuries. Now Andrew […]
THE question is being asked more and more – especially in the run-up to a US election which some fear may be at risk of being hijacked via tweet. We decided to try and understand, by asking for the view from within North East journalism, politics and fashion. Sam Boal […]
Newcastle United are still waiting for official guidance from both the government and the Premier League ahead of this week’s fixtures against Sheffield United. Meanwhile, the game against Aston Villa has be postponed due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Also, Newcastle United are no longer providing autographs and signatures from players to fans […]
We spoke to Laura Reed, the Marketing and Communications coordinator at The National Glass Centre. The Glass Centre are currently running events every day during the February half term and there will be more programmes and events for both adults and children held throughout the year during half term holidays. […]
A Sunderland student is supporting government proposal to give Ofcom new powers to regulate social media. Companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have been self-regulated up until now. Psychology student, 20-year-old Olivia Gallacher from Darlington, said: “The one that I’d probably say is the worst would definitely be Instagram. It […]
Journalists from the North East are criticising the Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s actions after journalists were banned from a briefing about the EU on Monday January 3rd. Selected journalists were banned while others were invited to attend, leading to many political reporters walking out of Downing Street. Russ Ward, BBC […]