29-year-old systems developer Dan Wilde (@dan_infinity) sent us footage, filmed on a dashcam, of some military vehicles being transported on the A1 (M) motorway. The University of Sunderland graduate, from Hetton-le-Hole, said he uses dashcams to cover himself in case of any accidents and “now and again captures interesting footage”. What have […]
Words: PA Sports. Rafael Benitez admitted he has taken on a “massive” challenge in agreeing to lead Newcastle’s desperate fight for Barclays Premier League survival. The 55-year-old Spaniard, who has been out of the game since being sacked by Real Madrid in January, accepted a 10-match survival mission and whatever […]
Words: PA Sport. Rafa Benitez has been handed the task of dragging Newcastle back from the brink of relegation after Steve McClaren was eventually shown the door at St James’ Park. Benitez has just three days in which to prepare his side for a desperately difficult trip to Leicester, and […]
The full film can be viewed above. The torrid history of a North East amusement park – including the story of a horrifying tiger attack – is laid bare in a new documentary film. Seaburn Ocean Park and Zoo World was home to dolphins, flamingos, seals and big cats, and became […]
EA SPORTS creators behind the worldwide popular football game FIFA 16 (which Johnson is part of), have announced that they have removed Johnson from the active rosters of Sunderland AFC and England National football teams. Former Sunderland footballer, Adam Johnson, was found guilty of one count of sexual activity with […]
Seals on an isolated island have provided new insight into how to be a good mother. Scientist Dr Kelly Robinson studied grey seals on the North Atlantic island of North Rona and found the “love hormone” oxytocin plays a key role in keeping the mothers in close proximity to their […]
By Hannah Banks and Alisha Blunt School children across Sunderland have been recreating one of history’s most influential books. Pupils at Dame Dorothy Primary School, St Peters, were among some of the hundreds of children to write and illustrate a page from The Codex Amiatinus – one of the first […]
by Katie Hall Lawson, whose hits include Juliet, Taking Over Me and Brokenhearted will be headlining at the Retail and Style Awards that are taking place at the Bridges Shopping centre on April 23. The event is organised by Sun FM and Bridges and is supported by Sunderland BID. […]
Ex-Sunderland footballer, Adam Johnson, was described as a “bit of a paedophile” for pursuing a 15-year-old girl, a court heard today. A teenager told the jury she did not believe her friend’s claims that she’d had a sexual encounter with the former Sunderland player at first. Johnson has admitted sexual […]