Newcastle upon Tyne news

• Durham and Northants poised for intriguing final day

  21-06-2026 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fluent 84 from Ollie Robinson and three wickets for Matthew Potts help set up a potentially intriguing final day between Durham and Northants.
  
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• Ex-deputy fire chief claims he was 'scapegoated'

  23-06-2026 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jim McNeil, who retired after being suspended, says he did not help oversee a culture of bullying.
  
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• Group's work to continue despite end to funding

  23-06-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gateshead's Tada community project ends after five years but says its work will continue.
  
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• Olympic and Paralympic stars back Northern Games bid

  22-06-2026 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of current and former British Olympians and Paralympians back a proposed north of England bid to host the Games, claiming it has "a passion for sport like no other place".
  
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• Bedingham stars as leaders Durham defeat Northants

  22-06-2026 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Bedingham scores an unbeaten century as leaders Durham defeat Northamptonshire by six wickets in their County Championship match.
  
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• Council warns public about potentially toxic toys

  22-06-2026 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northumberland County Council says counterfeit Squishy Dumplings toys have not passed safety tests.
  
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• Metro memories as old trains begin last week in service

  22-06-2026 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fleet is entering its final days in operation, having run since 1980.
  
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• Stokes & Atkinson 'blameless for violent conduct'

  22-06-2026 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson breached “contractual obligations” but were blameless for “violent conduct” in a London nightclub, according to an investigation.
  
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• Two boys and man in court charged with murder

  22-06-2026 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 33-year-old man and two boys, aged 14 and 16, appear at Newcastle Magistrates' Court.
  
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• Teen's care caused family 'sorrow and frustration'

  22-06-2026 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of 18-year-old Emily Moore in a mental health hospital is being considered by a coroner's jury.
  
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• Scaffolding removed from Tyne Bridge's west wall

  21-06-2026 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Photographs reveal another restored section of the Tyne Bridge as scaffolding is removed.
  
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• Stokes and Atkinson withdrawn from county games

  21-06-2026 10:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are withdrawn from their County Championship fixtures in the clearest indication yet they will be available to play for England in the third Test against New Zealand.
  
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• North 'lost' regeneration funds after Brexit

  21-06-2026 07:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New analysis finds the North lost funding for regeneration, jobs and training after quitting the EU.
  
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• Newcastle reject Spurs bid of about £80m for Tonali

  21-06-2026 00:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United reject a bid from Tottenham Hotspur for midfielder Sandro Tonali of about £80m.
  
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• Drivers warned ahead of summer verge cutting

  20-06-2026 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A highways team begins grass cutting along several thousand kilometres of verges in Northumberland.
  
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• Plans for county's second AI data centre submitted

  20-06-2026 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A firm wants to build a data centre on agricultural land at West Sleekburn in Northumberland.
  
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• Fentimans loss is 'bad for Hexham'

  20-06-2026 11:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Joe Morris says the loss will have a "profound impact on the community".
  
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• Photographers share wildlife gems as summer starts

  20-06-2026 07:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kestrels, a sleepy snake and a buzzard all pose for the camera as astronomical summer starts.
  
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• Reform councillor resigns as job was 'mis-sold'

  19-06-2026 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harton ward councillor Alex Clarke says he thought he would only have to go to six meetings a year.
  
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• Peacocks' early morning screeching wakes neighbours

  18-06-2026 07:07 via bbc.com
  
  Many residents of a Newcastle street are warming to the colourful birds, despite the wake-up calls.
  
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• Spurs join clubs interested in Tonali

  18-06-2026 00:18 via bbc.com
  
  Tottenham Hotspur have joined the list of clubs who are interested in Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali.
  
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• Former miner who killed terminally ill wife dies

  17-06-2026 21:34 via bbc.com
  
  David Hunter, who suffocated his wife in 2021, dies in Cyprus aged 78.
  
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• Irn Bru maker confirms Fentimans job losses and office closure

  17-06-2026 19:02 via bbc.com
  
  AG Barr says 29 people at the Hexham office will be made redundant while seven will join its team.
  
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• Cannabis factory killer could be released early

  17-06-2026 18:35 via bbc.com
  
  Reece Galbraith is serving 14 years for manslaughter after causing an explosion which killed two people.
  
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• Housing approved despite football club's objection

  17-06-2026 17:43 via bbc.com
  
  Gateshead Football Club opposes the plans for Felling due to the loss of open space, council documents show.
  
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• Cannabis and drugs equipment worth £200k seized

  17-06-2026 16:52 via bbc.com
  
  Northumbria Police finds cannabis growing in the loft and another room of a property in Windy Nook.
  
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• Council stripped of planning powers by government

  17-06-2026 16:09 via bbc.com
  
  All applications for "major" developments in South Tyneside can now go straight to the government.
  
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• Three arrested in murder investigation as man dies

  17-06-2026 15:37 via bbc.com
  
  Two men and a boy are arrested on suspicion of murder following the Newcastle attack, police say.
  
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• Teenager's crash death leaves family 'broken'

  17-06-2026 15:07 via bbc.com
  
  Jessica Metters is described as "the most loving, precious, innocent little girl".
  
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• University given £1.3m for diabetes care trial

  17-06-2026 07:06 via bbc.com
  
  Northumbria University is working with GP practices to improve care for diabetes patients under 40.
  
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