Newcastle news

• The difference in direction in the Midlands should set alarm bells ringing for Newcastle United

  06-06-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Villa appear to be in dire financial woes while Wolves are looking to smash up the Premier League - both should be a warning to Newcastle United
  
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• Death of woman hit by competitor at mountain bike race was "completely avoidable", court told

  06-06-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Judith Garrett, from Prudhoe, Northumberland, was killed at the Borderline Downhill Series Mountain Biking race held in Wales in August 2014
  
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• "What a time to be alive": Newcastle reacts to news that we're getting a drive-through Greggs

  06-06-2018 21:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  What took you so long, guys?
  
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• Now John O'Shea has gone, who should be Sunderland's next captain?

  06-06-2018 20:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The job of football captain is largely ceremonial, but the Black Cats could do with a bit of symbolism this summer, so who should do it for them next?
  
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• Dad allegedly killed his baby boy by shaking him 'in temper or frustration' as he cried

  06-06-2018 20:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Chiu denies the manslaughter of 15-week-old Nathan at the family home in Kingston Park
  
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• Stephenson's Rocket is en route back to Newcastle - here's when to can see it

  06-06-2018 19:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Famous Rocket moves for first time in 156 years as it heads home from London to star in The Great Exhibition of the North
  
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• John O'Shea's Sunderland durability earns him Bosman transfer to Championship side Reading

  06-06-2018 19:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John O'Shea has joined Championship side Reading after a seven-year stay at Sunderland, thanks partly to his excellent appearance record
  
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• Love Island contestants Instagram and Twitter accounts - follow the Islanders on social media

  06-06-2018 19:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As well as watching them on itv2 you can follow Love Island contestants like Dani Dyer and Adam Collard on social media
  
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• Woman born without a womb has dreams of becoming a mum dashed again

  06-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tara Hockaday had applied to become one of the first women in Britain to undergo a womb transplant
  
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• Where to watch Love Island online - how to get itv2 show live or on catch up

  06-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Get over any Love Island FOMO by catching up with the latest episode of the itv2 in a number of different ways
  
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• Newcastle United monitoring Jack Grealish situation - along with half of the Premier League

  06-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United are looking for creative midfielders and the unfolding situation at Aston Villa means he will be sold
  
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• How you can follow in the footsteps of Geordie Ridley - but without the running

  06-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chance to celebrate the Ninth of June and learn more about Blaydon Races writer Geordie Ridley with a walk led by Newcastle City guide Pat Stevens
  
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• Are Sunderland about to become more vocal in their support for safe standing at football?

  06-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Black Cats are long-time safe standing supporters, but could a website article be a hint they will be more vocal on it than in recent years?
  
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• John O'Shea: Reading sign ex-Manchester United defender after Sunderland exit

  06-06-2018 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Reading will sign defender John O'Shea on a one-year deal when his contract at Sunderland expires at the end of June.
  
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• London fire LIVE: Mandarin Oriental hotel engulfed as 120 firefighters deal with fire

  06-06-2018 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Twitter footage shows crowds of shoppers watching as smoke pours over the London skyline
  
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• London fire: 120 firefighters dealing with Mandarin Oriental fire near Knightsbridge

  06-06-2018 18:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 120 firefighters battling a “massive” fire at Mandarin Oriental near Knightsbridge and Hyde Park
  
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• South African business leaders arrive to forge links in the North East

  06-06-2018 18:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A delegation of South African senior politicians and business chiefs are spending three days in the region to cement links
  
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• Armed police storm Newcastle's Central Metro station in dramatic 'terror attack' training

  06-06-2018 18:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The exercise in the early hours of Wednesday morning tested how emergency services would respond to an explosion the platform
  
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• Madagascar the Musical casts Matt Terry for UK tour including Sunderland Empire dates

  06-06-2018 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Characters like Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra and Melman the Giraffe will all make an appearance in Madagascar - A Musical Adventure
  
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• Jack Ross 'not scared' to go with a young Sunderland team as Black Cats look to cut their cloth

  06-06-2018 17:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Jack Ross had success in last season's Scottish Championship with a youthful St Mirren, and would not be worried about going down that route again
  
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• Newcastle to host Rainbow Rave for LGBTQ families this Thursday

  06-06-2018 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rainbow dance event at Seven Stories forms part of the North East's Curious Arts Festival
  
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• Labour's Brexit policy is a 'progression' says shadow business minister Chi Onwurah

  06-06-2018 17:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour led the way on the need for a transition deal and customs union - now it's leading on the single ,market, says Chi Onwurah
  
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• Love Island drinking game - play along with your mates while watching the itv2 show

  06-06-2018 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It was bound to happen at some point and there is now a Love Island drinking game with some very interesting rules
  
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• New look for former Solano's restaurant unveiled as A Bit On The Side moves forward

  06-06-2018 16:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Bit On The Side, run by The Empress owner, pledges to be an 'urban chic vintage decor' restaurant aimed at over 25-year-olds
  
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• As Versailles is described as 'too sexy for TV' we ask: what is the sexiest TV show ever?

  06-06-2018 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vote for the television drama that you think is the sexiest telly show of all time
  
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• Alarm in North East as EU advises businesses not to buy British products

  06-06-2018 16:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Goods and cars manufactured in the UK could face much higher import tariffs when they arrive in the EU after Brexit
  
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• Hakeeb Adelakun set for Bosman move after rejecting contract - could he be a Sunderland option?

  06-06-2018 16:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Hakeeb Adelakun is set to leave Scunthorpe United on a free transfer after rejecting a new contract. He has qualities which may appeal to Sunderland
  
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• Places to eat and drink close to Ed Sheeran's St James' Park gigs

  06-06-2018 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you're visiting Newcastle for the big St James' Park gis, there's plenty of choice on where to go, whether you're with kids or not
  
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• Who is Lewis Morgan? The 'immensely two-footed' winger Sunderland want on loan

  06-06-2018 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Morgan enjoyed a 'meteoric rise under Jack Ross at St Mirren and now Ross wants to sign the Celtic winger for Sunderland
  
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• Newcastle Castle to host Edinburgh Fringe comedy previews - ticket details

  06-06-2018 15:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Historic venue offers Geordies a first chance to see latest material by the likes of Vladimir McTavish and Lee Kyle
  
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• Tottenham join the list of suitors for Jamaal Lascelles - but Rafa Benitez wants to keep skipper

  06-06-2018 15:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez has told Jamaal Lascelles to develop at St James' Park
  
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• Major Newcastle city centre bus route to close for ten weekends to make way for 'welcoming' area

  06-06-2018 15:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blackett Street will be closed to create a 'welcoming, people-friendly' area during the Great Exhibition of the North
  
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• New first school in Morpeth finally gets the green light at site of former fire station

  06-06-2018 15:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A long-awaited new first school in Morpeth to replace the 107-year-old Goosehill site
  
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• People gathered on the Gateshead Quayside to make a huge human '4' outside the Baltic

  06-06-2018 15:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 100 people from the North East's media industry got together to ramp up the bid to bring a Channel 4 hub to Tyneside
  
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• Former Sunderland midfielder David Meyler joins Reading, with John O'Shea expected to follow

  06-06-2018 14:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland youth product David Meyler will stay in the Championship after agreeing a Bosman transfer to Reading, who are set to sign John O'Shea too
  
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• Race For Life 2018 - Newcastle and North East dates and how you can enter the fund-raising runs

  06-06-2018 14:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When and where Race For Life events will take place around Newcastle this June and July plus the entry contact details
  
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• Ed Sheeran t-shirts on sale in Newcastle as singer gets set for three St James' Park gigs

  06-06-2018 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ed Sheeran will play three shows at St James' Park in Newcastle this weekend and a shop is getting in the mood with some t-shirts
  
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• Fairstone to acquire two more firms in 'golden opportunity' for financial services

  06-06-2018 14:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The deals mean Fairstone has acquired five firms in 2018 alone
  
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• Love Island's Adam leaves viewers fuming after breaking Kendall and Niall up

  06-06-2018 14:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On Monday everyone loved Newcastle guy Adam on Love Island but on Tuesday viewers of the itv2 show weren't so enamoured
  
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• What time does The Blaydon Race start? Annual road race ready to return for 2018

  06-06-2018 14:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Blaydon Race has been going since 1981 and runners will soon be pounding the streets of Tyneside once again
  
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• Ed Sheeran in Newcastle - stage times, support acts and tickets for St James' Park gigs

  06-06-2018 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ed Sheeran will play three concerts at Newcastle's St James Park and if you still haven't got tickets you might be in luck
  
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• This is not a drill! Newcastle is to get its first drive-thru Greggs

  06-06-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans for the fast food restaurant at Tyneside Autoparc, in North Gosforth, have now been given the green light
  
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• Quakers are matchmakers as first Sunderland pre-season fixture announced by Darlington

  06-06-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland will make the short trip to play Darlington in pre-season, the Conference North club have announced
  
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• Newcastle United transfer gossip: Magpies tipped for Brazilian midfielder as rumours persist over Jamaal Lascelles

  06-06-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All the Newcastle United rumours as the Magpies look to add to their squad this June after Martin Dubravka arrival
  
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• Cheese Fest UK is coming to Newcastle with raclette, cheese wheels and more on the menu

  06-06-2018 13:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Having visited other cities around the UK, Cheese Fest will arrive in Newcastle with over 30 different traders
  
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• Second sitcom series for Lost Voice Guy

  06-06-2018 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The winner of Britain's Got Talent will be returning to BBC Radio 4 with his show Ability.
  
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• Race for Life Durham - Pretty Muddy guide to the event at Chester-le-Street

  06-06-2018 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pretty Muddy Durham takes place on July 7, 2018, in Chester-le-Street - here's everything you need to know about getting involved
  
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• Lost Voice Guy gets second series of sitcom

  06-06-2018 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The winner of Britain's Got Talent will be returning to BBC Radio 4 with his show Ability.
  
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• Sunderland reportedly ask to loan Lewis Morgan, but will have to wait for Celtic's answer

  06-06-2018 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Black Cats have been linked with a loan move for former St Mirren winger Lewis Morgan, but Jack Ross will be made to wait for an answer
  
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• Travel The Blaydon Race route as famous run gets ready to return

  06-06-2018 13:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is almost time for the always popular Blaydon Race and here is the route it takes
  
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