Newcastle news

• Are you pleased to see Leeds back in the Premier League?

  17-07-2020 22:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United will be facing two crunch clashes with Leeds United next season following the Yorkshire club's promotion
  
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• Magpies working on 'one or two' transfer targets: NUFC evening update

  17-07-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of the latest Newcastle United headlines including updates from Steve Bruce, Freddie Woodman and more
  
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• Chris Whitty says social distancing may be needed for a long time

  17-07-2020 20:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Professor Chris Whitty told the Lords Science and Technology Committee that, while certain hygiene measures will be around for the foreseeable future, keeping a safe distance from others will also need to be maintained
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning lottery numbers for Friday July 17

  17-07-2020 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday July 17 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Tony Coton and Richard Hill have left Sunderland with immediate effect

  17-07-2020 20:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Head of recruitment Tony Coton and head of football operations Richard Hill have departed, the club has confirmed
  
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• Libertines to play extra Newcastle show this summer - here's how to get tickets

  17-07-2020 19:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Libertines are to slot in an extra performance due to public demand at August's socially-distanced city gig venue
  
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• Gok Wan joins Northern Pride in this weekend's virtual celebration

  17-07-2020 19:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  TV favourite will present a DJ set at Newcastle's online festival on Saturday
  
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• Six charged with drug offences after police operation to tackle organised crime

  17-07-2020 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charges came after officers from Northumbria Police carried out several raids across the region in Cramlington, West Denton, Walker and Newton Aycliffe
  
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• The Durham car park set be transformed into a business park with 4000 jobs

  17-07-2020 19:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham County Council's plans have the potential to create thousands of jobs worth up to £400m to the region’s economy.
  
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• Woman avoids jail after being caught by officer dealing drugs in Team Valley

  17-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Margaret Bland had been given a suspended sentence for possessing cannabis with intent to supply just three months before she snared again
  
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• The major indoor attractions that CAN reopen on Tyneside from August 1

  17-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has relaxed England's lockdown rules even more, meaning everything from live music to bowling will soon be allowed
  
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• The four central defensive options for injury-hit Newcastle United at Brighton

  17-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Magpies added Jamaal Lascelles and Fabian Schar to their injury list, leaving them down to the bare bones in the centre of defence
  
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• Accountant jailed over huge theft while boss was caring for terminally ill wife

  17-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christopher Sopp, 53, of Thornhill Sunderland, stole from Sunderland car dealership despite know his boss was desperately trying to raise money
  
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• North Tyneside councillor claims she was unaware of anti-semitism probe

  17-07-2020 18:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Preston ward councillor Cath Davis ‘liked’ a controversial article on Facebook
  
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• Stewart Donald's time is up but he must pass Sunderland on to the right owner

  17-07-2020 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland owner Stewart Donald infuriated fans at a meeting this week with a performance that underlines why he must go
  
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• West Denton community field will be lost to 96-home plan

  17-07-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council’s planning committee unanimously supported a bid to develop the land at Thornley Road on Friday morning, despite hundreds of objections
  
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• Local winter lockdowns will be stricter than anything we've seen so far

  17-07-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government will impose tough restrictions on specific communities in an effort to avoid another national lockdown
  
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• Freddie Woodman 'keen' to extend loan at Swansea City

  17-07-2020 16:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Freddie Woodman is 'keen' to stay at Swansea City and Newcastle United head coach Steve Bruce has said the club will "review" his future
  
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• New Elvet Bridge to close for 14 months from next week

  17-07-2020 16:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drivers are asked to plan their journeys in advance to avoid peak travel times and leave additional time for their journeys
  
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• Masked thugs brandish a machete before stealing schoolboy's bike

  17-07-2020 16:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Northumbria Police investigation is underway following the incident which left the young victims 'shaken'
  
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• 4,000 jobs could be created at huge new business park

  17-07-2020 15:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham County Council has submitted a ‘hybrid’ planning application for the redevelopment of a site at Aykley Heads
  
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• Plans for 4,000-job Durham business park submitted

  17-07-2020 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The development would be built on the current site of Durham County Council's headquarters.
  
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• Prince Andrew watches daughter Beatrice get married in 'secret wedding'

  17-07-2020 15:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The small, private ceremony was only attended by around 20 guests due to Covid-19 rules
  
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• Donald's meeting was infuriating, but takeover implications were more worrying

  17-07-2020 15:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As infuriating as what Stewart Donald said in his meeting with supporters' groups was, the implications of what he said about a takeover are more worrying
  
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• Bruce can unleash 'unbelievable' Newcastle partnership to solve key issue

  17-07-2020 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle will be able to switch up their side in their final two Premier League games - so could we see a Jonjo Shelvey and Dwight Gayle partnership flourish?
  
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• Key points from Stewart Donald's 'heated' meeting with Sunderland fans' groups

  17-07-2020 14:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fan groups met with Stewart Donald this week, and the owner's comments have gone down badly on Wearside
  
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• What Premier League chiefs said about fans returning after PM's statement

  17-07-2020 14:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister’s statement is at odds with what Premier League chiefs have previously said
  
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• Chris Waddle's advice for Newcastle United star Allan Saint-Maximin amid transfer interest

  17-07-2020 14:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Magpies star believes Tyneside remains the best place for the young Frenchman to develop
  
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• Man arrested after alleged illegal metal detecting along Hadrian's Wall

  17-07-2020 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the Military Road near Horsley in Northumberland at the weekend after a volunteer saw suspicious activity
  
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• Stewart Donald: Sunderland owner 'desperate' to sell club

  17-07-2020 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owner Stewart Donald is "desperately trying to get out" of Sunderland and denies he has acted as a "crook".
  
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• Two arrested after brawl in Ashington street leaves three people injured

  17-07-2020 14:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incidents involving a group of men and women on Woodhorn Road in the early hours of July 12
  
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• Coronavirus: Can my boss force me to go back to work?

  17-07-2020 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The advice about going back to the workplace in England will change from 1 August.
  
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• Boris Johnson's timeline for ending what's left of the lockdown

  17-07-2020 13:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson hopes the remaining restrictions will end between now and November
  
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• Major Newcastle jobs site to resume after developer is signed up

  17-07-2020 13:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Stephenson Quarter, behind Newcastle's Central Station, aims to create 2,000 jobs
  
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• Tips to stop your glasses fogging up while wearing a face mask

  17-07-2020 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As face coverings will become compulsory in shops from next week, an optician has provided advice for people whose glasses fog up while they are wearing a mask
  
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• Tower block next to Tyne Bridge to have dangerous cladding removed

  17-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are plans to convert the prominent building into 130 flats, but its current cladding would not comply with post-Grenfell fire safety rules for high-rise residential blocks
  
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• New murals celebrating live music unveiled at two Newcastle gig venues

  17-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The work, by artist, Rob Hutchinson, aims to remind passers-by of the good times they’ve enjoyed at the gig hotspots
  
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• Government says it wants every part of the North to have a mayor

  17-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More pressure on Gateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside and County Durham to agree to have a directly-elected mayor
  
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• Anne-Marie Trevelyan bows out as International Development Secretary

  17-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour claims plan to merge DfID with Foreign Office is a waste of £50m
  
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• Boris Johnson hands Sunderland boost with plans for stadiums to reopen

  17-07-2020 12:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fans have been unable to attend matches since the season resumed in June
  
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• Boris Johnson hands Newcastle boost as he plans for supporters to return to stadiums

  17-07-2020 12:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fans have been unable to attend matches since the season resumed in June
  
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• Life Science Centre announces reopening date - with a new exhibition

  17-07-2020 12:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Life Science Centre announces its reopening date and here's why it's set to be such a roaring success
  
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• Boris warns of winter coronavirus spike but urges employers to re-open offices

  17-07-2020 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Government is ready to ban people from leaving or entering areas with high levels of infection
  
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• Three arrested in raids over massive £2m Range Rover theft conspiracy

  17-07-2020 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police discovered three suspected stolen vehicles and two cannabis farms during raids following dozens of 4x4 thefts in the North East
  
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• Steve Bruce admits defensive errors and what coaching staff deem "unacceptable"

  17-07-2020 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steve Bruce will spend extra time with his defenders as they look for clean sheet at the Amex Stadium
  
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• What Boris Johnson could announce today in latest coronavirus updates

  17-07-2020 11:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to urge people to stop working from home if they can in a speech on Friday
  
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• The staggering stats that mean Joselu could outscore Newcastle's strikers - plus Perez and Rondon

  17-07-2020 11:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former United striker is in good form for Alavez in Spain's La Liga
  
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• Historic Blackpool Central Pier ravaged by 3am blaze

  17-07-2020 11:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the tourist attraction at around 3am on Friday
  
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• Spiderboy to Spiderman: Notorious criminal Thomas Laws on the run again

  17-07-2020 10:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Laws, of North Shields, is wanted by Northumbria Police and officers have been looking for him since the start of coronavirus lockdown
  
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• Spike in number of looked-after children in Northumberland

  17-07-2020 10:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A meeting of Northumberland County Council heard there has been a spike in cases
  
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