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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
Ex-Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd dies
Freddy Shepherd had an influential role at the football club and sold his stake to Mike Ashley.
Ben Stokes: England cricketer arrested after Bristol nightclub incident
England cricketer Ben Stokes was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm after a nightclub incident in Bristol early on Monday.
Same-sex civil partnerships gain popularity across Britain
Statisticians said a "minority of same-sex couples" preferred civil partnerships to marriage.
Northern to cancel more than 50% of trains on strike days
Northern Rail says only 46% of its normal timetable will operate on both strike days
Ban tackling in school rugby for safety, experts demand
But a World Rugby spokesman says there is no new evidence to challenge the current position.
Durham lose another star cricketer
England opener Keaton Jennings and veteran seamer Graham Onions agree to join Lancashire from Durham.
Mica McNeill says British bobsleighers 'powered by the people'
Great Britain bobsleigher Mica McNeill says her team has been "powered by the people" as they reached their crowdfunding target.
Hospital's monitoring of 'at-risk' children improves
South Tyneside District hospital had been issued with a warning notice by the health watchdog.
Mica McNeill: Great Britain bobsleigher says she is 'powered by the people'
Bobsleigher, Mica McNeill, says the women's team are now 'powered by the people'
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome mum and daughter raising £150,000 for op
The mother and daughter trying to raise £150,000 for life-changing surgery.
Seventeen-year seal study by GP Ben Burville
The Northumberland doctor combines his career with studying and filming seals off the county's coast.
'Nobody saw it coming'
The collapse of Northern Rock: Ten years on
Ipswich Town v Sunderland
Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's Championship game between Ipswich Town and Sunderland.
Will Smith: Durham re-sign former county captain from Hampshire
Durham are to re-sign former county captain Will Smith from Hampshire - four years after his departure.
Worcestershire v Durham: Ashwin & Barnard steer Pears close to promotion
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ed Barnard help Worcestershire rally against Durham and leave Pears two points from promotion.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
Pardew ready for Metalist threat
Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew says there will be no surprises from Metalist Kharkiv in their Europa League tie.
Kibirige signs Falcons pro deal
Newcastle Falcons winger Zach Kibirige signs a first professional contract at Kingston Park.
RFU trials ref-cam this weekend
The RFU will trial a "ref-cam" during the televised Championship game between Newcastle and London Scottish on Sunday.
Southampton game key - Larsson
Sunderland midfielder Sebastian Larsson thinks Saturday's match with Southampton is important to their survival chances.
Newcastle 1-3 Man City
Goals from Sergio Aguero, Javi Garcia and Yaya Toure earn Manchester City a deserved 3-1 win at Newcastle.
Man Utd 3-1 Sunderland
Manchester United restore their six-point advantage at the top of the Premier League after a 3-1 win over Sunderland.
O'Neill targets January signings
Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill says he must strengthen his squad in the January transfer window as they look to avoid relegation.
O'Neill doubters wrong - Ferguson
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says it is "absolutely ridiculous" for anyone to question Martin O'Neill.
Pardew - one win could revive us
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew says beating Manchester City on Saturday could revive his team's stuttering Premier League campaign.
Harker to exit Durham post in May
David Harker is to stand down as Durham County Cricket Club chief executive in May 2013 after 20 years in the post.
Smith undaunted by Gateshead task
Anth Smith says he is not daunted by the pressure of taking charge at Blue Square Bet Premier side Gateshead.
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Sadistic killer Jason Marshall jailed for 39 years
Jason Marshall was filmed torturing 58-year-old Peter Fasoli in the victim's London home.
West Midlands 'murder-suicide': Husband and wife found dead
James Barnes updated his Facebook profile image hours before the bodies were found.
Swallowed Playmobil traffic cone 'in man's lung for 40 years'
A suspected tumour in a man's lung turns out to be a Playmobil traffic cone he swallowed as a child.
Kent mattress 'mountain' businessman fined £15,000
Lewis Bertram, who ran a recycling firm, had pleaded guilty to failing to remove the waste.
Couple accused over burned body
Ouissem Medouni and Sabrina Kouider will stand trial next year on suspicion of murder.
Man guilty of trying to kill schoolgirl in Wilton car crash
Lukasz Jarosz undid the girl's seat belt before deliberately crashing his car.
Cornwall mine-plunge man 'was saved by rucksack
Andrew Williams says he was "amazed" to survive the fall that left him trapped on a narrow ledge.
Arrest after Blackburn sex attack victim 'left for dead'
The 33-year-old victim suffered a bleed on the brain and fractured jaw, police say.
Lack of secure mental health beds scandalous, says judge
A teenager at risk to himself and others could not be found a secure mental health bed for a month.
British woman 'may have been attacked by wolves' in Greece
Celia Hollingworth's body was found after she went missing when she visited an archaeological site in Greece.
Glamping pod fire woman, 20, critically ill in hospital
The blaze was started accidentally by clothing left close to a log burning stove, say firefighters.
Clacton woman Marie Dent, 44, posed as teen to groom boy, 15
The married mother-of-two is jailed after having sex with the boy she had deceived on Facebook.
Source: BBC News
