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South Shields own Adam McKenna is hoping to smash the current record whilst running for an important cause
The latest lottery winner is the fourth UK player to bank a EuroMillions jackpot this year - here are more details
As Man City find themselves in an impossible battle to escape the headlines, Geordie boy Elliot Anderson is caught up right in the middle, just weeks after sealing a dream move
Carl Nicholson rained down punches on the victim but claimed it was self-defence 'gone too far'
Clare Large, 42, was rushed to hospital in an ambulance after she began experiencing extreme stomach pains - and doctors told her she was 12 hours from death
Chair of the young people and work review said Andy Burnham wants to 'rewire the state'
Newcastle have two of the finest young goalkeepers in the country competing against each other at academy level
A woman in her 70s died at the scene of a crash on the A69 near Hexham.
Jason Wilshaw ignored warnings from the police about his shouting and swearing and targeted the 'distressed' victim
The Duke of Northumberland's company Northumberland Estates had planned to build three cottages on the outskirts of Alnwick, but faced strong opposition from locals
