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Local News from across Tyne & Wear
- Newcastle United want even more exciting deals as 'active' transfer message sent
Eddie Howe and Co are hoping for more deals done in the coming weeks
- Gateshead hospital bosses investigate surgery infections amid concern about 'standard of care'
Eight "surgical site infections" have occurred since last October at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead
- Inside the Come Together festival site as huge Newcastle event just days away
Come Together festival will take over the Town Moor in Newcastle on August 20 and 22 with a big name line-up
- Metro train fire at Cullercoats station referred to rail watchdog
Nexus have reffered the incident to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) and the Office of Rail and Road (ORR)
- Metro passenger had to make 'risky' evacuation after 'explosion' during fire on train roof
Metro passenger Nick Convery said he witnessed an explosion and sparks flying from the ceiling before passengers had to evacuate the train
- Pictures as Tyneside VJ Day veterans commemorate 80th anniversary in Newcastle city centre
Former service men gathered to honour the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II
- UK tourists in Spain can't be charged for these six things in restaurants
Your next holiday to Spain is about to get a bit cheaper
- UK vet issues urgent virus warning as pet owners told to 'protect your animals' in heat
The UK's current heatwave could trigger a virus outbreak, experts warn, with close to a million pet rabbits at risk
- DWP issues major warning as woman jailed for £110,000 benefit fraud
The 51-year-old woman was sentenced to 20 months in prison at Manchester Magistrates' Court on August 12 after pleading guilty to four counts of benefit fraud
- 'I can't deny' - Eddie Howe makes candid Alexander Isak claim amid Liverpool mind games
The Magpies have tried and failed to sign a number of big-name targets this summer as Eddie Howe faces transfer window reality in the final fortnight of business