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The January window opens in just a few weeks with key areas of the Magpies' squad under scutiny
Benny Bahmanizad was diagnosed with neuroblastoma after he began to limp
The 44-year-old was a music teacher when he sexually assaulted a girl under the age of 16
North Shields mum Sarah Harrison, 44, died this week after living with cancer for almost a decade
Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has opened up about the lasting fear she lives with
The Metro station, which is close to the home of the Black Cats on the banks of the River Wear, has been refreshed and repainted
The figures have shown a large spike in the last few weeks leading up to Christmas
Former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has opened up about his battle with aggressive prostate cancer, revealing that the disease spread despite 'radical' surgery
Women's football notebook as clubs return from international break
I'm A Celebrity star Ruby Wax opened up about feeling 'totally devastated' after being eliminated from the ITV jungle show, telling This Morning she was 'ripped from the womb' leaving her campmates
