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- Gateshead A189 crash before Redheugh Bridge sees one person taken to hospital
by ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Owen Younger) on 21 August 2025 at 8:38 PMBoth Northumbria Police and the North East Ambulance Service were on the scene just after 5.30pm on Thursday night
- Rioter told off for laughing as he’s jailed for ‘bringing shame’ on England flag and Sunderlandby ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Rob Kennedy) on 21 August 2025 at 8:00 PM
Stuart Polley, of Washington, has been jailed for three years and four months for taking part in a riot in Sunderland city centre last August
- Exact rules on flying St George’s flag from cars and homes across the UK to avoid £1,000 fineby ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Adam Cailler, Jordan Coussins, Kathryn Riddell) on 21 August 2025 at 7:37 PM
The St George’s flag has been popping up all over the UK in recent weeks – but what are the rules when it comes to displaying the Union Jack or England flag from your property or vehicle?
- Emmerdale and Vera star announced as replacement for Kristian Nairn on BBC Strictly Come Dancingby ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Jordan Lloyd Beck, Kathryn Riddell) on 21 August 2025 at 7:05 PM
The BBC has announced that a new celebrity has joined the line-up of Strictly Come Dancing, replacing Kristian Nairn, who stepped back from the competition for “medical reasons”
- Devoted North East dad who ‘lit up every room’ dies suddenly at just 32 leaving family heartbrokenby ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Poppy Kennedy) on 21 August 2025 at 6:35 PM
‘No words can truly capture the pain of this loss, but we can come together to help ease the burden for the family he loved so much’
