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Newcastle United fan fighting leukaemia given the perfect remedy by footballer Paul Dummett

Callum Hall, 9, of Kenton, who was recently diagnosed with leukaemia
The Wales defender made a surprise visit to Kenton family to cheer up nine-year-old Callum Hall, who has been diagnosed with leukaemia

Gini Wijnaldum says he's playing better for Liverpool than he was at Newcastle - here's why

N'Golo Kante of Chelsea tangles with Georginio Wijnaldum of Liverpool
Dutch midfielder explains why his form has improved since signing for Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool

Watch what Transformers star Josh Duhamel had to say about Newcastle

The American actor took time out of filming Transformers: The Last Knight to talk to us about the North East and his latest movie

See supercars and Josh Duhamel in action as Transformers filming arrives in Newcastle

Josh Duhamel at the filming of Transformers in Newcastle City Centre
Josh Duhamel was the star attraction as the area around Monument and Grey Street provided the backdrop to Transformers: The Last Knight

HMP Northumberland callouts putting 'strain' on North East Ambulance Service

HMP Northumberland
HMP Northumberland bosses say they are working with the North East Ambulance Service to keep callouts to a minimum

Newcastle United didn't heed the warning - now they must make amends

Newcastle United's Vurnon Anita (right) is sent off after a challenge on Wolves' Ricardo Ivan Cavaleiro (left)
Just like Kevin Keegan's side in 1992, Newcastle United were undone when all were expecting a comfortable home win

Grammar school plans may lead to boom in out-of-school tuition — for those who can afford it

A teacher during a History lesson
A Newcastle University expert says parents may feel pressured to pay for home lessons if plans to allow new grammar schools go ahead

Disgraceful Bedlington burglar barged into homes of elderly ladies in shocking raids

Richard Davison, jailed for seven-and-a-half years for barging into the homes of elderly women in Bedlington
Richard Davison knocked a 4ft 9 woman to the floor and pushed an 88-year-old cancer suffer backwards before ransacking their homes

Tributes paid to Newcastle's 'larger than life' barrister Asa Anderson after sudden death

Asa Anderson was a working class Walker lad who rose to the top of his profession
The born and bred Geordie barrister chose law over journalism after a failed attempt to convince newsreader Moira Stuart to put him up in London

Newcastle 0-2 Wolves analysis: Error-ridden Magpies must hope defeat is one-off

Matt Ritchie of Newcastle United (11) takes a free kick
Newcastle were sloppy and at times even stupid, but provided they do not make a habit of it, afternoons like Saturday can easily be overcome

Take a look around brand new £11m Jesmond campus at Newcastle High School for Girls

Newcastle High School for Girls
The Victorian buildings at Tankerville Terrace were remodelled for the school created when Central Newcastle High and Church High schools merged

Remploy staff in Newcastle and Sunderland facing an 'uncertain' future

Remploy helps thousands of people get into work
Remploy is restructuring and has refused to deny that its two remaining North East offices will close their doors

Great North Snowdogs in Newcastle 'damaged' ahead of official trail launch

A Snowdog
Two of the art sculptures, which are part of a project to raise cash for St Oswald's Hospice, were sat on over the weekend

Newcastle United news RECAP: How do Magpies bounce back from Wolves setback?

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All the latest Newcastle United news, view and gossip as the Magpies focus on the job in hand of winning promotion to the Premier League

New York explosion: Mum of Kian Musgrove 'scared' for her life as attack rocks US

Police, firefighters and emergency workers gather at the scene of an explosion in Manhattan on September 17, 2016 in New York City
Kian, from Newbiggin Hall, and his mum Kat Musgrove were just blocks away from where a bomb went off in Manhattan on Saturday night

'I can't make money if I'm dead': Meet the Hollywood stuntman doubling for Mark Wahlberg

Transformers stunman Corey Eubanks from California who is in the North East filming
Ever wondered what life would be like as a stuntman? Transformers' unsung hero Corey Eubanks reveals all in no-holds-barred interview

Palestinian peacemaker visits Newcastle to talk of life under Israeli control

Dr Zoughbi Zoughbi
Dr Zhoughbi Zhoughbi spoke of his work to a packed audience in the city

Tottenham 1-0 Sunderland report: Harry Kane piles on the pain for the Black Cats

Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford makes a save
Harry Kane punished Papy Djilobodji's error to give Spurs the points at White Hart Lane, and keep David Moyes waiting for his first league win

Ex IRA mole Martin McGartland who was shot in Whitley Bay fears for his life after police data error

Martin McGartland
Northumbria Police has admitted two data breaches after emails were sent to the wrong address

Meet the Blyth teenager who has suffered from crippling arthritis since the age of seven

Daniel Wright of Newsham, Blyth
Daniel Wright, of Blyth, has refused to let his health problems get in the way of success and plans to start an IT apprenticeship

Kidney transplant patient aims to be on top of the world - while Down Under

Gill Childs from Ponteland, who give her son Ryan Dobinson (21) one of her kidneys. Ryan is to compete in the transplant games in Argentina
Ryan Dobinson, who received a kidney from his mum, is heading to Australian Transplant Games

Rafa Benitez not happy with his side after they made 'mistake after mistake' against Wolves

Newcastle United's Manager Rafa Benitez gestures from the sidelines
Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez feels too many things went wrong on disappointing day for Magpies

Durham cop believes heroin addicts should be given hard drugs to help recovery

Chief Constable Mike Barton
Mike Barton, Durham Police's Chief Constable, has reignited the debate on how best to tackle the war on drugs

Can't sing a note? Watch Newcastle's new Tuneless Choir in action

The Tuneless Choir make their debut in Newcastle
Newcastle is to set up its first Tuneless Choir for awful singers keen to belt it out like there's no-one listening

Live Breaking News

Today's most-read news

Alan Barnes manages to break up the Transformers monopoly on our top five most-read news stories:

Josh Duhamel at the filming of Transformers in Newcastle City Centre

Tomorrow's weather forecast

Casting our eyes forward to tomorrow, here’s what the Met Office are forecasting will happen with the weather:

Cloudy with patchy rain possible in the east at first, but drier and brighter conditions moving in from the west through the day.

Feeling pleasant in the sunshine. Light winds and a maximum temperature of 17 °C.

Met Office
Sport

The top five sport stories

Here’s a round-up of the day’s most-read sport stories:

SAFC

Tottenham v Sunderland preview

Sunderland make the difficult trip to White Hart Lane to take on Tottenham in what will be a tricky test for the Black Cats.

Rubbish on fire in Washington

There’s been a small rubbish fire that firefighters have dealt with:

See the filming of the Transformers film

Here’s our video of the scenes (including the hundreds of people out to watch) in Newcastle city centre this morning for the filming of the latest Transformers film:

Watch what Transformers star Josh Duhamel had to say about Newcastle

Here’s Transformers actor Josh Duhamel speaking about Newcastle:

Transformers

See our Transformers photos

It was showtime in Newcastle with the arrival of six supercars and American star Josh Duhamel for filming on the new Transformers blockbuster movie.

Where is the crash?

The reports are that it happened on Front Street, near Woodbine road, which is indicated by the marker on the map:

Crash in Durham

There’s reports of a crash on Front Street in Durham, between Woodbine Road and The Orchard:

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Hundreds descend on Whitley Bay for the classic car show

Tom Smith has written a song called 'I've Got Scars' which is about him living with his heart condition - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Listen to 12-year-old singer's cover of Shed Seven classic which went viral on Facebook

Viscount Lambton and Lady Isabella with the lion cubs which are bound for the Lambton Lion Park, Co Durham, 1970s

Chester-le-Street and Birtley: 27 archive photographs of people and places

King prawns fried in garlic butter at the Sun Inn, in Morpeth

Eddy Eats his Sunday lunch at the Sun Inn in Morpeth which offers up a mound of moist meat

Don't throw away your Sunday roast leftovers - top chef reveals 5 tips for re-using your food and drinks

Samantha Lavery and Melissa Pedro

X Factor Boot Camp: Samantha Lavery and Melissa Pedro back in action

Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood

Why Great British Bake Off switch was bigger shock than Brexit

Star Trek : The Starship Enterprise flying through space

'How Star Trek inspired me': Newcastle MP uncovered as massive Trekkie

An interior view of Zaap on Newgate Street, Newcastle

Secret Diner tested one of Newcastle's newest chain restaurants. Would Zaap pass muster?

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The Royal Northern Sinfonia in Sage One

Big turnout of young and old for Royal Northern Sinfonia's new season opener at Sage

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News

Can you guess what is about to happen in this Transformers clip filmed in Newcastle?

Cast and crew were filming the fifth Transformers movie on Grainger Street, in Newcastle, on Sunday afternoon

Grammar school plans may lead to boom in out-of-school tuition — for those who can afford it

A teacher during a History lesson
A Newcastle University expert says parents may feel pressured to pay for home lessons if plans to allow new grammar schools go ahead

Disgraceful Bedlington burglar barged into homes of elderly ladies in shocking raids

Richard Davison, jailed for seven-and-a-half years for barging into the homes of elderly women in Bedlington
Richard Davison knocked a 4ft 9 woman to the floor and pushed an 88-year-old cancer suffer backwards before ransacking their homes

What's on

The classic car show on Whitley Bay Links attracted more than 400 vehicles

Hundreds descend on Whitley Bay for the classic car show

Models from the 1930s right up to the modern day were all on show at the Links for the third Whitley Bay Classic Car Show

Listen to 12-year-old singer's cover of Shed Seven classic which went viral on Facebook

Tom Smith has written a song called 'I've Got Scars' which is about him living with his heart condition - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Tom Mouse Smith has supported James Bay, got gigs at the academy and Surf Cafe lined up and refused to go on Britain's Got Talent

Eddy Eats his Sunday lunch at the Sun Inn in Morpeth which offers up a mound of moist meat

King prawns fried in garlic butter at the Sun Inn, in Morpeth
Eddy Eats give the Sun Inn the thumbs up to the Sun Inn's lamb shank after a tiring Great North Run

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Summer

Six events to go to before summer becomes a distant memory

Aveika, Turtle Bay, Passing Clouds and Cabana are all good shouts this weekend
Summer

New bars and restaurants in Newcastle

Sicily Italian Takeway in the Cloth Market, Newcastle
Newcastle City Centre

Food hygiene ratings in Newcastle city centre

Inside the North East's 11 most expensive megabucks mansions
Newcastle upon Tyne

Inside the North East's 11 most expensive megabucks mansions

Newcastle United

Callum Hall, 9, of Kenton, who was recently diagnosed with leukaemia

Newcastle United fan fighting leukaemia given the perfect remedy by footballer Paul Dummett

The Wales defender made a surprise visit to Kenton family to cheer up nine-year-old Callum Hall, who has been diagnosed with leukaemia

Newcastle United didn't heed the warning - now they must make amends

Newcastle United's Vurnon Anita (right) is sent off after a challenge on Wolves' Ricardo Ivan Cavaleiro (left)
Just like Kevin Keegan's side in 1992, Newcastle United were undone when all were expecting a comfortable home win

Gini Wijnaldum says he's playing better for Liverpool than he was at Newcastle - here's why

N'Golo Kante of Chelsea tangles with Georginio Wijnaldum of Liverpool
Dutch midfielder explains why his form has improved since signing for Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool

Newcastle 0-2 Wolves analysis: Error-ridden Magpies must hope defeat is one-off

Matt Ritchie of Newcastle United (11) takes a free kick
Newcastle were sloppy and at times even stupid, but provided they do not make a habit of it, afternoons like Saturday can easily be overcome

Sunderland AFC

David Moyes gives his side instructions from the sideline at White Hart Lane

Sunderland boss David Moyes admits his side was under siege against Spurs

Spurs' Harry Kane seized on a defensive error to sink Sunderland, but the Black Cats have Jordan Pickford to thank for keeping them in the game

Patrick van Aanholt withdrawn for 'medical reasons' before kick-off at Spurs, says David Moyes

Patrick Van Aanholt tries his hand at video during a Sunderland training session at the Academy of Light on March 31, 2016 in Sunderland, England
Mystery surrounds Sunderland defender Patrick van Aanholt's late withdrawal at Spurs, with boss David Moyes very cagey on the circumstances

Tottenham 1-0 Sunderland: The Van Aanholt mystery, and other things we learned (or didn't)

Harry Kane scores against Sunderland
Sunderland's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane featured deja vu, Denayer and a foreign sausage

Spurs 1-0 Sunderland: James Hunter's player ratings from White Hart Lane

Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford takes a cross
Jordan Pickford was Sunderland's man of the match against Spurs, but how did his Black Cats team-mates fare in their defeat at White Hart Lane

Essential North East

Geordies

10 things about our region that even the proudest Geordies might not know

Dorothy Eyes from Whickham took this photo on 9th January 2014
Geordies

Are you a Geordie? Vote for a definition of Geordieland!

The Angel of the North
Geordies

Think you know the region? Try our Geordie citizenship quiz

The pedestrianised Northumberland Street in Newcastle City Centre
Geordies

Test yourself: How well do you know the Geordie dialect?

Sport

Vereniki Goneva of Newcastle breaks clear

Newcastle Falcons boss Dean Richards won't blame referee after dramatic loss to Leicester

Both sides felt they could have had vital penalties go their way, but neither director of rugby pointed the finger at the referee

Newcastle Falcons 13-14 Leicester report: Agony for Falcons after last-gasp miss

Joel Hodgson missed with a drop goal with the last kick of the match
Newcastle Falcons bounced back from their defeat at Bath in style only to lose by the narrowest of margins to Leicester

South North write their name into history books with Royal London Club Championship win

Jonny Wightman
Marcus North's South Northumberland side stormed to a superb win over Swardeston to clinch the national title

Mick Mantelli: Rugby Newcastle Thunder are playing is out of this league - but we won't change

A general view of the Kingston Park Stadium
Newcastle Thunder coach Mick Mantelli says his players are trying to win League One game with Championship rugby - and they will keep doing it

Business

The Athena Risk team at the North East Exporters' Awards

Travel app launched by Newcastle firm to keep business travellers safe overseas

Athena Risk was co-founded by James Hicks, who earned a NATO medal for helping to rescue people in an Afghanistan helicopter crash

Business Interview: Andrew Fox, general manager of Newcastle's Crowne Plaza Hotel

Andrew Fox, General Manager of the Crowne Plaza Hotel
The man at the helm of Newcastle's newest luxury hotel on his mission to fly the flag for the city (and telling off Jason Donovan)

Bigg Market nightclub Illegitimate poised for opening night

The new Illegitimate club is on the same site as Filthys and Passing Clouds
Bar operators Hathor Inns are opening the club on the former Bambu site, where they already run Filthys and Passing Clouds

Co-op switches to 100% British lamb and bacon to back UK farming

A Co-operative food store
The move comes at the start of Love British Food Fortnight, which aims to boost domestic producers

Videos & Photos

David Moyes gives his side instructions from the sideline at White Hart Lane

Sunderland boss David Moyes admits his side was under siege against Spurs

Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford takes a cross

Spurs 1-0 Sunderland: James Hunter's player ratings from White Hart Lane

Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford makes a save

Tottenham 1-0 Sunderland report: Harry Kane piles on the pain for the Black Cats

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Missing toddler Ben Needham may have killed by a digger, police fear

Ben, from Sheffield, disappeared from outside Ms Needham's parents' home on Greek island of Kos in July 1991

Apple's new iPhone 7 goes on sale in the UK, thankfully it is water-resistant as customers queue in the rain

Apple said yesterday that many versions of the phone had sold out in pre-order, and this morning's queues were made up of those who had reserved a spot to pick up a pre-ordered device.

iPhone 7 Plus and jet black iPhone 7 sold out to pre-order customers

Technology giant said the entire stockpile has been bought during the pre-order period

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