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A Newcastle United fan has been charged after mocking the Munich air disaster in a video on social media
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Patients have turned down the chance to have the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine because they want to "wait for the English one", a doctor says
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When @alanshearer gatecrashes @IanWright0 's interview... twice. 😂️⚽️ #NUFC #AFC
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A close encounter on Kirkstone Pass...
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This picture of two Sunderland fans embracing has won an award from the British Press Photographers' Association
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#SAFC fans showing their support of mascot @Bradleysfight as they chant "there's only one Bradley Lowery" at the Stadium of Light
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Bradley Lowery funeral: Police say the number of mourners is "in the thousands"
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Jews living in Newcastle call on the Labour party to state Jamie Driscoll's exclusion from its list of North East mayor candidates is nothing to do with them
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Wow 😍 this orca pod was spotted off the Northumberland coast 🐋
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"When we stand together, we make a bigger impact as one" A 14-year-old girl who took a solo stand against racism is now joined by her community to protest every week
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When @BaliMumba8 takes over the @SunderlandAFC press conference... ️😂⚽️ #SAFC
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A nine-year-old girl has collected more than 370 bags of rubbish off the streets of her home town since June
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A medieval sycamore tree which stood in a dramatic dip in Hadrian's Wall appears to have been felled overnight, the national park said
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Thanks for all the lovely comments for our @colinb13 (including yours @OwainWynEvans ) Here's Briggsy's final sign off 😢
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A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the felling of one of the UK's most iconic trees
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A former Royal Marine who lost his home in an arson attack is praised by the Duke of Cambridge for his "moral courage to stand up for what is right"
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A man had to be rescued by firefighters after he became trapped "thigh deep" in melted Tarmac
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Former Newcastle United and England footballer Alan Shearer says clubs opting into the European Super League should be banned immediately from the Premier League
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The Newcastle children and their act of kindness following the #Manchester attack #WeStandTogether
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"Before football, I had no money first" @asaintmaximin paid a visit to the @WEfoodbank bank earlier this week 👏
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The Angel of the North has been decorated with a poppy on Armistice Day
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What a cheeky celebration from this football fan...
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Newcastle United have been accused of a "dereliction of duty" towards their supporters after not communicating season ticket plans
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Fans from across the world get in formation to see Beyoncé in Sunderland
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A suspected human foot buried in a muddy field and which sparked a "large-scale" police search turned out to be a potato
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A man has painted a mural of Captain Tom Moore on the window of a house in Redcar 🙌😄
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Girl power 🏃‍♀️ 🙌 the after school running club boosting girls' confidence
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England manager Gareth Southgate has been granted the freedom of Middlesbrough for the way he led his side to the Euro 2020 final
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Sunderland fans have raised about £138,000 for charity by buying virtual tickets for the EFL Trophy final
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"Jack was incredibly proud of his hometown, which is why we made the decision to take the funeral cortege around Ashington." Thousands lined the streets to pay their respects ahead of Jack Charlton's funeral.
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Car manufacturer Nissan said it has "no plan B" in the event of a no-deal Brexit which would make the firm's Sunderland plant unviable
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Bamburgh is voted Britain's favourite seaside destination 🙌
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Christmas in Fulwell is ON! 🤩🎄🌟 #SAFC
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Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Sunderland to pay their respects to John Hays
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Well done to #DancingPoliceman PC Paul Taylor from @DurhamPolice based in Darlington for getting into the #OneLoveManchester spirit
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A paramedic who treated the first confirmed cases of Covid in the UK says "it's quite unbelievable" that some people still deny its seriousness
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Plans to reintroduce the Eurasian lynx to Kielder Forest 1,300 years since its UK extinction to be "submitted soon"
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This humpback whale has been spotted off the Northumberland coast 🐋😮
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Mourners gathering in football shirts and line route with decorations ahead of Bradley Lowery's funeral
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Howe or Keegan? 👀 Sting answers Geordie quick-fire questions 🔥 @OfficialSting
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Two Roman swords and a pair of 2,000-year-old wooden toys have been unearthed at Vindolanda on Hadrian's Wall
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The £31m structure will connect the former Vaux Brewery site to Sheepfolds, providing links to the Stadium of Light and the university
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A beautiful display for the @getnorth2018 ✨✨
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"You can make something out of nothing" The used crisp packets helping the homeless 👏👍
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Carlisle United beat Stockport County in the League Two play-off final 🎉
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"It was freezing but it makes you feel alive". Skinny dippers brave the North Sea... 😱🙌
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Blyth in Northumberland is to be home to the UK's first "gigaplant" manufacturing electric car batteries
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The night shift team at the RVI in Newcastle wanted to send this message to teachers during the coronavirus pandemic
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'Legendary' north-east broadcaster Mike Neville has died
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Sam Fender has told his fans it was an "honour" to raise money for the homeless charity he supports
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After more than 20 years with the BBC, news and sports presenter Jeff Brown is moving on to new projects
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Millions of trees are to be planted in Northumberland in a bid to tackle climate change and boost biodiversity
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Mike Ashley "once hosted a management meeting in a pub where he drank 12 pints and vomited into a fireplace"
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Sunderland Football Club offers refuge for homeless from weather
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. @Bradleysfight is honoured for his bravery at the North East's @PrideOfBritain Awards.
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Elmer the Elephant has taken over the North East 🐘 Have you found them all? 😀 #GreatNorthElmer
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A bus driver quit his job while at the wheel, leaving his passengers stuck inside the abandoned double-decker
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When you spot an Imperial Empire star ship above the roof tops of Gosforth, there's only one person to ask for help
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This footage shows Bassenthwaite Lake merging with Derwentwater in the Lake District 😮
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Paul Tierney conquered all 214 Wainwright's summits in six days and six hours 🙌🏃
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When you've been around the world - why Cumbria? Quickfire questions with "ginger Santa" adventurer @Conway_Sean ... 🏃🏊🚵⛰
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An army veteran says being selected for her first Invictus Games has allowed her to rediscover herself and her "can-do attitude"
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When Donald Trump called BBC presenter Steph McGovern "beautiful", she told him she had heard "better lines" in Middlesbrough's Club Bongo
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VE Day: 'Dedication and service' not lost in the sands of time
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The Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine, who created one of the most famous riffs in pop music in the 1960s, has died at the age of 77
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Labour's Kim McGuinness has become the first North East Mayor after winning Thursday's election
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Hundreds of uneaten pies are donated by Newcastle United to @WEFoodbank after coronavirus cancels football fixtures #CoronavirusOutbreak #NUFC
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Northumberland named national park of the year in BBC Countryfile Magazine awards
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"They really were the most incredible things I've ever seen." These amazing ice formations were captured floating on a small tarn in the Lake District 😮📷
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Alyson Dixon, from Sunderland, has broken the world record to win the 50km World Championships in Brasov, Romania
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A 12-year-old boy with a severe brain injury has raised more than £35,000 to help save the charity that changed his life
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Dave Myers, one half of TV cooking duo The Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66, two years after revealing he had been diagnosed with cancer.
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A statue has been unveiled to mark 50 years since Martin Luther King received an honorary degree from Newcastle University
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A group of fell runners have cleaned a bothy which had been attacked by graffiti vandals
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Dame Irene said she was "overwhelmed" but the honour was "bittersweet" as she could not share the moment with her husband
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Rafa Bentitez says the giant banners created by @worflags have been inspiring Newcastle United
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I don't think we'll ever tire of the snow when it produces scenes like this 😍❄📷
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"Is it really him?" Doreen and Harry have been apart due to Covid-19, this is the moment they were reunited 💞
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A teenager who used his 3D printer to make visors for NHS and care home staff during the Covid-19 pandemic is to receive a British Empire Medal
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A workman found £15,000 worth of cocaine inside a house while installing an electricity meter, police have said
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Tourist in caravans and camper vans will be stopped from driving into the Lake District by police in order to combat the spread of coronavirus
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Jet suit to the rescue ⛰😮 A paramedic could "fly" to a fell top in 90 seconds in this jet suit -
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A teenager who made and gave out thousands of Covid-19 "survival packs" for young people during lockdown has been awarded for his goodwill
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Anyone stuck in the snow? Taz the dog is on hand with his shovel... 🐶❄️
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County Durham school makes wheelchair for pet duck
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Well done to all the poppy makers 👏
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This is lovely news 🐣 Washington Wetland Centre has welcomed its first ever common crane chick - a species that was once extinct for 400 years in Britain
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A man who tried to steal from the cars of NHS staff working shifts during the coronavirus crisis has been jailed for 12 months
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