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Explained: 'So loud' aircraft noise which shocked those under Newcastle Airport flight path
People living in areas like Longbenton and Killingworth were surprised by an extremely loud aircraft noise on Wednesday evening.
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UK storms LIVE: Updates as events cancelled with over 60mph gusts forecast
The Met Office has issued an amber 'danger to life' weather warning with gusts of up to 80mph expected in Storm Austen and Storm Boelo
Major cybersecurity threat LIVE: Updates as 32 UK government services taken offline
Cybersecurity chiefs warned UK organisations that a ‘critical security issue’ had been discovered in the programming language PHP
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Katie Price's ex-husband Kieran Hayler cleared of raping 13-year-old in 2016
Kieran Hayler has been acquitted of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault
Hunt for Newcastle cyclist who reportedly punched two women and slammed car door on one's leg
Police are appealing for information about incident in Heaton
North East man smirks in dock as jury find him guilty of murdering his stepdaughter
Nathan Owens, 34 smirked and flicked his hair as the jury unanimously returned guilty verdicts
Caroline Flack’s brother Paul ‘never recovered’ from her death and took his own life
Paul Flack, 55, sadly died
North Shields man sentenced for bypassing electricity at house where Leah Casson died in fire
Calvin Smith, of North Shields, cleared of responsibility for Leah Casson's death, had openly advertised his ability to bypass meters
Some UK Government services taken offline amid 'critical' PHP cyber security threat
32 UK Government services have been taken offline and four are experiencing partial disruption while efforts continue to tackle potential cyber security threats, a minister has confirmed.
Major Metro delays LIVE: Service resumes after failed train caused disruption affecting both lines
Service has resumbed after no trains were running in both directions between Heworth and Brockley Whins and Heworth and Jarrow
BMW driver arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after Range Rover crash in Newcastle
A man, a woman and two children suffered minor injuries in a collision in the Elswick area of Newcastle
Storm Boelo to hit North East with 63mph wind gusts as yellow warning issued
The UK will see two storms in two days as Boelo targets Scotland, Northen Ireland and the North of England
Barclays announces 5,000 job losses by end of year in AI cost-saving drive
The bank said that 1,000 jobs had already been cut, with 4,000 more by the end of the year
Deadly Shamonda virus spread by insect bites claims first known human life
The disease, which is spread via insect bites, was previously only thought to affect cattle
Man in court after car smashes into Northumberland club
A 28-year-old has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving without insurance
Daniel Ambler murder trial LIVE: Witness dialled 999 after 'all hell broke loose'
Barry Anderson, Ashton Anderson, Barry Logan Anderson, Ajay Henry and Tyler Leadbetter deny murdering Daniel Ambler in Seaham
UKHSA 'serious risk' health warning for four groups in particular
UKHSA wants people to protect themselves and others
Dominic Cummings said he was going to dual the A1 but the Treasury stopped him
The former chief advisor to then Prime Minister Boris Johnson was speaking at a public lecture at Newcastle University
Complaints against police hit record high - how Northumbria Police and Durham Constabulary rank
Complaints against forces across the country have reached an all time high
Christa Pike 'speaking in full sentences' after botched Tennessee execution
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, who survived two lethal injections during a botched execution, is now 'speaking in full sentences' and walking more independently, according to her attorney