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Matilda Wilson and Harriet Oldfield of Alnwick Dolphins won medals at the Short Course North East Regional Championships. Picture: Alnwick Dolphins

Championships sees medals and new personal bests for young swimmers

Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson. (Picture: Nottingham Panthers)

Nottingham ice hockey player dies following neck injury

Amy and Wes on their boat.

Couple swapped house for £47k narrowboat in bid to ‘quit rat race’

Gatecrasher 30th Anniversary Show at Don Valley Bowl adds yet more DJs and a second stage

Epic Gatecrasher 30th Anniversary Show adds yet more DJs and a second stage

Firefighters battle huge blaze as arsonists torch more than 50 cars overnight

Arsonists cause destruction by torching over 50 cars in one night

Russell Howard UK & Ireland tour 2023: Winter dates added - full list and how to get tickets

Russell Howard extends sold-out UK & Ireland tour - full list of dates

Clint the cat

Cat hospitalised after being found covered in urine

The outside of the pub, Shiregreen Club.

The Full Monty: Inside the derelict club iconic strip scene was filmed

Bring Me The Horizon have announced a new UK and Ireland tour

Bring Me The Horizon announce UK tour - how to get tickets

Strictly favourite Johannes Radebe is coming to Peterborough New Theatre

Strictly Come Dancing star announces new 2024 UK tour

The young Alnwick Dolphins who competed at the North East Regional Championships. Picture: Alnwick Dolphins

Young swimmers in the medals at top championships
Alnwick Dolphins enjoyed record success at this year’s Swim England North East Regional Championships (NERs).

Man jailed for life for beating father-of-one to death with Pokemon cards after being called a ‘nonce’

Man jailed after beating neighbour to death with Pokemon cards

Twenty-one locations across the UK have been named the best areas for taking a driving theory test, with only one-week waiting lists.

Areas with best wait times for driving theory tests

A large whale was found washing up on a British beach this week

Huge 30-tonne whale found dead on British beach

Stuart

Ricky Gervais shows support to Mastermind 2023 champion

The Just Stop Oil protest at The Crucible, Sheffield

Protestors halt World Snooker Championships at The Crucible

12 year-old arrested on suspicion of murder after woman hit by car

Sheep braving the snow

Met Office amber weather warning issued for snow in parts of England

Credit: Adobe Images

Where does the north of England start? Outrage caused by new map

Eddie Izzard changes name to fulfil a dream she’s had for over 50 years - find out what to

Eddie Izzard changes name to fulfil lifelong dream

Going mad with Coco Pos at Bongo's Bingo

Bongo’s Bingo is the definitive bingo experience

B&Q announce they will close eight of their Asda sites - here’s when

Gareth Arnold (left) and Jared O'Mara (right) have both been convicted of fraud relating to fraudulent invoices submitted to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority while O'Mara was the MP for Sheffield Hallam. The invoices requested reimbursement for services from the fictitious organisation: 'Confident about Autism South Yorkshire'

The moment cocaine-using ex-MP was dobbed in by his own staff

Former Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O'Mara

Former MP Jared O’Mara guilty of expenses fraud to fund cocaine habit

The most desired cities to live in the UK - do you agree?

A Paperchase store pictured on Park Street, Bristol.

Paperchase ‘on brink of collapse’ as hopes of rescue deal fade

A man out on a walk in a UK suburb was left stunned after seeing what he believed to be a kangaroo. Stock picture of a wallaby

Moment man spots wild wallaby in UK suburb caught on camera

List of coolest postcodes to move into in 2023 including Sheffield, London & Glasgow, according to The Times

11 coolest postcodes to move to in 2023 according to The Times

The Times has collated yet another list of the coolest places homemakers should consider in 2023

The Baltic Triangle has been named as one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the UK

Three UK locations named among best spots for city breaks in Europe

The tree following a visit from tree surgeons in 2021. Photo: SWNS

Viral UK tree remains cut in half following dispute

Wakey Wines defends ‘fun’ decision to sell Prime at £100 a bottle

Some of the animals looking for homes at Blue Cross

Blue Cross Animal charity releases list of animals looking homes

When will cold snap end? Met Office forecast for week before Christmas

McDonald’s and Costa Coffee drive throughs could be coming to Eastbourne (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Bristol and Leicester elected drive-through capitals of the UK in 2022

Christmas shoppers browse stalls at the traditional Christmas market in Bath.

The most affordable Christmas Markets in the UK

Former Gladiator Wolf looks to be passing the mantle on to his 34 year old son

Gladiator’s Wolf suggest son may take up the mantle in 2023 revival

Some of the Alnwick Dolphions at the North East Short Course Championships in Sheffield.

Well done the Dolphins

Harvey Morton (second from right) wins again at the 2013 Big Challenge awards

First-hand advice given for Anti-Bullying Week

John Parrott takes to the table in Ashington

Snooker world champion shows he's still got it in Ashington exhibition

Ashington FC.

'Tough away tie' says Ashington manager Skinner

Football teams to be punished for playing on weekend of Queen’s death

Switching to plant-based cheese can reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent compa...

Alnwick Dolphins, who competed in the NE Championships at Leeds and Sheffield.

Alnwick Dolphins compete in NE Championships

Youngsters ready to get involved in National Children's Gardening Week (photo: adobe)

Gardening project that kids can dig!

(Image: Twitter)

Climate campaigners attack tyres on hundreds of SUVs across UK

Electric cars and hybrids among vehicles targeted by eco warriors targetting ‘climate disaster’ cars

These are the hardest working cities in the UK

English champions - Sadie Parker and Luke Pichler.

Historic weekend as two Blyth athletes crowned English champions

Leila Thompson, who has won two major indoor titles in recent weeks.

Alnwick athlete is Scottish and Northern Champion

Blyth veteran women who womn a silver medal at the NE Masters at Wallsend.

Successful weekend for Blyth athletes

UK Cities Spending the Most on Valentine’s Day (DisobeyArt - stock.adobe.com)

The UK cities spending the most on Valentine’s Day

Cliff Thornburn with Ashington Veterans and Elders Institute committee members.

Snooker World Champion puts on a show for Ashington fans

Heaven 17's Martyn Ware

Martyn Ware - podcasting with the Human League and Heaven 17 founder

Some of the Alnwick Dolphins who competed in the NE Championships at Sheffield.

Alnwick swimmers in NE Championships

Bristol has been named the fifth greenest city in the country

These are the top 25 greenest cities in the UK according to a new study

These are the towns and cities with the most speeding drivers