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Bournemouth beach deaths inquest: Children died of drowning

Tributes paid to 17-year-old who died at Bournemouth beach

Ikea bank holiday opening times

Ikea bank holiday opening times for Spring bank holiday

Flagship cruise operator Cunard has confirmed its rearranged departure date for the Queen Mary 2 after the company was forced to issue refunds following a last minute cancellation. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Queen Mary 2 new travel date after cruise cancelled at last minute

Earliest postcard to mention Titanic ship disaster to go on auction

Ikea Easter opening hours

Ikea Easter bank holiday opening times including Good Friday

Alnwick has been revealed as the easiest place to pass your driving test in the UK.

Alnwick and Berwick ranked among the easiest places to pass driving test

Karen's Diner

Karen’s Diner is coming to a city near you - how to get tickets

There are so many other avenues to watch Premier League highlights other than BBC’s Match of the Day as outrage grows after Gary Lineker was suspended - Credit: Adobe

Where to watch Premier League highlights instead of BBC’s MOTD

The top 20 most house-proud cities – with Newcastle topping the list

Jonjo Shelvey received a great send off at half-time of the clash with Southampton (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Jonjo Shelvey's NUFC contributions deserve to be fondly remembered
He had his fair share of ups and downs during his time at St James’s Park, but Jonjo Shelvey will go down as one of the club’s most important players of the previous era.

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: Kieran Trippier and Miguel Almiron of Newcastle United acknowledge the fans after the Carabao Cup Semi Final 1st Leg match between Southampton and Newcastle United at St Mary's Stadium on January 24, 2023 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Newcastle United’s semi-final as seen by those at St Mary’s Stadium

Peter Crouch in shock after funny prank on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show

A car drives through floodwater (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Over 110 flood warnings issued across England as heavy rain set to hit

The infinity pool on Arvia

A first glimpse at P&O Cruises new 'sunshine ship' Arvia before she set sail

Cool cocktail bar scene in Southampton

Top reasons to celebrate New Year in the coastal city of Southampton

Brighten your summer with activities and places to explore

Summer holidays highlights to explore and revel in

These are the UK cities most keen to ditch the gym and save cash

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

The UK cities spending the most on Valentine’s Day

These are the top 10 most ‘in-demand’ seaside towns for house hunters in 2021

Arvia’s maiden summer season will be in Italy, Spain and France in 2023.

P&O Cruises offer free child places and special deals for 2023/24 holidays

Amazon has offered the largest joining bonuses at its Exeter, Peterborough and Southampton depots (image: Shutterstock)

Amazon doubles its joining bonus to £3,000 to attract Christmas staff

All aboard for a relaxing cruising holiday

Beautiful Britannia back where she belongs.

P&O Cruises' Britannia is back at sea and it’s the same carefree cruising holida...

Courtney Lovland tried to stop the runaway Corsa

Watch hair-raising moment panicking driver tries to catch her runaway car

The Marella Explorer II

Beat the post-lockdown blues with a UK cruise

The bonus payment will be awarded to staff in February (Photo: Shutterstock)

Lidl is giving 25,000 shop staff a ‘thank you’ bonus for work during the pandemi...

Coronavirus: at-risk over 60s saw increased infections in run up to Christmas

Millions of adults are craving the 'big outdoors' more now than ever, with those...

Cyber Monday 2020 EasyJet sale to end soon: thousands of budget flights on offer

Geek Retreat plans to open 100 more shops in the UK - here’s what it sells

Pawprint of Britain shows where most cat lovers live

P&O Cruises have cancelled all their planned cruises for 2020 and early 2021 (Photo: Shutterstock)

P&O Cruises cancels all holidays for the rest of 2020 and some in early 2021 - t...

Craig Revel Horwood usually plays the Dame in Qdos shows

Scarborough panto giant Qdos starts cancelling its shows

The new treatment could cut severe symptoms by nearly 80 per cent (Photo: Shutterstock)

A new protein-based coronavirus treatment could reduce severe symptoms by nearly...

Everything you need to know about the new test for coronavirus (Photo: Shutterstock)

A new coronavirus saliva test is being trialled in the UK - here’s how it works

UK’s clean and dirty cities ... where does your home rank?

Newcastle Airport has announced a raft of safety measures to protect passengers and staff.

Flights to resume at Newcastle Airport next week as team reveals safety plan

These are the areas home to the most community-spirited people in the UK

Vets are predicting a summer flea outbreak - here’s why

The trial will take place at four locations across the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

You could earn £600 as a vaccine testing volunteer - here’s how to apply

Searching for a property to rent with pets in tow doesn’t always come easy, with some cities proving better than others for renting options that allow pets (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the best and worst UK cities to rent a pet-friendly home

A sausage dog disco is coming to the UK - here's how to get tickets

Leap Year tradition has it that 29 February is a day every four years where women propose to their partners, should they desire to do so (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the UK cities most and least likely to see Leap Day proposals

Duncan Watmore.

Sunderland’s Duncan Watmore primed for impact substitute role
Duncan Watmore will predominantly be used as an impact substitute during his initial exposure to the Premier League, despite being handed his first start by Sam Allardyce.

Sam Allardyce

Allardyce: Home form will be crucial in Sunderland’s survival bid

Sunderland boss Allardyce has big dilemma over Southampton

Aleksandar Mitrovic

Newcastle boss backs Mitrovic to play smart in Sunderland derby

Queens Park Rangers' Charlie Austin celebrates scoring his teams first goal of the game during the Barclays Premier League match at the KC Stadium, Hull. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday February 21, 2015. See PA story SOCCER Hull. Photo credit should read: Ryan Browne/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Editorial use only. Maximum 45 images during a match. No video emulation or promotion as 'live'. No use in games, competitions, merchandise, betting or single club/player services. No use with unofficial audio, video, data, fixtures or club/league logos.

Former Newcastle player Barton warns Austin about joining the Magpies

Dick Advocate on the sideline as Sunderland returned with a 2-0 win away to Everton. Picture by FRANK REID

Sunderland will be Advocaat’s final job in football

Jordi Gomez converts from the spot in today's vital win over Southampton

Gomez keeps cool to convert Sunderland’s penalties in win over Southampton

PROSPECT: Duncan Watmore in action for Sunderland U21 against Manchester United U21. Picture by FRANK REID

Duncan Watmore won’t play for Sunderland v Southampton but Adam Johnson in squad

BACK: Sebastian Coates in action for Sunderland against Hull City. Picture by FRANK REID

Dick Advocaat brings in ex-Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates from the cold at ...

Sunderland's manager Dick Advocaat gestures after the Barclays Premier League match at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday April 25, 2015. See PA story SOCCER Stoke. Photo credit should read: Nigel French/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Editorial use only. Maximum 45 images during a match. No video emulation or promotion as 'live'. No use in games, competitions, merchandise, betting or single club/player services. No use with unofficial audio, video, data, fixtures or club/league logos.

What does ex-Rangers boss Dick Advocaat think of life at the bottom at Sunderlan...

NO APOLOGY: John Carver

John Carver will not apologise to Newcastle United fans