The Newcastle International airport announced that all the outbound and inbound flights are operating regularly today. However some cancellations are expected to be made due to the restriction to the UK and Ireland airspace. The cancellation flights that arriving and departing from and to Ireland and Northern Ireland are the following and further updates will be [...]
Students concerned with the safety of their belongings have been learning extra ways to prevent theft today. Northumbria police have been campaigning at St. Peters campus this afternoon giving students advice on looking after their personal belongings and extra measures when living in student accommodation. Theft in student accommodation is rare, however the decision to highlight [...]
Teenager Andrew Ames is the first person in the world to receive a battery-powered heart. The “heartware” ventricular device is intended to replace the need for heart transplants. Andrew, 13, who suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy underwent surgery at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. The procedure which creates an artificial heartbeat is usually only given to adults, however [...]
One of Britains most-wanted men has been arrested in Holland after 7 years on the run. Anthony Craggs stands accused of being involved in armed robberies in Bournemouth and Edinburgh and has been on the run since 2003. The 31-year-old is now awaiting extradition. 33 out of 50 people on Crimestoppers Most Wanted list have now been [...]
The final political debate this thursday could see a fourth party represented alongside Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg. The Scottish National Party have claimed that the debate needs variety and have began legal action today in Edinburgh’s Court of Session in the hope of being included. The party had to raise £50,000 to take the [...]
Sunderland Boxing hero Tony Jeffries will coming to Sunderland University later this month to give students a boxing masterclass.
Newcastle International airport is the only airport in the country able to handle flights currently. Just a handful of flights are leaving the UK on day 6 of the volcanic ash crisis. However, Newcastle Airport is operational today after five days without flights because of the new cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland. A few flights are [...]
The mother of a 16-year-old girl killed by a speeding police car has taken her road safety campaign to Downing Street. Yvonne Adamson has handed over a petition with 20-thousand signatures, on what would have been her daughter Hayley’s 18th birthday. She’s calling for all emergency service vehicles to use blue lights and sirens when breaking [...]
An 18 year old girl from Newcastle is feared to be the latest victim to die from mephedrone also known as Meow Meow or M cat. A post-mortem has so far proved inconclusive, and toxicology reports are taking place. It is still unclear what caused her tragic death but it is believed she died [...]
Northumbria Police is holding community events in supermarkets, shopping centres and shops across Sunderland. Over the next ten weeks, as part of the forcewide “It’s good to know” campaign, Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be at various venues giving the community the opportunity to get to know their local neighbourhood policing team. The events are aimed at letting [...]
'The Mighty Mackem' Tony Jeffries is back in the region to fight Michael Bambola at the Rainton Meadows Arena on Friday 23 July and [...]
Wednesday Night Sport's Andrew Snaith and Weekend Wakeup's Jack Critchley took over the much-missed Takedown show recently and we've [...]
Every week Kyle Wilkinson speaks to some of the biggest names in dance music as he gets access to the Guest List! Armed with a [...]
