8 h. ago Alan Shearer compares Celtic and Rangers fans to Newcastle United's but factor makes Magpies 'unique'

Shearer was a special guest as over 300,000 Geordies lined the city's streets to celebrate their Carabao Cup triumph

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11 h. ago Erling Haaland injury update as Man City star leaves stadium on crutches

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland was forced off in Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final triumph after Bournemouth and was seen wearing a protective boot later in the evening

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44 h. ago Eddie Howe ‘hungry for more’ silverware after Newcastle celebrate cup triumph with trophy parade

An estimated crowd of 300,000 lined the streets on Tyneside as the city celebrated a long-awaited success

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3 d. ago Jodie Comer fans face ticket chaos as Prima Facie tour sells out in minutes

The Killing Eve star, 32, will take the award-winning production on the road, including a stop in her hometown of Liverpool

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3 d. ago Compass Scotland star serves up awards at International Salon Culinaire

A young Scottish chef has achieved outstanding success at the prestigious International Salon Culinaire competition in London, securing an array of awards.

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3 d. ago Danny Jones' wife Georgia opens up about 'hectic' life after his drunken Maura Higgins kiss

Georgia Horsley has opened up about her 'hectic' family life following the bombshell about his drunken kiss with I'm A Celeb co-star Maura Higgins after the BRIT Awards earlier this month

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5 d. ago James Corden makes plea to 'save' BBC after success of Netflix show Adolescence

James Corden and Ruth Jones collected the Judges' Award for their work on Gavin and Stacey at the Royal Television Society Awards, where the TV star made his feelings clear

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5 d. ago Danny Dyer says he's a 'Disney star now' as he wins big at Royal Television Awards

He also gave a shout out to all the working class actors and asked them not to forget where they came from.

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6 d. ago Hollyoaks legend to star in new BBC dark comedy series based on award

Jennifer Metcalfe has joined the cast of the new BBC drama Just Act Normal, which is based on the award-winning play Three Birds by Janice Okoh

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7 d. ago Teacher downed bottle of wine and showed up to school so drunk she couldn't walk

Ashley Atkin, 38, had only been employed to teach Year One for a month when colleagues noticed her 'unsteady' on her feet and stinking of alcohol during a star-of-the-week awards assembly at Horn's Mill Primary in Helsby, Cheshire

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8 d. ago Cafe owners are left in shock as Hollywood star stops by for a coffee while filming their next big blockbuster

Cafe owners were left in shock after a huge award-winning Hollywood star stopped by for a coffee while they took a break from filming their next hit production. 

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1 week ago ‘It was chaotic but beautiful’: Warda Mohamed and Kosar Ali on filming the British

As the award-winning short is released on BBC iPlayer, the director and star talk about grief, breaking Somali stereotypes and a career-changing social media postWhen Warda Mohamed posted a message on social media that she had completed her feature film script, she never expected it to change her career. “I genuinely thought it was just going to be a few people saying, ‘Oh my God, well done’,” she says. “I posted it at nine o’clock at night and thought nothing of it.” By morning, a commissioner at BBC Film had reached out, setting the wheels in motion for what would become Muna – an 18-minute short film that screened at more than 60 international film festivals, won multiple awards, and has now made its way to BBC iPlayer.Muna tells the story of a British-Somali teenager, played by Kosar Ali (Bafta-nominated for Rocks), who navigates a complex mother-daughter relationship while mourning a grandfather she never met. Her grief mirrors Mohamed’s own experience growing up. “There isn’t ...

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1 week ago Danny Jones' wife Georgia takes huge step after moving out of family home following his drunken kiss with Maura Higgins

The McFly star, 39, was filmed sharing a kiss with the Love Island star, 34, at a BRIT Awards afterparty earlier this month, and said in his apology that he was sorry for putting Georgia 'in this situation.'

Society

1 week ago A rare medal awarded to a star of Airdrieonians' only Scottish Cup triumph in 1924 could fetch £4000 at auction

The nine-carat gold medal was presented to winger James Reid after the Diamonds defeated Hibs 2-0 in front of 59,000 fans in the final played at Ibrox.

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1 week ago Adolescence star Owen Cooper, 15, takes massive step towards winning an Emmy award

Owen Cooper looks set to pip Hollywood legend Robert De Niro to the Emmy award for Best Actor in a Limited Series for his work on Adolescence, only released on Netflix last week

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1 week ago ‘Forever a hero to our city’: Eddie Howe to be awarded freedom of Newcastle

Manager joins Shearer, Robson and Milburn with awardHowe could enjoy livestock grazing rights on Town MoorEddie Howe is set to be awarded the freedom of Newcastle after becoming the first manager of the city’s football team to win a major domestic honour for 70 years.Howe’s nomination is expected to be rubber-stamped at the next full meeting of the city council after he led Newcastle United to their Carabao Cup triumph against Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Alexander Isak buglary: Man found guilty of high value raid on home of Newcastle hero

Newcastle United star Alexander Isak, who scored in their 2-1 Carabao Cup final triumph over Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday, lost £10,000 in cash and £68,000 in jewellery in the raid

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1 week ago Newcastle’s Carabao Cup win: part feelgood story, part PR triumph for dictator state ambition | Barney Ronay

Supporters are left with a choice of being a conduit for Saudi state propaganda or walking away and letting it winWell, that’s the nice bit done. Warm feelings, heritage bonds, a cocoon of distracting noise. Wembley is such a different place on these domestic cup days, certainly compared with the Cliff Richard concert vibe of a midweek international.And that feeling was there right from the start of the Carabao Cup final on Sunday as Newcastle were awarded their first corner, drawing the most extraordinary outburst of noise, static, shared energy from one end to the other, filling all that empty Wembley air. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Alan Shearer and his daughter celebrate with squad as players descend on BoxPark

Alan Shearer and his daughter joined in the celebrations with Newcastle players and fans at Boxpark Wembley following their Carabao Cup triumph

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2 w. ago Newcastle hero Dan Burn changes Carabao Cup celebration plans after England call

Newcastle defender Dan Burn was one of the heroes of their Carabao Cup triumph over Liverpool after scoring the opening goal of their 2-1 win, but couldn't enjoy celebrations too much ahead of joining England the next morning

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