Newcastle defender Steven Taylor is expected to be sidelined for the first three months of the new season.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley pledged to invest £20m (€22m) back into the Magpies after he last night took the Coca-Cola Championship club off the market.

NEWCASTLE are no longer for sale after owner Mike Ashley last night took the club off the market and confirmed Chris Hughton will become permanent manager.

Newcastle are no longer for sale after owner Mike Ashley took the club off the market and confirmed Chris Hughton will become permanent manager.

NEWCASTLE’S players returned for pre-season training yesterday amid hopes that a breakthrough off the field could be just days away.

THE justice minister has promised a crackdown on legally-held handguns.

Air traffic control company Nats today announced a dip in profits and a rise in flight delays.

Paul Barron has been confirmed as Newcastle’s new goalkeeping coach after leaving derby rivals Middlesbrough.

FIVE major acute hospitals with 6,700 patients between them waiting over three months for surgery are being targeted in a new effort to fast-track their treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF).

Sports psychologist Bill Beswick is to leave Middlesbrough as new manager Gareth Southgate finalises his coaching team.

No-frills airlines adding to their roster of destinations helped the seven UK airports run by BAA to handle 5% more passengers in May.

THE Government is expected to appoint the new secretary general of the Department of Health next Tuesday, following the cancellation of today’s Cabinet meeting in Cork.

Teenager Ross Turnbull had to get his dad to make an 11th-hour dash to Birmingham to give him his first taste of life in the Barclaycard Premiership.

Middlesbrough hope to unveil Steve McClaren as their new manager on Tuesday.