Two men who sent parcel bombs to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and other high-profile fans of the club have been jailed for five years each.

Two men were convicted today of conspiring to assault Celtic manager Neil Lennon and other high profile supporters of the club in a parcel bomb plot.

ALAN PARDEW insists he fully understood the responsibility he took on when he accepted the Newcastle job.

Alan Shearer this afternoon strode back on to the stage he made his own - and insisted the show would last for eight weeks only.

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Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins has denied that his days on Tyneside could be numbered.

Kevin Keegan’s imminent return as Newcastle manager had an instant effect as kick-off in tonight’s FA Cup third-round replay with Stoke was delayed by 15 minutes.

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn believes the club’s “colossal” derby clash with Newcastle could become the north-east’s biggest sporting event.

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd's fate could be decided in a review of the club after billionaire Mike Ashley took a major step towards assuming control.

Newcastle’s record-breaking striker Alan Shearer today promised his huge presence will not hamper the club’s new manager.

A teenage girl and her grandmother have died in a house fire and another person is recovering in hospital from smoke inhalation, Scottish police said today.