For the second day in a row, the jurors in the Graham Dwyer trial were yesterday given a warning about the difficult nature of what they were about to hear.

A vulnerable pensioner who has received more than £250,000 in donations after he was mugged outside his home has been “overwhelmed” by the support, his sister said.

Donations for a 4ft 6in frail and visually impaired British pensioner who was mugged outside his home have reached more than £34,000 (€45,000).

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Police were last night continuing to hold two men following a fire on board a North Sea ferry which sparked a dramatic emergency rescue by RAF helicopters.

Football, Europe’s largest indoor shopping centre, roof walks and sandy beaches — Newcastle has it all.

Mike Ashley has alienated Newcastle fans, who now see no prospect of their club ever challenging for major honours with the billionaire in charge.

Police in the UK investigating claims of historical sexual abuse by a TV weatherman have widened their investigation.

A week to remember for James McClean will be complete tomorrow as he takes part in his first Tyne-Wear derby.

Girl group Little Mix spoke of their joy today after making history and becoming the first girl band to take the X Factor title.

Girl group Little Mix are adjusting to life as pop stars today after making history and becoming the first band to take 'The X Factor' title.

A woman who bit a hole in her boyfriend’s scrotum during a drunken row was spared jail in Britain today.

A MOTHER-OF-FOUR who admitted biting off her boyfriend’s testicles has been warned she could be jailed.

Two men were facing jail today after they were convicted of being gunman Raoul Moat's henchmen during his shooting spree.

Newcastle striker Andy Carroll has lost his battle to be fit for Saturday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham.

ASTON VILLA will have to come up with in excess of £20 million (€24m) to persuade Sunderland to part company with striker Darren Bent.

A WOMAN accused of murdering her two children in a Spanish hotel room yesterday choked back tears as she told a court she tried to “protect” her children from social services.

SO now we know: nice guys don’t just finish last — sometimes they don’t get to finish at all.

Newcastle’s derby clash with Sunderland at St James’ Park next month has been brought forward following a request from police.

THERE should be no public sympathy for gunman Raoul Moat, British Prime Minister David Cameron has said , describing him as a “callous murderer”.

A WOMAN who made her neighbours’ lives hell with noisy sex sessions with her husband avoided jail again yesterday.

GO TO your local bookstore. Beat the familiar path past the graphic novels, travel guides and cooking manuals to the sports section. Trace your finger along the shelf’s edge until you alight at the Js. There, with a bit of luck, you’ll find BS Johnson’s The Unfortunates.

IT will be some match at St James Park tonight, not necessarily in terms of its prettiness or the quality of the football but because of the significance of the outcome.

NEIGHBOURS of a British woman who ended up in court for her noisy lovemaking were savouring peace and quiet last night after she was locked up accused of breaking her antisocial behaviour order.

HARD to know why such a loyal servant as Shay Given should be on the way out of his beloved Newcastle.

Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones will attack his first Wear-Tyne derby tomorrow - and insists his side must approach every game in the same way.

FOUR runners died yesterday as the warm weather took its toll on competitors in Britain’s 25th Great North Run.

Ex-England football star Paul Gascoigne described today how he had been supported in his battle with depression by his former England team-mate Alan Shearer.

Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne escaped serious injury when he was involved in a traffic accident.

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne escaped serious injury today when he was involved in an accident, police said.

A BELFAST woman was among seven people killed in a horror minibus crash in Britain.

A BRITISH teenager who has been told he may have only three months to live has asked fertility experts to help his fiancée have his child.

IF FOOTBALL is, as we are often told, a metaphor for life then God help us when it comes to the players’ Christmas parties.

Protesting British fishermen fired hundreds of flares into the air to mark the number of East Coast jobs they say are at risk if new European quotas are introduced.

US toymaker Mattel can sue a British dollmaker who turned squeaky-clean Barbie into an X-rated “Dungeon Doll” – but is unlikely to win the breach-of-copyright action, a judge has said.

A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl suffered horrific facial injuries after she was attacked by the family's new pet dog, her mother said yesterday.

Kevin Keegan will find himself cast in an unaccustomed role when he returns to Tyneside this weekend.

A giant sculpture which is claimed to be the biggest in the world arrived early today in Dublin port.

England will play their crucial World Cup qualifier against Albania at Newcastle's St James' Park.

Former England skipper Alan Shearer today followed in the footsteps of such luminaries as Nelson Mandela and Bob Geldof when he was granted the freedom of Newcastle.

The number of confirmed foot and mouth cases has risen to 69 across Britain and Northern Ireland.

The British Government has announced the early release of compensation for the crisis-hit farming community as the number of cases of foot and mouth disease rose to 52.