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Far From Saints - made up of, from left, Dwight Baker, Patty Lynn and Kelly Jones - are touring the UK at the moment (Pic: Sophia French)

Live review: Far From Saints at Newcastle’s Tyne Theatre

Far From Saints - made up of, from left, Dwight Baker, Patty Lynn and Kelly Jones - start a UK tour this weekend (Pic: Sophia French)

Far From Saints not far from hitting road, with two Scottish dates on itinerary

Declan McKenna announce UK & Ireland 2024 tour including London Alexandra Palace show - how to buy tickets

Declan McKenna to hit the road in 2024 for UK tour - buy tickets

A Newcastle fan has been hospitalised after being stabbed ahead of the club's opening Champions League match against AC Milan at the San Siro stadium. (Credit: Getty Images)

Newcastle fan stabbed in Milan ahead of Champions League match

Great North Run: How to track, start time, road closures, run route

Layton Darwood, five, was crushed to death by a trailer attached to a van driven by a disqualified driver, Darren Jacques in August 2020.

Boy, 5 crushed to death under trailer wheels after going to buy sweets

The top 10 UK cities with the best 'vibe' revealed

Greggs opens a new shop in West Bromwich

Greggs to launch standalone cafes in Sainsbury’s stores in the UK

Iceland is to close all Swift stores

Iceland to close all Swift convenience stores across the UK

Ant and Dec making the announcement

Ant and Dec to produce Byker Grove reboot

Blur are about to tour again for the first time in eight years (Pic: Reuben Bastienne-Lewis)

Blur playing in Newcastle ahead of release of first album since 2015
Blur are back with their first new album for eight years and they’re hitting the road too.

Elf: The Musical announces Christmas 2023 UK tour including Manchester, Leeds & Newcastle - how to buy tickets

Elf: The Musical announces Christmas 2023 UK tour

Escape to the Country host Jonnie Irwin’s plan to help his children after he’s gone following cancer diagnosis

Jonnie Irwin gives chemo update while joking he looks a ‘right state’

Almost half of parents take their kids to the same holiday destinations every ye...

Lana Skeldon during a Scotland training session at the Oriam in Edinburgh in September 2022 (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Lana Skeldon and Chloe Rollie in Scotland women’s rugby team to face England

As part of these plans, the retailer will open four new Tasty by Greggs cafés in its Newcastle, Bristol, Liverpool and Leeds stores between now and the end of July.

Primark to open more Greggs cafés in UK stores - full list

The top 20 most house-proud cities – with Newcastle topping the list

Southern Knights players celebrating winning Doddie's Club Trophy at Melrose in 2021 (Pic: Bill McBurnie)

Melrose charity match between Southern Knights and Newcastle Falcons called off

The 5-day weather forecast according to the Met Office

Met Office 5 day UK weather forecast - ice & flood warnings issued

TransPennine Express has issued a statement to say that there are major cancellations across the network

Train operator issues ‘do not travel alert’ cancelling major routes

The cheapest places for a Christmas night out have been revealed

Cheapest UK cities for Christmas nights out

Gareth Tibbs caught rare footage of the whale swimming in waters off the shore of St Mary’s Island.

Wildlife enthusiast captures rare footage of whale in British waters

Greggs announces Festive Bake return date - there’s not long to wait

Tyson Fury storms off True Geordie Podcast after Chisora row

New rules and regulations introduced for UK road users

Warning over motoring law changes

The former Home Bargains store in Galashiels' Channel Street.

Rebirth for key part of Galashiels town centre

These are the top cities where the most people claim they've fallen foul of a ro...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will try to outwith Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel in the 150th FA Cup final (photo: Getty Images)

What! Cup final outing costs half a week's pay

Jet2 is suspending flights to Krakow between 24 March and 26 May (Photo: Shutterstock)

Jet2 suspends flights to Poland for two months amid Ukraine war

First News: Cars make schools suffer

Which UK cities are the most romantic (DisobeyArt - stock.adobe.com)

Is your city one of the most romantic according to a new study!

Will it be a white Christmas this year? (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Snow and frosty conditions to hit parts of UK over Christmas period - here's the...

Motorists have been feeling the squeeze at petrol pumps over the last month (image: Shutterstock)

Farmer stages fuel price protest as RAC calls for supermarkets to be fair to dri...

Motorists have been feeling the squeeze at petrol pumps over the last month (image: Shutterstock)

Farmer stages fuel price protest as RAC calls for supermarkets to be fair to dri...

Blainslie's Doddie Weir congratulating Southern Knights players on winning his club trophy at the Greenyards

Southern Knights win Doddie Weir charity trophy at second time of asking, thank...

Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield performing at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire in London in 2018 (Photo by Tim P Whitby/Getty Images)

Manic Street Preachers returning to Newcastle venue for first time in 16 years

Nick Cave pictured in Copenhagen in Denmark in November 2020 (Photo by Olafur Steinar Gestsson/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

Carnage coming to Tyneside courtesy of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

Fans at This is Tomorrow at Newcastle's Exhibition Park (Photo: Bennett Media)

Gerry Cinnamon, Sam Fender and Dermot Kennedy on song for Newcastle’s This is To...

James frontman Tim Booth at Newcastle's This is Tomorrow festival (Photo: Bennett Media)

James get Newcastle’s This is Tomorrow festival off to storming start, with Sam ...

Clark Scott

Jedburgh's Clark produces truly Great North Run

LNER Azuma on the East Coast Mainline

Zoom in on the historic sites of the East Coast Line aboard an LNER Azuma

Jeanette and Angela at the new el.North store.

New retail outlet in Jedburgh promises to be an exciting adventure

Lisa Shaw's family say that she died due to complications caused by the Astrazeneca jab (Getty Images/PA)

BBC presenter died after suffering blood clots following Astrazeneca jab, family...

From left: Ross Smillie, commercial manager; David Simmonds, Edinburgh store manager and William Smillie, operations manager at the new shop in Edinburgh.

Borders embroidery and uniform company expands

Atholl Mills. (PHOTO: BILL McBURNIE)

Coldingham man with a facial disfigurement finds solace in wearing a mask during...
A facially disfigured Coldingham man who has found wearing a face mask during lockdown provided a barrier from cruel comments has made a plea for the public to show more kindness.

A view of scenic Durham (Photo: Shutterstock)

North East England staycation guide: essential sights in Northumberland, Durham,...

New research reveals the most house proud areas of the UK

Has 5G launched where you live? (Photo: Getty Images)

Virgin Media launches 5G in 100 UK towns and cities - here’s the full list

Every adult will be offered a Covid-19 vaccination by autumn - as 200,000 receiv...

Millions of adults are craving the 'big outdoors' more now than ever, with those...

Jet2 launches extra weekend flights to Rhodes, Corfu, Kos and Madeira

Rules have relaxed for “established” couples (Photo: Shutterstock)

Couples in 'established relationships' can now legally kiss and have sex - the r...

What will you be ordering? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Students can claim a free treat at Greggs - here's how

Quarantine measures in the UK have contributed to a drop in customer demand (Photo: Shutterstock)

EasyJet is closing its bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle in September - ...

Here is the favourite cuisine of UK cities