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Northern Echo Comment: English football will never be the same again after Lionesses' win
WHEN Chloe Kelly scrambled home England’s winner at Wembley last night, she wasn’t just securing the European Championship trophy, she was creating a moment of footballing history. England’s women are European champions for the first time, having
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Who left Love Island tonight? See who was dumped from the villa before the final
The Love Island final is looming but which couple didn't make it to Monday's show? The popular series is almost over for another year with the remaining islanders enjoying epic final dates with each other during their last days in the villa.
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How the North East celebrated England's win in the most North East way
There were scenes of absolute sensation as the North East turned out to celebrate England's victory and major win earlier tonight. England's Women won Euro 2022 in front of the Duke of Cambridge and a 90,000-strong crowd at Wembley Stadium.
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Watch sensational scenes as fans dance on tables as England bring it home
There was jubilation in Newcastle tonight as England recorded a historic win over Germany to be crowned champions of Europe. There were cheers and tears from fans at the Centre for Life, in Newcastle, as the Lionesses lifted the trophy after a
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Spot yourself in our gallery as household names raise the roof at four-day festival
Over the weekend, a range of household musical names arrived in Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, to wow the crowds and showcase their talents at the 12th annual Deer Shed Festival. During the three-day event, it was a perfect stage for
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A day of fun and miles: Pictures as show returns after three years away
The return of a village show after a three-year break drew the crowds on Saturday, as families turned out to see a host of attractions. The 72nd Borrowby Show took place amid downpours at Knayton’s Hillside Rural Activities Park. There were
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Pride of the nation: Congratulate our Lionesses and leave your messages here
England have won Euro 2022 in front of the Duke of Cambridge and a 90,000-strong crowd at Wembley Stadium. The Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 after extra time, securing the first major tournament title for any England team since 1966. Read more
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Match Ratings: England 2 Germany 1 - Walsh is Lionesses' star performer in final
How did the players fare in England's Women's Euro 2022 final win over Germany? ENGLAND (4-2-3-1): 8 Earps: Has been excellent all tournament and made a number of crucial catches and clearances once again 8 Bronze: Another superb showing
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England 2 Germany 1: Lionesses crowned European champions
ENGLAND'S Euro 2022 dream became reality as substitute Chloe Kelly’s extra-time finish saw the Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 and secure the first major trophy in their history in front of a record-breaking crowd at Wembley. Kelly prodded the ball
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Commonwealth Games: Loftus' Paul Drinkhall stars as England make table tennis semi-finals
PAUL DRINKHALL delivered a table tennis clinic by winning both of his singles and doubles matches against Cyprus to help England through to the men’s team semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games. The Loftus star got his side’s quarter-final off to
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Alex Neil: 'We learned some important lessons from the Coventry draw'
ALEX NEIL admitted Viktor Gyokeres’ equaliser in Sunderland’s 1-1 draw with Coventry City proved the difference between playing in the Championship and life in League One. Sunderland looked to be heading for an opening-weekend victory when Jack
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Is Love Island on Sunday? How to watch Aftersun as final looms
The Love Island final is looming but is the hit ITV dating show on our screens tonight? The popular series is almost over for another year with the remaining islanders enjoying final dates with each other during their last days in the villa.
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PICTURES: Spot yourself in 50 pictures from Darlington's Dolphin Centre birthday
A community facility at the heart of Darlington for 40 years has celebrated a milestone anniversary with an 80s themed party. The Dolphin Centre, which has been part of Darlington’s community since the 1980s, held a family fun day on Saturday to
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Is Michael Owen going on Love Island tonight for 'Meet the Parents'?
As the Love Island final looms, it's time the islanders met the parents but will fan favourite Michael Owen be there? ITV viewers have speculated for weeks whether the former England footballer would be walking into the villa to see his daughter
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Fans gather in beer gardens and pubs in the North East for England Women's final
Fans are gathering in the North East to cheer on England as they go for European victory. The crowd at Central Park, at the Centre for Life in Newcastle, are getting behind the Lionesses in the final of Euro 2022. They are playing Germany in
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Kate Garraway gives update on husband Derek Draper following ‘turn for the worse’
Kate Garraway has given an update on her husband, Derek Draper saying he is “back on the right side” after an “unexpected and frightening turn for the worse” amid his ongoing battle with Covid-19. In a post on Instagram, the 55-year-old Good Morning
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Euro final 2022 LIVE: Lionesses WIN in England v Germany
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Pubs, bars and shops: What to expect when flying out of Teesside Airport
Holidaymakers will be jetting off to holiday destinations across Europe over the next month as the six weeks school holiday gets underway. Thousands from across County Durham and Teesside will be flying from Teesside, many for the first time in
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Alex Neil outlines his transfer plans for rest of window - and targets 'four or five' more additions
ALEX NEIL is still hoping to make “four or five” more signings this summer – after admitting Sunderland’s 1-1 draw with Coventry City highlighted the need to strengthen the current squad. The Black Cats drew their opening game back in the Championship
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Darlington to assess trio after friendly draw with Whitby Town
AFTER Darlington rounded off their pre-season campaign with a 2-2 draw away to Northern Premier League side Whitby Town, they will be assessing the fitness of Danny Rose, Jarrett Rivers and Adriano Moke ahead of their National League North opener on
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A19 crash RECAP: Incident involving an ASDA wagon - latest here
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Match Ratings: Sunderland 1 Coventry City 1 - Clarke stars in Black Cats' opening-game draw
How did the players fare in Sunderland's 1-1 draw with Coventry City? SUNDERLAND (3-5-2): 8 Patterson: Commanded his line well all afternoon and made a sensational first-half save as he tipped Panzo’s shot onto the bar 6 Ballard: Had
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One couple leaves the villa as the islanders welcome their families in tonight’s episode
Love Island 2022 is coming to an end, and with just one night until the final, the long-awaited friends and family visit is finally aired tonight. Also on tonight’s episode, after the islanders were forced to vote for the couples they thought were
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Debutants start highlights Boro's strong work in transfer window
WHILE Middlesbrough continue to graft behind the scenes as transfer breakthroughs near, their summer acquisitions showed their worth on the opening day of the season with Ryan Giles, Zack Steffen and Darragh Lenihan all on show at the Riverside Stadium
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Cyclist in his 40s killed in early morning hit and run - police tracking car involved
A cyclist in his 40s has died after he was involved in a hit and run incident in the early hours of Sunday (July 31) morning. Emergency services were called to Hylton Road in Sunderland at around 1.20am following reports of a crash involving a
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Five amazing pictures from the day Darlington's skyline changed forever
THE Magnet bowling alley, built in the 1960s behind Darlington library, is now no more, pulled down in the name of progress. John Hill has been watching it come down and has been searching his archives for pictures of it. He knew he had taken some
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Tributes paid as man dies in Redcar incident after 'medical emergency'
A man has been named by his heartbroken family after suffering a "medical emergency" at the wheel, leading to a crash. Jeffrey Palmer, 59, from New Marske died in hospital after the crash on Kirkleatham Lane in Redcar on Saturday. The incident
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Sunderland vs Coventry City Team News: Ballard makes senior Black Cats debut with Simms on bench
DANIEL BALLARD will make his senior Sunderland debut in this afternoon's Championship season opener against Coventry City. Ballard joined the Black Cats from Arsenal this summer, and will start today's game alongside Danny Batth at the heart of
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RECAP: Car 'spins off' County Durham road after slippery conditions created
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Heavy rain and thunderstorm to batter parts of UK amid 'tropical' spell
Heavy rain and thunderstorms will batter parts of the UK in the coming days amid a spell of tropical and muggy weather. Showers moving in from the Atlantic will lash southern and eastern areas of the country on Sunday, which will also be hot and
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Asda cuts petrol prices as supermarkets are accused of keeping costs high
Asda has announced it has cut the price of unleaded fuel by 5ppl and diesel by 3ppl to help save motorists money when filling up their tanks. In recent months petrol prices have reached over £2 per litre in parts of the country and people continue
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Tory row as Nadine Dorries shares 'dangerous' image of Sunak stabbing Johnson
Nadine Dorries has sparked a fresh row among the Conservatives after she shared an image showing Rishi Sunak stabbing Boris Johnson in the back. At the same time, the Culture Secretary also openly accused Sunak of being the “chatty rat”, the nickname
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How good is this? Brilliant mural pops up in Darlington ahead of Euro final
A stunning mural celebrating the nation’s female football heritage has been completed in time for the Lionesses to take on Germany in the final of the Euros. Artists and curators have teamed up to mark the start of the women’s Euro 2022 football
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FULL-TIME: Sunderland 1 Coventry City 1
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What we know so far as three teens die in horror car crash and a fourth left in critical condition
Three male teenagers have died in a road traffic collision and a fourth is fighting for his life after the car they were travelling in crashed in North Yorkshire on Friday (July 29) night. Emergency services attended the B6268 Masham Road at around
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The North East towns and villages that could be underwater by 2030
Latest estimations have shown all of the areas of the North East and North Yorkshire that could be underwater by 2030 – as a recent study by the Met Office has revealed that sea levels are rising much faster than a century ago. The State of the
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The County Durham secret agent who was stripped naked and executed at 23
A SMALL plaque has been installed on the side of a humble County Durham house where a man with a big story was born. It is a Second World War behind-the-lines story of a secret agent’s daring attempts to sabotage the enemy’s fuel supplies, and
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Photographer wins award for this stunning image of North East icon
A North East photographer has won an award for this stunning picture taken of one of the region’s most iconic structures. Teesside’s blast furnace, on the former Redcar steelworks site, provided the inspiration for photographer John Devlin, from
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Man admits fraudulently claiming £10,000 in Covid business support during pandemic
A man was charged after he mislead a council and successfully claimed a grant of £10k for business support during the Covid-19 pandemic, despite not owning a business at the time. In April 2020, Adrian Buckley, 54, of Keld Head Orchard in Kirkbymoorside
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What's so special about this load of old dust in a glass jar?
Today's Object of the Week is a work of art which is literally out of this world. AT first glace, it's just a glass jar filled with dust. But this object is a thought provoking work of art at one of the North-East's leading attractions.
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Artist's tribute to beloved North East saints goes on display at Durham Cathedral
Artworks celebrating the stories of the Northern Saints by a local artist, Rita Readman, have gone on display in Durham Cathedral’s Undercroft. The eight watercolours celebrate saints who are well-known and loved in the North East: St Cuthbert,
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Hotspots for radioactive Radon gas across the North East revealed in interactive map
It’s colourless, odourless and tasteless but high levels of this gas can increase the risk of cancer – and it occurs naturally in the land. Public health officials say every building contains radon and levels are usually low, but there are hotspots
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Landlords of seaside homes are 'evicting' tenants to turn into Airbnbs
Private landlords in Scarborough have been evicting tenants in order to convert properties into Airbnbs and holiday lets, according to a recently published report. At its meeting on Tuesday (July 26), Scarborough Council’s Cabinet discussed a recently
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Dismay at plans to 'patio over' family graves to convert church into housing
Church and council leaders have been told a housing developer’s plan to remove gravestones from an early Victorian churchyard without moving the bodies would be “vaguely sacrilegious and a little distasteful”. Dozens of residents in the Great Fencote
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Boro to send Josh Coburn out on loan as deals near completion
WITH several new signings closing in on a move to Middlesbrough, the club are ready to sanction a loan move for striker Josh Coburn. Chris Wilder revealed that deals for new signings are ‘down the line’ at an advanced stage. Because of that, they
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Meet the woman who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in memory of her dad
A North Yorkshire woman successfully climbed the highest free-standing mountain in the world to help raise funds for cancer research and in memory of her dad. Jane Thornton, from Northallerton, took on Mount Kilimanjaro in June and managed to raise
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Stockton International Riverside Festival: Where you can park
There are numerous options available for car-parking while attending Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF) next week. The festival runs from Thursday, August 4 to Sunday, August 7. The festival is back for its 35th year and will
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LOCKED UP: Just some of the County Durham criminals hauled before the courts
Two men convicted in cases of domestic violence and two dangerous drivers are among the defendants jailed at Durham Crown Court in the past week. Michael Robert Johnson, 31, of West Moor Road, Darlington Johnson received a 25-month prison sentence
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'Everyone is really happy' with £1.2m upgrade of County Durham homes
A HOUSING association has started work on a £1.2million programme which will see hundreds of its existing properties receiving upgrades. Durham Aged Mineworkers’ Homes Association (DAMHA) has started its 2022/23 planned maintenance programme which
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Stunned Paul Hartley 'can't dress up' opening day defeat to Walsall
HARTLEPOOL United manager Paul Hartley was left stunned by his side's defeat to Walsall as they lost 4-0 on the opening day of the League Two season. Pools were 2-0 down by half-time thanks to goals from Brandon Comley and Danny Johnson. Things
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Boro close to adding new signings with deals 'down the line'
MIDDLESBROUGH manager Chris Wilder has revealed they are closing in on several new signings with their respective deals 'down the line' at an advanced stage. Boro remain hopeful of adding to their squad before the end of the transfer window with
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Labour must never fail our children in the way the Tories are
I THINK many will have shared my disbelief and exasperation over recent weeks watching the race to be our next Prime Minister. The cast of calamitous continuity Conservative candidates have seemed fixated on who can best perform a convincing Thatcherite
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Newcastle United poised to hold fresh talks with Leicester City over James Maddison
NEWCASTLE UNITED officials will attempt to hold further talks with Leicester City this week, despite the Foxes having rejected their initial offer for James Maddison. Leicester have turned down a bid of around £40m for Maddison, with the Magpies