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Northumbria Police report that a teenager was found with stab wounds in Newcastle city centre early this morning.

It’s a cliche to say that you couldn’t make it up, but then cliches are cliches because they’re true. So could the past six weeks at Newcastle United take even more of a twist than they already have? Sure they could, given that the Journal is reporting that Kevin Keegan is to sue NUFC.

Do Gateshead council traffic wardens have targets to meet when it comes to slapping fines on windscreens? Are they paid-per-car? Is there any sort of incentive beyond pride in their work? No?
Then why did one newcastlecentric reader catch two wardens employing rather underhanded tactics outside a Gateshead school last week?

- Construction of the second Tyne Tunnel has already fallen behind schedule, because of subterranean problems where the inland dock will be created, in which the permanent structure of the tunnel will be built.

- Morpeth’s Tallantyre Gallery is showing the work of Spanish painter Royo until this Saturday. The Valencian-born artist will be exhibiting over 20 original paintings during the exhibition Mediterranean Light.

A man is in critical condition after falling from Byker Bridge earlier this evening.

- A gang of thugs who left a South Tyneside dad severely brain-damaged have been jailed for a total of 29 years.

Three men have been arrested following an incident at Ochre Yards in Gateshead.