Newcastle United takeover collapses as Saudi investors PULL OUT

Newcastle’s proposed huge £300million takeover from a Saudi Arabian-led consortium is off, it has been officially announced. The news comes amid four months of scrutiny from the Premier League following concerns over piracy and human rights complaints in Saudi Arabia, leaving much-maligned owner Mike Ashley now without a buyer for the club.  And on Thursday, Saudi … Read more

BT, TalkTalk and Plusnet broadband crash due to Newcastle fire

Customers of Sky, BT and TalkTalk today experienced a mass internet outage across parts of the UK.  The cause of the issue was a fire in an Openreach building in Newcastle, which damaged the cables carrying internet to the region.  The vast Openreach network is used by internet providers BT, Plusnet and TalkTalk, with rival … Read more

Love Island’s Rebecca Gormley and beau Biggs Chris jet off from Newcastle for a romantic getaway

Love Island’s Rebecca Gormley and beau Biggs Chris don matching black tracksuits as they jet off from Newcastle for a romantic getaway By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 10:47 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 10:47 BST, 17 July 2020 They’ve had a turbulent romance since leaving the Love Island villa. But Rebecca Gormley, 22, … Read more

Businesswoman, 47, behind Newcastle Utd takeover branded ‘dolly bird’ and ‘tart’ by Barclays bosses

Businesswoman, 47, Amanda Staveley was branded a ‘dolly bird’ and ‘tart’ by two Barclays bosses in call about unsecured £2bn loan to Qatari investors at height of 2008 crash, High Court hears Court was given Barclays bosses Richard Boath and Roger Jenkins call transcript Amanda Staveley claims the bank owes her £1.6billion over a Qatari deal Boath referred … Read more

American media tycoon Henry Mauriss makes £350m Newcastle bid

American businessman Henry Mauriss has made a £350million offer to buy Newcastle United and wants to take control before next season, sources have told MailOnline. It is said that Mauriss is ready to move quickly but any deal would be dependent on the collapse of the Saudi-led takeover currently subject to the Premier League’s owners … Read more

Newcastle stars undergo coronavirus tests at makeshift testing stations at their training ground

The first sign of the Premier League’s return? Newcastle stars undergo coronavirus tests at makeshift drive-through testing stations at their training ground as they prepare to return to group work on Tuesday Newcastle United players underwent coronavirus testing on Sunday Stars were assessed at Darsley Park before proposed return to training Group training will begin … Read more

Charlotte Crosby teases a glimpse of her toned abs as she enjoys an isolated jog in Newcastle 

She has been spending time at home in Newcastle with her nearest and dearest amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. And Charlotte Crosby followed lockdown guidelines as she enjoyed an isolated jog in Sunderland on Friday. The Geordie Shore star, 29, teased a glimpse of her toned abs in a cropped black zip-up top and burgundy gym leggings. … Read more

Newcastle mother struggling to breath from suspected coronavirus begs people to take it seriously

Mother-of-one who is struggling to breathe as she fights suspected coronavirus begs people to take the killer illness seriously and follow rules for social distancing and self-isolation Ingé Kirsten from Newcastle urged people to follow rules for social distancing The 36-year-old, who suffers from heart condition, shared the message in a clip She can be … Read more

Drunk university student wakes up in Norwich rather than Newcastle

Drunk university student wakes up in Norwich rather than Newcastle after typing wrong postcode into his Uber app and falling asleep in back of the taxi – waking 260 miles away after five-hour trip with a £1,300 bill When the student woke up he was 250 miles off course and owed £1,307.64 He drunkenly put … Read more

Football under threat from Coronavirus: Newcastle United ban players from shaking hands

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers have told athletes to train as … Read more