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Eddie Howe has admitted the rate of change is set to increase at Newcastle United, with the win over West Ham marking the ‘end of an era’

Player Ratings - Newcastle United 3 West Ham United 1 - Will Osula is star man at St James' Park

Kieran Trippier made his final Newcastle United appearance at St James' Park in a 3-1 win over West Ham

Regis Le Bris reacts to Sunderland's impressive 3-1 Premier League win at Everton

How Sunderland's players rated in the 3-1 win at Everton in the Premier League

Sunderland battled back from behind to win 3-1 at Everton and could now be on the verge of qualifying for Europe

Kieran Trippier will make a final St James' Park appearance after being named in Newcastle United's starting line-up against West Ham

The latest on Spygate as Hull City's owner reveals his message to his players and Southampton and Middlesbrough prepare for a decisive 48 hours

Everton vs Sunderland Premier League team news

Middlesbrough will have to tackle the Championship play-off final without Tommy Conway if they are reinstated instead of Southampton

Regis Le Bris discusses his plans for his Sunderland coaching team this summer

The government has begun exploring the possibility of hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the North East for the first time.

Emil Krafth will leave Newcastle United when his contract expires this summer, the Magpies have confirmed

Newcastle United officials will sit down with Fabian Schar next week to discuss his future, with Eddie Howe hinting that he is hopeful of keeping the defender at St James' Park.

Jocelin Ta Bi is in Regis Le Bris' first team thinking for next season and the winger is unlikely to be sent out on loan this summer

Sergej Jakirovic has waded in on the Spygate row that has rocked English football, with Hull City's boss insisting the Championship play-off final must take place next Saturday, as originally scheduled

The inspirational young woman who has used Billingham Forum as a base to defy health challenges and become a world champion. PETER BARRON reports

Regis Le Bris is immensely proud to have been nominated for the Premier League Manager of the Season award - but doesn't think he should win it.

Middlesbrough have released a bombshell new statement in which they have called for Southampton to be kicked out of the play-offs, saying expulsion "is the only appropriate response"

Regis Le Bris says the uncertainty over Bertrand Traore's Sunderland future won't play into his team and squad selection thinking in the final week of the Premier League season.

Eddie Howe has admitted that missing out on the Champions League will make Newcastle United's summer transfer window more difficult

What EFL spying statement means for Middlesbrough, Southampton & Hull

Regis Le Bris is predicting a bright future for Chemsdine Talbi – and expects the Sunderland winger to progress again next season

Eddie Howe insists he has not given up on Anthony Elanga and still expects the winger to be a major success at Newcastle United

Young skateboarders, scooter riders and BMX bikers in Darlington will soon be trying out new tricks on the North East's first resi quarter ramp after a fundraising campaign hit its £13,000 target.

The EFL hearing into the 'Spygate' controversy will take place "on or before" Tuesday, May 19, with a definitive date and time still to be finalised

Hull City have been forced to issue a ticketing update stating that they still do not know when they can begin selling tickets for the play-off final

Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris has been shortlisted for the Premier League Manager of the Year award

What were the hits and misses of a Middlesbrough season that is currently in limbo amid the ongoing Spygate saga?

Hartlepool United have appointed former Newcastle United and Sunderland midfielder Lee Clark as their new head coach

Sunderland's Enzo Le Fee is confident he can be even better next term if he is stationed in a central attacking-midfield role on a regular basis

The coming 48 hours look set to be crucial as pressure grows on the EFL to start the hearing that will determine Southampton's fate after the south coast club were found to be spying on Middlesbrough a week ago

A North East boxer who grew up in a tough estate has spoken about how fighting for the right reasons changed the course of his life.

A recycled fashion scheme in Sunderland will collect and resell unwanted clothes to raise money for the Foundation of Light.

There are growing calls for Southampton to be kicked out of the Championship play-offs as Middlesbrough continue their push for the EFL to hit Saints with the strongest possible sporting sanctions

Middlesbrough's Luke Ayling has told the Football Association he does not wish to pursue an allegation that Southampton’s Taylor Harwood-Bellis made a discriminatory remark towards him in Tuesday night’s Championship play-off semi-final

Tonda Eckert walked out of another press conference after being asked if he was a cheat - with Southampton's press officer demanding that the Saints head coach is "shown some respect"

Regis Le Bris wants to prioritise “stability” this summer, with Sunderland’s transfer activity set to be markedly different from 12 months ago

Kim Hellberg was visibly fighting back tears in a hugely emotional 15-minute press conference after Middlesbrough's play-off defeat at Southampton

At WESTMINSTER, there is intrigue, there is plotting, there are behind-closed-doors conversations as potential Labour leadership contenders try to get the upper hand on Keir Starmer.

Locals quickly spotted the club swapping its iconic Black Cat logo for a Black Dog, highlighting depression and sparking conversations during Mental Health Awareness Week.

Player Ratings - Southampton 2 Middlesbrough 1 - Luke Ayling is star man despite semi-final defeat

Southampton beat Middlesbrough 2-1 at St Mary's - but the EFL must now decide what happens next

Middlesbrough and Southampton team news confirmed for the Championship play-off semi-final second leg

Sunderland are investing in a major summer upgrade at the Stadium of Light and Academy of Light

Southampton say they fully co-operating with the EFL and have launched their own internal review after being charged with misconduct by the EFL for allegedly spying on Middlesbrough.

Kim Hellberg insists his Middlesbrough side will not be altering their positive, front-foot approach when they head to Southampton in the play-offs

Regis Le Bris thinks Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey needs more protection from match officials

Thornaby Women have completed a historic double by lifting the North Riding County Cup at the Riverside Stadium

A Darlington veteran of grass roots sport has been given a send-off typifying his humour - a cricket bat guard of honour