Former Sunderland AFC footballer Adam Johnson has told a jury he did not have oral sex with a 15-year-old girl. The ex-Black Cats winger began giving evidence in his trial at Bradford Crown Court, accused of sexual activity with a child. Johnson, 28, has admitted grooming and kissing the teenager. Orlando Pownall QC, […]
The newly opened Fighting All Cancers Together Charity store is appealing for volunteers and donations to raise £2 million for a support centre. The Sunderland store, on Blandford Street, is one of five charity stores ran by Fact, who are based in the North East. The money raised is going […]
Tackling alcoholism was the big discussion at a conference in Durham, where senior police figures and 100 delegates met to express their concerns. The event heard from a line-up of speakers, including Northumbria PCC Vera Baird and Durham PCC Ron Hogg, call on the Government to push through legislation meant […]
The North East is the only region in the UK not to see an increase in life expectancy according to newly released figures. On average, the life expectancy of males and females aged 65 increased between 2013 and 2014, statistics show. The average length of time pensioners can expect to […]
‘May contain nuts’ is a disclaimer that we see on many food labels, but it’s not what you expect to find contained in an order for earphones, purchased through Amazon. However, what Victor Rusu found when he opened what was supposed to be a box of £20.99 earphones was the […]
A Sunderland sports woman has hit back at sexist remarks made by Twitter trolls against a female football TV presenter. BT Sport’s Lynsey Hipgrave was the target of sexist abuse via social media after commenting on Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez’s controversial penalty for Barcelona. Newcastle-born Hipgrave accused the Argentinian […]
Sunderland people have hit out against boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s extreme homophobic views. Professional boxer Pacquiao, who is gearing up for his final bout in April, sparked a storm of controversy on Tuesday after suggesting in a television interview that same-sex couples are “worse than animals”. The 37-year-old, who has […]
Sunderland people have had their say about British Gas cutting bills in the light of big profits. British Gas’ residential profits have increased to £574m – up from £439m last year. Meanwhile, the energy provider has slashed customers’ bills by 5.1 per cent, the third decrease in a year. […]
North-East commuters have backed a consumer survey which found that Grand Central Rail is the best train operator in England. Grand Central, which runs five trains a day between Sunderland and London, achieved a customer satisfaction score of 79 per cent in a survey conducted by Which? magazine. The announcement […]
Grumbler Andy Dawson has turned an anger-induced catchphrase into a witty book for his legions of social media followers and is set to appear in Sunderland to treat Wearsiders to snippets from his new publication. Mr Dawson, from Sunderland, is responsible for the popular Twitter profile Get In The Sea, […]