Greggs, Costa, and Simply Fresh to open at Darlington Station
Greggs, Costa, and Simply Fresh have been confirmed as tenants in the stationās brand new building, which finally opened to the public today (Sunday, May 17).Ā The sausage roll chain will take up the largest shop in the concourse at 148 square metres, followed by Simply Fresh, which will boast 79 sq m of space.Ā …
Steven Soderbergh used AI in a documentary about John Lennon. And he wants to talk about it
CANNES ā The day John Lennon was shot, on Dec. 8, 1980, he and Yoko Ono gave an interview to a San Francisco radio crew from their home in New York’s Dakota Apartments. They were promoting their new album āDouble Fantasy,ā but the two-hour conversation was wide ranging. Though the interviewers had been warned āno…
State of Origin I teams: Briton Nikora to debut for Queensland, two Warriors selected
Briton Nikora Photo: AAP / Photosport Kiwi forward Briton Nikora will make his State of Origin debut next week after being named in the Queensland team. Nikora is the first Kiwi international to be allowed to play in rugby league’s biggest showpiece after a change in eligibility rules. The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) announced…
NZ Breakers face competitive market to land new coach
NZ Breakers looking for new coach after parting ways with Petteri Koponen after two seasons. Photo: Blake Armstrong/Photosport The off-season coaching turnover in the Australian NBL reached new heights when two more teams joined the recruitment process for a head coach in recent weeks. The New Zealand Breakers have been working to secure a replacement…
Bulgaria wins Eurovision amid massive boycott over Israeli participation ā RT Entertainment
Bulgarian singer Dara has defied bookmakersā expectations and won this yearās Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, which was otherwise noteworthy for pro-Palestinian protests and an unprecedented boycott over Israelās participation. Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland, and Slovenia shunned the international event this year due to West Jerusalemās military campaigns in Gaza and in Lebanon ā…
Nuthatch landlord honoured for lifeāsaving CPR in bar
Simon Hatfield, who runs The Nuthatch in Middlesbrough, was honoured at the National Pubwatch Safer Night Time Economy Awards held in London on Tuesday, May 12, for his actions during an incident in September 2025. A customer collapsed while having a drink with family and stopped breathing. Mr Hatfield immediately began administering CPR and managed…
Olympic Games boost for North East as Government explore bid
A commissioned initial strategic assessment into a potential bid for the 2040s, led by UK Sport, will examine whether the UK could host the Games again following the success of London 2012 and whether a northern bid could deliver major regeneration and economic growth. The assessment will examine factors including potential costs, the socioeconomic benefits…
Sunderland Reform member suspended over racist comments
The suspension follows allegations of racist comments made online, with Glenn Gibbins, who was elected to Sunderland City Council, accused of saying that the Nigerian population in Sunderland should be melted down to “fill in potholes”. The comment, reportedly posted in March 2024 and since deleted, came to light following a report by campaign group…
PCC Joy Allen supports North East Anti-Racism Coalition
She becomes the latest public figure to support the North East Anti-Racism Coalitionās (NEARC) āBecome the Bridgeā campaign, which calls on organisations to actively confront and address racism within their systems and operations. By signing the anti-racism pledge, Ms Allen has committed to developing an anti-racism strategy over the next 12 months. She said: “Become…
Matt Storey, Cleveland’s PCC warns of rising knife crime
The end of PCCs:Ā There are no re-election prospects for Mr Storey, as PCCs across the country are going to be scrapped at the end of their current term, in May 2028. Mr Storey described the decision ā made in November 2025 ā as āwrongā, but said he and his team are sticking to their…
