A POPULAR shoe chain has confirmed it will shut two city centre stores for good this weekend. Both locations are running closing down sales up until the weekend, offering 20 per cent off shoes. Designer shoe brand size? is shutting both its Newcastle and Cambridge stores on November 7 - and shoppers are "heartbroken". The...

EMRE BELOZOGLU has returned to Fenerbahce after the club was snubbed by Sergio Conceicao. The Turkish giants have been under the guidance of former Liverpool star Dirk Kuyt since the exit of Ismail Kartal last month. Belozoglu, 46, is best known in England for his three-year stint at Newcastle between 2005 and 2008. He left...

THERE are lots of ways love stories can begin. From blind dates and coffee shop meet-cutes, to the more modern dating apps or Instagram 'hook-ups', the options are endless. But, how Hyrie Thompson, 24, fell head over heels for her 53-year-old boyfriend Lee Graham is rather more unusual. Hyrie first met Lee in the summer...

SWARMS of STD-infected ladybirds have been spotted invading UK homes and parks in their thousands. Brits have likened the influx of insects to a "plague", with one even claiming they had been "attacked" by the spotty beetles. North East England has reportedly been hit by swarms of ladybirds, as confused locals take to social media...

JACK GREALISH has been dropped from the Everton squad for their Carabao Cup clash with Newcastle for "breach of club discipline." The England international missed the Toffees' Premier League match against Arsenal last weekend through illness. He was expected to return to the fold this evening for the visit of Newcastle. But the Merseysiders have...