Sunderland

6 hrs ago

Harrison Neal of Fleetwood Town celebrates

League Two Fleetwood host Arsenal in EFL Cup

League Two side Fleetwood Town will host Premier League champions Arsenal in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.

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10 hrs ago

Colin Lynch has his mouth wide open in a smile with both of his fists raised. He has a short, white beard. He is wearing a blue Sunderland cap and a red, black and white scarf.

Sunderland fans ready for 'raucous' Europe return

The Black Cats return to European football after 53 years, taking on Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.

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12 hrs ago

Father Marc, a clean-shaven, middle-aged man with short hair. He is wearing a black blazer and the signature religious collar. Standing next to him is Paul Kingsmore, a clean-shaven, middle-aged man with a shaved head. He is wearing a suit. They are holding the red and white, striped football jersey. Written across the back is "Pope Leo", above a big number 14 in black.

Sunderland priest gives Pope Leo football jersey

Father Marc Lyden-Smith presents the custom red and white jersey with "Pope Leo, 14" on the back.

12 hrs ago

Conor Coady looks at cut out of Granit Xhaka doing a heart sign

The Sunderland lads will love Europe - Coady

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14 hrs ago

What was life like when Sunderland last played in Europe?

Sunderland begin their Europa League campaign at home to AZ Alkmaar, after 53 years away from European competitions, but what was life like back then?

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17 hrs ago

The Kicks car is blue and black and appears to be driving along a wet road in front of snow-capped mountains. The lights on the back of the car are red and its registration plate reads: "Kicks."

Nissan announces £170m investment in UK plant

Hybrid electric vehicle Nissan Kicks will be manufactured for Europe in Sunderland.

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20 hrs ago

Brad Purnell, who is wearing large black glasses a red shirt and a grey fleece, is holding a green cardboard box with more than dozen tomatoes. In the background are several green boxes with potatoes, oranges and melons. He is in front of his shop which features a red front with a yellow awning, and a sign which reads J Charlton & Son.

Shops seeing 'teens and little old ladies' steal

Sunderland shop owners say they have lost faith in reporting the problem to police.

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23 hrs ago

A blue sign on a shop window saying 'Stop! Don't shoplift. Boots uses the following security protection'. Below the words are icons of an alarm bell, camera and what appears to be an aerosol spraying something. Behind the glass a person is sitting at a desk inside the shop. There are shelves out of focus.

Thousands of shoplifting cases linked to 40 suspects

BBC figures find shoplifting has risen in the North East and Cumbria over the past decade.

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1 day ago

The multi-storey National Glass Centre building is mostly made of glass and grey panels. It is by the River Wear and has a seating area in front of it. Two seagulls are flying in the clear blue sky above. The building is very industrial looking with a steel roof that extends out beyond the building below to create what looks like a walkway.

Multi-agency meeting over city's glassmaking

It will be facilitated by North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and a date is yet to be confirmed.

1 day ago