Flames and smoke can be seen coming from the building at the Crowther Industrial Estate, with firefighters and police on the scene of the major blaze Source: ChronicleLive

Detective Constable Rachel Fletcher, of Northumbria Police, also described transgender women as "c***ks in frocks" Source: ChronicleLive

The Magpies have announced Eddie Howe chose to walk away from Newcastle United – but goes with good wishes Source: ChronicleLive

Newcastle have both made an approach to the representatives of Atalanta defender Giorgio Scalvini, who is valued at £42m by the Serie A side, as the Magpies look to strengthen their defence Source: ChronicleLive

Chronicle Live has taken a deep dive into what Matthias Jaissle will bring to Newcastle United Source: ChronicleLive

The operation took over 10 hours to complete, 12 days after the collision which caused up to one billion nurdles to spill into the River Tyne and spread along the North East coast Source: ChronicleLive