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David Olusoga looking into the camera. He has dark, jaw-length hair and is wearing dark glasses and a suit. He is standing in front of a black background with the Valentino and International Booker Prize 2024 logos.

TV historian to receive honorary degree

The Gateshead-born historian will be honoured alongside other notable Tynesiders.

Three light brown cows grazing green grass on Newcastle's Town Moor. A block of flats can be seen standing in the distance.

Student flats will restrict grazing, critics say

A fenced off footpath is being planned for Newcastle's Town Moor as part of the plan.

Dozens of picketers stand on the street holding up various placards. One says "Newcastle student staff solidarity", another reads "Strike against job cuts".

Students affected by strikes set for compensation

Students at Newcastle University affected by strikes are receiving up to £600 in compensation.

Men and women line a town square pavement, holding up posters, banners and placards that read 'strike against job cuts' and 'strike picket line'. There is a row of buildings behind them.

Four-month university strike ends

University and College Union members end strike action prompted by the threat of job losses.

A CGI of how the DigECare Hub would have looked. It is a square, lightly coloured building with many windows. There are trees and strips of grass outside.

Plans for £500m hub's first building withdrawn

Newcastle University is exploring funding options for its "health-focused neighbourhood".

Furniture maker Nick James is in his furniture making workshop in Newcastle. He is looking at the camera and smiling and wearing his casual clothing. Behind him you can see his wood-working tools on the wall.

Low aspirin dose 'cuts cancer risk in some people'

A Newcastle University-led study looks at how the painkiller can help people with Lynch syndrome.

Several trees stand in the foreground on the left-hand side. In the distance, across green fields, is Roseberry Topping - a large hill with a pointed summit.

Green corridors 'will connect people with nature'

Routes in Gateshead, Durham and Teesside are named by the National Trust.

Artist's impression of how Newcastle University's new student accommodation in Spital Tongues will look. The CGI is pictured from above showing a tightly packed series of red brick high-rise blocks in a corner of open parkland.

University's £274m student halls plan approved

Plans are approved despite concerns from residents about overdevelopment of the area.

A computerised image of breasts with tissue in the right breast lit up.

Prototype 'to light up' hidden breast cancers

The machine will detect cancer "hidden" in dense breast tissue, scientists say.