On 21 August 1650, 16 people - 15 women and 1 man - were hanged on the Town Moor in Newcastle "for a wich". Although the spelling of the crime has changed since then, the story behind the trials ...

A crowd of close to 100,000 is being mooted for Newcastle United's huge trophy ... the club have announced rules on taking in umbrellas to the event. It's still been less than two weeks since ...