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The group has reaffirmed its 2026 outlook despite ongoing market volatility and delayed customer investment decisions.

Ad Feature Bilfinger sees orders surge

Jamie Bates will be fighting on home turf

Big fight night to make UK debut in Sunderland

Wing Commander Kayll pictured at a New Year's Eve event at the New Rink in Sunderland in the 1930s.

Sunderland flying ace hero remembered as we honour the heroes

Berlin is one of the most popular routes from Newcastle

Popular European route returns to Newcastle Airport

To celebrate Toy Story 5 arriving in cinemas, ODEON is launching the 'Play Them Forward' toy collection campaign this weekend.

Ad Feature UK families are sitting on half a BILLION unused toys, study says

Robyn Milner, Spectrum Brands

Alice Ferns unveils exclusive design for Russell Hobbs

A number of residents from Seaham are celebrating 38 years of friendship with their twin town in Germany.

Residents celebrate long-standing friendship with German twin town

John Newell walked away with 75 points

Ad Feature John Newell impresses in German Truck Racing Championship

Sunderland round-up: ownership statement, transfer decision emerges and academy talks continue

Sunderland takeover claim addressed as transfer decision emerges

Sunderland face £50m Tottenham transfer interest as £10.5m Florent Ghisolfi target emerges – round-up

Sunderland face £50m Spurs transfer interest as £10.5m target emerges

Sunderland competitors in training for Jeux Sans Frontieres.

The knockout year when the BBC cameras came to Sunderland

Young people from Essen have been taking in the sights of Sunderland

We've been showing kids from our twin city the sights of Sunderland

Romania's Brasov cityscape is a must see.

Ad Feature European road trips rise among Brits ahead of May bank holidays

Sunderland transfer round-up: Jenson Seelt latest and Manchester United link assessed

Sunderland transfers: Jenson Seelt latest and Man United link assessed

Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris.

How Sunderland may benefit from extra transfer windows after deadline

Transfer news: Sunderland promotion hero linked with surprise move after £15.8m valuation

Sunderland promotion hero linked with move after £15.8m valuation
A Sunderland promotion hero is attracting interest ahead of January, with reports linking the forward to a potential loan move following a £15.8million valuation
James Copley

Jobe Bellingham form prompts internal talks at Dortmund with shock transfer links reported

Jobe form prompts internal talks with shock transfer links reported

Andrew Bailey.

Court hears how man asked decoy schoolgirl, 14, for pics of feet

RAF WWll veteran Tom Davidson looking back on a photograph of him alongside his fellow crew members.

RAF WWII veteran recalls horror of war and being attacked by Luftwaffe

Andrew Flynn

North East artist reaching international listeners without a label, PR team or T...

North East company signs deal expand into German offshore wind market

A poll of 2,000 adults found 62 per cent have already attempted to recreate international dishes at home using supermarket ingredients

Brits reveal their 'food bucket lists' - including tapas in Spain

From Bundesliga chaos to FA Cup drama – Sunderland loan stars in spotlight ahead of transfer talks

Bundesliga chaos and FA Cup drama – Sunderland loan stars in spotlight

Mukiele reveals how he kept Mateta quiet in Crystal Palace stalemate

Leicester City's Bilal El Khannouss has been linked with a raft of Premier League clubs.

Sunderland and Leeds-linked man set for £23.5m Stuttgart transfer

Harrison Jones. Photo by Ian Horrocks courtesy of Sunderland AFC.

Exclusive Sunderland starlet attracting EFL loan interest ahead of deadline day

Johnny Smith with his creation.

I transformed a £600 Ford KA into a mini fire engine
A former firefighter has transformed a Ford KA into a mini fire engine and is set to drive it 1,500 miles across Europe
Emma Dukes

Florent Ghisolfi / Getty Images

Ghisolfi linked with £83.3m triple deal plus Boey and Kelly latest

Fabrizio Romano has issued an update.

Fabrizio Romano provides fresh update on Sunderland-linked defender

Manchester United will receive further payments from Borussia Dortmund if they win the Champions League.

Sunderland ‘tracking’ 101-game Dortmund amid transfer interest

Upper Austria

Review: Why Upper Austria has it all - visit before everyone else does

Granit Xhaka of Bayer Leverkusen

Xhaka transfer twist emerges as Leverkusen decision becomes clear

Young Rebel Set are back: New single ‘Anchorage’ drops as Teesside cult band announce second hometown show.

Young Rebel Set are back

Romanian ex-gangster caught with 4kg of cannabis worth £5k in BMW boot

Millwall's Japhet Tanganga has been linked with Leeds United.

£1.2m release clause twist as Sunderland target snubs Premier League

Sunderland midfielder Jobe Bellingham

The classy touch that helped sold Jobe Bellingham on move revealed

Jobe Bellingham

Jobe Bellingham arrives in Germany to discuss potential Cats exit

Leonard Barker Knox and his wife Violet who survived World War II. Leonard's diaries have now been shared with us.

VE Day 1945: Boldon man's story

Online fashion retailers to deliver 6.9 billion plastic bags by 2030

April 5 marks the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death - 31 years and a month before, Nirvana would perform their final live show.

When was Kurt Cobain’s final live show and what did Nirvana play?

63 UK-based users of a Dark Web site hosting child sexual abuse material have been identified

63 users of a dark web site hosting child sexual abuse identified

Backbeat focused on the relationships Stuart Sutcliffe had with The Beatles and Astrid Kirchherr, aninfluential German photographer.

Backbeat: The Beatles film that existed long before Sam Mendes biopics

There are also many misconceptions

A third of Brits 'confused' where their energy at home comes from

Explore the real 'Holland' in Amazon Prime film with TUI River Cruises

Solar generating community energy (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Taking control of your energy consumption

Tilda Swinton and Richard Linklater are just two of the names scheduled for the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in 2025.

Explainer Berlinale 2025: how to follow this year’s Berlin Film Festival

Stereophonics. Photo credit © James D Kelly 2025

Stereophonics world tour kicks off in March as band announce 13th studio album

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United ready to sell big-name striker as the Blues eye up Saints starlet

Steve Straughan who has shared memories and news about Hi Fi Spitfires with the Sunderland Echo.

WATCH: Sunderland musician's emotional tribute to late punk rockers

Remembering the Snarling Horses from Sunderland who shone in a 1991 Echo story.

Sunderland band which took a dig at Princess Diana's music tastes

Aslı Tarcan Clinic is a leading destination for anyone considering hair transplant procedure in Turkey

Ad Feature Asli Tarcan Clinic: A pioneer centre for hair transplantation

Irish star Eleanor McEvoy.

Sunderland Date for Irish Star Eleanor McEvoy

When Snarling Horses made the headlines in 1991 as they got ready to visit Essen in Germany.

Sunderland band which gifted guitar to Essen

David Olusoga in Montagu Mansions, Marylebone, London, for his new series of A House Through Time: Two Cities At War (Picture: BBC/Twenty Twenty)

A House Through Time review: This series is angry, uncomfortable - and vital

Rwanda declared an outbreak of the Marburg virus on September 27.

The symptoms of deadly Marburg virus as suspected case found in Europe

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