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Ex-Newcastle coach Beardsley suspended
Former Newcastle United and England forward Peter Beardsley is suspended from all football-related activity for 32 weeks for making racist comments to players.
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Ex-Newcastle coach Beardsley suspended
Former Newcastle United and England forward Peter Beardsley is suspended from all football-related activity for 32 weeks for making racist comments to players.
Metro contract halt would be 'illegal'
Transport chiefs say they cannot favour County Durham-based Hitachi in order to secure local jobs.
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The rail industry stats show fewer than two-thirds of scheduled stops were made "on time".
Football hate crime up by 47% in 2018-19
Incidents of hate crime at football matches in England and Wales up by 47% last season, according to new Home Office figures.
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Ex-Newcastle coach Beardsley suspended
Former Newcastle United and England forward Peter Beardsley is suspended from all football-related activity for 32 weeks for making racist comments to players.
Metro contract halt would be 'illegal'
Transport chiefs say they cannot favour County Durham-based Hitachi in order to secure local jobs.
Seal pup saved by boat skippers
A motionless two-day-old female pup is rescued from the North Sea near the Farne Islands.
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The rail industry stats show fewer than two-thirds of scheduled stops were made "on time".
Football hate crime up by 47% in 2018-19
Incidents of hate crime at football matches in England and Wales up by 47% last season, according to new Home Office figures.
Metro contract halt would be 'illegal'
Transport chiefs say they cannot favour County Durham-based Hitachi in order to secure local jobs.
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Ex-Newcastle coach Peter Beardsley suspended
Former Newcastle United Under-23s coach Peter Beardsley has been suspended from all football-related activity for 32 weeks after being found to have been racially abusive to players.
He was charged by the Football Association with three counts of using racist language to players in March but "categorically denied" the claims.
He left Newcastle after a 14-month club investigation earlier this year.
The FA said his remarks "were obviously racist and wholly unacceptable".
In their written reasons the FA added: "Even if he did not intend to do so, he plainly did cause offence."
Beardsley has been ordered to complete a face-to-face education course.
Transport chiefs say they cannot favour County Durham-based Hitachi in order to secure local jobs.
Read moreNewcastle had most banning orders
Newcastle had the most banning orders last season of football clubs in England and Wales, according to Home Office figures.
They showed the number of banning orders was 71.
The figures also found incidents of hate crime at football matches in England and Wales rose by 47% last season.
In the 2018-19 season there were hate crime incidents - 79% of which related to race - at 193 matches, up from 131.
But football-related arrests dropped overall by 10% to 1,381 in 2018-19.
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