Sunderland Echo Morning Update 29 August, 2025

A round-up of some of the Sunderland Echo's most-read recent stories.

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00:00This is your morning update for Friday, the 29th of August, 2025.

00:06Brought to you by the Sunderland Echo.

00:10Nexus inspects every single metro platform after shutting station down.

00:16Safety checks have been carried out at other Tyne and Weir metro stations

00:19after one was forced to shut due to structural concerns.

00:25I'm racing the fastest women in the world at the Ironman World Championships.

00:30A Sunderland MAM has made it all the way to the world's toughest triathlon.

00:37Shining the spotlight on former colliery sites 40 years on from the miners' strike.

00:43Forty years after the miners' strike,

00:45a major exhibition is exploring the changing landscapes of post-industrial areas of the North East.

00:53Fulham launched £30 million bid to hijack Sunderland and Leeds United transfer plans.

01:00Fulham have entered advanced talks over a £30 million deal as Sunderland and Leeds United

01:05battle for a transfer breakthrough.

01:09We're a 1-0-0-year-old North East company,

01:13but we're embracing AI to secure our future.

01:17North East retailer Charles Kleinkart,

01:20which last year celebrated its 100th birthday,

01:23has partnered with an AI-powered platform as it looks to the future.

01:30Explore this charming Whitburn home for sale.

01:33Historic Whitburn is the setting for this lovely two-bed home which has gone on the market.

01:38I've ranked all 14 KFC restaurants in Tyne & Weir based on their Google reviews.

01:47KFC is a staple of the modern British high street food scene,

01:51evidenced by the fact that there are 14 branches across the Tyne & Weir area.

01:55For more news, go to SunderlandEcho.com.