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Newcastle United's Nile Ranger arrested after rape claim
Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger has been arrested on suspicion of rape.
Northumbria Police said they received a call on Thursday that a woman had been raped overnight at a hotel in Jesmond near Newcastle.
A spokesman said a 21-year-old man had been arrested at an address in Forest Hall on suspicion of rape.
Ranger made his Premier League debut for Newcastle in 2010. A club spokeswoman declined to comment about the arrest.
Ranger, a former England under-19 player, has had spells on loan at Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-21194258