County Durham news

• NHS trust supporting disadvantaged youngsters to combat North East NEET crisis

  08-10-2026 18:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East has the highest proportion of young people who are economically inactive in the country
  
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• Woman arrested and man taken to hospital after being 'attacked by Bull-type dog' in North Tyneside

  16-10-2026 20:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services descended on an address on Mafeking Place in the New York area on Thursday morning
  
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• Two machetes and unregulated slimming jabs seized during Tyneside police raids which led to eight arrests

  16-10-2026 20:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers arrested eight people during a targeted day of action
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Friday, October 16

  16-10-2026 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's EuroMillions and Thunderball draws
  
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• Amble school evacuation LIVE: Updates on 999 response as statement confirms 'nothing of concern found'

  16-10-2026 19:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police and Coquet Community School have issued updated statements about the 999 response this morning, confirming nothing of concern was found
  
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• North East laughing strangler 'could have killed' partner in 'extremely dangerous' attack

  16-10-2026 19:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lewis Bews admitted strangling and assaulting the woman during a series of attacks
  
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• Newcastle promises to stand 'louder and stronger' in fight against racism after charity row

  16-10-2026 19:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Show Racism the Red Card flag was raised outside Newcastle Civic Centre on Friday morning, after a controversy that has seen some other local councils pull support for the charity
  
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• TV licence fee to be extended to streaming platforms as more could be forced to pay

  16-10-2026 19:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The TV licence helps to fund the BBC and its programming
  
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• Fire service dispute as Reform UK brands Lib Dem chair's election 'irrelevant' in resignation call

  16-10-2026 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liberal Democrat Tom Woodwark was elected as chair of the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority in June on an 8-3 vote, but Reform UK says he should now resign to let one of its members take over
  
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• Man and teenager in court accused of trying to murder two women with car in Blyth

  16-10-2026 18:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Corey Charters and a 17-year-old will stand trial next month accused of attempting to murder two women in their 30s in Blyth
  
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• NHS investigating two possible data breaches after fatal tiger attack

  16-10-2026 18:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Both incidents have been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office
  
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• Man in his 30s dies after being found with serious injuries at property in Durham

  16-10-2026 18:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man in his 70s was arrested at the scene and later released without further action
  
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• Hairy Bikers' Si King says he 'didn't recognise' himself after brain haemorrhage

  16-10-2026 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hairy Bikers star Si King has opened up about his near-fatal ruptured aneurysm in 2014, revealing he didn't recognise the man he was during his recovery
  
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• Pressure on Lib Dem-Green pact on Newcastle City Council after 'Zionism is racism' motion

  16-10-2026 17:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Opposition parties have called the Lib Dem-Green 'co-operation agreement’ on Newcastle City Council into question, amid an antisemitism controversy emanating from the Greens’ party conference
  
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• Teen falls through roof while entering disused building in Newcastle city centre as part of social media trend

  16-10-2026 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 14-year-old girl sustained three fractured vertebrae after falling through the glass rooftop of the building
  
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• Police discover suspected cannabis farm after being called to disturbance on Sunderland industrial estate

  16-10-2026 17:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The alleged victim of the assault, a man in his 20s, has now been arrested
  
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• Parents tell of 'chaos' after Amble school 'safety threat' as pupils evacuated

  16-10-2026 16:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One parent said "it was absolute chaos" when they went to pick up their child from Coquet Community School after receiving an email on Friday
  
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• Rainton Bridge incident LIVE: Updates as police find suspected cannabis farm after man seriously injured on industrial estate

  16-10-2026 15:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A cordon is in place on outside a building on Rainton Bridge Industrial Estate in Houghton-le-Spring
  
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• Charlotte Crosby suffers heartbreaking silent miscarriage five months after previous loss

  16-10-2026 15:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Crosby has suffered a silent miscarriage just five months after another pregnancy loss, saying it felt like her heart had been "ripped" out
  
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• New jobs created at North East family firm following £2.2m funding deal

  16-10-2026 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The family firm celebrated its recent success and future plans at a special event at Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa
  
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• Police issue sad update on investigation to find missing North Tyneside woman

  16-10-2026 14:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shannon, from North Shields, was last seen on October 9 and officers now believe she has entered into the water in South Shields
  
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• Everything we know on Amble school 'safety threat' as staff and pupils evacuated

  16-10-2026 14:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coquet Community School has been closed due to a potential safety threat at its new building with police and paramedics at the scene
  
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• Norway teen jailed for plotting UK murder for Iran-backed gang

  16-10-2026 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Johannes Kongsnes Natland has been jailed for plotting a murder the UK
  
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• Air ambulance called to lorry crash in County Durham with two people injured

  16-10-2026 13:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Great North Air Ambulance Service was called to assist paramedics at the scene of the crash on the A688 near Bowburn
  
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• TV's Police Interceptors officer faces gross misconduct hearing over public sex allegations

  16-10-2026 13:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A police sergeant who appeared on Channel 5's Police Interceptors is facing a gross misconduct hearing accused of having sex with a fellow officer while on duty and in public places, with the risk of being caught.
  
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• Andy Burnham update on major State Pension rule change as people 'wiped out by care bills'

  16-10-2026 13:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader has levelled criticism at current regulations warning they will 'break' the NHS
  
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• Newcastle Airport in talks to reinstate scrapped routes after Loganair cuts flights

  16-10-2026 13:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loganair has stopped its flights from Newcastle Airport to Southampton and Exeter, but there could still be hope for passengers
  
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• 'Devoted mum', 24, dies in three-vehicle crash on A92 as man charged

  16-10-2026 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Aisha Kempson, 24, died following a crash on the A92 near the Luthrie junction in Fife, with a man due to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court
  
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• Every update as air ambulance called to lorry crash on A688 in County Durham

  16-10-2026 12:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police, paramedics and the Great North Air Ambulance Service were called to the A688 near Bowburn which caused huge delays
  
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• Tiger enclosure reopens with big cat on display after mauling William Chapman to death

  16-10-2026 12:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William Chapman was killed after entering the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
  
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