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• I compared two of Europe's best Christmas cities with direct Newcastle flights from £44

  24-10-2026 02:18 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  If you’re unsure whether your next city break should be Vienna or Copenhagen this Christmas, then Angela Patrone has visited the two cities to find out which is best during winter
  
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• Metro passengers warned as major nine-day line closure starts today - key details

  24-10-2026 02:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Everything you need to know as Metro passengers warned of major nine-day line closure during half-term holiday
  
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• Her boss was grieving the death of her husband, and she saw an opportunity

  24-10-2026 02:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Louise Brennan pocketed £8,440 while she was trusted to manage Lemington Deli by the owner who had lost her husband
  
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• Full list of this week's North East postcode lottery winners as five Tyneside streets get payouts

  24-10-2026 01:48 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The region saw some big wins this week
  
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• Mum creates spooky Halloween display with gruesome decorations outside her Shiremoor home

  24-10-2026 01:36 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Michelle Eggo has been creating the decorations for the past four years
  
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• People in the North East are the most sleep deprived in the UK, new study says

  24-10-2026 01:30 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  According to a new study, people living in the North East sleep for - on average - less than anywhere else.
  
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• North East offenders in court this week for crimes including rape, arson and crashing a van into a house

  24-10-2026 01:30 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  These seven criminals have been sentenced in court this week, and have been brought to justice for the offences that they have committed
  
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• Homeless man headbutted and bit Northumbria University security guard for waking him up

  24-10-2026 01:30 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Stephen Drape, who has a past conviction for having a dog which attacked a random female passer-by, had been lying in front of a fire exit and turned violent when he was asked to move
  
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• Inside 'idyllic' Northumberland barn conversion with a horse paddock and stables for sale at £550k

  24-10-2026 01:11 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Granary Cottage, in the village of West Woodburn, is being marketed by George F. White estate agents, who say it is 'perfect for equestrian living'
  
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• £150 energy bill discount letters being sent to six million UK households

  23-10-2026 23:18 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Millions of households across Britain could receive £150 off their energy bills this winter through the Warm Home Discount scheme
  
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• Exact days petrol and diesel drivers should be filling up to get cheaper fuel

  23-10-2026 23:04 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The price of oil has hit a five-month high, triggering fears about further petrol and diesel price surges on Britain's forecourts
  
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• DWP refuse thousands of PIP claims - four health conditions most likely rejected

  23-10-2026 22:58 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has rejected thousands of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims under Prime Minister Andy Burnham
  
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• Winning EuroMillions and Thunderball lottery numbers for Friday's £59m jackpot

  23-10-2026 22:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  All of the important details about the Euromillions and Thunderball draws
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Friday, October 23

  23-10-2026 20:27 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's EuroMillions and Thunderball draws
  
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• Durham County Council offers help to people who have lost jobs at Crafter's Companion

  23-10-2026 19:33 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Newton Aycliffe firm, founded by former Dragon’s Den and Strictly Come Dancing star Sara Davies, has gone into liquidation with the loss of 58 jobs
  
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• Teen kicked out of Newcastle gig for 'not knowing his limits' - but that was just the beginning

  23-10-2026 19:31 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Warren Hart was dealt some 'swift summary justice' by the victim's colleagues after his violent outburst outside the Newcastle NX
  
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• Top Newcastle professor says 'wonder drug' can help cure children with leukaemia

  23-10-2026 19:21 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Wonder drug blinatumomab could spare children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia from much of their chemotherapy.
  
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• Metro bosses urged to help 'cut off' villages as Washington extension questioned

  23-10-2026 19:07 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Reform UK councillors have called into question the location and cost of the planned Tyne and Wear Metro line extension through Washington
  
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• Newcastle has made itself the Mercury Prize's 'spiritual home' – with hopes of 2027 return

  23-10-2026 19:05 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  After two years running of staging the prestigious Mercury Prize ceremony, city bosses want to make some of the UK's biggest cultural events a regular occurrence in Newcastle
  
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• Alan Shearer surprises 'incredible' Northumberland man who was told he'd never walk again

  23-10-2026 19:02 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Keith Dungait has shown extreme determination to walk again after a serious spinal cord injury he suffered in 2018 left him paralysed
  
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• North East trio among four accused of rural meth lab conspiracy

  23-10-2026 18:43 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The group of almost 10 men have been accused of planning to produce meth from a remote farmland
  
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• Four men deny threats to kill Sayers family after hearse driven onto football pitch

  23-10-2026 18:27 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  It is claimed a hearse was driven onto the pitch at Dunston displaying posters of John Henry Sayers, Stephen Sayers, Michael Sayers and Steve Wraith, with the words 'soon to be deceased'
  
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• Gun gang who built weapons in Essex caravan jailed for 47 years

  23-10-2026 17:19 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  A criminal network which converted firearms inside a caravan in South Ockendon, Essex has been sentenced to a combined total of 47 years in prison after possessing illegal weapons and supplying them to criminals in London
  
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• Mum sentenced after admitting she killed her three children

  23-10-2026 17:16 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Yasmeen Ali, 44, fatally stabbed her children – Fares Bash, seven, Joury Bash, three, and nine-month-old Mohammed Bash – and attempted to take her own life at the family's home in Sea Mills, Bristol, in February 2024
  
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• Man who killed biological dad hours after finding out he was his son jailed

  23-10-2026 17:04 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Steven Shevels, 61, hit his head on the concrete floor of a pub beer garden and died after being pushed over by Martin Greensmith
  
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• Hundreds of Newcastle East End council homes remain empty amid calls to end 'air of neglect'

  23-10-2026 16:53 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Walker and Walkergate have more than 250 empty council houses, with the two East End wards accounting for more than a third of all void local authority properties in the city
  
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• Gateshead match postponed due to 'heavy rainfall' with Storm Boelo to strike

  23-10-2026 16:19 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Gateshead's match against Tamworth was due to take place on Friday night, but the pitch at the Gateshead International Stadium has been deemed 'unplayable'
  
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• DWP issues major child maintenance update affecting 130,000 parents

  23-10-2026 16:14 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The DWP has released an update on parents paying their child maintenance across the UK
  
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• Sara Davies' Crafter's Companion goes into liquidation with loss of nearly 60 jobs

  23-10-2026 14:51 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The company's brand will remain alive after a merger with its largest customer and there are hopes of returning North East jobs in the future
  
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• Meghan Markle 'deeply distressed' by allegation her father had child abuse images

  23-10-2026 14:48 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Meghan Markle has said she is "deeply distressed" by the accusations
  
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• Cyclist in hospital with 'serious injuries' after Sunderland collision as investigation launched

  23-10-2026 14:47 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Just after 6.30am on Friday, it was reported to Northumbria Police that a car had crashed into a bicycle on a junction of the A690 Durham Road
  
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• UK storms LIVE: North East 'danger to life' warning issued as football match and events cancelled

  23-10-2026 14:36 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Met Office has issued an amber 'danger to life' weather warning with gusts of up to 80mph expected in Storm Austen and Storm Boelo
  
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• Berwick Coastguard gives people key advice to stay safe ahead of Storm Boelo

  23-10-2026 14:21 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The coastguard issued the warning on it's social media page
  
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• 'Despicable' North East man jailed for life for murder of his stepdaughter

  23-10-2026 14:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Nathan Owens, 34, drove 100 miles through the night from the North East to kill Carla Georgescu, 19, in her Preston student flat the day before her birthday
  
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• Wes Streeting reassures people- be 'alert not alarmed' - after call to stock up in case of a crisis

  23-10-2026 13:58 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Government ' Be Ready' campaign advises stocking three days of essentials
  
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• Council tax alert on overpayments by 800,000 UK households as Martin Lewis explains how to check

  23-10-2026 13:22 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  MoneySavingExpert shares advice on how to reclaim any owed council tax
  
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• UK storms LIVE: Updates as amber warning issued and Burnham issues warning

  23-10-2026 13:14 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Met Office has issued an amber 'danger to life' weather warning with gusts of up to 80mph expected in Storm Austen and Storm Boelo
  
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• North East venue and event closures in full as storms hit UK

  23-10-2026 12:35 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  North East markets and several other venues and planned events have announced closures due to severe weather as the Met Office issues an Amber warning for Northumberland
  
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• Huge queues at Eldon Square HMV as North East fans of iconic band await album

  23-10-2026 12:34 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Newcastle store is a very busy place this morning, as a special anniversary version of a very popular record is released
  
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• Jarrow 14-year-old missing since Wednesday afternoon as police search for teenager

  23-10-2026 12:19 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  William was spotted in the Gateshead town centre area at around 3pm on October 21, but he hasn't been seen since
  
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• Storm Boelo to hit North East with 80mph wind gusts as amber warning issued

  23-10-2026 12:09 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The North East braces for Storm Boelo
  
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• British mum drowns trying to two children in Bahamas snorkelling tragedy

  23-10-2026 12:06 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The 36-year-old was found face down in the water, off the island of Bimini
  
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• British mum drowns 'trying save to two children' in Bahamas snorkelling tragedy

  23-10-2026 12:06 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The 36-year-old was found face down in the water, off the island of Bimini
  
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• UK storms LIVE: Updates as 'danger to life' amber weather warning for North East

  23-10-2026 11:13 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Met Office has issued an amber 'danger to life' weather warning with gusts of up to 80mph expected in Storm Austen and Storm Boelo
  
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• Met Office hour-by-hour forecast for the North East as Storms Austen and Boelo arrive

  23-10-2026 11:02 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  Stormy weather is coming to the North East.
  
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• Full list of Covid jab side effects that mean seek urgent medical attention

  23-10-2026 10:52 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  UKHSA has explained which vaccines may be offered
  
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• How to stay safe driving in high winds as Storm Austen and Boelo hit UK

  23-10-2026 10:24 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The Met Office has issued weather warnings for wind and rain as Storm Austen targets south-west England and Storm Boelo heads for Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England
  
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• Death row team 'used 10 needles' in Christa Pike's failed execution

  23-10-2026 10:23 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  The convicted murderer has survived two attempts to kill her with a lethal injection
  
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• Storms Austen and Boelo update as strong gusts and downpours hit

  23-10-2026 10:17 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  UK braces itself for two storms in two days with yellow alert extending to North East
  
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• A1 Western Bypass crash LIVE: Motorists facing miles of tailbacks after collision near Gosforth Park

  23-10-2026 10:00 via ChronicleLive - News
  
  A section of the A1 is blocked southbound near to Gosforth Park
  
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