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• Tyne and Wear Metro's £400m bid to replace 'safety critical' signalling system by 2030

  10-03-2025 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Metro operator Nexus and North East mayor Kim McGuinness are trying to get the Department for Transport to urgently sign off on a massive investment in the network's signalling system
  
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• Sara Davies teases BBC Dragons' Den replacement as she quits after making show history

  10-03-2025 21:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sara Davies has teased fans with her possible reality show replacement after announcing that she's leaving BBC's Dragons' Den
  
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• Great North Air Ambulance called out 14 times over busy weekend for serious incidents

  10-03-2025 20:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The GNAAS critical care teams in the North East and Cumbria were called to 14 incidents
  
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• Academic staff severance targets at Newcastle Uni at 70% as strike enters second week

  10-03-2025 20:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The dispute continues into its second week, with previous severance packages for academic staff at only 70% of target.
  
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• New nursery set to be built in Newcastle Great Park town centre

  10-03-2025 19:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council's planning committee approved plans to build a new nursery for up to 120 children in the town centre of the Great Park estate
  
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• Woman, 31, appears in court after alleged stabbing in Sunderland

  10-03-2025 19:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christie Peel, 31, of Lily Street, Sunderland, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent
  
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• Sunderland fan Jack Shields' death prompts coroner to hit out at private ambulance firm over failings

  10-03-2025 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jack Shields died last April following a history of heart problems - but a coroner has said that if a paramedic crew had recognised how serious his condition was, he could have been stabilised.
  
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• Pictures of Gateshead Flyover as construction work is completed with bus lane set to re-open - Chronicle Live

  10-03-2025 18:08 via news.google.com
  Pictures of Gateshead Flyover as construction work is completed with bus lane set to re-open  Chronicle Live
  
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• Pictures of Gateshead Flyover as construction work is completed with bus lane set to re-open

  10-03-2025 18:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The east-west bus lane beneath the structure will now re-open, after Gateshead Council contractors encased two pillars in concrete as an interim measure
  
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• Stena Immaculate collision potential environmental impacts as jet fuel pours into North Sea

  10-03-2025 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jet fuel has poured into the North Sea following a collision between a cargo ship and oil tanker, having a potentially devastating environmental impact
  
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• Vera's Kenny Doughty set to leave viewers 'on edge' with TV return in Channel 5 drama

  10-03-2025 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Popular former Vera star Kenny Doughty will make his TV return in new Channel 5 drama The Au Pair on Monday night
  
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• Saudi Arabia told by key government unit not to invest in North East, says mayor Ben Houchen

  10-03-2025 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Snub 'another example of government refusing to invest in the North'
  
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• Team Valley rooftop standoff LIVE: Updates on huge 999 response after 'attempted burglary' reports

  10-03-2025 17:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services have descended on a Gateshead street with police in a standoff on the roof of a business
  
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• One kitchen ingredient will turn garden lawns extra green this spring

  10-03-2025 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As the weather starts to warm up, it's time to give your lawn some extra care to help it looking its best. Gardening experts say there's one kitchen ingredient which can help give your grass a nutrient boost
  
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• DWP planned changes this month as government set to cut benefits and save billions

  10-03-2025 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer is expected to announce huge welfare cuts in the coming weeks as Labour looks to save billions of pounds from the DWP budget - here we look at what could change
  
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• Police investigation launched after hat set alight and thrown into car in Newton Aycliffe

  10-03-2025 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Constabulary is appealing for information after a car was damaged in Newton Aycliffe
  
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• Exact location of North Sea Stena Immaculate oil tanker ship crash as crew 'safe'

  10-03-2025 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The collision occurred earlier this morning, with the first alarm being raised around 10 am
  
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• UK 'ghost drivers' face £1,000 fine in number plate rules crackdown

  10-03-2025 16:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MPs are seeking to crack down on so-called 'ghost plates' which cannot be read by speed or ANPR cameras, effectively making them 'invisible' to authorities
  
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• US has not ruled out 'foul play' after oil tanker collides with ship in North Sea

  10-03-2025 16:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate was anchored in Hull's Humber Estuary when it was struck by the Solong cargo ship around 10am. The cause of the collision remains unknown
  
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• Pupils at closed Prudhoe High School may be able to get exam support, Bridget Phillipson says

  10-03-2025 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The town's high school could be closed for up to nine months
  
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• Education secretary says exam support could be available for Prudhoe pupils

  10-03-2025 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The town's high school could be closed for up to nine months
  
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• 'There was blood everywhere' - One held after North Shields daylight town centre brawl

  10-03-2025 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics were called to the incident on Nile Street in North Shields
  
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• Chancellor Rachel Reeves welcomes approval of Northumberland's £10 billion datacentre

  10-03-2025 16:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Outline plans for the data centre campus at Cambois, near Blyth, were approved last week
  
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• Live updates after oil tanker and cargo ship crash in North Sea with 32 casualties brought ashore

  10-03-2025 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  HM Coastguard is currently co-ordinating the emergency response to reports of a collision between a tanker and cargo vessel off the coast of East Yorkshire
  
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• Footage shows merciless murderer George Ness become aggressive with police as he's arrested

  10-03-2025 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Ness, of North Shields, had bludgeoned John Smyth to death when police arrested him at Wallsend Metro station
  
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• Oil tanker and cargo ship collide in North Sea as major fire breaks out

  10-03-2025 14:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reports of the collision came in around 10 am this morning, as a tanker and a cargo vessel collide off the coast of the North of England
  
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• Heartache of hero dad's children revealed as merciless Wallsend murderer jailed for life

  10-03-2025 14:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Ness, of North Shields, bludgeoned John Smyth to death when he tried to chase him away from his neighbour's flat in Wallsend
  
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• Steph McGovern visits Sunderland school and talks of importance of free breakfast clubs

  10-03-2025 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steph McGovern visited Thorney Close Primary School and said breakfast clubs also give children a chance to socialise with each other and be part of a wider community
  
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• Gateshead man who spread 'vile' racism given suspended term - bbc.co.uk

  10-03-2025 14:13 via news.google.com
  Gateshead man who spread 'vile' racism given suspended term  bbc.co.uk
  
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• Gateshead man who spread 'vile' racism given suspended term - BBC.com

  10-03-2025 14:13 via news.google.com
  Gateshead man who spread 'vile' racism given suspended term  BBC.com
  
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• Gateshead man who spread 'vile' racism given suspended term - BBC

  10-03-2025 14:13 via news.google.com
  Gateshead man who spread 'vile' racism given suspended term  BBC
  
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• BBC Doctor Who and Harry Potter star dies aged 63 as tributes paid

  10-03-2025 14:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The actor was well-known for his roles in iconic British IPs from Harry Potter to Thomas the Tank Engine to Doctor Who
  
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• North East journalist appointed to top BBC political programme

  10-03-2025 13:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Middle East correspondent Anna Foster is joining Radio 4's Today programme as a main presenter
  
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• North East BBC journalist Anna Foster appointed to Radio 4 Today programme

  10-03-2025 13:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Middle East correspondent Anna Foster is joining Radio 4's Today programme as a main presenter
  
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• All 59 petrol and diesel cars set for major tax hike from April 1

  10-03-2025 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates will be introduced next month, affecting new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars. Electric cars will escape the tax hike
  
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• Women claim huge win over Gateshead - Hartlepool United

  10-03-2025 12:56 via news.google.com
  Women claim huge win over Gateshead  Hartlepool United
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Gateshead - BBC.com

  10-03-2025 12:53 via news.google.com
  Woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Gateshead  BBC.com
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Gateshead - BBC

  10-03-2025 12:53 via news.google.com
  Woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Gateshead  BBC
  
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• People living near electricity pylons to get £250 off energy bills on one condition

  10-03-2025 12:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The discount will apply to families living within a certain distance of new or upgraded pylons - here are more details
  
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• The rural Gateshead pub with Newcastle address wins Britain's 'best pie' seven years in a row - Chronicle Live

  10-03-2025 12:51 via news.google.com
  The rural Gateshead pub with Newcastle address wins Britain's 'best pie' seven years in a row  Chronicle Live
  
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• Police still at scene of alleged murder in Heaton six days on

  10-03-2025 12:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A cordon remains in place on Bolingbroke Street after Craig Howse was charged with murdering 31-year-old Michael Craig
  
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• Rare coin expert urges people to look out for valuable 50p with common mistake

  10-03-2025 12:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Certain 50p coins could be worth a lot more money due to a minting mistake - here's what to keep an eye out for
  
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• Woman slashed across the face by cyclist at popular Jarrow park

  10-03-2025 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the assault in the Campbell Park area of the South Tyneside town which has left the victim with slash wounds to her face
  
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• BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend announce more headliners as acts join Sam Fender in Liverpool

  10-03-2025 12:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stars from the Brits and acts destined for Glastonbury this Summer join Sam Fender at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend
  
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• Woman, 18, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after man suffers serious injuries in Gateshead

  10-03-2025 12:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man's injuries were consistent with having being caused by a blade
  
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• BBC TV licence rule change could see certain households forced to pay higher fee

  10-03-2025 12:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  BBC chairman Samir Shah has questioned why all households should pay the same for their TV licence regardless of income amid a review of the fee model
  
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• Teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Gateshead - Rayo

  10-03-2025 11:58 via news.google.com
  Teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Gateshead  Rayo
  
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• X goes down as thousands of twitter user report problems with social media platform

  10-03-2025 11:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The X app appears to be experiencing problems this morning with users unable to view their timelines and tweets
  
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• X down as thousands of Twitter user report social media outage

  10-03-2025 11:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The X app appears to be experiencing problems this morning with users unable to view their timelines and tweets
  
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• State Pension born in these years could get extra £101 a week from DWP - here's how

  10-03-2025 10:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 37,000 people may be missing out on this extra payment from the DWP, according to money saving experts
  
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