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• North East woman who spent weeks in intensive care after horror car crash thanks air ambulance 'saviours'

  11-11-2025 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Samantha Hymers, 29, says she has been able to "walk again, marry the love of my life, and hold my daughter in my arms" because someone decided to donate to the Great North Air Ambulance Service
  
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• Judge says there will be 'no decision before Christmas' in tribunal about County Durham transgender nurse

  11-11-2025 20:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Proceedings in the employment tribunal case brought by seven nurses over a colleague's use of the female changing areas have concluded - but a judgement is not likely for several months
  
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• North East Community Champion Awards celebrating incredible young people back bigger for 2025

  11-11-2025 20:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Originally launched by Northern Leaders Trust the awards have grown in popularity and impact and shine a light on young people making a difference
  
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• Gateshead Council bosses to accept £1.5m funding for community enhancement - Chronicle Live

  11-11-2025 20:31 via news.google.com
  Gateshead Council bosses to accept £1.5m funding for community enhancement  Chronicle Live
  
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• Petrol prices fall amid Rachel Reeves' pay-per-mile tax Budget rumours

  11-11-2025 19:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  While concerns mount before the autumn Budget, fuel prices are at least going down
  
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• Northumberland fire station to be demolished despite sculptor Antony Gormley interest

  11-11-2025 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Angel of the North creator had expressed an interest in using the building as a storage facility and gallery
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Tuesday, November 11

  11-11-2025 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Tuesday, November 11 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Gateshead NHS trust to get share of £7.4m for 'remote monitoring' to keep people out of hospital - Chronicle Live

  11-11-2025 19:34 via news.google.com
  Gateshead NHS trust to get share of £7.4m for 'remote monitoring' to keep people out of hospital  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead NHS trust to get share of £7.4m for 'remote monitoring' to keep people out of hospital

  11-11-2025 19:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bosses at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital will run one of 45 pilot schemes investigating how care can be provided outside of hospitals
  
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• Work on new Northumberland hospital halted amid financial difficulties at construction company

  11-11-2025 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cramlington-based firm Merit Construction fled for an administration notice last month
  
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• Union confirms strike action back on at Newcastle defence and aerospace manufacturer Leonardo

  11-11-2025 18:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strikes will take place this week after a pay offer was rejected
  
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• Gateshead Council residents' survey due to be published months after deadline - Chronicle Live

  11-11-2025 18:18 via news.google.com
  Gateshead Council residents' survey due to be published months after deadline  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead Council residents' survey due to be published months after deadline

  11-11-2025 18:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council says the results of the survey, asking for opinions on council services, will be published later this month
  
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• Inside new look Wetherspoons in Newcastle as famous pub re-opens after £3.1 million makeover

  11-11-2025 18:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The popular Newcastle venue has undergone maintenance and conservation work ahead of the official reopening this week
  
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• Gateshead Council bosses to accept £1.5m funding for 'disadvantaged' areas Wrekenton and Beacon Lough

  11-11-2025 18:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council has been awarded a seven-figure fund to help improve Wrekenton and Beacon Lough
  
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• I'm A Celebrity line-up 'mystery' as two stars missing from confirmed ITV list

  11-11-2025 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The I'm A Celebrity 2025 line-up was announced in full by ITV on Monday but two stars were missing from it
  
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• M&S recall issued for baby product as it 'does not meet safety standards'

  11-11-2025 17:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued an urgent recall for a Marks and Spencer product, which it says does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005
  
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• Plans to close two Northumberland schools dropped following fierce opposition from parents

  11-11-2025 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The proposal to close the Northumberland schools will not progress any further
  
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• Gateshead crime: The areas of Gateshead where most crime was reported in September 2025 - NewcastleWorld

  11-11-2025 17:15 via news.google.com
  Gateshead crime: The areas of Gateshead where most crime was reported in September 2025  NewcastleWorld
  
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• Free open weekend at Better leisure centres in Gateshead – November 22 and 23 - Northumberland Gazette

  11-11-2025 17:04 via news.google.com
  Free open weekend at Better leisure centres in Gateshead – November 22 and 23  Northumberland Gazette
  
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• Free open weekend at Better leisure centres in Gateshead - Lancaster Guardian

  11-11-2025 16:54 via news.google.com
  Free open weekend at Better leisure centres in Gateshead  Lancaster Guardian
  
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• Easyjet's £26 message to 15 million customers is not what you'd expect

  11-11-2025 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The prices at the budget airline have been going up on paper, but adjusting for inflation have actually gone down
  
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• Teenager with flag draped around his shoulders threw missiles at police in 'disgraceful' scenes

  11-11-2025 16:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jack Anderson, of Sunderland, has become the latest participant in the infamous Sunderland riot to end up behind bars
  
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• New CCTV cameras installed on Tyne and Wear Metro with 'crystal clear footage'

  11-11-2025 16:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The installation of the improved digital cameras comes as part of Mayor Kim McGuinness' drive to improve the regional service
  
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• How UK's 'most hated tax' could rise again this month warn experts

  11-11-2025 16:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Financial experts explore further changes which could be made to Inheritance Tax
  
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• Property expert issues 10-day warning to everyone hoping to move house this year

  11-11-2025 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you're hoping to move into a new home before Christmas, you'll need to act fast
  
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• Inside North East social club with over 100 years history up for sale at over £250,000

  11-11-2025 16:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Knack Sports Bar & Lounge on Eastlea Road in Seaham, County Durham, is on the market
  
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• Met Office verdict on North East snow this winter as temperatures set to drop

  11-11-2025 15:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has warned of heavy rain in the coming days, but temperatures are expected to drop and there could be a chance of snowfall
  
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• UK tourists warned over costly £4,500 mistake when booking holiday

  11-11-2025 15:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The average claim comes to around 4,500
  
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• DVLA issues urgent warning to all UK drivers born before 1956

  11-11-2025 15:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The DVLA has issued a reminder to motorists aged 70 and above that they may be due to renew their licence
  
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• DWP eligibility rules for 'allowance' payment worth £4,000 a year - see if you qualify

  11-11-2025 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some people could be eligible to claim payments worth thousands a year
  
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• New bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead could be built as part of huge Forth Yards regeneration - Chronicle Live

  11-11-2025 15:11 via news.google.com
  New bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead could be built as part of huge Forth Yards regeneration  Chronicle Live
  
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• New bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead could be built under huge Forth Yards regeneration

  11-11-2025 15:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eye-catching images showing a new pedestrian crossing next to the Redheugh Bridge have been unveiled, as council bosses seek the public's views on major plans for the Forth Yards
  
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• New bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead could be built as part of huge Forth Yards regeneration

  11-11-2025 15:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eye-catching images showing a new pedestrian crossing next to the Redheugh Bridge have been unveiled, as council bosses seek the public's views on major plans for the Forth Yards
  
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• Council reflects on progress and continued commitment to tenants - Gateshead Council

  11-11-2025 15:03 via news.google.com
  Council reflects on progress and continued commitment to tenants  Gateshead Council
  
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• Mum whose daughter lay dead in McDonald’s loo for six hours says she'll be 'haunted forever'

  11-11-2025 15:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency crews were called to the scene, but sadly the 32-year-old woman could not be saved
  
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• People sitting driving test warned by DVSA to act before it's too late

  11-11-2025 14:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency issued the warning to learner drivers
  
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• People sitting driving test warned by DVLA to act before it's too late

  11-11-2025 14:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency issued the warning to learner drivers
  
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• 17 poignant photos of Newcastle Cathedral Armistice Day service as Armed Forces remembered

  11-11-2025 14:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  World War One ended 107 years ago today, and the Dean of Newcastle led a service to commemorate the anniversary
  
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• Drivers in England face major ban over 'everyday' parking manoeuvre

  11-11-2025 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The proposal is still under review, but is set to shake-up Britain's streets
  
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• Expert warns state pensioners could be forced to work until they're 80

  11-11-2025 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The state pension age is already set to rise from 66 to 67 next year, and then to 68 by 2046, but some think the only way to grapple with the UK's ageing population is to hike it on a more dramatic scale
  
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• Full list of major North East 2025 store closures including Morrisons and Sainsbury's

  11-11-2025 14:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The British Retail Consortium has warned that as many as 400 of the UK's largest shops are at risk of closure if the government forces them into its proposed higher business rates tax band
  
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• MPs urged to oppose potential changes that could hit Northumberland budgets

  11-11-2025 13:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reports suggest the Government could reduce the weight given to the remoteness of council areas
  
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• New DWP Universal Credit update as one million 'change category'

  11-11-2025 13:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has released new figures
  
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• HMRC launches urgent review as thousands of child benefit payments suspended

  11-11-2025 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The UK tax body said it is "very sorry to those whose payments have been suspended incorrectly" during an anti-fraud crackdown, which used travel data to determine whether claimants had permanently left the country
  
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• Child taken to hospital after being hit by car on North East road

  11-11-2025 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Frederick Street, in Meadowfield, County Durham, shortly after 2pm on Sunday
  
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• BBC presenter was found dead just days after being discharged from hospital

  11-11-2025 13:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lynda Sian Shahwan, 53, was travelling with family members when their vehicle overturned in a crash in north Vancouver. She was discharged from hospital the next day
  
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• BMW thief who smashed into care home during police chase and injured residents is locked up

  11-11-2025 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sam Asgari-Tabar smashed into the Sunderland care home with such force it caused the first floor to collapse onto residents on the ground floor
  
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• Tragedy as woman found dead in Sunderland after police called in early hours

  11-11-2025 12:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police said officers responded to a report of concern for a woman in the Church Street area of Roker
  
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• DWP to make huge change for families on benefits in fresh Rachel Reeves hint

  11-11-2025 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rachel Reeves has been urged to scrap the two-child limit on working age benefits which was introduced by the Conservatives in 2017 as she claimed action would be taken on poverty
  
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