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• Decorated Sunderland boxer set to make professional debut on Josh Kelly undercard at Utilita Arena

  19-01-2026 22:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kiaran MacDonald, 28, is set to make his proffessional debut on the Josh Kelly undercard on January 31
  
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• Council offering free air-fryers to state pensioners as part of nationwide scheme

  19-01-2026 22:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The scheme is applied nationwide, but some residents in certain councils get more than others
  
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• Government date for new recycling overhaul where supermarkets pay customers for waste

  19-01-2026 22:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The scheme would see UK households paid for certain types of rubbish
  
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• Year 7 girl 'shaken' after finding dead body before PE lesson at school

  19-01-2026 22:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 11-year-old is said to have 'screamed' down the phone to her parents after making the horrifying discovery this morning.
  
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• Maps show twin blizzards to bring up to 19 inches of snow and bury 90 per cent of UK

  19-01-2026 22:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The weather forecasting maps reveal that widespread snow could be set for the North East before the end of January
  
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• Tributes to 'popular' Judo coach and former Newcastle Airport worker who 'touched hundreds of lives'

  19-01-2026 21:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chris Dawson passed away on Thursday, January 15, after a battle with Alzheimer's, leaving over 1000 ex-students to mourn their loss
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro service suspended between North Shields and Wallsend after vehicle hit bridge

  19-01-2026 21:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The suspension, which was in place for over an hour earlier this evening, caused delays for commuters in the North Tyneside area of the network
  
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• Northumberland musician with epilepsy highlights 'bitter pill' of stigma around condition

  19-01-2026 21:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Guy Stoker has campaigned to support people, like him, living with epilepsy - but says dealing with the stigma can be tough.
  
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• Northumberland woman bit teenage girl's face and assaulted five others in the street

  19-01-2026 21:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jordan Hughes was handed a suspended prison sentence at South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court
  
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• Double arson investigation launched as North East house gutted and cars torched within minutes

  19-01-2026 20:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Detectives are investigating two fires in Thornaby which are being treated as deliberate, with police examining possible links between the incidents
  
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• Pregnant woman attacked with sword and razor and made to drink violent North East thug's blood

  19-01-2026 20:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Freddy Smith, aka Campbell, of Winlaton, subjected his then-partner to a series of gratuitous and humiliating attacks
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Monday, January 19

  19-01-2026 19:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
  
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• Tragedy as child dies after emergency services called to North East home

  19-01-2026 19:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Stonebridge Crescent following concerns for the wellbeing of a child. Cleveland Police confirmed the child's death is not being treated as suspicious.
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro suspended LIVE: No trains running between North Shields and Wallsend after vehicle hit bridge

  19-01-2026 19:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trains are suspended between North Shields and Wallsend in both directions due to the incident
  
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• North East mum had cervical cancer removed ‘before she even knew it was there’

  19-01-2026 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Diana Smith had cervical cancer - but thanks to prompt screening the illness was caught and successfully treated before the diagnosis was even confirmed to her.
  
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• Northumberland castle to reopen under 'new way of operating' following shock closure

  19-01-2026 18:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The medieval castle will be open for pre-booked guided tours
  
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• Man taken to hospital with serious injuries and road closed after North East crash

  19-01-2026 18:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident took place on the B1287, between Seaham Hall Hotel and the A1018 roundabout, just before 1pm
  
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• Customers left scrambling for refunds after UK travel company goes bust

  19-01-2026 18:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Holidaymakers have been warned they may not get their money back as travel firm goes under
  
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• Met Office names area of England facing heavy snow before February

  19-01-2026 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The start of February may bring "wintry hazards" to the northeast, with "widely unsettled" conditions possible in the first two weeks of the month.
  
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• Man suffers bleed on the brain following suspected assault outside North East takeaway

  19-01-2026 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have now released an image of a man they want to speak to
  
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• Shamima Begum who joined ISIS as a teen 'could be freed' within days

  19-01-2026 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Now 26, the Londoner was was stripped of her British citizenship in 2019
  
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• Gateshead boss calls for bravery as Hartlepool United lie in wait - sunderlandecho.com

  19-01-2026 17:44 via news.google.com
  Gateshead boss calls for bravery as Hartlepool United lie in wait  sunderlandecho.com
  
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• North East MPs call for 'urgent action' to ban social media for children under 16

  19-01-2026 17:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Catherine McKinnell is among 61 Labour MPs, including five from the North East, to sign an open letter to the Prime Minister urging him to bring in a social media ban for children under 16
  
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• Police to ban 'undesirables' from North East's 'radgiest' pub – but council will let it reopen

  19-01-2026 17:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police plan to issue banning notices to problem patrons of The County, in Walker, which will be allowed to reopen under new management and subject to stricter conditions
  
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• 'They lived with kindness and integrity' - Tributes paid after couple and their dog die in A1 crash in Northumberland

  19-01-2026 17:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and released under investigation
  
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• Grants of up to £30,000 available to improve community spaces in Gateshead - gateshead.gov.uk

  19-01-2026 16:46 via news.google.com
  Grants of up to £30,000 available to improve community spaces in Gateshead  gateshead.gov.uk
  
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• Jet2 leaves 35 passengers 'stranded' on stairwell as plane takes off without them

  19-01-2026 16:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The group of holidaymakers were left on the stairwell at Manchester Airport for 40 minutes as their flight to Alicante departed on Monday morning
  
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• Man dies on Stagecoach bus in North East after emergency crews called to scene

  19-01-2026 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 49-year-old man sadly lost his life with the bus taken out of service while investigations are carried out
  
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• UK Foreign Office issues warning after Spain train disaster leaves dozens dead

  19-01-2026 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  British holidaymakers have been warned of 'significant disruption' with trains suspended in several parts of Spain following the 'unprecedented' tragedy
  
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• BBC TV licence is just £7.50 for some UK residents as 2026 price hike expected

  19-01-2026 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cost of a TV Licence increased to £174.50 in April 2025, but residents in residential care or sheltered accommodation may be eligible for a discounted £7.50 TV Licence
  
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• Seaham crash LIVE: Updates as man taken to hospital and road closed after serious collision

  19-01-2026 16:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services attended the scene of the collision, between Seaham Hall Hotel and the A1018 roundabout
  
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• Hospital holds full investigation after death of 'much-loved colleague'

  19-01-2026 16:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig had a brain aneurysm but he was never informed of this due to 'poor communication'
  
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• Council secures 10-year banning order against rogue landlord - gateshead.gov.uk

  19-01-2026 16:11 via news.google.com
  Council secures 10-year banning order against rogue landlord  gateshead.gov.uk
  
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• NHS explains why people in UK should take one particular tablet every day

  19-01-2026 15:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health bosses have outlined just who should be taking this additional daily supplement and how much of it
  
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• Nun who battered and force fed children at orphanage jailed

  19-01-2026 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carol Buirds, 75, Eileen McElhinney, 78, and Dorothy Kane, 68, were found guilty of subjecting multiple children to horrific and unnatural treatment between 1972 and 1981.
  
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• Nun who battered and force fed children at a orphanage jailed

  19-01-2026 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carol Buirds, 75, Eileen McElhinney, 78, and Dorothy Kane, 68, were found guilty of subjecting multiple children to horrific and unnatural treatment between 1972 and 1981.
  
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• "It's up to us now, we have to grasp this opportunity." - hartlepoolmail.co.uk

  19-01-2026 15:19 via news.google.com
  "It's up to us now, we have to grasp this opportunity."  hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  
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• UKHSA warns North East as 'freezing temperatures' and snow to hit in days

  19-01-2026 15:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The health agency is the official body that issues cold weather warnings for the UK
  
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• All we know so far as five appear in court over alleged Seaham petrol station murder

  19-01-2026 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five people have appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court today charged with murder and violent disorder following the death of 23-year-old Daniel Ambler in Seaham
  
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• Police update after officer 'slashed across face' in South Shields

  19-01-2026 14:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The police officer was allegedly assaulted on Saturday
  
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• Man charged with assaulting emergency worker after Benwell rooftop stand-off

  19-01-2026 14:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man faces court over allegedly assaulting an emergency worker
  
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• 'It needs closing down' - Plans to convert North East pub into aparthotel withdrawn after objections

  19-01-2026 13:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans were lodged to turn the Blue House pub in Hendon into an aparthotel with 22 short-stay guest rooms
  
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• Three tourists shot dead near Disney World as police slam "cold-blooded" attack

  19-01-2026 13:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The three victims were staying in a rental property in Kissimmee
  
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• Inside Dale | Gateshead (A) - Rochdale AFC

  19-01-2026 13:34 via news.google.com
  Inside Dale | Gateshead (A)  Rochdale AFC
  
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• Major driveway rule changes introduced affecting every household in England

  19-01-2026 13:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Motorists can open up savings of up to £1,100 per year due to a new driveway rule that came into effect last year
  
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• Overlooked early symptom of dementia to watch out for when walking down stairs

  19-01-2026 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dementia presents differently in each person, with a number of symptoms to keep an eye out for
  
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• Man arrested at Gateshead Civic Centre after racist comments allegedly made to staff

  19-01-2026 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police have launched a public appeal as officers look to identify the victims
  
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• DWP set to start new benefit for people who lose their job - how it would work

  19-01-2026 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Under the plans, there would be a new non-means tested payment for people who have contributed into the system
  
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• Which? release annual energy company rankings for the UK based on customer reports

  19-01-2026 12:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The rankings can help people choose the best energy supplier for their needs
  
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• Declan Donnelly opens up about silent health struggle and 'voices in his head'

  19-01-2026 12:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In a podcast appearance, Ant and Dec revealed their anxiety issues, parenthood and their long-running TV careers
  
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