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• Alun Armstrong says Gateshead FA Cup run is 'paying for past not the future' - BBC

  05-12-2025 18:37 via news.google.com
  Alun Armstrong says Gateshead FA Cup run is 'paying for past not the future'  BBC
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Monday, December 8

  08-12-2025 19:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's Set For Life draw on Monday, December 8
  
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• Swing Bridge 'neglect' fury as landmark set to remain broken for 150th anniversary

  08-12-2025 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is now six years since the Swing Bridge last successfully rotated open and politicians have been left furious at a lack of progress on getting the Victorian landmark repaired
  
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• Newcastle council tax rise and 75 job losses planned in £3.9 million cost-cutting bid

  08-12-2025 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council has announced plans for a 4.99% council tax rise in 2026 and a programme to 'streamline' services that could see 75 jobs go
  
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• Full list of areas under Amber warning for rain and wind ahead of Storm Bram

  08-12-2025 19:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With Storm Bram on the way, some areas are under a heavy weather warning
  
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• Man dies after falling from building in Sunderland city centre

  08-12-2025 18:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man is confirmed to have died after falling from a height at the Echo Building in Sunderland.
  
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• St James' Park STACK legal challenge decision as rival Newcastle bars lose High Court bid

  08-12-2025 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A judge has dismissed an application for a judicial review into the extension of the St James' Park STACK fan park's planning permission until 2031
  
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• Covert Northumbria Police 'Trojan Bus' deployed in Gateshead to tackle anti-social behaviour

  08-12-2025 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The programme is intended to curb anti-social behaviour on public transport
  
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• Life-saving throwlines in Newcastle could help prevent drowning this Christmas

  08-12-2025 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The throwlines have already been used to help save two lives since their introduction in 2023
  
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• Northumberland Line has developers ringing council's planning department 'off the hook' since launch last year

  08-12-2025 17:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Almost a year one from the reopening of the Northumberland Line, developers are showing a keen interest in the South East of the area
  
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• Heartbreak as family pay tribute to 'beautiful soul' killed in A19 hit and run at Holystone

  08-12-2025 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed 'extraordinary mum' Claire Laybourne died in hospital following a suspected hit-and-run on the A19.
  
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• How a two-year-old Tyneside girl was helped to relax safely with support from two vital organisations

  08-12-2025 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Comfort shouldn’t come at a cost but it does for children with disabilities and special educational needs, as the latest in our 12 Days of Sunshine series shows
  
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• NHS tells public 'cover mouth' and 'stay home' as H3N2 flu strain spreads

  08-12-2025 16:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The NHS has issued urgent advice as winter viruses
  
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• Investigation launched after worker dies at North East haulage firm

  08-12-2025 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to AV Dawson in Middlesbrough on Monday morning, December 8
  
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• Investigation launched after Port of Middlesbrough worker dies at North East firm

  08-12-2025 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to AV Dawson in Middlesbrough on Monday morning, December 8
  
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• Exact date state pensioners in the UK will receive £575 boost

  08-12-2025 16:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  State pension rates for 2026/27 have been confirmed, with pensioners set to receive between £440 and £575 extra annually from April 6, 2026
  
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• DWP to introduce new benefit for unemployed as 'plan confirmed'

  08-12-2025 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has confirmed plans to introduce a new contributory benefit for unemployed people who have paid into the system
  
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• Japan earthquake LIVE: Tsunami waves make land with concerns of further quakes

  08-12-2025 16:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The earthquake was recorded off the northern coast of Japan, with waves of up to 3 meters expected
  
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• Japan earthquake LIVE: Japan hit by 7.6 magnitude earthquake as tsunami waves make land

  08-12-2025 16:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The earthquake was recorded off the northern coast of Japan, with waves of up to 3 meters expected
  
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• Japan earthquake LIVE: Japan hit by 7.6 magnitude earthquake as major tsunami warnings issued

  08-12-2025 16:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The earthquake was recorded off the northern coast of Japan, with waves of up to 3 meters expected
  
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• UK cars could be fitted with 'smart breathalysers' in major change

  08-12-2025 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New technology would prevent engines from starting if drivers are over the drink-drive limit, with RAC backing campaign for mandatory installation
  
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• Dog finally finds new home after spending 543 days and two Christmases in kennels

  08-12-2025 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Zena, a Bulldog cross, has been adopted by a North East family who say it was 'the best decision we ever made'
  
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• Japan earthquake with 7.6 magnitude leaves 'everything wobbling' as tsunami warning issued

  08-12-2025 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Waves measuring over nine feet tall could hit the country's north-eastern coast
  
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• Plans for Center Parcs 60 miles from Newcastle take major step forward with 1,200 jobs to be created

  08-12-2025 15:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The approval for the newest Center Parcs site in the Scottish Borders makes it the closest location to Newcastle and Northumberland
  
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• Northumbria Police update as pedestrian suffers head injury after being hit by car in North East

  08-12-2025 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The collision took place at around 7.30pm on Saturday, December 6, with a man in his 40s the victim of the crash
  
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• La Voix lands new BBC hosting role weeks after Strictly exit

  08-12-2025 14:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing's La Voix has secured a co-hosting role following her injury withdrawal from the dance competition.
  
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• More than 100 flu patients in North East hospitals as NHS braces for 'unprecedented wave' of illness

  08-12-2025 14:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A worrying number of people have already required hospital support for the flu
  
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• Tyneside kiss cheat threatened to kill deaf partner using sign language

  08-12-2025 14:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Robert Keegan, of Wardley, left the woman frightened after appearing at her window and making the threat using sign language
  
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• Urgent warning issued for anyone taking common medicine like paracetamol and cough syrup

  08-12-2025 14:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health experts have warned people to be extremely careful taking common medication this winter, including everyday painkillers such as paracetamol and cough syrups, as they can cause harm when used incorrectly
  
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• Storm Bram named as weather warnings for rain and wind in place across UK

  08-12-2025 14:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Irish Meteorological Service named the storm on Monday morning, with heavy rain and wind due to batter the British Isles
  
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