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• Anyone using Amazon warned 'do not answer phone call' in scheme alert

  11-01-2026 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Consumer watchdog Which? has raised the alarm about a new tactic
  
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• Sting's lawyers claim he shouldn't have to pay bandmates royalties from streaming

  14-01-2026 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sting is in a court dispute with his former Police bandmates over £1.5m royalty payments though the singer has paid £500,000 after admitted historic underpayments
  
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• Little-known DWP holiday rules that could see your benefit payments stopped

  14-01-2026 17:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The rules aren't well-known, and could have some dire financial consequences for millions claiming benefits
  
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• Much-loved Newcastle Italian restaurant to expand with new café

  14-01-2026 17:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pizzeria Francesca has been a favourite trattoria for many Geordies since the 1980s, and will open a café next door to the popular restaurant
  
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• Beast from the East warning as major snowstorm forecast to batter UK within days

  14-01-2026 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Beast from the East snowstorm could hit the UK around January 21 with freezing conditions set to return
  
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• Exactly when new 'Beast from the East' will cover whole North East with snow

  14-01-2026 17:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  January 2026 has brought widespread wintry weather to the UK - and there's more to come
  
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• Newcastle City Council leader defends council tax rise and £40m cuts plans

  14-01-2026 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council leader Karen Kilgour said that not imposing a 4.99% council tax rise this year would likely result in cuts to the city's frontline services
  
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• 'Heinous' pair attacked 85-year-old man in his Newcastle home on Carabao Cup parade day

  14-01-2026 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jai Milligan, of North Shields, and Candice Tote both punched the vulnerable victim, who spent 12 days in hospital after the attack, before making off with his wallet
  
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• Terror-accused Northumberland teen looked 'shocked and helpless' when counter terrorism police raided home

  14-01-2026 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named, is accused of plotting a terror attack on synagogues
  
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• Drivers over 70 'cognitive' assessment update as thousands could lose licence

  14-01-2026 16:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Transport is seeking views on proposals for mandatory eyesight testing for older drivers, with future consideration of cognitive assessments
  
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• Six major UK banks paying customers up to £250 to switch accounts

  14-01-2026 16:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Banks will often offer incentives to new customers who switch in an existing current account to a new current account with them - and it's easy to do
  
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• Royal Mail trial major new change as statement issued to UK households

  14-01-2026 15:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail is launching a six-month trial of parcel lockers at selected Post Office locations across the UK
  
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• Mercury Prize gives £1.4m boost to North East with hopes of Newcastle return in 2026

  14-01-2026 15:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sam Fender took home the top prize at the prestigious ceremony at Newcastle's Utilita Arena in October
  
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• Serial thief banned from Eldon Square, the Metrocentre and major high street shops

  14-01-2026 14:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nikki McMahon, from Walker, Newcastle, stole luxury items, including cosmetics, handbags
  
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• New poll reveals who in the UK considers themselves Northern

  14-01-2026 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The poll reveals just who in the UK considers themselves a "northerner"
  
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• Council house tenants in Northumberland set to face rent increase from April

  14-01-2026 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rents will rise from April - though the council states 'our rents are far lower than rents in the private sector and from registered social landlords'
  
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• Tragedy as teenage student dies at North East sixth form college

  14-01-2026 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington at 1.30pm on Tuesday
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro worker with record as youngest ever train driver to retire after 46 years

  14-01-2026 13:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Phil Taylor, 65, of Bank Foot in Newcastle, was just 19 when started driving on the system when it opened in August 1980
  
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• Apple issues stark warning to all iPhone users following latest update

  14-01-2026 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you own an iPhone, urgent action has been called for by Apple itself
  
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• New mortgage up to £350,000 that requires no deposit - rules and minimum income

  14-01-2026 13:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A building society has launched a new mortgage that will allow some home buyers to borrow up to £350,000
  
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• UK Foreign Office issues crucial travel checklist warning for anyone going on holiday

  14-01-2026 13:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you do not have the right paperwork with you when you're abroad, you could face problems during your trip - here's what you need to take
  
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• Northumberland coastal village food business plans to expand into former tourist information centre

  14-01-2026 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Piper's Pitch will have been in Craster for 19 years in 2026, and Andy Grant is planning to expand the business into the unused building next to his cabin in the Craster Quarry Car Park
  
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• One arrest after A19 four-vehicle crash causes five-mile tailback and 85-minute delays

  14-01-2026 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The collision took place just after 7am, between the A182 Murton sliproad and the A1018 Seaton sliproad
  
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• Plans to transform three-bedroom house into eight-bedroom HMO refused after public outcry

  14-01-2026 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Proposals for a HMO on Surrey Street in Jarrow have been rejected by councillors following huge public opposition
  
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• Metro passengers could face parking charges at Tyneside Metro station car parks

  14-01-2026 12:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised over potential daily charges of up to £1.80 at three Metro stations currently offering free parking
  
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• Police renew appeal to find missing Northumberland man last seen leaving hotel eight days ago

  14-01-2026 11:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Colin, 47, who is from Prudhoe, was last spotted leaving the Grand Hotel in Seaburn at 1.55am on Tuesday, January 6
  
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• 'Big ambitions' to extend Northumberland Line as new major plan approved

  14-01-2026 11:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are hopes to extend the railway to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea following the success of the reopening of the Northumberland Line
  
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• Chi Onwurah 'proud and humbled' to receive damehood in outfit highlighting her heritage

  14-01-2026 11:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One of Tyneside's long-serving MPs formally received her damehood - wearing an outfit designed in Newcastle and which reflects her heritage
  
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• Two DWP benefits stopping this year with claimants receiving vital letter

  14-01-2026 11:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Benefit recipients will receive a 'migration notice' if their benefit is coming to an end
  
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• Headteacher not given up hope on future of North Tyneside school set for closure

  14-01-2026 11:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Despite North Tyneside Council's "disappointing" decision to close the school by 2028, hope remains that academisation could preserve Hazlewood Primary School.
  
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