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• Freeview watchers with certain sets to be blocked from ITV content from this month

  06-09-2022 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Users of the popular TV network unfortunately see bad news inbound, with another batch of devices being blocked from ITV shows.
  
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• Dexter fan guilty of murdering and dismembering two homeless men hidden in Cornwall woods

  28-07-2026 18:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Desborough was convicted of murdering Claudio Aquilino and Daniel Coleman before dismembering and hiding their bodies
  
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• "Exciting" times ahead for parts of North Tyneside as £20m in government cash approved

  28-07-2026 17:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Government funding has been approved to help bolster the "doubly disadvantaged" area of North Tyneside
  
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• Public to have say on North Tyneside SEND pupil relocation

  28-07-2026 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  SEND pupils at Silverdale could soon have a new school in Forest Hall
  
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• Man slashed to face, back and arm during suspected burglary in Northumberland

  28-07-2026 17:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Arthur Bostock, Michael Nixon and Dane Richardson were allegedly armed with machetes when they burgled the home
  
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• Police swarm after vehicle 'carrying explosives' crashes in Amsterdam

  28-07-2026 17:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were alerted to a ram-raid in the German town of Fürth at around 4.30am on Tuesday and tracked the vehicle, a BMW, to Amsterdam-Osdorp
  
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• Picturesque Northumberland B&B on Hadrian's Wall to expand on back of investment

  28-07-2026 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The investment is supporting the next stage of growth for Green Croft On The Wall as a boutique bed and breakfast
  
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• Mum and daughter, 15, who died in Mersea Island beach tragedy named by police

  28-07-2026 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The mother and daughter have been named by Essex Police after both died following an incident at the beach on Mersea Island
  
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• North East leaders demand 'fairer deal' amid claims Andy Burnham could scrap council tax

  28-07-2026 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Political leaders in the North East have long criticised a "regressive" council tax system that leaves some households in our region paying far more than equivalent properties in wealthier areas are charged
  
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• Whitley Bay beach clean-up ongoing with volunteers removing thousands of nurdles

  28-07-2026 16:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Volunteers have co-ordinated across the region's beaches to clean thousands of the tiny plastic pellets which are continuing to wash up on our shores
  
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• How you can help with cleaning up nurdles that have washed up on North East beaches

  28-07-2026 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Volunteers have been cleaning up beaches across the North and South Tyneside after a collision in the Port of Tyne discharged 25 tonnes of nurdles into the River Tyne
  
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• Man charged with stealing £1m worth of streetlamps and lanterns - including in North East

  28-07-2026 16:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John O’Sullivan has been charged with 38 counts of theft in several areas of the country, including County Durham
  
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• I saw Berlin mourn after the Pride attack - and one message will stay with me

  28-07-2026 16:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive reporter David Huntley was in Berlin when the horrific attack happened. Here, he reflects on hearing the sirens, visiting the growing memorial and why one simple message left a lasting effect
  
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• Mum and boyfriend found guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter

  28-07-2026 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Isabelle Welsh suffered 21 broken bones in the weeks before she collapsed with a fractured skull at her North East home
  
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• 'I visited Newcastle Quayside to highlight crucial equipment that can save lives along the Tyne'

  28-07-2026 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The essential equipment are at sites stretching from St Peter’s Basin to the Redheugh Bridge, and can make a real different in life-threatening situations
  
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• Armed police descend on Old Eldon Square with two teenagers being arrested

  28-07-2026 15:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two teenagers have been arrested after armed police descended on Newcastle city centre
  
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• Man crashed into ex-partner's garden in Valentine's Day drink-fuelled incident

  28-07-2026 15:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Pickering was almost three times the legal alcohol limit when he ploughed his car into the garden of his ex-partner's home on Valentine's Day, before crashing into two taxis and reversing into a tree
  
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• Man charged and three arrested after Tyneside knifepoint robbery leads to raid

  28-07-2026 14:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police officers also seized weapons, cash, two motorbikes and suspected class A drugs from a home in South Tyneside
  
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• Two men died in North East beach rescue after children got into difficulty in sea - inquest

  28-07-2026 14:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wayne Taylor and Ian Pascoe lost their lives after entering the water to rescue a child swept out to sea at Seaton Carew beach. An inquest has opened at Teesside Coroner's Court into their deaths.
  
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• New HMO checks expected to be introduced in targeted Tyneside areas next year

  28-07-2026 13:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council's 'non-immediate' direction on HMOs in certain areas has drawn criticism from opposition councillors.
  
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• State Pensioners warned of DWP benefit rules for going on holiday abroad

  28-07-2026 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You could be taken to court or have to pay a penalty if you don't report certain changes in your circumstances to the DWP
  
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• 'Palliative care crisis' warning for North East with a quarter of people dying in preferred setting

  28-07-2026 13:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health services are grappling with improving end-of-life care, as only a quarter of people in the North East and North Cumbria pass away where they want.
  
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• Woman's Great North Run challenge despite genetic illness that could have killed her as a baby

  28-07-2026 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Frances Smailes is to run this year's Great North Run
  
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• DVLA issues £1,000 fine advice to drivers with anxiety

  28-07-2026 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You may need to tell the DVLA - here's what you need to know
  
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• France and Spain latest UK Foreign Office travel advice as wildfires rage on

  28-07-2026 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's a round-up of what the Foreign Office is currently saying regarding the wildfires and what travellers should do if they are in the areas affected
  
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• Man arrested at airport after over 50kg of cannabis found in suitcases by UK Border Force

  28-07-2026 12:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man was arrested at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, where another 20kg of drugs were seized
  
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• UK families will get £250 a year for 10 years in 'compensation'

  28-07-2026 11:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government plans to offer 'compensation' to certain households
  
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• Top Gear star Richard Hammond caught speeding in Porsche and Bentley just weeks apart

  28-07-2026 11:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The TV presenter was caught on camera speeding in a Porsche, and then a Bentley
  
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• HMRC warning over ‘stormy seas’ for taxpayers

  28-07-2026 09:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The taxman has urged people to get on top of their finances
  
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• HMRC warning over ‘stormy seas’ for taxpayers

  28-07-2026 09:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The taxman has urged people to get on top of their finances
  
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