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• Google bans popular battery-draining Android apps with urgent delete warning

  08-08-2023 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Millions of Android phone users are being urged to check their mobile devices, after apps were discovered to drain batteries by running constant background adverts when the screen is off
  
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• Daughter of Northumberland dad who died of cancer holds fundraising dance show for NHS hospital

  03-02-2026 16:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Esme Simm helped raise more than £1,700 with the help of her dance school - Michelle School of Dance run by Michelle Hankinson.
  
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• Free bus pass full list of rules for UK people of DWP State Pension age

  03-02-2026 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The rules for free bus passes for pensioners are different in England, compared to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
  
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• Woman seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Newcastle city centre

  03-02-2026 15:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A huge police presence descended on Blackett Street with the road cordoned off for a number of hours
  
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• Light aircraft crashes with 'two on board' at UK beauty spot

  03-02-2026 15:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There's been a major emergency response
  
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• UK State Pension age rising to 67 from April 2026 - who is affected

  03-02-2026 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The transition is expected to be finalised for everyone across the UK by 2028
  
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• 'Untruthful' Holy Island fishermen convicted of breaching local fisheries legislation

  03-02-2026 14:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shaun Brigham and Richard Ward were found guilty of breaching fisheries legislation along the Northumberland Coast
  
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• Vile North East rapist who threatened schoolgirl with knife jailed as brave victims speak

  03-02-2026 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Martin Jackson, 46, was jailed for 24 year after being found guilty of numerous sexual offences
  
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• 'High dose' diet for just two days could 'rapidly' lower cholesterol

  03-02-2026 13:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The short-term diet offered a range of health benefits according to researchers
  
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• Everything you need to know after Tyneside cable theft results in major Metro delays

  03-02-2026 13:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Services between Wallsend and Monkseaton were suspended in both directions on Tuesday morning
  
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• Newcastle police incident LIVE: Updates as Blackett Street blocked off in city centre

  03-02-2026 13:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is a huge police presence on Blackett Street in Newcastle city centre following an incident
  
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• Newcastle police incident LIVE: Updates as Blackett Street blocked after woman hit by vehicle

  03-02-2026 13:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is a huge police presence on Blackett Street in Newcastle city centre following an incident
  
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• Every update after woman hit by vehicle on Blackett Street sparking huge police response

  03-02-2026 13:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There was a huge police presence on Blackett Street in Newcastle city centre following an incident
  
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• Restaurant on Newcastle's busiest shopping street closes down

  03-02-2026 13:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eat4Less has closed down but a new tenant is expected to be in place by Easter
  
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• North East police forces join national firearms amnesty with some blank firers now illegal

  03-02-2026 13:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The amnesty started on February 2, and will be running through to February 27, with possession of one of the weapons a criminal offence after that date
  
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• Vicky Pattison to enter Bake Off tent for Stand Up To Cancer celebrity special

  03-02-2026 13:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vicky Pattison is heading to the Bake Off tent, joining famous faces such as Scott Mills, Molly-Mae Hague and Jon Richardson
  
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• North East prison to boost capacity as major construction project announced

  03-02-2026 13:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  HMP Northumberland will have an extra 240 places when the four new houseblocks are built, which is expected to be in 2027
  
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• Man heartbroken as 'beloved' dog dies after attack by 3 suspected XL Bullies

  03-02-2026 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A woman has been arrested in connection with the incident
  
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• NHS warns 'normal' rash could be sign of incurable condition

  03-02-2026 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The lifelong condition has no cure and can cause inflammation in parts of the body
  
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• North East weather warning for snow and ice issued as Met Office warns of 'disruption'

  03-02-2026 12:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A yellow warning is in place from 6pm on Tuesday evening until 9am on Wednesday morning, as 'outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow' move over the region
  
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• Car flips onto roof in crash sparking major rush hour delays for drivers in Sunderland

  03-02-2026 11:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services responded to a two-vehicle collision on Chester Road with huge tailbacks as a result
  
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• Northumberland drinks company Fentimans is snapped up for £38m by Irn-Bru maker

  03-02-2026 11:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hexham business Fentimans has been acquired by the drink giant behind Scottish favourite Irn-Bru
  
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• Tributes pour in for 'courageous' footballer who died just before 16th birthday

  03-02-2026 11:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  He was remembered by the club as a player who "fought his battle with great courage and dignity".
  
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• Metro delays LIVE: Updates as trains suspended in North Tyneside after cable theft

  03-02-2026 10:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Services between Wallsend and Monkseaton have been suspended in both directions today
  
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• New £3 charge when you fill up on petrol coming from September 2026

  03-02-2026 10:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Then from 2027 the cost will keep going up
  
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• Six symptom 'don't leave home' warning issued in UK-wide health authority alert

  03-02-2026 10:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The UK Health Security Agency has issued a fresh stay-at-home alert as cases remain active
  
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• Six symptom 'don't leave home' warning issued in England-wide health authority alert

  03-02-2026 10:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The UK Health Security Agency has issued a fresh stay-at-home alert as cases remain active
  
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• DWP State Pensioners could increase payments by £2,400 a year by doing one thing

  03-02-2026 10:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A finance specialist has explained what pensioners can do to increase their payments and what latest figures involving State Pension show
  
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• Met Office verdict on 'Beast from the East' as snow maps show North East hit

  03-02-2026 10:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle is among the cities in the path of winter weather
  
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• Little-known way UK households could save 'up to 90%' off water bills

  03-02-2026 10:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A money expert has explained what you can do if you have a low income and are facing higher water bills from April
  
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