Gateshead news

• New lockdown postcode checker for coronavirus restrictions in your area

  13-10-2020 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Local rules may be set to change where you are under Boris Johnson's new three-tier lockdown system to fight the soaring cases of coronavirus
  
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• Kidnap duo found guilty after man bundled into van and stripped naked in North East

  18-02-2026 18:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The victim's wrists and ankles were bound with cable ties and gaffer tape was put over his eyes and mouth
  
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• Police search for wanted man 'actively evading arrest' in connection with burglary investigation

  18-02-2026 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Curry is understood to be actively evading arrest and extensive enquiries are ongoing to locate him
  
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• Katie Price claims she is pregnant with sixth child following IVF hell

  18-02-2026 17:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Katie Price has appeared to confirm she is pregnant with her sixth child with new husband Lee Andrews, 38, in a post hitting out at his ex-girlfriend
  
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• Forensic officers investigate property as murder probe launched after man's death

  18-02-2026 17:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man in his 50s died after sustaining serious injuries
  
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• Historic Newcastle city centre bank to be transformed into high-end restaurant

  18-02-2026 16:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Lloyds Bank building has been empty since last summer, paving the way for a major transformation
  
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• Keir Starmer defends council election U-turn as statement issued

  18-02-2026 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has defended a government reversal
  
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• Armed police in Kenton LIVE: Road taped off as officers deal with ongoing incident

  18-02-2026 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A huge police presence has swarmed Hillview Avenue in Kenton with officers holding guns and the road cordoned off
  
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• Northumberland masseuse charged with 55 sex offences against 14 women

  18-02-2026 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Terence McBrien, of Alnwick, has been charged with 55 offences including rape, sexual assault and voyeurism.
  
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• Northumberland masseur charged with 55 sex offences against 14 women

  18-02-2026 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Terence McBrien, of Alnwick, has been charged with 55 offences including rape, sexual assault and voyeurism.
  
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• Delta Airlines flight in chaos as passenger attempts to break into plane cockpit

  18-02-2026 15:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The airline said it was delayed due to the 'unruly behaviour' of a passenger
  
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• Warning over new DWP powers that allow checks to be made on bank accounts

  18-02-2026 15:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New powers to tackle benefit fraud could even allow money to be taken from bank accounts
  
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• Flood alert along Tyne and Wear coastline re-issued as "high winds" reported

  18-02-2026 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The alert has been issued until later tonight
  
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• Armed police called after driver 'attacked and threatened with machete' in Newcastle

  18-02-2026 14:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Major police response descends on residential street in Jesmond after driver has car stolen and threatened with a weapon
  
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• UKHSA issues warning to pensioners at risk in cold weather

  18-02-2026 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The report revealed the North East was more resiliant to the cold thanks to potential "behavioural and social adaptations to colder conditions"
  
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• Ryanair, TUI, easyJet, Jet2 and British Airways rules on flying with pets

  18-02-2026 13:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Major airlines' regulations explained - but some do allow pets in the plane cabin
  
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• Top North East medic says new plan is bringing down A&E waits and could be 'future of the NHS'

  18-02-2026 13:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The expansion of the adult frailty service at the County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust is helping to transform care
  
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• Revised plans to create 450-home Sunderland Sheepfolds estate after Stadium of Light expansion complaints

  18-02-2026 13:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adjustments have been made to designs that are said will 'safeguard ongoing operations at the Stadium of Light'
  
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• Murder investigation launched after a man dies following 'attack' in Sunderland

  18-02-2026 13:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after another man died following a suspected serious assault in Hendon
  
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• Criminal twice deported from the UK jailed for illegally coming back a second time

  18-02-2026 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Edwin Taha said he came back to see his terminally ill grandmother and to sign his son's birth certificate
  
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• North East councillor quits Reform UK claiming leaders hold colleagues 'in disdain'

  18-02-2026 12:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nick Brown has resigned from Reform UK and will continue as an independent councillor on Durham County Council after accusing leaders of holding colleagues in disdain
  
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• Young woman, 22, mysteriously died after 'being left alone in hospital', inquest hears

  18-02-2026 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Elyse Foster stopped breathing and suffered a cardiac arrest at the age of 22
  
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• Martin Lewis shares 'top' bank account for free £200 and more perks

  18-02-2026 12:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The finance expert has explained the perks of the latest switch deal
  
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• Man knocked down by bus in Newcastle sparking huge emergency response

  18-02-2026 12:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police closed off Shields Road in Byker after a man in his 40s was hit by a bus
  
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• DWP gives 14-day Universal Credit warning as new rules come into force

  18-02-2026 11:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This could mean millions of people on the benefit could be 14 days away from having their benefits stopped if a review is opened
  
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• Tesco Clubcard shoppers who spend 65p in stores before Friday can cash in on special deal

  18-02-2026 11:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tesco's limited-time deal ends this Friday
  
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• Baby-faced serial crook, 17, caught in police crackdown on thefts of high value cars

  18-02-2026 11:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wayne Mooney has been locked up for a series of offences including conspiracy to burgle and dangerous driving
  
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• Farmer left horrified after finding lambs dead and covered in bite marks after suspected dog attack

  18-02-2026 10:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Horrifying new figures show farm animals worth an estimated £124,000 were severely injured or killed in dog attacks last year
  
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• Woman behind shoplifting crimewave given one final chance to stay out of jail

  18-02-2026 10:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jennifer O'Brien, who previously vowed to turn her life around, was arrested after she failed to show for her sentencing hearing last week
  
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• Work to begin on UK's first 'purpose-built padel warehouse' - and it's in the North East

  18-02-2026 10:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pure Padel's new development at the Gosforth Business Park in Longbenton will have 10 indoor courts and a dedicated space for corporate events
  
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