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• Speeding bus driver was scrolling through phone before smashing into pedestrian in Newcastle

  30-09-2026 19:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Leam Beamson was doing 45mph in a 30 zone while repeatedly looking at his phone and didn't see a man crossing the road in Byker until it was too late
  
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• Police search for missing Jarrow man who may have travelled to Hexham

  30-09-2026 22:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Missing man Keith has not been seen since around midday Wednesday
  
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• Casualty taken to hospital after car and bus involved in crash in Northumberland

  30-09-2026 21:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One person was hospitalised following a crash on a rural route in west Northumberland
  
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• Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday, September 30

  30-09-2026 21:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of the important details about the Lotto and Thunderball draws
  
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• Council issues safety warning after porpoise washes up on Northumberland beach

  30-09-2026 21:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Arrangements are being made for the remains to be removed following discussions with the HM Coastguard, Northumberland County Council said
  
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• 'Danny Dyer smokes Parma Violet vapes' - Celebs including Eastenders actor and Nigella targeted by bizarre graffiti in Newcastle

  30-09-2026 20:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Graffiti targeting celebrities such as Danny Dyer and Nigella Lawson has appeared in a Tyneside suburb
  
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• 'Danny Dyer smokes Parma Violet vapes' - Celebs including Eastenders actor and Nigella targeted by bizarre graffiti

  30-09-2026 20:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Graffiti targeting celebrities such as Danny Dyer and Nigella Lawson has appeared in a Tyneside suburb
  
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• Esther Rantzen, 86, dies and family releases statement after assisted dying campaign

  30-09-2026 20:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The TV icon's family have shared a statement
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday, September 30

  30-09-2026 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
  
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• North East girl diagnosed with rare cancer after slipping in a puddle dreams of princess prom

  30-09-2026 20:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Evie Owens was diagnosed with Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma after slipping in a puddle and experiencing pain for weeks after the accident
  
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• Inside Newcastle’s biggest regeneration project in a generation

  30-09-2026 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  2 Pilgrim Place will be the last piece in the transformation of Pilgrim Street and companies are queuing up to become a part of it
  
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• Funeral notices in the Chronicle last week including tributes to a devoted grandad

  30-09-2026 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
  
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• River Wear tragedy: Police name victims after car plunges into river in Sunderland

  30-09-2026 18:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A car, which had three teenagers inside, plunged into the water in Sunderland on Tuesday afternoon sparking a huge 999 response and River Wear search which ended in tragedy
  
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• Three teenage victims named after Sunderland river tragedy

  30-09-2026 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl and two boys died in a shocking incident which saw a car crash into the River Wear on Tuesday
  
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• Greggs boss says job losses are needed to keep its prices down as North East site set for closure

  30-09-2026 18:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle company says that it has to find efficiencies as it grows with more sites around the UK
  
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• Blood and screams on Israel flight as pilot 'tries to crash' plane

  30-09-2026 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The plane from Dubai International Airport plunged 17,000ft in 29 seconds
  
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• Police issue new appeal to find County Durham teenagers not seen for five days

  30-09-2026 17:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Portia and Alfie have not been seen since September 25
  
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• Sunderland College 'deeply saddened' by tragic deaths of three pupils in River Wear

  30-09-2026 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three teenagers have died after an Audi entered the River Wear near Sunderland's Wearmouth Bridge, sparking a huge emergency response
  
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• The North East beaches where dog bans will be lifted from October 1

  30-09-2026 16:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Restrictions prevent dogs from accessing several beaches across the region from May 1 each year
  
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• River Wear tragedy: Tributes to three teens and death by dangerous driving arrest

  30-09-2026 16:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A car, which had three teenagers inside, plunged into the water in Sunderland on Tuesday afternoon sparking a huge 999 response and River Wear search which ended in tragedy
  
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• Redundancies set to impact Sunderland University teaching staff due to 'pressures' in higher education sector

  30-09-2026 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The university says that it must cut costs due to a number of pressures across the higher education sector
  
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• Death by dangerous driving arrest after three teenagers die in River Wear tragedy

  30-09-2026 16:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two teenage boys and a teenage girl lost their lives after an Audi plunged into the River Wear in Sunderland
  
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• Warning to Metro passengers over nine-day line closure with replacement buses in place

  30-09-2026 15:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A busy section of the service, which connects Newcastle to North Tyneside, will have new track and overhead line installed at the end of October
  
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• Praise for Northumberland's leisure facilities after huge unexpected profit delivered

  30-09-2026 15:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The service had been expected to run at a deficit
  
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• 'Persistent and prolific' teenage shoplifter banned from any Tesco in County Durham

  30-09-2026 14:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William White, 19, has been put behind bars after admitting stealing from several shops across County Durham
  
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• Vote of no confidence proposed for council chair following High Borrans debate remark

  30-09-2026 14:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tory councillors have called for a vote of no confidence against the chair of the council.
  
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• Howdon street brought to standstill after crash involving police car

  30-09-2026 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A major emergency response was sparked in Howdon after a crash including a police car
  
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• Four North East areas to get share of £10m to tackle food poverty - full list

  30-09-2026 14:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The money could support initiatives such as community food shops, mobile greengrocers, lunch clubs, community kitchens, and cooking and nutrition programmes
  
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• EastEnders star Shane Richie handed six-month driving ban after speeding conviction

  30-09-2026 14:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  EastEnders star Shane Richie has been banned from driving for six months after pleading guilty to a speeding charge, with Guildford Magistrates' Court handing him a £500 fine and ordering him to pay costs
  
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• Anyone with bank account given £1,011 warning over missing money

  30-09-2026 14:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'It’s easy to assume this money is gone for good, but it almost never is'
  
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