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• Bestselling author Joanna Trollope behind "Aga Sagas", dies aged 82

  12-12-2025 13:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The author's works were known to be in touch with the issues of the time, and provided comfort to her readers
  
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• Horrific discovery as 'human skeletal remains' found in tent with police guarding scene

  12-12-2025 13:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have offered "reassurance" to the public after the shocking find in an alleyway
  
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• North East man raises 95% of his target to buy Christmas presents for local children in need

  12-12-2025 13:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dale Cullen aims to bring joy this festive season by delivering gifts to North East children’s hospitals, foster homes and schools
  
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• Parents issued major alert on 'deadly' product that 'suffocates' young babies

  12-12-2025 13:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Baby sleep pillows are dangerous for infants, but are sold under many names
  
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• New B&M store proposed in Northumberland town creating over 40 jobs

  12-12-2025 13:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 19,000 sq ft variety shop will also be joined by a new drive thru facility, as part of the town's ongoing restoration
  
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• Yellow weather warning extended for North East as communities brace for downpour

  12-12-2025 13:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The weather warning was initially just in place for the weekend, but the Met Office has since extended it
  
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• Northumbria Police officers in Washington to move to community fire station

  12-12-2025 13:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This comes after the force confirmed plans to sell the Washington Police Station earlier this year
  
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• State pension 'wealth test' plan to replace triple lock system

  12-12-2025 13:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MPs looked at several ways to change the triple lock
  
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• King Charles to give cancer update in address to nation as statement issued

  12-12-2025 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  King Charles will reflect on his cancer diagnosis and journey in a personal message airing at 8pm tonight, as part of Stand Up To Cancer 2025 campaign which has launched a new screening checker
  
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• Christmas shoppers urged to do one thing ahead of Royal Mail parcel deadlines

  12-12-2025 12:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A shopping specialist has recommended one particular move to make sure your Christmas cards or presents reach their intended recipients on time
  
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• NHS explains how to lower cholesterol - without taking statins

  12-12-2025 12:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around half of UK adults have high cholesterol
  
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• DWP £50 fine warning as millions of benefits claimants face penalty risk

  12-12-2025 12:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  People who receive benefits, such as Universal Credit, from the DWP must adhere to strict rules or risk a fine - here are more details
  
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• Plans approved for £30m Sir Bobby Robson Institute cancer research centre at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle

  12-12-2025 12:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors have granted approval for a purpose-built cancer trials centre at the Freeman Hospital, which it is hoped will give more people access to pioneering treatments
  
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• Police give update after car crashes into North East house and woman injured

  12-12-2025 12:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man in his 20s had been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving
  
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• Investigation launched into death of 23-year-old County Durham man following prison release

  12-12-2025 11:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jordan Everington died within weeks of being released from Holme House Prison in Stockton
  
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• Tyneside collision LIVE: Updates as street cordoned off with large police presence

  12-12-2025 11:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Several officers are on the scene and multiple sides of the street have been taped off as a result of the incident
  
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• Monkseaton collision LIVE: One person taken to hospital as emergency services rush to collision

  12-12-2025 11:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Several officers are on the scene and multiple sides of the street have been taped off as a result of the incident
  
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• A1(M) closed in Yorkshire for seven hours after a woman was found injured on the road

  12-12-2025 11:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a statement following the closure of the A1(M) in West Yorkshire in the early hours of Friday morning
  
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• North East farmer changing landscape of UK egg production wins national award

  12-12-2025 11:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hugh Carter from County Durham hopes his award will encourage other producers to be more environmentally friendly and sustainable
  
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• HMRC giving Universal Credit claimants in work bonus worth up to £1,200

  12-12-2025 11:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around three million working Universal Credit claimants are eligible for the Help to Save scheme, which offers a 50% bonus on savings and has been extended until April 2027
  
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• UK drivers face fine for 'parking on own driveway' due to highway code rule

  12-12-2025 11:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Highway Code has a rule about how drivers should park on their driveways - but most people will be breaking it without even realising
  
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• Parents in England could save £450 a year thanks to major school rule change

  12-12-2025 11:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Half a million more children will access free breakfast clubs at schools in England as Labour's £80 million Best Start programme expands, with applications now open for 500 additional schools
  
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• North East charity treks new heights to Everest raising £64,500 for little hearts

  12-12-2025 10:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A team of North East trekkers self-funded an expedition to Everest base camp raising life saving funds for the Red Sky Foundation
  
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• Taylor Swift 'at a complete loss' as she talks about Southport stabbings in new documentary

  12-12-2025 10:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift breaks down in tears discussing the Southport attack in her new documentary, where three girls died at a Swift-themed dance class in July 2024
  
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• List of 28 energy suppliers giving £150 discount to people on low income to help cut bills

  12-12-2025 09:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pensioners and people on certain means-tested DWP benefits are among those who can get the one-off discount on their electricity bills this winter
  
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• Working Universal Credit claimants can get £1,200 HMRC bonus - full DWP eligibility rules

  12-12-2025 09:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's more information on how the scheme works and how people on Universal Credit can boost their savings with hundreds of pounds
  
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• Half of secondary pupils have avoided school because of anxiety

  12-12-2025 07:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Year 13 pupils were six times more likely than year 7 pupils to report avoiding school due to stress
  
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• A1M traffic live as police and ambulance crews called to 'serious' incident in West Yorkshire

  12-12-2025 03:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Responders from Yorkshire Ambulance are on the scene
  
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• North East rioter who threw missiles at police 19 times was driven by 'ignorance, fear and alcohol'

  12-12-2025 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Cummings claimed he is not a bigot or an Islamophobe as he was jailed for rioting in Sunderland
  
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