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• Girl, 12, dies after bus collision as police launch appeal for witnesses

  03-11-2026 22:50 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Emergency services attended but the girl was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Army chief apology for failings that led to North East soldier's training exercise death

  03-11-2026 22:13 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Private Jethro Watson-Pickering, 23, from Teesside, died from head injuries after the gun barrel of his armoured vehicle struck a tree during a training exercise on Salisbury Plain in October 2021, according to HSE findings
  
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• DWP confirms new Pension Credit rates for 1.4 million claimants from April 2027

  03-11-2026 22:06 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed a 3.9 per cent increase to Pension Credit rates from April 2027, with 1.4 million claimants set to benefit as single people receive £247.30 and couples £377.40 a week
  
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• Law on whether you can legally speed in an emergency in the UK clarified by lawyer

  03-11-2026 21:58 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  It's a common belief among drivers that you're allowed to break the speed limit in the event of an emergency, but lawyers have clarified whether speeding is actually permitted under UK law.
  
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• Rotherham 0-1 Newcastle U21s: Kyran Thompson fires Magpies through to EFL Trophy knockout round

  03-11-2026 21:55 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The young Magpies can book their place in the knockout stages of this season's competition with a positive result tonight
  
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• DWP confirms payment months for Winter Fuel Payment in 2026

  03-11-2026 21:55 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The DWP has confirmed when eligible pensioners in England and Wales can expect their Winter Fuel Payment 2026 to arrive, with most payments due in November or December
  
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• Newcastle's best signing of the summer is not in their first team amid EFL Trophy success

  03-11-2026 21:54 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Newcastle u21s secured passage through to the knockout rounds of the EFL Trophy with a 1-0 win over Rotherham United
  
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• Free bus pass age change confirmed by Department for Transport from November 6

  03-11-2026 21:51 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The Department for Transport has confirmed which passengers are affected by the latest rise in the free bus pass eligibility age in England, which continues to increase in line with the State Pension age.
  
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• Winning EuroMillions and Thunderball lottery numbers for Tuesday's £82m jackpot

  03-11-2026 21:33 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  All of the important details about the Euromillions and Thunderball draws
  
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• Knifepoint North East robber threatened to cut cabbie's eyeballs out before torching his taxi

  03-11-2026 21:29 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Alexander Hindmarsh subjected the taxi driver to a terrifying ordeal before stealing his money, phone and taxi
  
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• One person taken to RVI after major emergency services response at Newcastle park

  03-11-2026 21:08 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Fire and ambulance crews descended on Paddy Freeman's Park on Tuesday afternoon
  
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• Ryanair bomb threats cause European flight chaos as seven planes targeted

  03-11-2026 20:47 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Bomb threats targeting seven passenger jets, including four Ryanair services, across Europe triggered travel chaos, forcing one plane to divert and another to be escorted by fighter jets
  
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• Rotherham United 0-1 Newcastle United U21s LIVE: Kyran Thompson hands Magpies EFL Trophy lead

  03-11-2026 20:43 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The young Magpies can book their place in the knockout stages of this season's competition with a positive result tonight
  
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• County Durham's Kynren – The Storied Lands wins top tourism award four months after opening

  03-11-2026 20:37 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Kynren beat two other finalists, Gorta – Swatragh's Famine Story in Northern Ireland and London's Museum of Homelessness, to secure the award
  
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• Police release CCTV images after fight involving several people at Newcastle Misfits Boxing event

  03-11-2026 20:12 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Officers are appealing for the public’s help in identifying several people they would like to speak to following a report of affray in Newcastle
  
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• Northumberland dad gives moving update on son with cerebral palsy who 'makes me push myself'

  03-11-2026 19:58 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Jon Moore is to take on a year of challenges
  
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• Rotherham United 0-0 Newcastle United U21s LIVE: EFL Trophy updates as Magpies eye knockout spot

  03-11-2026 19:50 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The young Magpies can book their place in the knockout stages of this season's competition with a positive result tonight
  
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• Police dashcam appeal after two taken hospital with serious injuries following Northumberland crash

  03-11-2026 19:46 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Two people were taken to hospital after a crash on the A697 near to Longframlington on Sunday
  
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• Northumberland council to investigate new build hospital's 'catalogue of failings'

  03-11-2026 19:37 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Northumberland county councillors will assess whether a public inquiry can be held over the problems with a new hospital being built in Berwick, where completed construction work is having to be stripped out
  
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• Gateshead on the brink as fresh offer to save club rejected and new statement released

  03-11-2026 19:27 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The National League side face a winding up order over unpaid debts
  
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• The Ivy announces Newcastle opening dates as reservations go live for world famous restaurant

  03-11-2026 19:18 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The Ivy will take over a well known building in Newcastle to open two restaurants by the end of 2026
  
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• Newcastle clocks have turned back to Mike Ashley era with sheer dross being served up

  03-11-2026 19:00 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  It's agony watching Newcastle United this season - and it could get even worse
  
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• Outrage as North East bus firm refuse to pay £15,000 to repair home damaged in crash

  03-11-2026 18:25 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  In July a Go North East bus crashed into the garden of a Stanley property - Now four months on it remains in a state of ruin
  
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• Oysters and pie & mash on the menu as new Guinness bar The Harp and Stripes opens in Newcastle

  03-11-2026 18:09 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Newcastle has a brand new bar to enjoy in the shape of The Harp and Stripes which opened in Fenwick on Tuesday
  
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• Oysters and pie & mash on the menu as Guinness bar The Harp and Stripes opens in Newcastle

  03-11-2026 18:09 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Newcastle has a brand new bar to enjoy in the shape of The Harp and Stripes which opened in Fenwick on Tuesday
  
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• Rotherham United vs Newcastle United U21s LIVE: EFL Trophy updates as Magpies eye knockout spot

  03-11-2026 17:15 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The young Magpies can book their place in the knockout stages of this season's competition with a positive result tonight
  
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• Queues round block as people travel from miles around for opening of second Spud Bros in North East

  03-11-2026 17:15 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  After the huge success of the branch in Tyneside, a second Spud Bros Express opened in the North East on Tuesday. And, just as expected there was a queue round the block as the TikTok famous brand's second shop opened in Tyne & Wear, with crowds descending on Rainton for the launch and some travelling from miles around to be there.The rapid expansion of Spud Bros in recent years is one of the country's biggest business success stories, with brothers Jacob and Harley Nelson seeing interest in
  
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• Redheugh Bridge still has 50 years of life, Gateshead councillors reassured

  03-11-2026 17:12 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Gateshead Council officers have reassured elected members that the Redheugh Bridge is still decades ahead of decommissioning
  
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• Police update after man injured in machete attack at North East home

  03-11-2026 16:59 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  A man in his 50s was injured in incident in the Hylton Castle area of Sunderland.
  
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• Missing teenager last seen in Sunderland over a week ago as police 'increasingly concerned'

  03-11-2026 16:41 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Jamie, who is 16-years-old, has not been spotted since Monday, October 26, when he was seen in the city centre
  
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• Are Gen Z really difficult to manage? North East HR expert challenges workplace myths

  03-11-2026 16:40 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  “Managers have got Gen Z wrong - and it’s costing them good people” - HR expert celebrates successful launch of new book
  
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• Full schedule for Newcastle's Remembrance Sunday plans as city to come to a halt

  03-11-2026 16:16 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The Remembrance services will take place this weekend
  
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• Teenager on electric motorbike goads police officers but regrets it moments later

  03-11-2026 15:41 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Police officers responded to a teenager who was driving at speed on pavements around South Shields town centre
  
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• Flying Scotsman to return North East this month for weekend trips as tickets in high demand

  03-11-2026 15:31 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Famous locomotive The Flying Scotsman will make a final 2026 trip to the North East later this month
  
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• 40 jobs to be created as plans for new North East indoor go-karting venue get the go ahead

  03-11-2026 15:14 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Exciting plans for an indoor go-karting centre at the old Debenhams store in Sunderland have been given the go-ahead
  
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• Snapchat predator picked up schoolgirls in his car and raped them at industrial estate

  03-11-2026 15:04 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Dangerous rapist Paul Black, from Gateshead, who offered money to young girls for sexual acts, has been jailed for 18 years
  
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• Newcastle United youngsters aiming to achieve something they've not done since 2018

  03-11-2026 15:00 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The young Magpies are back in EFL Trophy action
  
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• Plans to turn Durham home into HMO refused over fears families are being 'forced out' of city

  03-11-2026 14:39 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Plans to turn a family home into an HMO have been refused after neighbours warned of a 'stealthy' increase in student properties 'forcing' families out of the city
  
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• BBC TV licence fee change new update as Culture Secretary responds on option

  03-11-2026 13:55 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  A petition on the Parliament website calls for Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to rule out charging people using only streamers
  
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• Chilling theory emerges after Florida Learjet crash as investigators break silence

  03-11-2026 13:45 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The Learjet 60 travelling from Texas to the Bahamas nosedived into into a residential area in Palm Beach County
  
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• Popular charity shop 'full of designer bargains' to open huge new North East megastore in 2027

  03-11-2026 13:30 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  It's a the huge store where you can always get a good bargain and it's now on the move to a bigger Gateshead site
  
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• Northumbrian Water to carry out £23 million work in Cambois to reduce wastewater spills

  03-11-2026 13:24 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The works will help reduce storm overflow spills with some 'inconvenience' to local people
  
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• Brian Brobbey reveals why he made big decision on future as Sunderland fend off transfer interest

  03-11-2026 13:11 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The Black Cats have tied down their star man to a new contract amid transfer interest from Man United
  
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• Tragedy as much-loved country singer Nicole Taylor dies aged 35

  03-11-2026 13:05 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Nicole Taylor, one of three identical triplets who formed girl group Taylor Red, has died aged 35
  
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• Gateshead shopkeeper stars on billboard after raising over £1.7 million for good causes through National Lottery

  03-11-2026 13:03 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Phil Lawrence has run Choices Newsagent in the Metrocentre with his wife Margaret for 34 years, and has been recognised for his efforts by lottery operator Allwyn UK
  
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• Police seize £2,000 of illegal fireworks from North shields property ahead of Bonfire Night

  03-11-2026 13:01 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  A raid was carried out at a property in response to intelligence that a resident was storing and selling fireworks without a licence
  
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• Dan Burn sends plea to Newcastle United supporters amid 'tough' St James' Park admission

  03-11-2026 13:00 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Burn fronted up to the media after another bruising Newcastle United defeat
  
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• Family of Northumberland schoolgirl murdered by ex-boyfriend told of law change plan

  03-11-2026 12:54 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  After 15-year-old Holly Newton was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Micala and Lee Trussler have been campaigning to ensure younger people are recognised as domestic abuse victims
  
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• New Northumberland chippy with 'worth the wait' fish and chips opens to huge queues

  03-11-2026 12:47 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  A new chippy has just opened in Northumberland with no shortage of takers to try its fish and chips
  
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• Huge queues as new chippy with 'well worth the wait' fish and chips opens in Northumberland

  03-11-2026 12:47 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  A new chippy has just opened in Northumberland with no shortage of takers to try its fish and chips
  
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