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• BBC Licence fee change update as DCMS replies over streaming charge

  30-10-2026 20:27 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Question asked about compulsory charging of people who only access online streaming services
  
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• Opening date confirmed for huge new apres-ski bar in Newcastle as famous venue taken over

  11-11-2026 14:05 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  There will be a new haunt to check out in Newcastle this Christmas with the opening of Barbara’s Bier Haus
  
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• Huge new apres-ski bar to open in Newcastle 'in matter of weeks' as famous venue taken over

  11-11-2026 14:05 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  There will be a new haunt to check out in Newcastle this Christmas with the opening of Barbara’s Bier Haus
  
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• I saw Bilal El Khanouss show just why he would be perfect for Newcastle United - but there's a catch

  11-11-2026 13:55 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The Moroccan international has been in excellent form for Stuttgart but the German side could be open to offers
  
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• Care worker jailed for stealing elderly women's wedding ring to buy Christmas presents

  11-11-2026 13:54 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Amy Bassett was sentenced to 52 months' imprisonment at Bristol Crown Court
  
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• Spalletti challenge, Newcastle transfer 'ally' and Juventus' Woltemade chant that speaks volumes

  11-11-2026 13:43 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The view from Italy on how Newcastle United forward Nick Woltemade has started on loan at Juventus
  
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• Metrocentre's Wetherspoons pub to be 'unrecognisable' after £1 million makeover

  11-11-2026 13:34 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The Wetherspoons in the Metrocentre that has been serving customers since 1998 but will soon be looking very different
  
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• North East shop could lose alcohol licence after selling drink to 15-year-old girl

  11-11-2026 12:56 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Trading Standards officers conducted an underage test purchase at the shop
  
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• Singer Ian McNabb's Newcastle gig cancelled after 'disgraceful' Russell Brand comments

  11-11-2026 12:48 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  It has been announced that a gig from singer Ian McNabb in Newcastle has been cancelled in the wake of comments about Russell Brand
  
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• UK schools evacuated after 'death is near' bomb threat email as police probe

  11-11-2026 12:36 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland have reportedly received a threatening 'Death Is Near' email, prompting urgent inquiries by Police Scotland and the PSNI, with the Education Authority saying the warning resembles last month's suspected hoax
  
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• Tokyo's replacement confirmed as Newcastle bar to undergo six figure transformation

  11-11-2026 12:30 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Weeks after its closure it has been announced what will be replacing Tokyo bar in Newcastle city centre
  
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• What next for Eddie Howe after Man United truth amid job snub and 'perfect fit'

  11-11-2026 12:24 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Manchester United look set to move for Mauricio Pochettino as their next manager after not approaching ex-Newcastle boss Eddie Howe
  
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• Man planned to petrol bomb hotel to 'kill as many migrants inside as possible'

  11-11-2026 12:20 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Mikka Anderson, 24, who is said to have admired Hitler and referred to himself as a Nazi, had plans for 'terrorist violence', a court heard
  
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• Wigan gran, 63, caught with £10k cash, cocaine and heroin walks free from court

  11-11-2026 12:06 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Donna Glynn, 63, was caught when police - acting on a tip-off - found nearly £10,000 in cash in a bookcase; cocaine in a Horlicks tub in her kitchen; and heroin in her garden shed
  
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• Residents fear they are being 'led down the garden path' over North East data centre plans

  11-11-2026 11:59 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Residents in County Durham have raised concerns about noise, traffic, water supplies due to the plans for the huge data centre
  
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• Full list of DWP Universal Credit, PIP and Pension Credit benefit rates for 2027

  11-11-2026 11:59 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The new higher payment rates for Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance and Carer’s Allowance
  
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• Newcastle United get £33.4m green light to sign No 10 they should have bought in the summer

  11-11-2026 11:29 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Stuttgart's Bilal El Khannouss should be available for a knockdown fee this winter
  
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• North East assistant principal banned for 'sexist and misogynistic comments' in front of pupils

  11-11-2026 11:26 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Sam Piggott made a 'number of sexist and misogynistic comments in front of the children to whom he was supposed to be a role model'
  
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• DWP Wednesday update confirms £250 a week state pension change

  11-11-2026 11:14 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions today released details showing exactly how much state pensions will rise
  
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• World War II veteran thought to be oldest person in the North East celebrates 107th birthday

  11-11-2026 11:00 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  RAF veteran Harold Hodgson received more than 300 birthday cards from across the UK
  
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• New 'state-of-the-art' affordable homes in Northumberland will have extra cheap rents

  11-11-2026 11:00 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The homes will be available to rent at just 70% of the market value
  
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• Woman woken at 4am by ex-boyfriend in her bedroom days after his prison release

  11-11-2026 10:18 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  David Manby, 38, left his ex-girlfriend feeling 'trapped, frightened and powerless' when he turned up at her home during the night
  
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• Waitrose 'do not consume' warning as sweet treats recalled over health risk

  11-11-2026 09:38 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Full details of the products affected have been outlined here, including the Best Before dates to look out for
  
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• Stunning giant ball of seaglass found on North East beach

  11-11-2026 09:37 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  A professional beachcomber says it is the biggest he has ever seen
  
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• New £825 car tax rule change confirmed – what it means for drivers from April 2027

  11-11-2026 08:53 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The Treasury has confirmed Vehicle Excise Duty rates will rise from April 2027 with drivers of older high-emission cars expected to pay £825 a year
  
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• Jonathan Ross speaks out with 'horrified' David Walliams and Russell Brand statement

  11-11-2026 08:15 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Jonathan Ross has issued a statement on former 'friends' Russell Brand and David Walliams saying he was 'genuinely unaware of their conduct'
  
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• Inside Newcastle United's 2027 plans for Matthias Jaissle amid 'make or break' claims

  11-11-2026 08:00 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Matthias Jaissle's start could have been better at Newcastle United but by the same token he has laid the foundations for a European push
  
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• Newcastle signing reveals Nick Pope's unseen role and why they are 'lucky' to have Matthias Jaissle

  11-11-2026 07:00 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Lukas Hornicek spoke to Chronicle Live in the aftermath of Newcastle's draw at Fulham
  
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• Masked robber who stormed Spar shop in Newcastle tracked down by 'distinctive shirt'

  11-11-2026 02:00 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Career criminal Jason Downs, whose appalling record spans 37 years, was unaware his accomplice was armed with some scissors when the pair targeted a Spar shop
  
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• Three North East motorway services ranked among UK's best and worst

  11-11-2026 01:45 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  37,000 people took part in a national survey ranking facilities, food and drink and more
  
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