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• Key details after police cordon erected in County Durham street

  13-06-2026 13:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have been present in Peterlee throughout Saturday morning.
  
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• 'Banning social media for children would be a disaster and isolate disabled young people like me'

  18-06-2026 21:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Miguel Smith, from Sunderland, found social media was a "massive benefit" after being diagnosed with Agoraphobia as a teen
  
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• Winning Set for Life lottery numbers for Thursday, June 18

  18-06-2026 21:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We have everything you need to know about the Set for Life draw for Thursday, June 18
  
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• Monkseaton High School amassed near £6.7m deficit as closure looms

  18-06-2026 21:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council documents show the school, now set for closure, amassed a deficit of well over £6m by the end of the 2025/26 financial year
  
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• Premier League key dates and fixtures as Newcastle United learn their 2026-27 schedule

  18-06-2026 20:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All you need to know as the schedule for the 2026-27 Premier League season is about to be released
  
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• Inside Pretty Picture Company as it prepares for Christmas in June

  18-06-2026 20:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We go behind the scenes at the Pretty Picture Company Showroom where staff are creating a magical winter wonderland
  
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• Kaleb Cooper gives Jeremy Clarkson cancer update: 'His spirits are high'

  18-06-2026 20:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper has given a positive update on Jeremy Clarkson's health after the former Top Gear presenter, 66, announced his aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, June 18

  18-06-2026 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
  
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• Boy, 3, critically injured after ending up in crocodile enclosure at Huntingdonshire zoo

  18-06-2026 20:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A three-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after ending up in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo in Huntingdonshire, with a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
  
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• North East Reform councillor resigns after making homophobic and sexist comments on 'comedy' podcast

  18-06-2026 19:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alex Clarke, who was elected to represent the South Tyneside ward of Harton on May 7 has resigned two months later
  
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• Gateshead drug driver cleared of killing pal in electric motorbike crash now banned from the roads

  18-06-2026 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christopher Hymers was previously cleared of causing his friend's death by dangerous driving
  
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• 'Amazing hospice staff helped my 8-week-old daughter when she was so ill we didn't know how long we had'

  18-06-2026 18:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Linsey Preston said the staff at St Oswald's Hospice have been amazing throughout daughter Gracie's life
  
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• UK's 'best hot tub holiday' is in a picturesque forest 2.5 hours from Newcastle

  18-06-2026 18:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This "tranquil woodland escape" in the Scottish borders is loved by parents thanks to its luxurious accommodation and wealth of activities on offer
  
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• Protesters gather outside South Tyneside Council HQ calling for the protection of 'lifeline' nurseries

  18-06-2026 18:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Over 100 people joined a "Save Our STANLEYs" protest outside South Shields Town Hall on Thursday
  
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• Newcastle United transfer news LIVE: Victor Munoz, Sandro Tonali and winger hunt updates

  18-06-2026 18:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United transfer news and rumours latest
  
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• Hopes investment can kick-start culture and leisure projects in popular Northumberland coastal town

  18-06-2026 18:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council is providing £35,000 to carry out studies on potential future projects
  
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• Fears Government's planning reforms will take power away from local councillors in Northumberland

  18-06-2026 18:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tory councillors in Northumberland have criticised the Government's plans
  
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• Hexham paedophile snared after sending sexual messages to cops he thought were young girls

  18-06-2026 18:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  He thought he'd been chatting to a 12-year-old and a 13-year-old girl - but it was undercover police
  
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• 'There won't be a blade of grass between the towns' - More than 1,200 new homes could be built in Northumberland market town

  18-06-2026 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A local councillor said the proposals would bring significant changes to the area
  
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• Sunderland duo exit club as new chief appointed in bid to uncover next Chris Rigg

  18-06-2026 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Hewitson has been confirmed in new role by Florent Ghisolfi
  
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• Newcastle United's dream Premier League fixture list with perfect Sunderland date

  18-06-2026 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Premier League fixtures are released on Friday with United hoping for a positive start to the 2026-27 campaign
  
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• England Netball Pathway coach believes Futures programme is key to sustained international netball success

  18-06-2026 17:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  England Netball Pathway head coach Josie Pointon believes experience at Commonwealth Games can hold key to future success
  
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• North Shields school lockdown after teenager reportedly seen with pen knife outside gates

  18-06-2026 17:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Spence Community High School initiated what has been described as a 'precautionary measure' just after 2pm on Thursday
  
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• Newcastle United get reasons for Victor Munoz snub as Liverpool transfer poker rocks Toon

  18-06-2026 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle believed they had done enough to land Victor Munoz before a late twist in proceedings resulted in a change of heart for the left winger
  
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• Sunderland tot 'thriving' after heart surgery in US, but dad says it 'raises questions' about her care

  18-06-2026 16:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland tot Ivanna Potts flew to the US for lifesaving heart surgery aged just 4 earlier this year
  
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• Newcastle told Yoane Wissa will justify £55m price tag after World Cup heroics - on one condition

  18-06-2026 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wissa created history after scoring on his World Cup debut for DR Congo
  
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• Two men involved in Felling incident caught on video are discharged from hospital

  18-06-2026 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police said on Wednesday that two arrests were made in connection with the altercation, which was captured in footage circulating online
  
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• Locals 'appalled' as Newcastle Council van spotted at fly-tipping scene at Ashington park

  18-06-2026 16:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Newcastle City Council van was seen next to a piled of dumped waste at the the entrance to the former North Seaton Colliery site, now part of the Wansbeck Riverside Park
  
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• Three more arrests in Byker murder investigation after death of man in 20s

  18-06-2026 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police officers and forensics descended on a residential street in Walker today, in the aftermath of the suspected assault on Tuesday evening
  
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• Netflix, Amazon Prime, Now TV licence update as DCMS issues statement

  18-06-2026 15:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy rules out 'a levy on streamers' to the BBC licence fee
  
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