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• 'No timetable' yet for tower block demolition

  06-11-2026 07:08 via BBC News
  
  A council says work continues to rehome residents at Durham Court which is due to be demolished.
  
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• Rape allegation 'temporarily closes' North East pub as police launch probe and charge suspect

  11-11-2026 17:53 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  A 25-year-old man has been charged with rape after an allegation at The Swan pub
  
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• Power and passion - Billy Elliot is back in Sunderland and is THE best show you'll see in 2026

  11-11-2026 17:39 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Smash hit musical Billy Elliot is back on home turf for a three week run at the Sunderland Empire on its new UK tour
  
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• A69 crash LIVE: Road now open following two-vehicle collision near Haltwhistle

  11-11-2026 17:39 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  There is slow traffic in the area following the collision near Haltwhistle Caravans and Leisure
  
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• A69 crash LIVE: Road closed in both directions near Haltwhistle after two-vehicle collision

  11-11-2026 17:21 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  There is slow traffic in the area following the collision near Haltwhistle Caravans and Leisure
  
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• Michael Carrick is one of us - the way Manchester United are treating him is a disgrace

  11-11-2026 17:00 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The former Wallsend Boys Club star has seen his future played out in the full glare of the media spotlight
  
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• North East man charged with firearms and explosives offences

  11-11-2026 16:51 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Ross Airey, 57, of Courtney Drive, Sunderland, has been charged with possessing prohibited ammunition and possessing an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose
  
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• Transport campaigners question new A1 dualling study and call for focus on 'urgent' safety upgrades

  11-11-2026 16:42 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Northumberland County Council said last week that a new study it commissioned had shown previously unconsidered economic benefits of dualling the A1, worth up to £225 million
  
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• MPs plead with Andy Burnham to give £2.4bn military contract to firm planning Sedgefield factory

  11-11-2026 16:29 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  There is a major row over whether a £2.4 billion UK military satellite contract will go to US firm Lockheed Martin, which is planning to build a new factory in Sedgefield
  
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• Alan Shearer jokes Wayne Rooney will 'cost me a fortune' on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here

  11-11-2026 16:00 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The Newcastle United legend is excited to watch the former Manchester United and England great on the ITV show
  
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• Train services between Newcastle and London cancelled or delayed after person hit by a train

  11-11-2026 15:54 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Emergency services are currently responding to the incident at Hatfield and all train lines are closed
  
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• A19 lorry fire LIVE: Major delays with 999 crews at scene near Moor Farm Roundabout

  11-11-2026 15:30 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  The A19 is closed heading Southbound between Moor Farm Roundabout and Killingworth
  
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• Delight for five North East restaurants as they make UK's top 100 for 2026

  11-11-2026 15:02 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  FIve restaurants in the North East have been listed in Open Table's Top 100 UK Restaurants guide for 2026
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro commuter chaos explained – with cold weather now blamed for severe delays

  11-11-2026 14:56 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Metro passengers were met with cancellations and heavy delays on Tuesday morning due to disruption that was initially blamed on a failed train at the Gosforth depot
  
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• Two North East dentists taken over - and one will be open to new NHS patients

  11-11-2026 14:36 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Two dentist practices - in Newcastle city centre and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea - are now part of the mydentist group.
  
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• Respected Wallsend off-shore worker, 62, broke wife's nose during campaign of abuse

  11-11-2026 14:32 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Ronald Gibbins also put his hands around the neck of the victim to the point she thought she was going to pass out and repeatedly hit her in the home they shared
  
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• Seven people arrested in North Tyneside on drug supply charges after police raids

  11-11-2026 14:30 via ChronicleLive - Home
  
  Properties in North Shields, Tynemouth and Whitley Bay were targeted by Northumbria Police teams on Wednesday morning
  
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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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