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'What happened to Alice Ruggles should never have been inevitable'
Chronicle Crime Reporter Sophie Doughty tells why everyone needs to be aware of the dangers of stalking and its potentially deadly consequences
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Homelessness 'stride of pride' through Newcastle city centre highlights need to 'treat people like human beings'
A pioneering homelessness project has been tackling stigma and improving health and care support.
Gateshead police incident LIVE: Updates as air ambulance called to Leam Lane and police cordon in place
Emergency services are currently in attendance on the Wealcroft Estate on Leam Lane, Gateshead
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Passer-by saved North East woman held captive by recording her screams and alerting police
Peter Robinson, of Sunderland, falsely imprisoned and assaulted his new girlfriend and she thought she was going to die
Boy, 14, in hospital with 'head and neck injuries' after being attacked by teens in Wallsend
Northumbria Police said the boy's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening
120 new tech jobs heading to growing Newcastle city centre business after £500,000 refurb
The Grey Street based business has seen rapid growth and will create scores of new jobs over the next three years
Three North Tyneside derelict sites facing takeover through compulsory purchase orders
Two burnt-out properties and a former Whitley Bay care home could be purchased and redeveloped for housing by the local authority.
Woman in her 20s taken to Newcastle RVI after 'police led incident' which closed the A1 for hours
Police were called to the scene in County Durham at around 5.30am on Sunday
Health and safety probe launched after fatal tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildife Park
Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains closed as investigations continue into the death of a man who entered the tiger enclosure and was fatally attacked at the Doncaster wildlife park on Saturday
Dad who died after car collides with barrier and overturns on A1 in County Durham named
Keith Royal was pronounced dead at the scene following the collision on Saturday night
Vote for Chronicle campaigns to keep child killers behind bars and dual the A1 in national awards
You can help support quality journalism in the North East by voting for our campaigns to block child killers from early prison release and dual the A1 in Northumberland in the News Media Association’s 2026 Making A Difference award
Second man who chopped down famous Sycamore Gap tree is released from prison
Daniel Graham, 41, has been released from prison on licence after being jailed for felling the iconic tree in Northumberland
Stephen Sayers and sons trial LIVE: Updates as six found not guilty in violent disorder case
Stephen Sayers snr, Stephen Sayers jnr, Thomas Sayers, Anthony Brown, Lee Jamieson and Bradley Fraser have been found not guilty of violent disorder outside a pub in Byker
Sayers family cleared of Byker violent disorder after organised crime group feud
Stephen Sayers, his two sons and three other men have been cleared of any wrongdoing after their defence teams argued they were acting in self-defence
Tributes to Newcastle woman who died in A1(M) crash as man charged with murder
Tributes have been paid to Elena Chiriac, 22, from Newcastle, who died in a two-vehicle crash on the A1(M) near Barton, North Yorkshire. A 31-year-old Newcastle man has been charged with her murder.
Teenagers drowned in River Wear after car plunged into water, inquest hears
Jackson Duke, 17, died along with Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw, both 16, when an Audi A3 plunged into the River Wear in Sunderland
British influencer miserable in Dubai prison after 'stabbing boyfriend in self defence'
Brooke George from Kent has over 100,000 followers on TikTok
Plans approved to turn historic Newcastle music store JG Windows into Thai restaurant
The former home of JG Windows, the historic Newcastle city centre music shop that closed down in 2024, is set to be transformed into restaurant The Giggling Squid