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Metro suspension LIVE: Updates trains resume between Pelaw and South Shields after 999 alert
Metros have resumed between Pelaw and South Shields following an earlier incident
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HMRC to issue repayments after State Pension tax errors affecting 3.2 million pensioners
HMRC has confirmed it will issue repayments and tax code corrections to around 3.2 million state pensioners after identifying State Pension tax calculation errors linked to DWP figures, with those affected potentially having overpaid tax through PAYE, Self Assessment or Simple Assessment.
DWP cold weather payments to start this weekend - check if you're eligible from November 1
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will re-open its Cold Weather Payment scheme from November 1, with eligible households in England and Wales set to receive £25 for each seven-day period when the average temperature in their area is recorded as, or forecast to be, 0°C or below — but off...
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Tyneside armed robber with face painted as Batman villain Joker brought terror to Morrisons
Peter Braithwaite was a frightening sight as he brandished a knife with his face painted as the Batman character at a Morrisons store
1 in 3 people in the North East know someone 'seriously harmed' by health misinformation
People in the North East are more likely than those in the rest of the country to know someone harmed by health misinformation
Northumberland seaside restaurant demolition planned to create new home for Amble Fish Shack
A planning application had been lodged for the demolition of the popular Fish Shack in Amble, to make way for a major transformation of the harbourside site with a new restaurant building
Almost £2m investment planned for new causeway leading to St Mary’s lighthouse
£1.7m has been reserved from the council's general fund to help deliver a brand new causeway
Wallsend brute punched pregnant partner in the face and threatened to stab her dog
Lewis Reed has been sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court
Spanish train crash survivors describe horrors, as man seen with 'severed arm'
Two trains collided between Seville and Madrid this morning, causing colossal destruction
'Acute nausea and sickness' reports on board easyJet flight
Passengers on the flight from Egypt to Scotland are believed to have felt unwell
Wallsend attempted rape LIVE: Forensics investigating after woman attacked by man with bottle
Police are investigating next to Burnside College with an area cordoned off as searches take place involving a dog unit
Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday's £2.8m lottery jackpot
The winning numbers from the Lotto and Thunderball draws
Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday, October 28
The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
Update from scene of fire at Gateshead block of flats as investigation continues
Both Northumbria Police and the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service are making enquiries into the incident
Budget 2026 RECAP: £100 energy payment, fuel duty cut, VAT cut on electricity among announcements
Follow for updates as Chancellor John Healey delivers his first budget to the House of Commons
A1 reopens in both directions after Warburtons lorry overturned leading to 12-hour closure
The driver of the lorry was taken by paramedics to the University Hospital of North Durham
North East woman burned fellow prisoner with boiling water on Christmas Day in spat over tweezers
Jessica Blenkiron attacked the other woman while remanded in custody for knifing her neighbour in a row over trainers
A1(M) crash RECAP: All lanes reopen after lorry overturns in County Durham leading to long delays
There was a huge emergency response following a serious collision on the A1(M) in County Durham
Funeral notices in the Chronicle last week including tributes to a loving mam
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
Chancellor promises new tests for AI data centres after Northumberland 'pincer movement' fear
John Healey used his Budget on Wednesday to announce a new AI data centre covenant, following complaints from south east Northumberland about the proliferation of new developments