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Met Office issues Storm Boelo weather warning for 53 areas on Saturday - full list
The Met Office has named its second storm of the season, with yellow weather warnings in place for 53 areas across Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland as Storm Boelo brings winds of up to 80mph on Saturday night and through Sunday
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UK storms LIVE: Updates forecasts indicate North East could see 70mph gusts
The Met Office has issued an amber 'danger to life' weather warning with gusts of up to 80mph expected in Storm Austen and Storm Boelo
DWP confirms five groups of pensioners who will not qualify for Winter Fuel Payment
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the five groups of pensioners who will not receive the Winter Fuel Payment in 2026. The annual tax-free grant of up to £300, paid to people over State Pension age, will not go to those who fall outside the £35,000 income threshold and other ...
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DWP Winter Fuel Payment 2026: Dates, eligibility and how much you'll get
The DWP Winter Fuel Payment ranges between £100 and £300 to help households cover heating costs in the colder months
Winning Set for Life lottery numbers for Thursday, October 22
We have everything you need to know about the Set for Life draw for Thursday, October 22
Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, October 22
Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
Status Quo drummer Jeff Rich gives pupils at Tyneside primary school a percussion masterclass
The 73-year-old musician met around 170 students at Wallsend Jubilee Primary School on Thursday
Police probe murder as woman dies of 'stab wounds' after being found in crashed car
Eleanor Barnfield appeared to have sustained 'puncture wounds' before crashing her car
Storm Austen brings yellow and amber weather warnings to areas of the UK
As many in the North East travel for half-term, a duo of storms is set to disrupt the UK
Shocking moment drugged up van driver smashes into family's living room knocking grandad off his feet
Arron Straughair caused thousands of pounds of damage after veering out of control in Easington Lane after taking cocaine
Major cybersecurity threat LIVE: Updates as 32 UK government services taken offline
Cybersecurity chiefs warned UK organisations that a ‘critical security issue’ had been discovered in the programming language PHP
North East one-armed cabbie suffered 'despicable' attack by passengers who mocked his disability
Drew Davidson, of Sunderland, and another man subjected the taxi driver to a horrendous attack during which he thought he would die
North East drug driver crashed into living room knocking grandad off feet and causing £90,000 damage
Arron Straughair, of Easington Lane, had a breakdown product for cocaine in his system when he lost control of a transit van and hit a family home
Tyneside council forecasting 'significant' £11.6 million overspend on budget
The financial position has worsened since June
Jury told 'all hell broke loose' outside Seaham pub before Daniel Ambler's alleged murder
A court has heard how a Nissan car was deliberately driven at the 23-year-old
£10,000 motorised wheelbarrow stolen from North East school as police make CCTV appeal
Officers are appealing for information after a theft in July
DWP 'confirms' full State Pension amounts for next year after key announcement
The full new State Pension is expected to rise to £250.70 a week and £13,036 a year from April 2027, after wage growth of 3.9% was confirmed as the highest triple lock measure
Famous Gateshead pub The Schooner could be turned into HMO under new plans
A planning application lodged with Gateshead Council claims that the popular Schooner pub is “no longer considered commercially realistic”
Pride of Britain Awards 2026 winners in full as Newcastle heart surgeon honoured for lifetime achievement
The full list of winners for the Pride of Britain Awards 2026 has been revealed, with world-renowned cardiac surgeon Asif Hasan who has worked for 30 years as head of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, among those to be honoured at the ceremony presented by Carol Vorder...
'Human tissue' found in Rochdale street in police search for woman who may have given birth
Police are searching for a woman believed to have recently given birth in a street after suspected human tissue was discovered nearby