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Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for Saturday, August 1
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Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Saturday, August 1
The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
New probes launched as family's fight for justice goes on two years after Washington dad's hospital death
Bill Trotter died in Cumbria in July 2024 - his children still feel they have been denied justice
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Pawz For Thought's work tackling the hidden cat crisis on North East streets
Rescuers at local rescue Pawz For Thought's new initiative is helping keep stray cats off the street
Speeding Newcastle driver pulled over by police found to be drunk and carrying a knife
Paul Collier, who has a previous convictions for carrying a knife, was pulled over in Newcastle city centre
British woman found dead in suitcase in Athens - all we know so far
Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, was found dead inside a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens, Greece, on July 18 - Greek police have fast-tracked toxicology tests and results are expected within days
Inside 'beautiful' six-bedroom home with panoramic views of the Northumberland countryside
The residence arranged over four floors on one of Northumberland's most iconic coastal locations is marketed by Galbraith
Full list of sanctions that can be imposed on a councillor by a standards hearing
A Northumberland county councillor is being investigated over a 'likely significant' complaint
Gateshead drink-driver asked the wrong person to help him after his wheel fell off
Robert Bragason asked for help but the police officer immediately noticed he smelled of alcohol
High Borrans campaign group fears closure will see 'irreplaceable' centre 'lost forever'
A new campaign force has been established to challenge and find alternatives to the closure of High Borrans outdoor education centre
Police hunting escaped prisoner who fled from court van
Stephen Grzyb, 22, fled from the court transport van when it arrived outside Liverpool Magistrates Court at around 10am on Saturday
Eight bikers facing bill of almost £1000 after stopping for ice cream
The eight motorcyclists are in the process of receiving two lots of £60 fines after twice stopping for ice creams unaware that new ANPR parking charges had been introduced
'Homeless man' sought for questioning after British woman's body found in suitcase in Athens
The body of Scot Elisabeth Jane Ross, 38, was found inside a suitcase in a derelict property in Athens
Workers run to escape horror fire tearing through Washington factory before huge explosion
Wojciech Koltunik, who runs a garage opposite Streamline PopTop, the scene of a large blaze, said he'd never seen a fire like it
Betfred to close 132 UK shops with 600 job losses in wake of gambling tax rises
A tenth of betting shops are set to be among the closures
UK households to receive £600 boost from EON for having these two appliances
EON is rewarding households for making a change which could see them save a lot of money on their energy bills
Every update as car smashes into Sunderland house sparking huge emergency response
A police cordon was place in Sunderland after a serious crash with a car smashing into a house on Saturday morning
Armed police called as axe-wielding thug attacked officers before being detained by dog
Alex Robinson, of Murton, was Tasered by officers but then grabbed an axe and began chasing officers who retreated to their marked police car
Devastating aftermath of huge Washington factory fire that burned for more than 12 hours
A major fire which engulfed part of Streamline PopTop, on the Crowther Industrial Estate, saw black smoke billowing into the sky
Tyneside in 1986: 10 photographs from the Chronicle archive showing scenes 40 years ago
From Gazza at Newcastle United, to John Hall at the new Metrocentre - 10 Tyneside images from four decades ago