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Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:21:37 +0000New DWP rules will see millions paid £725 extra every year
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that there will be a permanent increase to out-of-work support and an estimated additional annual income of £725 for households
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:04:55 +0000New free bus travel calls for all pensioners between England, Scotland and Wales
The petition argues that as bus services run across Scotland, England and Wales, it would be 'easier and fairer' if the concession card covered the whole journey
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000Largest section of Sycamore Gap tree goes on permanent display in Northumberland National Park
The exhibition aims to give the public space for reflection, remembrance and reconnection
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 07:50:55 +0000Royal Mail to scrap major delivery service for millions of Brits within weeks
Second class post will no longer be delivered on Saturdays and will only be delivered on alternate weekdays from July 28
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 07:35:25 +0000Why benefit cheat mum who fraudulently claimed £49,000 from DWP avoided prison
Jemma Forsythe, 36, and her husband Alan collectively duped the DWP out of £50k while claiming they were single parents
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 05:29:35 +0000A1 fire live updates: Delays in County Durham due to lorry blaze
Follow live updates here for the latest on Newcastle's roads and updates on public transport across the North East region
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:51:00 +0000Stop using car air con – doctor's scientific method cools down motor in seconds
A woman has used her PhD to come up with a clever method that will cool down the inside of your hot car in seconds – and people are amazed at how easy and simple it is
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:03:00 +0000£15m to be spent on two Northumberland active travel schemes for pedestrians and cyclists
Much of the funding comes from the North East Combined Authority with a contribution from the council
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000Shiremoor locals call for action over 'eyesore' ex-care home more than a year after fire
Over 12 months one from a case of suspected arson, neighbours of the burnt-out Stanton Lodge Care Home in Shiremoor are calling action to replace the building
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000Former home of Newcastle Brown Ale green-lit for £40m golf complex development
Plans from Topgolf UK to redevelop the former home of the famous Geordie drink have been approved
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000Addiction rehab centre in Newcastle community library 'no problem' despite initial fears
There had been a major public outcry in 2018 when Newcastle City Council revealed plans to open a drug and alcohol addiction recovery hub at Fenham Library
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000Heaton woman hospitalised after being hit by bike calls for cycle lane to be removed or redesigned
Joanne Mckie, 55, was hit by a bike on Heaton Road and says "it's only going to be a matter of time" before someone else is injured
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000Thug broke woman's jaw and knocked her unconscious in Newcastle after altercation with her brother
Colin Morrison, 30, was jailed for 18 months for grievous bodily harm at Newcastle's Moot Hall
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000South Shields MP speaks out against plans for street lights at popular Northern Lights viewpoint
Emma Lewell has described the level of light pollution from the approved lamp posts as 'awful' for the area
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 23:20:49 +0000Jet2 pays girl, 12, 'five-figure' sum over holiday horror incident
Mya Mullin, from the West Midlands, was just five years old when she suffered deep cuts and permanent scarring after crashing through a glass balcony door at a resort on Gran Canaria in 2018
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 20:12:14 +0000Metro train stopped at Cullercoats due to leaking ventilation unit as Nexus issues statement
At around 6.15pm, the train came to a stand, with customers being asked to leave the service so engineers could make the necessary repairs
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 20:05:32 +0000Mother-of-five left woman with facial scar after attacking her with broken bottle outside Sunderland bar
Nikita Bettles hit the woman with a broken bottle neck and left her with a laceration down the side of her face
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 19:04:16 +0000Infected blood campaigners react after damning new scandal report
Contaminated blood scandal campaigners have challenged the Government to act in response to a new report laying out compensation failings
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 18:51:21 +0000'I'm the cop who captured Raoul Moat, he completely changed in his final hours'
Fifteen years on from the dramatic moment when Raoul Moat was captured by armed police, the two officers who caught him have spoken for the first time about the killer
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 18:30:00 +0000Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday, July 9
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Wed, 9 Jul 2025 17:23:13 +0000Four in hospital after A1 crash involving four vehicles closes road in Northumberland for several hours
At 1pm today, Northumbria Police and the North East Ambulance Service were called to the A1 northbound carriageway, near the Earsdon junction
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 16:38:45 +0000Woman arrested in Ashington after Mini crashes into fence outside North Seaton home
Just after 12pm today, Northumbria Police officers were called after a collision was reported in the Ridgeway area
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 16:24:02 +0000Hot-headed South Tyneside neighbour left man with nasty head injury after throwing bricks at him
Jon Etchells, 36, was given a suspended prison sentence at Newcastle Crown Court
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 16:03:00 +0000Sunderland school student flown to hospital after medical emergency
The Great North Air Ambulance Service attended St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy on Tuesday
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 15:42:09 +0000Newcastle city centre late night parking charge trial as council says it is 'not averse' to new fees
Newcastle City Council says it could consider introducing new parking charges beyond the current 7pm cut-off time at its on-street and multi-storey locations in the city centre