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Fri, 22 May 2026 08:58:00 +0000
Woman, 19, admits strangling her own mother after 'losing it' in row over noise
Kadie Johnson left her own mother curled up in a ball as she violently 'lashed out' at her

Fri, 22 May 2026 08:24:12 +0000
Some families can get £150 for school uniforms with three days to apply
The money can be used to pay for any school supplies this summer

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:49:24 +0000
State pension £25,140 tax threshold decision big update as MP showdown 'set'
MPs are set to clash after backing soared piling pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to defend the Treasury's position on UK pensioners' personal allowance

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:41:54 +0000
Warning to anyone going on holiday to Spain after outbreak of contagious infection
Measles is an infection that spreads very easily and can cause serious problems in some people - here's the latest regarding an outbreak in a Spanish area

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:40:43 +0000
Free bus pass rule change announced by Rachel Reeves
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced free bus travel for children aged 15 and under throughout August, as part of Labour's Great British summer savings scheme cost of living package

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:36:37 +0000
Nationwide confirms £100 bonus to be paid into customer bank accounts within weeks
The building society is continuing its popular scheme that will see millions of customers being paid an extra £100

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:33:33 +0000
Liverpool teacher barred from classroom after sending 2am emails to pupils
Ms Farron accepted that a number of the emails exchanged had been deleted

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:30:01 +0000
Morrisons introduces new toilet rule for customers across all 500 UK stores
The new addition makes Morrisons the first supermarket to make the big change

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:16:15 +0000
Morrisons to close 100 UK stores putting hundreds of jobs at risk
All the Morrisons Daily shops affected by the closure proposal are former McColl's stores, it is understood

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:48:51 +0000
Every update on serious A1 crash in Northumberland which saw patient airlifted to hospital
The A1 has been closed near Alnwick this afternoon following a crash

Fri, 22 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000
Sunderland fan almost died during play-off final after suffering cardiac arrest at Wembley
Callum Lawson, 22, received CPR from two individuals - a former firefighter and a nurse - and now will have a stand named after him at Wembley

Fri, 22 May 2026 00:30:00 +0000
Thug broke jaws of customers at Northumberland social clubs in unprovoked attacks
Billy Lucas, of Seghill, left one victim in a 'living nightmare' while the other remains in significant pain and has been left with a deformed face

Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000
Iraq War veteran from Newcastle speaks out about 'mental and physical scars' 15 years on
A former army bomb disposal expert has warned of the continued impact UK veterans live with

Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000
Gateshead murderer who raped and killed woman back in jail after attacking daughter
Michael Wade, who also goes by the name George Wilden, was freed in 2024 after serving 25 years for raping Jean Whitfield and drowning her in a bath in her own home

Thu, 21 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000
Mandatory ID for sunbeds could be introduced as woman speaks out over 'traumatic' cancer
Sunbeds are restricted to the over-18s - but it is not yet required to show ID

Thu, 21 May 2026 23:19:00 +0000
Officials 'absolutely committed' to future of controversy-hit Northumberland high school
The council has applied to the Government for funding to improve the troubled school

Thu, 21 May 2026 23:05:00 +0000
£8.8m upgrade to Tyne and Wear Metro control room hailed as 'vital investment to future'
Nexus has said that the transport system now has some of the 'most advanced technology' across the railway industry

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:51:59 +0000
A1 horror crash in Northumberland sparks fresh calls for dual carriageway
Coun Glen Sanderson said he would keep pushing for the A1 to be dualled on an 'inadequate' stretch of road in Northumberland

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:23:07 +0000
Winning Set for Life numbers for Thursday which could win you £10,000 a month
We have everything you need to know about the Set for Life draw from May 21

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:04:07 +0000
Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, May 21
Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:00:01 +0000
Newcastle recruiter committed Covid fraud and ran phoenix company while bankrupt
Lucien Ekamba-Elombe criminal actions were said to be 'calculated, persistent and wide-ranging'

Thu, 21 May 2026 18:53:52 +0000
North Shields shopkeeper branded 'superhero' for locking burglars in newsagents
Kamsha Sivakaran says she is repeatedly targeted while trying to run her business

Thu, 21 May 2026 18:48:50 +0000
Hopes green energy drive can bring ‘industrial jobs’ back to the North East
The region is a major player in the green energy sector

Thu, 21 May 2026 17:42:21 +0000
Software giant that started in Newcastle pub now 'as good as anyone in Silicon Valley'
Steve Hare talked to ChronicleLive about how the region - and his company Sage - is embracing AI

Thu, 21 May 2026 17:25:05 +0000
Warning signs were there for Labour before disastrous North East election results
Labour has been urged to return to working class roots with figures in the party saying Northumberland and Durham results last year should have acted as a warning

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