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Wed, 6 May 2026 08:25:00 +0000
Mum's ordeal as 'baby can't fly home from Spain' amid UK dual national travel rules
An Aberdeenshire family have been caught up in new UK travel rules for dual nationals, leaving their baby unable to board a flight home from Spain

Wed, 6 May 2026 08:24:01 +0000
Northumberland police incident LIVE: Updates as Guide Post homes evacuated and cordon in place
There is a large police and fire presence on Welbeck Road in Guidepost

Wed, 6 May 2026 08:15:39 +0000
Orphaned Portsmouth siblings face homelessness after mum, sister and dad die within weeks
Mason, 20, and Bailey, 18, from Portsmouth are facing homelessness after losing their mother Michelle Devine and sister Theia in a car crash on the A3, and their father Ted Papworth died weeks later

Wed, 6 May 2026 08:10:49 +0000
Mum killed in grenade explosion saved child's life with one heroic instruction
Joanne Shaw, 35, tragically died after her ex-partner detonated a grenade on her parents' doorstep in Frenchay, Bristol, in the early hours of Sunday morning — a young child miraculously survived after Joanne sent them outside to play on the trampo...

Wed, 6 May 2026 08:04:15 +0000
Martin Lewis issues urgent travel update to Jet2, TUI and Ryanair holidaymakers
The personal finance expert warned that failing to take out travel insurance immediately after booking a holiday with airlines including Jet2, TUI and Ryanair could leave customers with nothing if their plans go awry

Wed, 6 May 2026 07:55:55 +0000
Four teens held over Tynemouth Longsands bank holiday weekend anti-social behaviour
A 14-year-old was held on suspicion of assaulting a police officer

Wed, 6 May 2026 07:52:07 +0000
Asthma sufferers who use blue inhalers issued 'call your GP' alert amid use warning
Asthma patients are being encouraged to contact their GP practice to review their treatment

Wed, 6 May 2026 06:55:21 +0000
Family's organ donation plea as tot, 21 months, waits at Freeman Hospital for new heart
Little Poppy Lambert is just 21 months old - but she desperately needs a donor heart.

Wed, 6 May 2026 01:26:00 +0000
£18,000 personal tax allowance update as Treasury issues response
The Treasury has issued a formal response to a petition calling for the UK personal tax allowance to be raised to £18,000 as the frozen £12,570 threshold hits millions of workers

Wed, 6 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000
Police issue update after woman taken to hospital following incident in Walker
Emergency services attended the scene at the junction of Scrogg Road and The Fossway with a 50-year-old man being arrested

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:30:00 +0000
Hopes for thousands of jobs in Northumberland as major industrial development plans approved
The applicant claimed it could bring millions of inward investment into the Cramlington area on land stood vacant for 20 years

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000
Northumberland car sales manager got customers to pay £33,000 into his own bank account
Ryan Knox sold a number of vehicles while working for Richard Hardie but pocketed the cash himself

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000
Gateshead Flyover demolition update as gap emerges where contractors have broken through
Contractors tearing down the A167 Gateshead flyover celebrated breaking through the full width of the concrete structure for the first time last Friday

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000
Newcastle charity left 'devastated' after over £4,000-worth of tools stolen by thieves
Pathways 4 All, based at the Tim Lamb Centre in the Rising Sun Country Park in Benton, has been targeted by thieves

Tue, 5 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000
Newcastle thug on 'cocaine bender' attacked his own mum saying 'you made me like this'
Jeff Stewart, 39, had been on a 'four-day cocaine bender' when he violently assaulted his mother over the Christmas holidays

Tue, 5 May 2026 21:51:26 +0000
Drunk yob attacks Hull car wash worker saying he's 'fed up of foreigners coming here'
The attack was unprovoked

Tue, 5 May 2026 20:59:16 +0000
Jill Halfpenny's son 'so happy' as he makes Channel 5 acting debut in Number One Fan
Number One Fan marks the Channel 5 debut for Jill Halfpenny's son Harvey Rhys Conway, who trained at SA Performing Arts Centre in Newcastle

Tue, 5 May 2026 20:55:50 +0000
Tyne and Wear Metro service suspension due to police incident at Longbenton
The yellow line has been suspended on Tuesday evening following a police incident

Tue, 5 May 2026 19:20:53 +0000
Winning EuroMillions and Thunderball numbers for Tuesday's £42m jackpot
All of the important details about the Euromillions and Thunderball draws

Tue, 5 May 2026 19:17:33 +0000
North Shields families' 'living nightmare' with swarm of rats invading their homes
Council house tenants are being terrorised by the rodents with them scurrying through their walls, cupboards, attics and kitchens

Tue, 5 May 2026 18:47:40 +0000
Abandoned newborn foal given 'limited chance of survival' to celebrate first birthday
Biggles has been nursed back to health after he was discovered with his umbilical cord still attached

Tue, 5 May 2026 18:43:25 +0000
Car reverses into Throckley home causing severe damage - what we know so far
Police officers descended on the Newcastle street today after a car reversed into the property on Monday night

Tue, 5 May 2026 18:38:52 +0000
Mum's 'heart smashed' after son, 16, illegally served alcohol before fatal crash
Hector Eccles crashed on his Polaris farm bike after drinking at Roggerham Gate Inn

Tue, 5 May 2026 18:27:59 +0000
Everything we know as car smashes into Gateshead house with police investigating
A car smashed into a property on Beacon Lough estate causing severe structural damage with those responsible fleeing the scene

Tue, 5 May 2026 18:25:32 +0000
'Everybody has had enough' – Walker voters have their say ahead of crunch Newcastle election
Voters in one of Newcastle's most deprived communities have urged whoever wins at this week's local elections to take action to deal with anti-social behaviour problems

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