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• Shameless star 'unrecognisable' as Vera killer in ITV stand-off with Brenda Blethyn

  02-01-2025 23:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A former Shameless star made a return to TV to appear as a killer in Vera's finale on ITV on Thursday night
  
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• Person taken to Darlington hospital after crash on the A1 (M) at Bowburn

  02-01-2025 23:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Person taken to hospital after crash on the A1 (M) at Bowburn
  
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• Metro team 'working through the night' to fix Haymarket issue, but 'additional issue' hits Gateshead

  02-01-2025 23:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Metro boss Cathy Massarella has warned commuters that service will not be able to run between Heworth and Gateshead Stadium first thing on Friday January 3.
  
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• Vera's David Leon handed unexpected 'promotion' in ITV drama as fans hope for spin-off

  02-01-2025 23:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vera's David Leon appeared in one of the last scenes in the hit ITV drama's finale on Thursday night
  
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• Vera's Brenda Blethyn makes 'emotional' ITV exit as viewers close to tears at final scene

  02-01-2025 23:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vera's Brenda Blethyn was the person to appear in the last ever scene of the ITV drama as it ended on Thursday night
  
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• How did Vera end on ITV? Two deaths, flashbacks, 'secret' letter and major spin-off clue

  02-01-2025 23:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hit ITV drama Vera came to an end on Thursday night as Brenda Blethyn bowed out in series 14 finale The Dark Wives
  
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• ITV reveals young Vera as Brenda Blethyn waves goodbye to popular character

  02-01-2025 23:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ITV's Vera aired it's final ever episode tonight (Thursday, January 2) and viewers who tuned in got a glimpse into the characters early life
  
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• Full list of DWP benefits increasing by 1.7% this April, from Universal Credit to PIP

  02-01-2025 22:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The majority of welfare payments are uprated every year by the previous September level of inflation, which was confirmed to be 1.7%
  
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• Co-op announces huge expansion with 75 new stores this year including in North East

  02-01-2025 22:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The expansion will see 75 new stores open across the UK in 2025, with the first new stores to open in Newcastle Upon Tyne
  
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• ITV Vera emotional fans all say same thing just minutes into final ever episode

  02-01-2025 21:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ITV Vera viewers were left in tears as the drama has come to an end and actress Brenda Blethyn is saying goodbye to her iconic character as DC Vera
  
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• Consett pensioner with kidney disease gets smart tablet in pilot scheme that will 'help him live longer'

  02-01-2025 21:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NHS patient Arthur Carter is part of a scheme that could help him live longer.
  
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• Casualty legend in Vera's ITV finale alongside 'unrecognisable' EastEnders star

  02-01-2025 21:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A very well known Casualty actor had a role in Vera's ITV finale on Thursday night alongside an ex EastEnders star
  
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• Vera brings ITV finale drama to Northumberland as village renamed and pub taken over

  02-01-2025 21:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Vera finale put a Northumberland village in the ITV spotlight on Thursday night as the hit drama came to an end
  
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• The Osmonds star Wayne Osmond dies aged 73 as family heartbreaking tribute

  02-01-2025 21:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Osmonds star Wayne Osmond has died at the age of 73, with the singer's family confirming he passed away on New Year's Day after a long battle with ill health
  
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• Vera ITV flashback 'confuses' viewers seconds into finale as character seen for first time

  02-01-2025 21:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Vera finale on ITV began with a flashback which saw the character of DCI Stanhope's dad appear on screen for the first time
  
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• Woman banned from keeping animals after leaving dog's tumour untreated - The Northern Echo

  02-01-2025 21:00 via news.google.com
  Woman banned from keeping animals after leaving dog's tumour untreated  The Northern Echo
  
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• Popular North East ice cream parlour issues recall as 'do not eat' warning issued

  02-01-2025 20:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Minchella & Co is one of the North East's favourite places for ice cream, but anyone who has bought a take-away tub of certain flavours recently is now asked to return them after an production issue.
  
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• Popular North East ice cream parlour issues recall as 'do not eat' warning given

  02-01-2025 20:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Minchella & Co is one of the North East's favourite places for ice cream, but anyone who has bought a take-away tub of certain flavours recently is now asked to return them after an production issue.
  
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• BBC TV licence rules explained in full and who can avoid £174 fee

  02-01-2025 20:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The TV licence fee is going up again in April, but not everyone needs to pay it - here's everything you need to know about when you need a TV licence and when you don't
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, January 2

  02-01-2025 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's Set For Life draw on Thursday, January 2
  
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• Cold weather and snow forecast triggers amber health alert with warning of deaths

  02-01-2025 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a week long amber Cold-Health Alert for all regions of England until midday on January 8 as plunging temperatures bring snow and ice
  
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• Train operator Lumo partners with Newcastle-based brewery to launch low-alcohol beer onboard its services

  02-01-2025 19:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lumo has partnered with Donzoko Brewing Company to launch the Big Nothing 0.5%
  
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• A189 flooding damages traffic lights as public warned not to use pedestrian crossings

  02-01-2025 19:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The flooding caused by a burst water main in the Killingworth area damaged the electrics in traffic lights at the roundabout affected.
  
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• Several red squirrels found dead in Northumberland as case of squirrel pox confirmed

  02-01-2025 19:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Squirrel pox cannot affect humans or livestock, but it is fatal to red squirrels
  
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• County Durham mum's transformation after dress burst open prompting weight loss bid - Yahoo News UK

  02-01-2025 19:00 via news.google.com
  County Durham mum's transformation after dress burst open prompting weight loss bid  Yahoo News UK
  
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• 37 County Durham fly-tippers named, shamed and fined in court in 2024 - The Northern Echo

  02-01-2025 19:00 via news.google.com
  37 County Durham fly-tippers named, shamed and fined in court in 2024  The Northern Echo
  
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• Tyne Bridge restoration 2025 plans in second year of North East icon's refurbishment

  02-01-2025 18:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Repair works on the Tyne Bridge are about to move across to the Newcastle side of the river, as engineers bid to stay on track to complete the restoration by 2028
  
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• Whitley Bay pub suffers bad start to 2025 after car crashes into it on New Year's Day

  02-01-2025 18:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A car crashed into a wall and fence of the Quarry Inn on Marden Road South in Whitley Bay on January 1
  
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• Tributes pour in and almost £10,000 raised following tragic death of popular Sunderland café owner

  02-01-2025 17:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ariel Niesporek and his wife Patrycja ran the Paticake Patisserie on Tunstall Road, in the city centre.
  
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• 'Assault' at Newcastle pub saw man in his 60s 'suffer black eye and concussion'

  02-01-2025 17:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man in his 60s was punched "several times" in the Westgate Road premises of the Be At One bar chain
  
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• Two taken to hospital after crash between car and HGV on A695

  02-01-2025 17:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two people have been taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, the North East Ambulance Service confirmed
  
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• First snow of the year in the North East falls in Northumberland

  02-01-2025 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We are only two days into the new year and the North East has already had its first snowfall, as Allenheads in Northumberland was covered in a blanket of snow.
  
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• Tributes paid to former Newcastle Airport CEO David Laws who passed away on New Year's Day

  02-01-2025 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Laws is credited with bringing the Emirates' direct Dubai flight to the North East in his 37 years at Newcastle Airport
  
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• Newcastle Council team tackling back lane fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour set to be saved

  02-01-2025 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council's Empowering People in Communities (EPiC) project was at risk of running out of money this year, but now looks set to continue into at least 2026
  
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• Number of children needing treatment for severe mental health issues rises

  02-01-2025 17:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NHS data shows a 10% rise in emergency, very urgent and urgent referrals for under-18s, to 34,793 between April and October 2024, up from 31,749 in the same period the previous year
  
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• Lloyds Bank warning as rogue retailers flood January sales with fake discounts

  02-01-2025 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rogue retailers deceive shoppers into making purchases by creating fake websites, made to look like popular high-street brands
  
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• 'Hugely significant' birth of IVF calf could make dairy industry greener

  02-01-2025 17:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The calf, named Hilda, is part the Dumfries-based Langhill Herd, which has been a source of data for the UK dairy industry for more than half a century
  
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• Failing to ban new hybrid cars without plug would be 'catastrophic misstep'

  02-01-2025 17:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government is being warned that failing to ban the sale of new hybrid cars without a plug from 2030 would be 'a catastrophic misstep'
  
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• Flooding sees A189 junction closed for up to 24 hours after water main bursts in Killingworth

  02-01-2025 16:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbrian Water and Northumbria Police have been working to carry out repairs and minimise disruption
  
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• First-time buyers with mortgages bounced back in 2024 after decade low, says lender

  02-01-2025 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Building Society estimated that across the UK there were 330,000 first-time buyer mortgage transactions during 2024, which would be a 13.8% increase compared with the previous year
  
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• People-smuggling suspects face social media ban, travel blocks and phone bans under new laws

  02-01-2025 16:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Home Office said court orders to restrict the activity of those under investigation for organised immigration crime will be strengthened as part of draft legislation to be introduced
  
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• 13,000 high street stores closed in 2024 - 'worse to come' in 2025, experts warn

  02-01-2025 16:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New figures compiled by the Centre for Retail Research showed that UK retail store closures jumped by more than a quarter on the previous year
  
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• Cancer diagnosis at early stage in England reaches highest level, NHS analysis shows

  02-01-2025 16:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest NHS data shows nearly three in five patients are being diagnosed at stages one or two, when the cancer is easier to treat, following a major drive over the last two years
  
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• North East snow map shows exact time wintry blast set to hit the region

  02-01-2025 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a 36-hour warning for heavy snow, freezing rain and ice in the region on the first weekend of 2025
  
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• Home schooling on the rise in North Tyneside since 2017

  02-01-2025 16:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Home schooling has risen in North Tyneside consistently since 2017 with complex cases stretching council resources.
  
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• Northern rail services could be taken over by mayors amid anger over train cancellations

  02-01-2025 16:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East mayor Kim McGuinness says that she and her regional counterparts will explore taking control of the nationalised Northern rail franchise, under new devolution proposals
  
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• New 2025 bin rules explained as Government lays out plans for four bins per household

  02-01-2025 16:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour have vowed to 'make recycling easier' for homes and businesses in England with changes to waste collection coming into force from this year
  
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• Where are Vera ITV cast now? Sad death, shock return, new role with famous wife and Barbie movie

  02-01-2025 15:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vera will come to an end on ITV in 2005 having seen plenty of cast members come and go over the years
  
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• Two police officers assaulted in County Durham town on New Year's Day - Yahoo News UK

  02-01-2025 15:56 via news.google.com
  Two police officers assaulted in County Durham town on New Year's Day  Yahoo News UK
  
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• A1(M) blocked in County Durham and one person taken to hospital after serious crash - Chronicle Live

  02-01-2025 15:51 via news.google.com
  A1(M) blocked in County Durham and one person taken to hospital after serious crash  Chronicle Live
  
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