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• Coin experts update list of rare 'most sought-after' 50ps to find in your change

  31-03-2025 16:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From the iconic Kew Gardens 50p to a sought-after series marking the London 2012 Olympics, here are the designs you should be looking out for
  
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• Eight new arrests after cars 'rammed into each other' near Newcastle bar before crash on Redheugh Bridge

  03-04-2025 13:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have now questioned nine people in connection with incident outside Switch on Scotswood Road
  
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• North East business leaders call for 'cool heads' to protect £2bn trade with US

  03-04-2025 13:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chamber leader made the call after President Trump imposed a 10% tariff on British goods entering the US
  
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• Police statement in full after Gateshead crash between car and HGV

  03-04-2025 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The collision occurred shortly after 2am on Thursday morning on the A692 in Gateshead
  
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• Benwell cannabis farmer admits killing seven-year-old Archie York in explosion

  03-04-2025 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reece Galbraith, of Gateshead, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Archie York and Jason Laws and also admitted producing cannabis and being concerned in supplying it
  
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• What we know so far as three taken to hospital following crash between car and HGV in Gateshead

  03-04-2025 11:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A692 has been closed since the early hours of Thursday morning due to a crash between a HGV and a car between Sunniside and Lobley Hill
  
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• Full list of new DWP PIP payment rates as benefit rise comes in from April 7 - how much you'll get

  03-04-2025 10:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Millions of people on disability benefits such as PIP and Attendance Allowance will see their payments increase by 1.7% from Monday
  
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• Teenage boy sexually assaulted on Metro as police launch hunt for man removed from train

  03-04-2025 10:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man was removed from a Metro train at Benton and now police want to speak to him in connection with a sexual assault
  
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• Teenage boy allegedly sexually assaulted on Metro as man removed from train

  03-04-2025 10:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man was removed from a Metro train at Benton after an alleged sexual assault
  
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• Shakespeare Folio stolen from Durham University in 1998 back on display after restoration

  03-04-2025 10:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The book was stolen from Durham University's Cosin Library in 1998 by flamboyant thief Raymond Scott
  
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• Gateshead crash LIVE: Updates as A692 closed between Lobley Hill and Sunniside

  03-04-2025 09:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A692 has been closed since shortly before 3am
  
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• Gateshead crash LIVE: Three taken to hospital after collision between HGV and car

  03-04-2025 09:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A692 has been closed since shortly before 3am
  
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• HMRC urges parents to sign up to save £2,000 per child with tax-free childcare ahead of Easter

  03-04-2025 09:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  According to figures, nearly 18,000 families in the North East saved thousands on their childcare in December 2024 - here's how
  
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• DWP Universal Credit April 2025 change means £1,200 boost for some claimants

  03-04-2025 09:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  HMRC has expanded the Help to Save scheme which gives certain people the chance to get 50p free for every £1 saved
  
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• DWP giving up to £5,740 a year to people with disabilities through lesser-known benefit

  03-04-2025 09:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Attendance Allowance is one of the most underclaimed benefits in the UK, with over a million people thought to be missing out - here are more details
  
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• Car tax price rises launched for vehicles built between these years

  03-04-2025 09:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) updates have launched from April 1 and the price of car tax is rising across the board - but owners of classic cars are set to feel the sting
  
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• The everyday items set to soar in price in UK as Donald Trump launches new tariffs

  03-04-2025 08:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has confirmed a tax on imports to the US from every country in the world set to come into effect immediately as part of his so-called 'Liberation Day' extravaganza - with goods from Britain subject to a new 10% charge
  
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• Government update on free bus passes for over 60s in England

  03-04-2025 08:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has responded to calls for free bus passes to be issued to people over the age of 60 in England, as a campaign continues to gather momentum
  
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• HMRC demands pensioners pay £75 a week for 'money they need to pay back'

  03-04-2025 08:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  State pensioners who claim their payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been left fuming at their treatment at the hands of the taxman
  
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• North East travel LIVE updates: Traffic and public transport latest from the North East

  03-04-2025 07:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Follow live updates here for the latest on Newcastle's roads and updates on public transport across the North East region
  
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• North East travel LIVE updates: A692 closed between Lobley Hill and Sunniside

  03-04-2025 07:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Follow live updates here for the latest on Newcastle's roads and updates on public transport across the North East region
  
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• Rail boost for North East as Grand Central signs deal with Hitachi

  03-04-2025 02:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New battery hybrid trains will be made in County Durham after the rail regulator allowed Grand Central services to be extended until 2038
  
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• Red Arrows to return to the Great North Run in 2025 after year away

  03-04-2025 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Red Arrows will return to the Great North Run in 2025 after year away
  
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• Life-saving charity the Great North Air Ambulance Service needs your help to keep going

  03-04-2025 01:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Great North Air Ambulance Service has had one of its busiest years on record
  
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• Historic pub in Northumberland seaside town with 'iconic' entrance to reopen

  03-04-2025 01:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Edward Frank, 33, is gearing up to open the much-loved Brewers Arms in Berwick
  
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• 'Wicked' North Shields niece fleeced elderly aunt out of £82,000 in devastating betrayal

  03-04-2025 01:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amanda Moderate, of North Shields, abused the trust of her aunt to steal from her and splashed out on herself
  
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• Inside the Tyne Bridge restoration 12 months into the North East icon's repairs

  03-04-2025 01:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tyne Bridge is 12 months into a four-year restoration programme that it is hoped will return the rusted structure to its former glory in time for its 100th anniversary
  
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• Heartbreak as 'vibrant and lovely' beauty firm MD died when private weight loss surgery went wrong

  03-04-2025 01:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nicola Fisher, 54, died in hospital last January, seven months after she had private weight loss surgery
  
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• BBC The Repair Shop reunion leaves viewers 'in tears' after touching restoration

  02-04-2025 23:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Repair Shop took an emotional turn during the latest episode as two guests were reunited with their prized possession
  
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• Donald Trump hits UK with 10% tariffs on British goods and sets blanket 25% rate for foreign cars

  02-04-2025 22:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The US president said his "liberation day" announcement was a "declaration of economic independence"
  
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