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• DWP State Pension claimants could get 10 freebies or perks on top of regular payment - full list

  31-03-2025 09:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you claim State Pension, you may be eligible for other schemes that could save you money, however you have to meet certain criteria
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, April 3

  03-04-2025 19:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's Set For Life draw on Thursday, April 3
  
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• Deer stuck in iron gate 'squealed like a baby' as neighbours and firefighters battled to save it

  03-04-2025 19:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Residents found the deer lodged between the bars of a wrought iron gate and 'squealing like a baby'
  
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• Government 'keen to support' Newcastle United stadium plans, says Culture minister

  03-04-2025 19:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lisa Nandy has said Labour would be willing to back a stadium development in Newcastle in the same way it is supporting Manchester United's £2 billion plans for Old Trafford
  
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• Full list of candidates standing for Northumberland County Council local elections

  03-04-2025 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Voters will be electing 69 councillors on May 1
  
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• Labour minister makes promise to North East as Tyne Bridge restoration funding worries continue

  03-04-2025 18:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Transport secretary Heidi Alexander promised the North East a 'fair' share of Government money and said that the Tyne Bridge's missing £6.2 million is being 'carefully' considered
  
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• Gateshead Council staff request nap breaks and desk fans to tackle menopause symptoms

  03-04-2025 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council's Women and Girls committee is set to discuss the finding of a survey issued to staff asking for feedback on its menopause policies
  
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• Gateshead GPs are nearly 50% booked up with same day appointments as NHS tries to make changes

  03-04-2025 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The rollout of a new system, guiding patients to alternative services, is hoped to alleviate dependence on same day GP appointments
  
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• Mum's anger that Benwell drugs lab caused blast that killed her seven-year-old son Archie York

  03-04-2025 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reece Galbraith has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and cannabis charges over fatal explosion in Benwell
  
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• AD FEATURE: Car finance mis-selling scandal claims - how to find out if you're owed £1,000s

  03-04-2025 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The car finance mis-selling scandal may have affected millions of UK motorists - with the UK Supreme Court due to rule later in 2025 on how much lenders need to pay back
  
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• Man arrested for Seaham stabbing after police called to disturbance in shop

  03-04-2025 16:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were responding to reports of theft from a store on West Coronation Street, Seaham, when they found another man with injuries
  
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• DWP Universal Credit claimants can get £1,200 cash boost through saving scheme - how it works

  03-04-2025 16:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  For every £1 you put in the savings account, the Government will boost it by 50p - here are all the rules and who can sign up for it
  
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• Police search for man with North Tyneside links over alleged assault

  03-04-2025 15:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police officers are appealing for help finding Kevin Chapman.
  
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• Benwell explosion which killed seven-year-old caused by build up of butane used to create 'cannabis shatter'

  03-04-2025 15:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The property used by Reece Galbraith and Jason Laws was being used to create a "highly concentrated" cannabis extract
  
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• School in lockdown after teacher attacked with police called to scene and children in tears

  03-04-2025 14:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two teenagers have been arrested after an incident at Manor Community Academy in Hartlepool
  
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• Menace who targeted taxi drivers jailed and banned from entering two areas of Newcastle

  03-04-2025 14:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tony Hall repeatedly carried out attacks on taxis and other vehicles in Heaton, Jesmond, Fenham and the West End of Newcastle
  
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• How to see King Charles and Queen Camilla during Durham visit and everything you need to know

  03-04-2025 14:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  King Charles and Queen Camila will be attending the first Royal Maundy Service at Durham Cathedral in almost 60 years
  
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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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• Man admits manslaughter after 'drugs lab' explosion kills seven-year-old Archie York

  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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• 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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• Gateshead crash LIVE: Road reopens after A692 collision between HGV and car

  03-04-2025 09:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A692 was closed for over 11 hours after a crash between a HGV and a car
  
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