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• North East bus chief admits underestimating driver shortage that has caused major cancellations

  13-01-2023 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An Arriva boss says the company thought that cancellations and delays caused by a lack of drivers over recent months 'would be a short term problem'
  
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• Fireworks seized in Byker Wall after reports they were being sold to children from a van

  30-10-2024 19:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Authorities received reports of a van, driving around the Walker area, selling fireworks to children
  
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• Budget 2024: Infected blood scandal campaigner reacts to £11.8bn compensation

  30-10-2024 19:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed in her first Budget on Wednesday that £11.8 billion worth of funding was being set aside for victims of the contaminated blood scandal
  
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• Ben Stokes' County Durham home burgled by masked gang as wife and two children were inside

  30-10-2024 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  England cricket captain Ben Stokes's home was burgled by a masked gang while his wife and two young children were inside - the all-rounder has issued an appeal for help
  
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• Budget 2024: North East mayor hails 'biggest transfer of powers' in a generation

  30-10-2024 18:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East will be given far greater freedom over how it spends its money from 2026, while the region's mayor also claimed on Wednesday that cash for the Crown Works film studios had been 'saved'
  
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• Labour accused of 'contempt' for North East after A1 dualling scrapped – after £67m already spent

  30-10-2024 17:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A scrapping of the long-debated scheme to upgrade 13 miles of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham was confirmed in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget on Wednesday
  
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• Remembering Dunston between 1973 and 1993 in 10 archive photographs

  30-10-2024 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From the ‘Dunston Rocket’ in 1973, to Brian Johnson in 1986, to Paul Gascoigne in 1990 - 10 photos recalling Dunston
  
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• 10 major Budget announcements that will affect every household with changes to taxes, wages and benefits

  30-10-2024 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor has also confirmed investment in the NHS, schools, housing and public transport - here's what it all means for you
  
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• St James' Park, home of Newcastle United, and the now-vanished view from 1968

  30-10-2024 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five and a half decades on, no trace of this former incarnation of the famous ground remains
  
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• Then and Now: Marks & Spencer on Northumberland Street, Newcastle, in 1970 - and the view in 2024

  30-10-2024 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The store has been a Newcastle retail staple since it first opened its doors to shoppers in 1932
  
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• Budget 24: The key points you need to know from Autumn Statement at a glance

  30-10-2024 16:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The key points you need to understand from today's far-reaching Budget - including National Insurance contribution changes and inheritance tax changes
  
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• First case of deadly mpox strain detected in UK with symptoms to look out for

  30-10-2024 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the risk to the UK population from the Clade Ib mpox strain "remains low"
  
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• I'm A Celebrity set to sign up ex Newcastle United star as ITV odds slashed

  30-10-2024 16:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The I'm A Celebrity 2024 line-up rumours are now linking an ex Newcastle and England star to the ITV show
  
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• Budget 2024: A1 dualling in Northumberland scrapped as Labour brands plan 'unaffordable'

  30-10-2024 15:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The long-debated plan to dual a section of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham have been axed by the Labour Government, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget describing it as 'unaffordable'
  
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• Have your say! Does the 2024 Budget give a boost to working people?

  30-10-2024 15:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour's first Budget in 15 years has finally been set out - and we want to know what you think
  
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• Budget confirms major minimum wage change as young workers to get record boost

  30-10-2024 15:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor announced that full-time workers aged 18 to 20 will see their pay rise by £2,500 as the Government moves towards a 'single adult rate'
  
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• Major stamp duty change announced in Budget - and it starts this week

  30-10-2024 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that stamp duty rates will rise for those buying a second home in England and Northern Ireland from tomorrow, October 31
  
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• Budget 2024: Chancellor confirms fuel duty freeze to continue in 'sigh of relief' for drivers

  30-10-2024 15:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Budget announcement came as a surprise to motorists following speculation that fuel duty would rise by as much as 7p per litre
  
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• DWP to get direct access to bank accounts to tackle fraud - with £4.5bn to be clawed back

  30-10-2024 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that the DWP will be given extra powers to crack down on benefit fraud, with £4.5billion expected to be clawed back from criminals
  
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• Huge pension change announced in Budget that will directly impact families

  30-10-2024 15:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The change was announced by the Chancellor in his Budget today, and will see pension savings included as part of the "estate" of someone who has died from April 2027
  
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• Price of wine and spirits to rise but pub pints to get cheaper after Budget 2024 announcement

  30-10-2024 14:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor will be increasing rates on non-draught drinks in line with inflation from February 2025. While Draught duty on alcoholic drinks will be cut by 1.7% which the Chancellor says will see "a penny off a pint in the pub"
  
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• Major tax update that affects millions of workers confirmed in Budget

  30-10-2024 14:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The current freeze on tax thresholds - the point at which you start to pay tax - is due to last until April 2028. It had been widely reported that the Chancellor could increase this by a further two years, until April 2030 - but she confirmed in her Budget today that she has decided against this
  
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• Children should be given stickers instead of sweets at Halloween, say experts

  30-10-2024 14:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Royal College of Surgeons of England has offered tips to help children avoid tooth decay as youngsters prepare to collect a bounty of sweets for Halloween
  
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• Celebrity Traitors line-up latest as top BBC presenter and Olympic hero linked to show

  30-10-2024 14:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Celebrity Traitors is set to air on BBC One next year and a host of stars have now been tipped to be on the line-up
  
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• BBC Celebrity Traitors line-up latest as TV host, Friends icon and Olympic hero linked to show

  30-10-2024 14:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Celebrity Traitors is set to air on BBC One next year and a host of stars have now been tipped to be on the line-up
  
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• New Newcastle black cab rules to be imposed this week

  30-10-2024 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The deadline, which is this Friday, requires black cab drivers to have a white bonnet, amongst other new rules, to make them more identifiable to the public
  
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• Dozens more foods pulled from shelves over allergy risk including Iceland ready meals

  30-10-2024 14:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Food Standards Agency is continuing its investigation into products containing mustard that may have been contaminated with peanuts, with hundreds of products affected
  
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• University of Sunderland makes the cut in Craig Conway's horror film debut

  30-10-2024 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Red, a horror-thriller reimagining Little Red Riding Hood, was partly show at the University of Sunderland
  
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• Northumberland village's only pub to close for huge £330,000 refurbishment

  30-10-2024 13:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The popular pub was reopened in February after being boarded up for four years and is now set for huge investment
  
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• Experts urge bus passengers to make five money-saving checks as new fare cap announced

  30-10-2024 13:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From weekly bus passes to discounts for students and pensioners, you may be able to cut down the cost of your bus trips when the new £3 single fare comes into force
  
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