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• Metros back on New Year's Eve after prop installed under Gateshead flyover - council and Nexus statements

  30-12-2024 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A reduced but complete Metro service will start up again on New Year's Eve following the stabilisation of the Gateshead Flyover. Talks, however, will continue into 2025 about the funding for the road's ultimate demolition
  
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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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• Newcastle United have 'next Jack Grealish' on Eddie Howe's wishlist as Man City starlet targeted

  02-01-2025 21:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Latest Newcastle United transfer news and rumours including updates on Tyler Dibling and James McAtee
  
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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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• Sky Sports set to screen Newcastle and Liverpool games for free in major development

  02-01-2025 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United will face Arsenal both home and away in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup
  
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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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• Ex-Newcastle United star set for nervy return as 15-game record sums up Spurs struggles

  02-01-2025 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle must be confident of a win
  
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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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• Former Newcastle United board member whose 'just watch' claim came true joins another PIF club

  02-01-2025 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United previously appointed him as a director
  
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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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• World Darts Championship LIVE - Chris Dobey vs Michael van Gerwen plus Littler vs Bunting

  02-01-2025 17:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  World Darts Championships live coverage as Chris Dobey takes on Michael van Gerwen before Luke Littler vs Stephen Bunting
  
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• Louie Barry drops major Sunderland transfer hint amid January transfer links

  02-01-2025 17:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland have been linked with a move for Aston Villa forward Louie Barry
  
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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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• Pundit blown away by Eliezer Mayenda as Sunderland make promotion statement

  02-01-2025 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland remain unbeaten at the Stadium of Light
  
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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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• The big January transfer window conundrum facing Sunderland chief Regis Le Bris

  02-01-2025 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It will be interesting to see what business Sunderland do this month
  
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