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Law change for drivers at 70 update as relatives 'notice dents and scratches'

New response from Department for Transport after being asked over 'recent eyesight tests' and 'transparency'

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'Outrageous' new speed camera catches 6,000 drivers in first eight weeks

That is 750 tickets a week - or more than 107 every day

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Neglected Tyneside dogs undergo transformation after being left to starve for months

When an RSPCA Inspector and police visited Liam Redden and Daisy Dunn they claimed there was nothing wrong with their pets

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North Shields robber with 'distinctively large head' slashed at worker during laundry pod heist

Billy Harvey, of North Shields, has been jailed for targeting washing up and laundry pods and coffee during two shop robberies on the same day

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Full list of North East schools with solar panel funding in new government project

Schools in County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle and Northumberland are among the 250 in the UK to benefit from this scheme

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Mindless banned Newcastle driver clocked 140mph during police chase on A189, A19 and A1

Ian Boyd flouted red lights and went the wrong way around roundabouts before being brought to a stop when his back tyres were 'spinning and smoking'

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Northumberland council leader urges Government to reform special education as demand outstrips funding

Demand has hugely outstripped funding in recent years

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Northumberland veteran's support dog 'could save his life' amid risk of further strokes

Stephen Baker's life has changed thanks to the support from his dog Bailey

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Mum warns 'listen to your body' after shock cancer diagnosis

Michelle, from Belfast, is now on the road to recovery following her shock diagnosis.

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Gateshead woman duped police who spoke to her as she burgled neighbour and left her to it

Kaylee McIntyre, of Gateshead, was in the process of raiding her neighbour's home when police spoke to her but they were unaware of the burglary she was in the process of carrying out

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Alex Scott's secret signals to Jess Glynne on ITV's I'm A Celebrity caught by eagle-eyed viewers

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! fans are convinced that Alex Scott has a secret signal for her girlfriend Jess Glynne - and it happens every night on the ITV show

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'I died for two minutes before going on stage until three heroes saved me'

Comedian Simon Cain suffered a cardiac arrest just before he was due to perform on stage.

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Northumberland decision on Hexham Fire Station 'called in' amid Antony Gormley interest

The issue will now go before a cross-party group of councillors next month

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Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, November 20

We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's Set For Life draw on Thursday, November 20

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Parents of North East toddler diagnosed with ultra rare genetic syndrome searching for others in same position

Jane Duke and her husband Liam have been told that their daughter Poppy, 18 months, has 16P13.11 duplication syndrome

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Tyneside thug attacked neighbours then racially abused policeman he wrongly thought wasn't white

David Corkin, of Jarrow, assaulted two neighbours when light-hearted jibes turned nasty then spouted vile racist abuse at a police officer

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Violent robber from North Shields with ‘distinctively large head’ jailed for knife-wielding theft spree

A violent robber with a ‘distinctively large head’ has been jailed for six-and-a-half years after a knife-wielding theft spree.

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Statue unveiled honouring incredible woman who escaped slavery in US and found freedom on Tyneside

Mary Ann Macham, who escaped a plantation in Virginia and found sanctuary on Tyneside, has been honoured with a sculpture overlooking the North Shields Fish Quay

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North East woman who starved dog to death handed five year animal ban

A post-mortem showed the dog suffered poor body condition and 'significant muscle loss'

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38 wintry weather photos as snow covers North East for a second day

ChronicleLive photographer Simon Greener has been out and about in Newcastle and North Tyneside