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More frequent Metro service from December as trains to arrive every 10 minutes under timetable boost
Metro passengers can expect to see a minumum of six trains an hour in each direction coming through their local station from this winter, under an increased timetable
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Woman, 45, caught flu in Turkey and was given 'weeks to live with rare condition'
Clare says her health problems began after falling ill during a summer 2023 holiday to Marmaris
Wowcher 'extremely sorry' over ‘croc can catch a kid’ joke after child attacked at zoo
The boy is in a critical but stable condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge
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Grieving Gateshead gran loses over half her body weight after partner's death left life 'almost unbearable'
Leandra Reay said she felt "completely desperate and lonely" and "even further away" from her partner when her engagement ring no longer fit
Dippers gather at Cullercoats to urge men to 'speak up' in 'life-changing' North Sea dips
A group of men gathered at Cullercoats Pier early Saturday morning to encourage others to speak up and aim to make an annual event
Tyneside dad 'over the moon' as first child arrives on Father's Day
Hallie Rea Hamilton was born at the Royal Victoria Infirmary on Sunday morning and dad Jamie said he always thought she'd come on Father's Day
Tributes paid to 'darling son' as flowers left in Shields Road amid Byker murder investigation
Floral tributes have been left outside The Raby on Shields Road in Byker following the suspected assault
Krispy Kreme doughnuts recalled as 'do not eat' warning issued
Krispy Kreme's Pitch Perfect Doughnuts and Match Day Dozen doughnuts are being recalled due to an allergy risk
Funeral notices in the Chronicle this week including tributes to a cherished grandma
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
North East man wounded girlfriend by throwing screwdriver at her during Valentine's Day row
Kieran Rooney, 31, caused a wound to the woman's leg after throwing the tool in her direction on February 14 this year
Trump claims Starmer 'will resign as PM' after 'failing badly' at two things in parting shot
Donald Trump has claimed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will resign, saying he has "failed badly" on two things
Every update as A69 reopens three hours after motorbike crash near Haltwhistle
There were major delays for drivers due to the A69 being closed in both directions for hours following a collision near Haltwhistle
A69 crash involving car and motorbike in Northumberland sees one person hospitalised
The A69 was closed in both directions for roughly three hours at Haltwhistle following the two-vehicle collision
Major update in Byker murder investigation after man, 25, stabbed on Shields Road
Two teenage boys and a man have been charged after the fatal stabbing of 25-year-old Gino Robb in Byker
'Rise in deaths' warning as five-day heatwave to see North East hotter than Lanzarote
Scorching temperatures are set to hit the North East in the coming days with a 108-hour heat health alert being issued
Newcastle centre helping to reduce barriers for homeless people with pets across the UK
'Many of the people I support at Tyne talk about their pets being the reason they get up in the morning'
Northumberland MP warns blood scandal compensation 'still falls short'
Ian Lavery MP has raised a series of infected blood compensation issues with ministers
UK drivers could 'save £20 every 200 miles' with major change being considered
New study shows more motorists are considering making a major switch
Bank account users could get £220 in 'rare top offer' - but there's a catch
The HSBC offer has been dubbed the ‘biggest’ in recent memory
North East wildlife charity calls for end to sales of 'cruel and barbaric' glue traps
Pawz for Thought says that traps marketed at insects are being used to catch rodents, despite the use of glue traps on vertebrates being outlawed in 2024