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North East man with 'sexual obsession' jailed after telling woman she looked 'mint'
Luke Boyce breached a sexual harm prevention order by contacting a woman and telling her she looked 'mint' on social media
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Iran war could result in UK petrol prices soaring as motorists issued warning
Iran sits on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, which carries around a fifth of the world's oil supply
Dubai hotels told to support stranded holidaymakers and not evict them amid Middle East tensions
Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism sent an email directive to hotel operators
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Police searching for missing teenage boy last seen in North Shields wearing hat with light
Officers are appealing for the public’s help to locate the 17-year-old, who they have named only has Alfie
GP shares four simple home changes that could help reduce cancer risk
Doctor Asiya Maula has shared several practical changes she makes in her own home
Mother does not want to return to 'horrible' Newcastle home after flood which forced her to evacuate
Penelope Tams had to move out of the Elswick property after a pipe burst and flooded it
Drug dealer back to his old ways after being caught with 1,000 MDMA lollies following prison release
Scott Ridley had been released from prison on licence when he was caught with MDMA, heroin and cannabis
Inside the four-bedroom detached show home in the heart of a North East town
Gleeson Homes' has now opened a brand-new 'Blessington' show home at its Rivers Walk development in Stanley
All the road closures and roadworks across the North East this week
Here is a full list of the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Monday, March 2
Drunk trainee soldier randomly punched bouncer in face in Newcastle's Bigg Market
Robbie King had been evicted from Stein Bier Keller before he lashed out at an unrelated security guard at nearby City Vaults
Newcastle United fans gallery as Magpies play Everton at St. James' Park
Can you spot yourself or anyone you know in the crowd?
Four empty bottles of vodka and two lager cans found in car of Northumberland drink-driver
Daniel Banks was found swigging alcohol from a plastic bottle at the side of the road after he'd ploughed through a fence and into a field
'An incredibly proud moment' Three nail artists represent the North East at London Fashion Week
Nicole Gutierrez Lock, Lucy Walton and Eve Howarth assisted in some of country's most iconic fashion shows
Whitley Bay mum's book after stillbirth heartbreak 'will bring comfort to others'
Nicki Wood wants to remind us all about how much comfort the familiar can bring in dark times.
Newcastle man videos 'explosions in sky' as airstrikes intercepted in Qatar
The football coach said "frequent" bangs caused the windows and doors of his Qatar apartment to start "shaking and rattling"
Hundreds of thousands of British people trapped in Middle East as evacuations planned
More than 76,000 British people have registered their presence in the Middle East
Death notices and funeral announcements in The Newcastle Chronicle this week
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
Man accused of seriously injuring customer in one-punch attack at Newcastle takeaway
Andrew McCoy allegedly left the man unconscious by hitting him to the head
Woman repaid pensioner's kindness by stealing from under her nose
Alexis Ali burgled the pensioner's home after being given cash and assistance by her
Woman dies in A19 collision following police pursuit - one man arrested
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving