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Thug punched partner and shouted 'I will destroy you' inside Newcastle chemist

Andrew Patterson assaulted his girlfriend in front of shocked staff and customers

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Inside a 'magnificent' Jesmond home with Japanese-style garden for sale at £1.79million

The 'unique' contemporary property, which boasts five bedrooms and four bathrooms, is being marketed by Sanderson Young

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Councils' £200m black hole is stark reminder of devolution challenge facing Andy Burnham

The scale of change needed from Andy Burnham's promised "rebalancing of power" from Whitehall to the regions was put into focus by the massive funding gap facing our councils

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New mam wins Miss Newcastle Great Britain 2026 just months after giving birth to baby girl

Rebecca Dobson will now compete in the final of The Miss Great Britain 2026 in October

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Whitley Bay, Cullercoats and Tynemouth: Coastal havens with 'unique charm' and 'high demand'

Few areas on the sea here in the North East are quite as popular with people looking for a new home than this North Tyneside stretch

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Drug dealer found with £19,000 of cannabis stashed in tubs in North East home

Police also found scales, small plastic bags, cash and a debt list when they searched Aaron Swinhoe's address

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Police hunting paedophile who committed offences in North East and poses 'serious risk' to children

Darren Inkpen was jailed and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life in 2021 after admitting three sex attacks

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Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for Saturday's £3.9m lottery jackpot

We have everything you need to know about the Lotto and Thunderball draws for Saturday July 4

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Dunston man 'who everybody loved' to be honoured with event after tragic death at 27

Liam Smith, who was known as 'Blue' to his friends, was described as the Gateshead area's 'only Mackem'

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North East murderer who strangled his wife to death dies behind bars

Norman Heaton was serving a life sentence for killing mum-of-three Jacqueline Heaton in May 2001

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Children caught in rip currents at UK beach as locals demand lifeguards

Several children were rescued from dangerous rip currents at Tywyn beach in Gwynedd, North Wales, after bystanders plunged into the sea to save them

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DPD driver allegedly stole £7k of parcels he was supposed to deliver

Josh Nordon is accused of taking the packages, which were supposed to be delivered to parts of Northumberland

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Gateshead grandad 'withdrew from the outside world' as he 'hated' how he looked

Mark Redshaw said: "I became very depressed and my mental health was so bad I withdrew from the outside world and made excuses to family and friends not to take part in any socialising"

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How thousands lined Newcastle’s streets 120 years ago as a new bridge over the Tyne opened

The King Edward VII Bridge was officially opened by the monarch himself in July 1906

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Government to introduce major uniform change in all schools from September

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act coming into force next term aims to reduce costs for parents and carers

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Newcastle drunk left cousin with gash on head after attacking him with metal bar

David Nicholson was so intoxicated he couldn't remember why he'd struck his relative inside his own home

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Could've done better: ChronicleLive's verdict on the Government's two years in power

The second anniversary of the 2024 General Election comes with huge changes in the local and national political landscape

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New HMRC rule 'would mean fine even if paying on time'

It's being looked at by the Government

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Update on boy injured in zoo crocodile attack as parents tell of 'horrible' ordeal

The parents of the three-year-old boy confirmed he has undergone five surgeries and faces more following the incident at a zoo in Cambridgeshire last month

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UK drivers told 'risk increased' as 34C heatwave forecast

An expert has recommended six things to check