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Police searching for missing Sunderland woman, 61, last seen leaving hospital
Diane was last seen leaving Sunderland Royal Hospital at around 10am on Wednesday
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Northumberland couple reach fundraising target to buy a cuddle cot in memory of stillborn son
Benjamin Briggs was sadly born sleeping on October 31 at 22 weeks and four days
Royal College of Surgeons to 'support' NHS trust review of operations carried out by under-fire North East surgeon
The private and NHS work of Leslie Irwin is being reviewed
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Gateshead arsonist who set fire to his upstairs council home in block of flats jailed
Jonathon Ridley was reckless about endangering lives when he started a fire in his living room in Gateshead
Coroner's warning after North East woman suffers fatal fall down the stairs just week after NHS discharge
Susan Samson died after a fall in May 2025
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Plans to turn old tramshed in Newcastle West End into aparthotel faces rejection
Councillors are set to decide this Friday whether to allow a disused tramshed off Westgate Road to be turned into a 50-room aparthotel
Trial halted after Newcastle protest defendant realised she'd met juror on Tinder
The trial of Summer Oxlade, Hollie Mildenall and Georgia Coote had a false start after Oxlade recognised a juror
Death notices and funeral announcements in The Newcastle Chronicle last week
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
Warning there is a ‘likelihood’ pharmacies in Northumberland could close due to financial pressures
Pharmacies are also facing staffing challenges
Police rush to Northumberland supermarket after report of potentially 'suspicious item' near vehicle
A cordon was put in place by officers while they carried out investigations
Horror as gunman opens fire in North East garden before returning to the home
Connor Ryan arrived to the home in a stolen Citroen C4, fitted with false number plates
Police update on Ian Huntley's latest condition in Newcastle RVI after HMP Frankland attack
The 52-year-old was reportedly struck multiple times over the head with a metal bar while in the work shop at the prison
Major update on grand vision to turn old tramshed in Newcastle West End into something very different
Plans to breathe fresh life into a disused tramshed in Newcastle’s West End face being turned down.
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Gateshead arsonist behind bars over £1,500 fire at his home
An arsonist who sparked a £1,500 fire in his own home has been put behind bars.
Starmer under fire over Iran as Tories join Trump in attacking Prime Minister
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East was triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran
North East woman desperately trying to rehome tiny abandoned puppy 7,000 miles away in Bali
Yuki was starved of essential nutrients and calcium deficiency so severe that his bones had begun to bend
Rare weather phenomenon sees golden sunsets and 'blood rain' sweep regions
The phenomenon happens when the dust from North Africa deserts travels on warm southerly air currents
North East man who bought and sold £400,000 of cocaine jailed for over 14 years
Christopher Alexander played a key role in the criminal network's plot, organising the supply of 10kg of the illegal drug
Ian Huntley may not return to HMP Frankland if he recovers after prison attack
The Soham child killer looks set to be moved to a 'therapeutic' secure hospital due to the severity of the injuries he sustained in the assault