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Warning issued over £202 energy bill change on July 1
The impact could be severe
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State Pension rise 2026 edges retirees closer to tax threshold
The full New State Pension now stands at £12,547 for the 2026/27 tax year
Suspect ruled out of Newcastle city centre male rape probe
A man was arrested following incident at a property on Scotswood Road
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Dr Xand delivers brutal verdict on 'anti-ageing testosterone'
The doctor urged people not to go to wellness clinics for this medication
Plans for massive industrial development near Cramlington set to create thousands of jobs to go before planners
The plans aim to deliver more than one million square foot of industrial, manufacturing and logistics space
Northumberland thug left man with part of face 'hanging off' after blinding another victim in one eye
Hayden Wright has been locked up after leaving a trail of pain and suffering in three acts of gratuitous violence
Prolific Wallsend thief barred from three shops after threatening staff
Courtney Walker also has a previous conviction for punching paramedics
Gateshead Council searches for cash for potential new town centre youth hub
The local authority hopes funding can be made available for a new youth hub in Gateshead town centre.
999 response after Newcastle Council bin lorry catches fire in popular suburb
A bin van caught fire in Jesmond on Wednesday
Gateshead man allegedly killed budgies and geese, threw ammonia on a dog and stole another
Lewis Proud is also accused of assaulting a family member, damaging a home, car and a shed and driving a jeep dangerously in the Prudhoe area
Property branded a 'danger house' in Northumberland town has waste piled high and padlocked doors
The property in Blyth also has a mural containing the owner's name
Access to Northumberland land blocked following reports of illegal dumping and burning of waste
Concrete blocks have also been put in place to stop vehicles from accessing the site at Old Swarland
Police investigating after man 'indecently exposed' himself at popular Newcastle park
Northumbria Police is urging anyone with information to contact them
Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday, April 29
The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
Police searching a makeshift grave site where Sunderland teen's body was found almost four years ago
Northumbria Police have renewed their appeal to the public for information
'How long before someone is killed?' - Plea to report 'morons' using electric motorbikes
Northumbria Police has recently seized and destroyed 11 vehicles which were being ridden illegally
Danger driver who hit 90mph in 20mph zone in Newcastle had to be rammed into railings
Kelvin Eckert was over the drink drive limit and uninsured when he led police on a high speed pursuit which began on the A1
Family of South Shields man, 20, who died in A1 crash say their 'hearts are destroyed'
Jordan Orrock died when the car he was driving was involved in a collision on the A1(M) near Chester-le-Street
North East man and woman deny murdering two-year-old girl Isabelle Rose Welsh
Harrison Simpson, 22, and Alexandra Walker, 25, appeared in court
Metro suspension LIVE: Trains resume after fault between Jesmond and Gateshead
Trains were suspended between Jesmond and Gateshead in both directions due to a train developing a fault at Gateshead