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Panel rules new disease may have caused sea creature deaths on North East beaches

The official report details how dredging and pyridine were very unlikely to have caused the tragic die-off.

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Nightmare virus Hook uses fake banking app to access phone data and your money

A hacker can use the malware to take data, send money and access your WhatsApp messages

Wales Online

Warning of Metro line closures on two weekends for vital improvement works ahead of new train fleet

The Metro service will be heavily disrupted across two 48-hour periods while vital work is carried out ahead of the arrival of the new trains

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Steve Rotheram says Merseyrail service 'fell below standard' amid weather disruption

The Metro Mayor said he was demanding answers "about why our region suffers so badly during cold weather"

Liverpool Echo

Karl Lagerfeld: A history of his controversial comments as Met Gala honours designer with 2023 theme

The 2023 Met Gala theme will centre around the Costume Institute’s exhibit: ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’

The Independent UK

Tyne and Wear Metro escapes service cuts – but still in 'precarious' state with massive energy bills

A budget shortfall of more than £10m next year will be covered by spending reserves and an increased levy from local councils, while Metro ticket prices are also set to rise

Chronicle Live

Liverpool is still waiting for Rishi Sunak's £2m waterfront promise

£2 million to begin work on the project was announced by the Government in October 2021, but 15 months on no money has been received

Liverpool Echo

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Nevada requires police officers to be US citizens. A proposed bill would change that

LAS VEGAS — Noe Diaz, a North Las Vegas nursing student, would have been delighted to pursue a career in law enforcement.

Tribune News Service

Stranded residents plead for 'urgent action' to end broken lift misery in Newcastle tower blocks

There have been complaints for months about elderly people becoming stuck in their high-rise homes because of repeated problems with lift repairs

Chronicle Live

North East Today: Call to replace Newcastle's Central Motorway and Joelinton drink-driving charge

Your midday briefing on all the latest from across the North East

Chronicle Live

No increase in Metro Mayor tax in City Region budget

It is the fourth year running Mr Rotheram has not raised the rate

Liverpool Echo

Sunderland Metro route re-opens after substation storm damage caused eight-week service cut

Metro trains had been unable to run between South Hylton and Park Lane stations after a storm which caused severe damage to a substation at Pallion

Chronicle Live

Metro banking on online channels for market share

Metro Machinery Co Ltd Group, Thailand's sole authorised dealer of heavy machinery brand Caterpillar, is expanding its business through online channels, aiming to achieve 36 billion baht in total sales this year.

Bangkok Post

Cheaper Tyne and Wear Metro tickets via mobile Pop card still off limits for iPhones

Metro tickets will be substantially cheaper on Pop Pay As You Go come April 1, but the discount smartcard's digital version only works on Android phones

Chronicle Live

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£4bn devolution deal offers North East fresh hope in bid to reopen Leamside railway line and extend Metro

The deal commits the Government in writing to work with local leaders to push forward the restoration of the mothballed route, which is critical to the region's aspirations

Chronicle Live

Busking returns to Tyne and Wear Metro stations for the first time since Covid pandemic

Nexus confirms it is now safe for buskers to perform at its stations

Chronicle Live

Outrage at 'insulting' 13.9% Tyne and Wear Metro fare increase after months of train disruption

Nexus has said that upping the cost of paper tickets is "inevitable" as the Metro deals with inflated bills, but it means more bad news for passengers fed up with delays

Belfast Live

Essential engineering works on Derry and Larne train lines this weekend

The engineering work is scheduled to take place this Sunday, January 8

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Chronicle Live

Police investigation launched after North Shields cable theft causes havoc on Metro

Northumbria Police are investigating after cable theft saw the Metro suspended between Wallsend and Monkseaton this morning (January 5)

Chronicle Live

Times for only trains departing from Newcastle on January 5 rail strike

Only LNER and Lumo are running any trains to and from Newcastle on Thursday January 5 as operators cancel hundreds of services due to Aslef strike

Chronicle Live

£2 bus fare cap means you may save money buying singles for return trips

Where bus companies do not offer return tickets - like Stagecoach in Newcastle - you may be better off buying two singles instead of a day ticket

Chronicle Live

'Thor' the walrus is 'healthy' ahead of his journey from Blyth to Norway

Those who have been monitoring 'Thor' believe he is heading back to Norway and has stopped in Blyth to rest before continuing his journey

Chronicle Live

Incredible drone pictures show sand artist’s New Year display on Northumberland beach from above

Claire Eason created the stunning design on Beadnell Bay in the space of just twenty minutes alongside a friend

Liverpool Echo

Metro Mayor on when region's new trains will start to run

Steve Rotheram looks back over a busy 2022 and ahead to a bumper year

Chronicle Live

A look at some of the most bizarre cases heard at North East magistrates' courts in 2022

From a drunk mourner getting thrown out of a wake and threatening to kill his neighbours to a man who clocked-up £16,000 in fines for dodging Metro fares 125 times, here are some of the more unusual cases from last year

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