HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

  • North East pest persistently calls 999 after ear infection led to brain injury
  • Man, 23, arrested after burglaries from farm buildings in rural Northumberland
  • Firefighters tackle wooden pallet blaze in Gateshead
  • Chancellor visits Tyne Bridge as restoration work nears halfway mark
  • Everything you need to know about the Euromillions draw on Friday, May 1