HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

• North East restaurant fined after dead rat found in warehouse READ
• Woman, 24, dies at Royal Oldham Hospital in oxygen mask probe READ
• Dogs at North East polling stations as people cast votes for 2026 local elections READ
• Northumberland veteran who flew home on Lancaster bomber on VE Day celebrates 104th birthday READ
• Demolition plan unveiled for Newcastle retirement homes in 'urgent need' of redevelopment READ