HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

• Five appear at court charged with murder of Daniel Ambler at North East petrol station READ
• New pothole machine sees 3,000sqm of Gateshead roads patched up in three months READ
• Next snaps up luxury footwear brand but fate of some stores uncertain READ
• Endometriosis and adenomyosis paid leave update as 8-day deadline looms READ
• Exact date 430 miles of snow forecast to cover England this January including North East READ