HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

• Photos show devastation caused in Boxing Day house fire in County Durham READ
• Police hunt three people after woman and man attacked outside Gateshead pub READ
• Boxing Day fire at North East home being treated as suspected arson READ
• 'Balaclava-clad men with baseball bats' target North East pub as customers celebrate Boxing Day READ
• Vera famous North East town with 'loads of seaside charm' rated the friendliest in the UK READ