HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

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