HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

• Rachel Reeves speech LIVE: VAT cut for summer attractions and free bus travel READ
• Greggs opens new Newcastle shop creating 10 jobs READ
• Motorists hit with rush hour delays on A19 after two-car collision in South Tyneside READ
• For years TV careers meant leaving the North East - that’s finally changing READ
• Inside Seaham Hall's new £10.7m luxury holiday homes on sale for up to £750,000 each READ