HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

  • Tyneside school to remain closed after play sand found to contain asbestos
  • 'Black out drunk' hit-and-run driver left man fighting for life in Northumberland street
  • North East couple's life-changing diagnosis leads to new reformer Pilates business
  • Sacked North East police officer now accused of using excessive force during arrest
  • Moment shameless teenage e-bike rider leaves great-grandma to die in Sunderland street