HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Chronicle

• Newcastle bound train passenger avoids jail for breaking pal's eye socket after 'mum comments' READ
• Winter Fuel Payment message issued over crucial 'qualifying week' READ
• PIP, ESA and other DWP benefits people with arthritis may qualify for READ
• 'True countryman' Northumberland butcher who served community for seven decades dies READ
• How the tragic fatal shooting of Barry Dawson has brought a community together READ