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• Britain's Got Talent: The Champions scariest and possibly most bizarre performers

  28-09-2019 23:30
  
  Ant and Dec hosted another round of ITV's Britain's Got Talent:The Champions as a sword-swallower and a throat singer took the stage
  
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• Family find mystery woman who saved Low Fell pizza shop owner's life

  28-09-2019 22:27
  
  Hamid Khazaee, 62, issued an appeal to find a woman who performed CPR on him after he collapsed at the Simply Grill pizza shop on Durham Road in Gateshead
  
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• Preying on lonely hearts on Tinder: North East criminals who found victims on dating sites

  28-09-2019 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These cruel and callous North East criminals used apps such as Tinder, as well as Snapchat and other dating sites to lure their victims
  
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• Strictly's Geordie Chris Ramsey wows everyone including Take That after shaky start

  28-09-2019 21:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing's audience and judges were full of admiration for the South Shields comedian's sudden transformation on the dance floor
  
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• Stunning pictures of the Northern Lights taken in South Shields

  28-09-2019 21:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northern Lights - or Aurora Borealis - was visible over South Shields on Saturday evening
  
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• Two people pulled from River Tyne within 12 hours of each other

  28-09-2019 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services, including Northumbria Police, Tynemouth Volunteer Lifeboat Brigade and Tynemouth RNLI, attended incidents near the Tyne Bridge and Millennium Bridge
  
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• 32 things you probably do while driving that are actually illegal

  28-09-2019 20:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  According to the RAC, these 32 driving offences could get you in trouble with the police
  
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• National Lotto results LIVE: National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for Saturday September 28

  28-09-2019 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers and Thunderball for Saturday, September 28 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for Saturday September 28

  28-09-2019 20:00
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers and Thunderball for Saturday, September 28 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Hair, Shredded Wheat and an 'amorous embrace': How drugs are smuggled into North East jails

  28-09-2019 19:00
  
  The Government is taking huge steps to stop them - but lags keep finding ways around
  
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• 22 things you should never say to someone from Newcastle

  28-09-2019 19:00
  
  From knocking our coastline, to dissing our culture and mocking our accents - have you been on the receiving end of any of these classics?
  
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• Meet the North East drag queens in our photo gallery as we captured them in action

  28-09-2019 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Drag Race UK starts our photographer was on hand to get behind the scenes with our homegrown drag queen talent - from Choriza May,Dixie Swallows,Whitney Bae and more
  
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• More than half of North East renters one paycheque away from becoming homeless

  28-09-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  For more than one in every three renters (37%), a job loss would mean they would be immediately unable to pay their rent
  
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• Are you brave enough? 'Haunted' North East pub to let up to 30 people spend the night

  28-09-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  And the pub won't make a penny profit, after new landlord opens the door after the boozer's spooky past bizarrely resurfaces
  
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• The Thomas Cook wedding disaster which has left the bride-to-be "in bits"

  28-09-2019 16:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blyth couple set to tie the knot next month forced to find a small fortune to on their big day
  
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• What Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall carries with her to make her feel good

  28-09-2019 14:57
  
  When asked by Galore Magazine what item she would never leave the house without she replied: “A crystal for good energy”
  
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• School's touching tribute to Melissa Tate, 10, killed in Kenton hit and run

  28-09-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The youngster died in hospital on Thursday following the incident the evening before
  
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• School's touching tribute to Melissa Tate, 10, killed in alleged Kenton hit-and-run

  28-09-2019 14:00
  
  The youngster died in hospital on Thursday following the incident the evening before
  
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• Police dog scaled a series of fences to catch a suspected car thief

  28-09-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A teenager was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking after being tracked down by Boo
  
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• Former homeless man who had "not eaten for three days" smashed glass screen at Whitley Bay bank

  28-09-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William Sandcaster, of Blyth, was charged with criminal damage after he picked up a vase and used it to break a glass security screen at a HSBC branch
  
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• Connor Marsden appears in court accused of the hit-and-run death of Melissa Tate in Kenton

  28-09-2019 13:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marsden, 23, of Ambridge Way, Kenton, Newcastle, was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Newcastle Crown Court on October 28
  
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• Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis warns paying with cash 'isn't safe'

  28-09-2019 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After the collapse of Thomas Cook, Martin Lewis is urging people to ditch cash for debit or credit cards
  
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• 10 North East youths set sail for the trip of a lifetime on the Tall Ships

  28-09-2019 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The youngsters have been given an amazing opportunity to sail on board a 72ft Challenger yacht down the North Sea
  
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• Strictly sneak peek at Geordie Chris Ramsey's dance and the latest from its biggest surprise

  28-09-2019 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Comedian Chris Ramsey and Emmerdale's Kelvin Fletcher have been posting videos ahead of Saturday night's Strictly Come Dancing
  
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• Plumes of smoke fill the air as fire breaks out and destroys car on Blyth street

  28-09-2019 12:28
  
  Firefighters were called to the blaze in Blyth which destroyed a car and spread to a nearby house on Saturday morning
  
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• Undercover police snare man who thought he was chatting to 12-year-old girl online

  28-09-2019 12:00
  
  Malcolm Stephenson, 63, of Newcastle, thought he had been speaking to a girl called Emma in an online chatroom but it was in fact a police officer posing as a child
  
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• Reggae band spontaneously stops to serenade Whitley Bay bride and groom during wedding photos

  28-09-2019 12:00
  
  Amanda and Martin King, from Whitley Bay, headed down to the Fish Quay after getting married in North Shields registry office, where their guests spotted the band
  
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• 'I want my dream day': Stanley mum with just months to live holding on for dream gothic wedding

  28-09-2019 12:00
  
  Emma Kasher, 37, from County Durham, has terminal cancer but is determined to have her dream gothic wedding at Lumley Castle with the love of her life
  
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• Fresh hope for wildlife facing extinction in our region

  28-09-2019 12:00
  
  White-clawed crayfish and water voles are in danger of disappearing from North East habitats, but there is a glimmer of hope on horizon
  
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• Can you help find the mystery woman in a red spotty dress who saved a Low Fell pizza shop owner’s life?

  28-09-2019 12:00
  
  Businessman Hamid Khazaee had a cardiac arrest in his pizza shop Simply Grill on Durham Road in Low Fell, Gasteshead, and a customer saved his life by performing CPR for 15 minutes and now Hamid wishes to find her to say thank you
  
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• Adorable baby seal who nearly drowned at two days old shows off her 'yoga moves'

  28-09-2019 12:00
  
  Macca the seal pup was rescued at two days old after being found drowning near Seahouses
  
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• The North East areas with the most food hygiene warnings as 209 restaurants have action taken

  28-09-2019 11:56
  
  The Food Standards Agency figures show almost one in three food establishments received a warning last year
  
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• Man due in court over 10-year-old Melissa Tate's alleged hit-and-run death in Kenton

  28-09-2019 10:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Connor Marsden from Kenton will appear in court to face several driving-related offences including causing death by dangerous driving
  
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• Kenton hit-and-run accused in court LIVE: Updates as man faces charges following Melissa Tate's death

  28-09-2019 10:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Connor Marsden is due to appear at Newcastle Crown Court on Saturday morning accused of a hit-and-run which killed 10-year-old Melissa Tate
  
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• Kenton hit-and-run accused in court: Every update as man faced charges following Melissa Tate's death

  28-09-2019 10:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Connor Marsden has appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Saturday morning accused of a hit-and-run which killed 10-year-old Melissa Tate
  
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• Trapped prisoner Danny Weatherson's dad sets up GoFundMe page to get lawyer to free his son

  28-09-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scotswood dad Maurice Stevens is wanting to raise hundreds of pounds to pay for a specialist solicitor as his IPP prisoner son Danny Weatherson's parole hearing approaches
  
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• These are the stunning houses up for sale in County Durham for at least £1m - Chronicle Live

  28-09-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  These are the stunning houses up for sale in County Durham for at least £1m  Chronicle Live
  
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• These are the stunning houses up for sale in County Durham for at least £1m

  28-09-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These homes in Durham City, Castle Eden, Ramside Park and Barnard Castle come with a hefty price tag of at least £1m
  
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• Family outrage after DWP sends letter saying their teenage son is dead

  28-09-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christopher Sayers, 19, received a letter saying the money owed to the account after his death had been refunded
  
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• Warning over dangerous wall defect after Gosforth tower block drama

  28-09-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Worried residents spotted a bulge on the wall of Montagu Court’s main tower in July and say that someone could have been killed
  
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• Rain, rain and more rain! Heavy showers expected to hit North East this weekend

  28-09-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain on Saturday and Sunday
  
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• 'Incredible' £1.4m house with its own swimming pool, sauna and jacuzzi has a ceiling you won't believe

  28-09-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Take a look inside the £1,400,000 house on Green Lane, Woolsington with "luxurious" fittings and a fully kitted-out pool area
  
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• New 'Great Northumberland Forest' with a million trees will help save the planet

  28-09-2019 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Conservatives announce plans for a huge new forest as part of plan to cut net carbon emissions
  
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