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• Killer Ewan Ireland's defence QC had warned of the dangers of releasing suspects under investigation

  17-12-2019 21:24
  
  Newcastle Crown Court heard that when he murdered family man Peter Duncan, then 17-year-old Ireland was released under investigation over an allegation of robbery in which a knife was produced
  
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• Gateshead nursery brings children to visit older people in residential home

  17-12-2019 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A group of 14 children aged between two and four visited residents at a local residential home to help spread happiness and Christmas cheer
  
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• Don't think Labour will win back the North simply by choosing a working-class northerner, party warned

  17-12-2019 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East MP says voters aren't that concerned about the backgrounds of party leaders
  
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• Two women freed from car by firefighters after crash with truck in Gateshead

  17-12-2019 20:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Both women were taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after the collision on Smithy Lane in Lamesley
  
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• EuroMillions numbers: Winning EuroMillions results for Tuesday December 17

  17-12-2019 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Tuesday December 17 - live breaking updates below
  
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• EuroMillions numbers LIVE: Winning EuroMillions results for Tuesday December 17

  17-12-2019 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Tuesday December 17 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Wetherspoon pubs suffer shortage of pigs in blankets due to lack of seasonal EU workers

  17-12-2019 20:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The British Meat Association warned that the festive snacks could be in short supply in 2019 because of a lack of seasonal EU workers within the UK's meat plants
  
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• Teenage boy fell through shop roof before getting trapped between two buildings

  17-12-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 13-year-old had been playing football in a car park near Thames shopping centre in Newton Aycliffe before the incident on Monday night
  
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• North East's new Conservative MPs set out their asks from Boris Johnson

  17-12-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New Tory MPs will work together and pressure government to keep its promises to the North
  
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• Baby taken to hospital - and mum-of-three blames her 'uninhabitable' West End home

  17-12-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lisa Marsay's 15-month-old son fell ill on Sunday and she believes his condition was caused by their damp home
  
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• New City of Durham MP says Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell's vision for Labour 'isn't dead'

  17-12-2019 18:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mary Foy has vowed to listen to those who felt they couldn't vote Labour in the General Election
  
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• Who is Laura Whitmore? TV presenter linked with Caroline Flack's Love Island job

  17-12-2019 18:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Laura Whitmore is one of the bookies favourites to replace Caroline Flack as host of Winter Love Island
  
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• Geordie Shore cheating bombshell rocks the cast and leads to shock departure

  17-12-2019 17:53
  
  The Geordie Shore looks set to erupt with the dropping of the cheating bombshell involving Chloe and Sam
  
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• Joy as Gateshead schoolboy Dominic Halliwell, 7, gets the all-clear after lifelong cancer fight

  17-12-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dominic Halliwell, from Gateshead, was diagnosed with potentially deadly disease at just 10-weeks-old
  
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• Forest managers labelled 'The Grinch' after calling police on villagers who claimed Christmas tree

  17-12-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Locals in Harbottle, as well as Alwinton and Rothbury, say they've claimed a tree from the Forestry England forest in the Cheviots for years for their village green
  
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• £50-a-day anti-pollution toll moves closer as top councillors sign off on Newcastle Clean Air Zone

  17-12-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council cabinets on either side of the Tyne have backed final designs for a Clean Air Zone, which will impose heavy tolls on high-polluting lorries, vans, buses, coaches and taxis
  
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• Netflix release chilling You season 2 trailer ahead of Boxing Day launch

  17-12-2019 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You season 2 will soon be released on Netflix and the final trailer has given fans a chilling taste of what to expect
  
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• Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall's heartfelt letter to family of murdered school friend Peter Duncan

  17-12-2019 16:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Ewan Ireland was locked up for life for murdering Peter Duncan, Lee Hall said the solicitor was an 'exceptional person' in a  touching handwritten note to his family
  
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• Boy, 12, among five people arrested during police raids in Sunderland

  17-12-2019 16:28
  
  The five arrests were made in the Sunderland area on Tuesday morning in connection with a large-scale investigation into motorcycle theft
  
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• Watch chilling BBC trailer for A Christmas Carol by the creator of Peaky Blinders

  17-12-2019 16:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new take on the festive favourite will make its debut on BBC this weekend
  
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• Former Durham Police Commissioner Ron Hogg dies after motor neurone disease battle

  17-12-2019 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to the former Police, Crime and Victims Commissioner who had to step down from his role after his diagnosis of motor neurone disease
  
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• How a chance encounter with an angry teen cost much-loved dad Peter Duncan his life

  17-12-2019 15:59
  
  Ewan Ireland, of Westerhope, snatched away the life of a much-loved dad, son, husband and friend when he callously stabbed him to death in Eldon Square
  
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• 'Our lives will never be the same' - Heartache of Peter Duncan's family following his murder

  17-12-2019 15:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ewan Ireland, 18, of Westerhope, Newcastle, has been sentenced to detention for life and must serve a minimum of 15 years for killing Mr Duncan
  
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• Pub giant Wetherspoons submits plans for first hotel in Newcastle

  17-12-2019 14:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new 'Super Spoons' pub and hotel plan has taken a leap forward now a planning application has been made
  
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• CCTV shows Ewan Ireland moments before horrific stabbing of Peter Duncan in Eldon Square

  17-12-2019 14:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ewan Ireland has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison for the murder of much loved Peter Duncan in Newcastle city centre
  
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• New drama Sticks & Stones launches on ITV and leaves viewers anxious and paranoid

  17-12-2019 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sticks & Stones debuted on ITV on Monday night and viewers said they were left feeling very uncomfortable after watching it
  
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• What Eldon Square killer Ewan Ireland can expect in prison and his chances of rehabilitation

  17-12-2019 14:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ewan Ireland, of Westerhope, was just 17 years old when he stabbed successful lawyer Peter Duncan to death in Eldon Square shopping centre in Newcastle
  
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• Police searching for man wanted in connection with vehicle theft in Newcastle

  17-12-2019 13:45
  
  Officers are trying to locate Gary Shackleton, 33, as part of their investigation into the incident on Fairholm Road
  
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• 'Absolutely disgusting' - Families tell of shock after delivery driver knocked down in Newbiggin

  17-12-2019 13:44
  
  The suspected hit and run took place on Derwentwater Road, in Newbiggin, Northumberland, on Monday afternoon
  
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• Police release image of man wanted in connection with sexual assault at Gateshead bus stop

  17-12-2019 13:21
  
  Officers from Northumbria Police launched an investigation after the incident on Old Durham Road
  
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• The Bradley Lowery Foundation reveals new 'Run for Brad' fun run

  17-12-2019 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Bradley Lowery Foundation has raised thousands of pounds to help sick children after the six-year-old's death
  
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• Ant & Dec tipped to replace Caroline Flack as Love Island presenters

  17-12-2019 13:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ant & Dec are one of the favourites to replace Caroline Flack as host of Love Island after she quit
  
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• South Shields man in court charged with terrorism offences

  17-12-2019 13:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Nimmo, 31, is charged with possessing a document likely to be of use to someone preparing an act of terrorism
  
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• Emergency services on Millennium Bridge after reports of person in distress

  17-12-2019 12:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters and police attended the scene after receiving reports of the incident on Tuesday morning
  
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• Who is Maya Jama? Presenter linked with Love Island host job after Caroline Flack quits

  17-12-2019 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Maya Jama has emerged as the clear favourite to replace Caroline Flack as Love Island host after she quit the job
  
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• Ewan Ireland murder sentence: LIVE updates as teen learns fate for killing solicitor Peter Duncan

  17-12-2019 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ewan Ireland, of Westerhope, was just 17 when he stabbed much-loved solicitor Peter Duncan to death in Eldon Square in Newcastle city centre
  
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• Ewan Ireland murder sentence: Live updates as teen is jailed for 15 years

  17-12-2019 12:38
  
  Ewan Ireland, of Westerhope, was just 17 when he stabbed much-loved solicitor Peter Duncan to death in Eldon Square in Newcastle city centre
  
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• Ewan Ireland murder sentence: Every update as teen killer is jailed for 15 years

  17-12-2019 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ewan Ireland, of Westerhope, was just 17 when he stabbed much-loved solicitor Peter Duncan to death in Eldon Square in Newcastle city centre
  
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• Who will replace Caroline Flack on Love Island? Latest odds as host quits show after assault charge

  17-12-2019 12:32
  
  Caroline Flack has quit as Love Island host as speculation is mounting as to who will replace her
  
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• Caroline Flack breaks silence after quitting as Love Island presenter

  17-12-2019 11:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Caroline Flack has quit as Love Island host and has defended herself against reports about her assault charge
  
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• Caroline Flack quits Love Island ahead of winter series in South Africa

  17-12-2019 11:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Caroline Flack has quit her her job as host of Love Island host following her assault charge last week
  
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• Elderly woman fighting for her life after being hit by bus in Sunderland

  17-12-2019 10:52
  
  The 72-year-old pedestrian was struck by a single-decker bus in Silksworth Lane on Monday afternoon and was flown to the RVI in Newcastle by air ambulance
  
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• Predatory triple rapist deemed safe for release subjected homeless woman to city centre sex attack

  17-12-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Serial sex attacker Anthony Curran was released from an indefinite sentence for public protection but struck again in Newcastle city centre
  
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• Police probe as four Aldi stores are raided by robbers who snatch thousands of pounds

  17-12-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The firm is understood to have beefed up security following the raids in Cramlington, Gateshead and Sunderland
  
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• Medieval artefacts stolen from a church in County Durham recovered by police - ITV News

  17-12-2019 09:00 via itv.com
  
  Medieval artefacts stolen from a church in County Durham recovered by police  ITV News
  
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• Double resignation at Newcastle City Council as police commissioner Kim McGuinness stands down as a councillor

  17-12-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kim McGuinness said she did not want to "neglect" her constituents in Lemington by continuing as their councillor while also being Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner
  
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• Double resignation at Newcastle City Council as police commissioner Kim McGuinness stands down

  17-12-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kim McGuinness said she did not want to "neglect" her constituents in Lemington by continuing as their councillor while also being Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner
  
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• Newcastle Council leader challenges Boris Johnson to tackle 'profoundly unfair' care funding crisis

  17-12-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After the council unveiled a round of £20m budget cuts, top Labour figures slammed government for only providing “sticking plasters” to help meet the rapidly rising demand care services
  
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• Multi-million pound plans for two new schools in Newcastle could be approved this week

  17-12-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans to build new primary and secondary schools in Newbiggin Hall could be signed off by councillors on Friday, amid massive demand for more school places in the outer west
  
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• Dog left to suffer with 'appalling' skin disease after being neglected by cruel Jarrow owner

  17-12-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  WARNING: This article contains distressing images. A dog, named Angel, was found with severe skin, eye and ear problems by the RSPCA
  
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