County Durham news

• 300 Newcastle University students issued protection advice amid coronavirus outbreak

  23-01-2020 22:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Globally, there are more than 500 confirmed cases of the virus, which has killed 18 people in China
  
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• Child benefits to rise for the first time in five years - here's how it affects you

  23-01-2020 21:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Payments are set to rise for millions in April following a five year freeze
  
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• Blyth paedophile who confessed to raping a child during lie detector test by police is jailed

  23-01-2020 21:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Nicholson, of Blyth, made the shocking confession after being arrested for trying to meet a child after a sting by paedophile hunters
  
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• Four people injured after multi-vehicle crash on A197 in Northumberland

  23-01-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The serious collision closed the road between Pegswood and Ashington causing delays in the area
  
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• Man wanted in connection with alcohol thefts across County Durham - The Northern Echo

  23-01-2020 20:01 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Man wanted in connection with alcohol thefts across County Durham  The Northern Echo
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning lottery numbers for Thursday January 23

  23-01-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday January 23 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning lottery Set for Life numbers for Thursday January 23

  23-01-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday January 23 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Brother of tragic boxer Scott Westgarth calls for ringside brain scanners following his death

  23-01-2020 19:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Light heavyweight Scott Westgarth died after his 10-round victory over Dec Spelman
  
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• Your chance to own a Grade-II listed Northumberland pub as owners put it on the market

  23-01-2020 19:00
  
  The 18th century Red Lion Inn, in Milfield, is up for sale as the owners move on to pastures new
  
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• Heartbroken County Durham family pays tribute to 'beautiful' baby girl

  23-01-2020 19:00
  
  Laura Smith and Alex Martindale have paid tribute to their daughter Lilly, who died just over three weeks after she was born
  
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• Heartbroken County Durham family pay tribute to 'beautiful' baby girl - Chronicle Live

  23-01-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Heartbroken County Durham family pay tribute to 'beautiful' baby girl  Chronicle Live
  
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• Heartbroken County Durham family pay tribute to 'beautiful' baby girl

  23-01-2020 19:00
  
  Laura Smith and Alex Martindale have paid tribute to their daughter Lilly, who died just over three weeks after she was born
  
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• Gaz Beadle and Emma McVey face agonising wait as baby girl Primose receives hospital treatment

  23-01-2020 19:00
  
  Gaz Beadle and fiancee Emma McVey are facing agonising wait after their baby girl Primose returned to hospital
  
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• Fancy working on a beautiful beach in the summer? Here's how you can do just that and save lives

  23-01-2020 19:00
  
  The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is looking for people to work as lifeguards along North East beaches - here's how you can apply
  
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• Who is Luke Trotman on Love Island? Darlington footballer enters villa as a new arrival

  23-01-2020 18:59
  
  Love Island viewers will see Luke Trotman go into the villa on Thursday alongside fellow new boy Luke Mabbott
  
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• Dancing on Ice's Alex Schauman forced off show after freak fall in rehearsals and will be replaced

  23-01-2020 18:59
  
  Dancing on Ice professional skater Alex Schauman is out of the show this weekend after a freak fall in rehearsals
  
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• Love Island new boys Luke Trttman and Luke Mabbott ready to enter the villa

  23-01-2020 18:48
  
  Two Love Island new boys were teased at the end of Wednesday night’s episode and they are Luke Trotman and Luke Mabbott
  
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• Love Island new boys Luke Trotman and Luke Mabbott ready to enter the villa

  23-01-2020 18:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two Love Island new boys were teased at the end of Wednesday night’s episode and they are Luke Trotman and Luke Mabbott
  
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• Watch as police on drugs raid use chainsaw to enter Newcastle home

  23-01-2020 18:33
  
  Officers carried out a search of a property in Byker Wall and seized a suspected stolen motorbike and a small quantity of drugs
  
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• Why more rail services between North East and London could be rejected

  23-01-2020 17:32
  
  Six trains an hour run Northallerton and Berwick
  
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• Bishop of Durham and charity leaders to debate failure to end child poverty

  23-01-2020 17:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One in three North East children are growing up in poverty
  
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• Watch cannabis farmer trying to flee police at up to 120mph in dangerous chase in Newcastle

  23-01-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Pattinson, of Elswick, had already been charged with drugs offences when he failed to stop for officers and had to be tracked with the police helicopter
  
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• Man taken to hospital with chest pains following two-vehicle crash in Newcastle city centre

  23-01-2020 16:39
  
  Buses had to divert from their usual stops on Blackett Street and Gallowgate after a taxi crashed and stopped in the middle of the junction
  
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• Channel 5's Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun to feature retired Geordie nurse Susie Brown

  23-01-2020 16:22
  
  Newcastle native Susie Brown will feature in episode 3 of the new series of Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun on Channel 5
  
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• This is the moment a lorry driver made a fatal error killing a young man on the A19

  23-01-2020 16:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marcel Balan was found guilty of causing the death of much-loved Durham man John Robinson by dangerous driving after braking sharply in his HGV after missing his turn
  
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• North East earthquake was one of the biggest ever to hit our region as expert explains what happened

  23-01-2020 15:40
  
  An earthquake hit at the 'perfect' time for people to feel it with thousands believed to have felt the ground shaking on Thursday morning
  
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• Almost 4,000 illegal cigarettes seized from Cruddas Park shop in Newcastle

  23-01-2020 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The discovery was made after an anonymous tip-off from the member of the public to Trading Standards
  
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• Caprice's new Dancing on Ice partner officially confirmed as Oscar Peters

  23-01-2020 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The partner drama surrounding Caprice on Dancing on Ice is over with the reveal of her new pro partner
  
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• Caprice's new Dancing on Ice partner officially confirmed as Oscar Peter

  23-01-2020 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The partner drama surrounding Caprice on Dancing on Ice is over with the reveal of her new pro partner
  
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• Love Island narrator Iain Stirling lets slip shock secrets from inside the villa

  23-01-2020 14:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island narrator Iain Stirling has revealed some inside secrets from life in the TV villa
  
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• More than 280 jobs lost as Handmade Burger Co collapses into administration - for a second time

  23-01-2020 14:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The chain has 19 stores including one in Gateshead which have closed with immediate effect
  
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• What is The Stranger on Netflix and when is it released? British thriller set to grip viewers

  23-01-2020 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Strangers is all set to be released on Netflix and has a great cast including Jennifer Saunders and Anthony Head
  
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• Emergency services called after Northumberland school bus gutted by fire

  23-01-2020 13:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The driver noticed smoke coming from the bus and two fire crews were called to the scene to extinguish the flames
  
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• Durham County Councillor allowances frozen for 2020/21 - The Northern Echo

  23-01-2020 13:47 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Durham County Councillor allowances frozen for 2020/21  The Northern Echo
  
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• More than 157,000 people are now on Universal Credit in the North East, new figures have revealed

  23-01-2020 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Data released this week shows that over 2.8 million people in the UK used the controversial welfare scheme in December – a jump of 4% from the previous month
  
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• Love Island hit back at 'fake' drama accusations over Geordie girl Rebecca Gormley

  23-01-2020 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island bosses have denied that the fall out over Rebecca Gormley's entrance was faked
  
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• Love Island hit back at 'fake' accusations over Geordie girl Rebecca Gormley's entrance

  23-01-2020 13:01
  
  Love Island bosses have denied that the fall out over Rebecca Gormley's entrance was faked
  
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• Man in court accused of owning a property being used as a brothel in Sunderland

  23-01-2020 13:00
  
  Jonathan Cook denied knowing that one of his houses was being used for sex work between June and September last year
  
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• How you can help these three North East landmarks win in the BBC Countryfile Magazine awards

  23-01-2020 13:00
  
  Northumberlandia, Alnwick Poison Garden and Northumberland National Park all shortlisted for BBC Countryfile Magazine awards
  
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• How new mums can earn £100 for sleeping as part of Durham University study

  23-01-2020 13:00
  
  Durham University’s Durham Infancy and Sleep Centre is carrying out research into sleep patterns of new mothers - here's how you can take part
  
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• Love Island new boy Luke Mabbott was once on Geordie Shore and was compared to Justin Bieber

  23-01-2020 12:53
  
  Luke Mabbott is going into Love Island as a new arrival with Luke Trottman and was once on Geordie Shore
  
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• First look at Vera being filmed in Gateshead ahead of Sunday's episode three

  23-01-2020 12:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  See behind-the-scenes as Brenda Blethyn and Kenny Doughty filmed this week's storyline
  
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• Train disruption between Sunderland and Middlesbrough after person dies on tracks

  23-01-2020 12:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trains have been disrupted after emergency services were called to the railway line at Stockton in Teesside
  
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• Prosecutors appeal against Connor Brown's killer's 'potentially unduly lenient' sentence

  23-01-2020 12:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ally Gordon was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter following the savage knife attack on the Sunderland teenager
  
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• People are 'too accepting' of domestic abuse in Sunderland, says child safety chief

  23-01-2020 12:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  “We see too many young women who think it is ok to be hit and it is just what blokes do"
  
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• North Tyneside man Michael McNamara wanted in connection with hotel assault in Newcastle

  23-01-2020 12:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have been searching for Michael McNamara and have asked anyone with information to come forward
  
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• Police chase down suspected scooter thieves along Newcastle Quayside

  23-01-2020 11:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When police approached the teens on the white scooter they started to run off before they were chased down and arrested
  
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• Man, 21, knocked down by car on A690 outside Durham seriously injured in hospital

  23-01-2020 11:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  He was knocked down by a car on the A690 in the early hours of Thursday morning
  
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• Durham councillors won't get a pay rise - despite earning less than the living wage

  23-01-2020 11:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Allowances for County Durham members have been frozen again
  
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• Drivers who vape at the wheel could be handed a £5,000 fine and a ban

  23-01-2020 10:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Motorists involved in accidents or travelling in smoke-filled vehicles while vaping are liable to be hit in the pocket and receive penalty points
  
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