County Durham news

• Love Island dumping twist sees Sophie and Connor's fate put in Islanders' hands

  26-01-2020 23:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island host Laura Whitmore brought news of a shock dumping to the villa with an even more shocking twist
  
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• Love Island's Shaughna Phillips under fire for shocking comment about Geordie girl Rebecca Gormley

  26-01-2020 22:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  At the start of Sunday's Love Island, Shaughna made the awful comment while talking about former Miss Newcastle Rebecca
  
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• Basketball star Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash aged 41

  26-01-2020 22:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five people are said to have died in California crash which killed Lakers player
  
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• Love Island's Siânnise rages at Rebecca for going behind her back to couple up with Luke T

  26-01-2020 22:01
  
  Love Island's latest recoupling has sparked drama between Siânnise and former Miss Newcastle Rebecca Gormley
  
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• Love Island host Laura Whitmore stuns villa with news of shock dumping

  26-01-2020 21:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island host Laura Whitmore returned to the South African villa to deliver news that stunned the Islanders
  
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• Dancing On Ice result sees Caprice in bottom two as Radzi goes home

  26-01-2020 21:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After a much-hyped and controversial Dancing on Ice comeback, Caprice found herself in the skate-off on Sunday
  
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• In pictures: The story of Newcastle's Town Walls, and the parts of it that survive

  26-01-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our photographers have been out capturing the parts of Newcastle's medieval defensive wall that can still be seen today
  
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• Dancing on Ice's Caprice fails to explain reason behind Hamish split

  26-01-2020 20:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice fans were left angry and frustrated by the lack of explanation behind Caprice's split with pro skater Hamish Gaman
  
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• Angry Dancing on Ice fans launch campaign to get Caprice out of the show

  26-01-2020 20:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice viewers, left angry by Caprice's partner drama, launched a campaign to get her out of the show
  
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• What happened to Hamish on Dancing on Ice? Caprice has new partner as she returns to show

  26-01-2020 19:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Following her split with Hamish Gaman, Caprice returned to Dancing on Ice with new partner Oscar Peter on Sunday
  
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• Caprice booed on Dancing on Ice as she returns to rink after partner drama

  26-01-2020 19:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A few boos rang out around the Dancing on Ice studio as Caprice returned to the rink with new partner Oscar Peter on Sunday
  
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• Who is Caprice's new partner Oscar Peter? Skater takes over from Hamish Gaman

  26-01-2020 19:17
  
  Caprice has a new partner as she returns to Dancing on Ice with new partner Oscar Peter after her split from Hamish Gaman
  
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• 'It's definitely a good time for new bars' - How Newcastle's pubs and clubs are thriving

  26-01-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's pubs and bars are thriving
  
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• Who is Caprice and how old is she? Dancing on Ice contestant returns to rink after partner drama

  26-01-2020 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Caprice will be back in action on the fourth live show of the new series of Dancing on Ice on Sunday evening
  
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• Caprice 'set to sue' Dancing on Ice but ITV deny bullying accusations

  26-01-2020 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After parting ways with pro skater Hamish Gamam last week, Caprice is reportedly set to sue Dancing on Ice
  
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• Gateshead nurse caught drink driving after being seen travelling at 40mph on A189 Spine Road

  26-01-2020 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nurse Louise North was seen to hit the kerb on the dual carriageway before she was pulled over and breathalysed
  
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• Hundreds turn out as Newcastle marks the Chinese New Year with huge celebration

  26-01-2020 17:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The city welcomed the Year of the Rat in style with a variety of colourful displays, outfits and routines accompanied by traditional Chinese music
  
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• Anti-social behaviour in Byker decreases by almost 80% thanks to community partnership

  26-01-2020 17:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Byker Community Trust and Neighbourhood police officers in Newcastle’s East End have been working to reduce anti-social behaviour in Byker
  
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• See Sunderland from the air - from the River Wear to the Stadium of Light

  26-01-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northern Spire, Wearmouth Bridge and Stadium of Light can be seen from the sky
  
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• Birtley man's bid to help his daughter get rid of an old sofa landed him in court

  26-01-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Sayers was ordered to cough up £20 after a old sofa was found in a backlane
  
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• 75 new homes are on their way to North Tyneside and the builder says they will sort out dog mess

  26-01-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Greenlight given to plans to build dozens of new homes in North Shields
  
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• Coronavirus to hit UK 'in a matter of days', warns senior government source

  26-01-2020 16:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The NHS has reportedly been put on high alert and Public Health England has issued a guide to hospitals on symptoms and how to handle the virus
  
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• Watch Love Islander's Jess Gale's hilarious North East geography blunder

  26-01-2020 13:55
  
  While on a date with Justin Bieber lookalike Luke, Jess asked if Middlesbrough was 'near London'
  
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• Ministry of Defence set to publish UFO sightings reported to defunct unit online

  26-01-2020 13:32
  
  The RAF closed its UFO unit in 2009 after receiving no reports of potential threats but the final reports will soon be available online
  
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• Wetherspoon introduce bodycams for staff after first trialling it in the North East

  26-01-2020 13:24
  
  Staff in the The Swatters Carr in Middlesbrough were the first to try out the cameras after a shocking rise in physical assaults
  
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• Geordie registers his beer as an 'emotional support' animal to help with his 'social anxiety'

  26-01-2020 13:00
  
  Floyd Hayes hopes his written permission will allow him to drink his favourite beer on a bus over in America
  
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• From Smash potato to smashed avocado: How Britain's shopping habits changed during EU membership

  26-01-2020 13:00
  
  Britain will leave the European Union on Friday - we take a look back at how shopping habits have changed during our membership
  
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• Gateshead thug threatened to cut off ex's ears - minutes after police let him out for earlier attack

  26-01-2020 12:50
  
  William Simpson, of Heworth, was released under investigation by police for a persistent violent attack on the woman - then went straight to her home armed with a knife and making threats
  
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• How old are Torvill and Dean now? Olympic-winning skating pair back on Dancing on Ice

  26-01-2020 12:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are back on TV as Dancing on Ice judges for the new series
  
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• Met Office issues yellow weather warning for ice as temperatures plummet overnight

  26-01-2020 12:30
  
  The warning will be in place in the North East from 8pm on Sunday until 10am on Monday
  
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• The Greatest Dancer judges on their feet as Sunderland's Elite Dance Juniors wow them

  26-01-2020 12:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Elite Dance Juniors were very popular with The Greatest Dancer judges and studio audience in their audition
  
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• Cafe Royal closes with immediate effect after 20 years in Newcastle city centre

  26-01-2020 10:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Signs posted in the window of the Nelson Street cafe revealed that the business would be shutting down
  
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• Mum's heartfelt warning about letting people kiss your baby after son contracts lifelong disease

  26-01-2020 10:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  WARNING CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGE: Laura Redfern's son has been left with a condition for life after being kissed by a stranger
  
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• Vera episode three features Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and North Shields

  26-01-2020 09:00
  
  See behind-the-scenes images of locations to feature in episode three of the new series about fictional Geordie detective Vera Stanhope
  
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• The final countdown - what to expect when Brexit takes place on January 31

  26-01-2020 09:00
  
  Here's what to expect after we finally leave the EU
  
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• Peterlee raider who stole ornaments worth thousands from blind woman's home jailed

  26-01-2020 09:00
  
  Lee Graham, 45, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison at Durham Crown Court
  
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• The changing face of Newcastle's Quayside Market

  26-01-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lining the riverside, Newcastle's Quayside market was first mentioned in records from 1736, but is thought to date from centuries earlier
  
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• Stick and flick or bag and bin - is there an eco-friendly alternative to bagging your dog's poo?

  26-01-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bagging your dog's waste can add to plastic waste going to landfill - but is there a better alternative?
  
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• Labour leadership row over plan to make it easier to sack MPs

  26-01-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Long Bailey's proposal is 'a recipe for perpetual internal fighting' according to a North East Labour MP
  
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• Isn't it good to be home? The beautiful sights you see when you fly back into Newcastle

  26-01-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This footage was taken as a plane comes back over our picturesque North East coastline
  
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• 'He was so loved': Family vow new dad who died two days after Christmas will never be forgotten

  26-01-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loved ones of Gareth Rees, from Esh Winning, County Durham, are fighting to stop others dying by suicide in his name
  
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• First images of 'third time lucky' Brexit commemorative 50p coin revealed by Chancellor Sajid Javid

  26-01-2020 01:01
  
  Around three million Brexit coins will enter banks, Post Offices and shops nationwide from January 31
  
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