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• Twitter crashes leaving thousands unable to access social media site

  07-02-2020 22:47
  
  The social media network crashed on Friday
  
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• Love Island's Shaughna reacts to brutal recoupling shock as Callum tries to justify himself

  07-02-2020 22:35
  
  Love Island saw one of its most dramatic ever recouplings on Thursday night and on Friday viewers got to enjoy the aftermath
  
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• Football finance: The fascinating stories behind clubs' success and failure that any fan should hear

  07-02-2020 21:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our podcast 'The North in Numbers' this week takes a special look at the economics of the beautiful game
  
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• Prince Harry reveals he left royal family to 'protect son Archie' from a childhood like his own

  07-02-2020 21:21
  
  Prince Harry was speaking at an event in the US where he was joined by Meghan Markle
  
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• Search ongoing for Scottish man wanted in connection with Northumberland alleged burglary

  07-02-2020 20:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are keen to find Martin Stewart, 38, and are asking the public for help
  
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• Winning EuroMillions results: Winning lotto numbers for £110m jackpot on Friday February 7

  07-02-2020 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday February 7 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Winning EuroMillions numbers: Winning lotto and Thunderball numbers for Friday February 7

  07-02-2020 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday February 7 - live breaking updates below
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for Friday February 7

  07-02-2020 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday February 7 - live breaking updates below
  
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• EuroMillions results and draw LIVE: Winning lotto numbers for £110m draw Friday February 7

  07-02-2020 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday February 7 - live breaking updates below
  
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• EuroMillions results and draw LIVE: Winning lotto and Thunderball numbers for Friday February 7

  07-02-2020 19:43
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday February 7 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Aldi, Lidl, Tesco and Sainsbury's and Waitrose urgently recall items over safety fears

  07-02-2020 19:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Food Standards Agency has issued alert notices for the products and you can return them to the store for a full refund
  
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• Lorry driver who caused the death of a much-loved son by suddenly stopping on A19 is jailed

  07-02-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Experienced HGV driver Marcel Balan stopped his lorry on the A19 to check his load and three seconds later John Robinson crashed into the back of it
  
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• Gateshead Woman accused of taking drugs, mobile phone and SIM cards into HMP Northumberland

  07-02-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emma Brown, from Felling, is alleged to have taken the goods into the prison in November 2018
  
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• Why there are serious question marks over Sunderland's multi-million pound shopping complex

  07-02-2020 18:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are plans for a huge new retail park at the Houghton Colliery site
  
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• Why there are now serious question marks over multi-million pound shopping complex

  07-02-2020 18:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are plans for a huge new retail park in Sunderland
  
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• Sunderland radio DJ admits having indecent images of children but claims they were for 'research'

  07-02-2020 18:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Davies, from Sunderland, pleaded guilty to three charges at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Sunderland radio DJ admits having indecent images of children but claims they for 'research'

  07-02-2020 18:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Davies, from Sunderland, pleaded guilty to three charges at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Rail services cancelled as operators tell passengers not to travel as Storm Ciara approaches

  07-02-2020 18:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  LNER has urged people not to travel while Grand Central has cancelled all services on Sunday
  
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• Human trafficking prostitution arrests in Durham County | Raleigh News & Observer - Raleigh News & Observer

  07-02-2020 17:54 via newsobserver.com
  Human trafficking prostitution arrests in Durham County | Raleigh News & Observer  Raleigh News & Observer
  
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• Human trafficking prostitution arrests in Durham County - Raleigh News & Observer

  07-02-2020 17:54 via newsobserver.com
  Human trafficking prostitution arrests in Durham County  Raleigh News & Observer
  
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• Elderly woman, 89, dies in hospital after being hit by a car in North Shields

  07-02-2020 17:42
  
  Police have now named the woman as Mary Barker from Percy Main and said they are looking for anyone with dashcam footage
  
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• Pink Lane Bakery ditches delivery vans for electric bikes to avoid daily Clean Air Zone tolls

  07-02-2020 17:00
  
  The bakery says it expects to save almost £4,000 a year and drastically reduce its carbon footprint by switching its daily deliveries to zero-emission e-cargo bike firm ZMOVE
  
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• Cat put down after being shot in the spine in Sunderland

  07-02-2020 16:48
  
  Midnight's devastated owner found out her pet had been shot, and put down, when she was using Facebook
  
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• Redheugh Bridge roadworks cancelled due to 'hazardous' Storm Ciara forecast

  07-02-2020 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Network Rail has also advised passengers in the North East to check before they travel due to the expected severe weather
  
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• World famous restaurant The Ivy plans opening Newcastle venue - in Byron site

  07-02-2020 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is understood Byron would look for a new site in Newcastle if plans are approved and The Ivy moves in
  
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• Phillip Schofield tells Holly Willoughby his mum's very blunt response to him being gay

  07-02-2020 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This Morning and Dancing on Ice presenter Phillip Schofield has been married to Steph Lowe for almost 27 years but came out as gay on Instagram
  
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• Heroes hailed for tackling man with a grenade in Westgate Road phone shop

  07-02-2020 15:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Aser Kheder and Saadi Jamil have each been awarded a Chief Constable commendation after detaining a man with a grenade in Newcastle
  
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• Blyth murder accused Peter Dodds tells court he did not intend to stab Scott Patterson

  07-02-2020 15:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Dodds denies murdering Scott Patterson and assaulting his partner at a house in Blyth
  
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• The rare find which reveals fun and games on Holy Island more than 1,000 years ago

  07-02-2020 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This beautiful bright blue gaming piece, only the second of its kind ever found in Britain, was unearthed during a community-led Lindisfarne dig
  
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• Frankland prison officer jailed for affair with inmate Curtis 'Cocky' Warren

  07-02-2020 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephanie Smithwhite and the infamous drug baron indulged in sexual activity and kissing during liaisons in his cell, in the kitchen and a laundry room in the jail
  
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• Weather warning issued for the North East as winds up to 70mph to hit ahead of Storm Ciara

  07-02-2020 15:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the main weather warning for wind on Sunday affecting the whole of the country, there are expected to be strong winds on Saturday
  
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• Fishing boat runs aground on the Tyne as crew wait for high tide to be rescued

  07-02-2020 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The large vessel has been stuck on the Black Midden rocks all morning waiting for the tides to rise before another rescue attempt is made
  
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• Chinese student at Newcastle University allegedly 'spat at' in coronavirus racist attack

  07-02-2020 14:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A report by BBC Look North reported that two students had experienced racism in Newcastle in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak
  
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• Thames Valley Police launch investigation into NUFC fan who exposed himself at Oxford game

  07-02-2020 13:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A clip widely shared on social media shows a fan pull his trousers down in celebration of a goal by Allan Saint-Maximin
  
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• Phillip Schofield reveals how his wife and two children reacted to him coming out as gay

  07-02-2020 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ITV This Morning presenter Phillip, who is married to Stephanie Lowe and dad to Molly and Ruby, broke the news on Instagram
  
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• The way we were in February, 1975: A flick through the Newcastle Evening Chronicle of 45 years ago

  07-02-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We recall the life and times of the region this week 45 years ago, through the pages of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle - including a shortage of beer
  
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• 'Divvent gan oot if ye divvent have te' - Geordie weather forecast proves a hit online

  07-02-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council has posted a weather forecast on its Facebook page warning people about Storm Ciara in Geordie - and people are loving it
  
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• Alan Shearer says fans can't complain at Newcastle United's season so far

  07-02-2020 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Toon legend was speaking at the launch of a new Speedflex studio at Gateshead International Stadium
  
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• Emotional Phillip Schofield in tears on ITV's This Morning after coming out as gay

  07-02-2020 12:41
  
  Holly Willoughby consoled her ITV co-presenter Phillip Schofield following his Instagram statement in which he praised wife Stephanie Lowe
  
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• Free cycle training for every child as Government increases Bikeability spending

  07-02-2020 12:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Bikeability programme will be extended so all children in England can access free cycling safety advice and learn about bike skills
  
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• Prison officer who had affair with gangster Curtis Warren at HMP Frankland arrives for sentencing

  07-02-2020 12:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prison officer Stephanie Smithwhite has admitted the affair with Curtis Warren at HMP Frankland and was told to expect a "custodial sentence"
  
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• Wet n Wild to stay closed in 2020 as owners blame poor visitor numbers for financial losses

  07-02-2020 11:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Visitor numbers to the North Shields waterpark have been "extremely low" and the operator says the attraction is not "financially viable"
  
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• TV presenter Phillip Schofield reveals he is gay in Instagram post as he praises wife

  07-02-2020 11:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 57-year-old ITV This Morning presenter has been married to his wife Steph for 27 years and made the announcement on his Instagram account
  
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• Councils will no longer have to fly flags to mark Prince Andrew's 60th birthday

  07-02-2020 11:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councils were told to fly flags for Duke of York's birthday but plan was criticised as 'crass' due to Andrew's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
  
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• Fishing boat stranded until high tide after running aground on notorious rocks on the Tyne

  07-02-2020 11:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Attempts were made to tow the boat off the rocks on Friday morning but it will now be left on the Tyne until high tide
  
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• Suspected burglar found by police dog hiding in a bush on Gosforth street

  07-02-2020 11:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called out to a suspected shed burglary on Wednesday morning and police dog Max then found a man hiding in a bush on Woodlea Gardens in Gosforth, Newcastle
  
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• British man on his honeymoon on cruise ship tested positive for coronavirus

  07-02-2020 10:53
  
  A fellow passenger on the Diamond Princess said the man was on his honeymoon and will be separated from his new wife as he is taken off the ship for treatment
  
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• Workers in the North East are the nation's happiest - this is why

  07-02-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Research from PensionBee has revealed that people in the 84% of people in the North East were happiest at work against the rest of the UK
  
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• Woman abandoned car in middle of busy junction because she was too drunk to go on

  07-02-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lorna Hayes shocked drivers in the vehicles in the queue of traffic behind her when she walked away from her Nissan Micra and didn't return
  
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• US tech firm relocates to County Durham - Insider Media

  07-02-2020 09:00 via insidermedia.com
  US tech firm relocates to County Durham  Insider Media
  
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