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• Sarah Harding thinks Cheryl Fernandez-Versini will bounce back from reported divorce

  13-01-2016 22:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The two singers were in Girls Aloud together and speaking on Loose Women, Sarah said that Cheryl is strong enough to recover
  
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• Missing North Tyneside man Robert Dodd, 91, sparks Northumbria Police concern

  13-01-2016 22:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Robert Dodd, 91, is missing and residents in Tynemouth have reported a police helicopter hovering over the coastal area
  
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• #SportsDirectShame banners appear at several places in Newcastle and Gateshead

  13-01-2016 21:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Members of Unite hung banners reading '#SportsDirectShame' on North East landmarks in protest against working conditions the company
  
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• Former Northumbria Police chief says she would have radioed warning of Raoul Moat danger

  13-01-2016 19:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Chief Constable Sue Sim was a witness on the second day of a High Court claim against Northumbria Police
  
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• We all have to drink the cocktail of economic risks. Let's hope it doesn't leave us with a hangover

  13-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East businessman Graham Robb says the region and the rest of Britain should be prepared for a turbulent year in 2016
  
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• The Conservative Party are ending secure housing for good, claims Labour

  13-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East MP Roberta Blackman-Woods leads Labour campaign as housing becomes key political battleground
  
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• Stop fighting each other and start fighting the Tories, says new Labour whip

  13-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear MP Dave Anderson has new role encouraging discipline within the Labour Parliamentary Party
  
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• Lee Irving trial: Murder accused's girlfriend allegedly told sister vulnerable lad 'died slowly'

  13-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nicole Lawrence allegedly told her sister that boyfriend James Wheatley stopped her and his mum from calling ambulance for fatally injured Lee Irving
  
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• Don't let the wet weather drown your enthusiasm: Follow these ten tips to stay energetic

  13-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nutritionist Steven Brown shares his advice for staying lively this January as thousands aim to improve their lives
  
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• Children in Durham are being exploited in exchange for booze, police reveal

  13-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Constabulary, County Council and children's charities are working together to end child sexual exploitation in the county
  
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• Avoid drastic diets and fitness splurges, warns Newcastle personal trainer

  13-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dominic Bowser, from Sound Mind and Body in Benton, says it is important to take a long-term approach to weight loss
  
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• Man 'acting suspiciously' at Chichester Metro Station being hunted by armed police officers

  13-01-2016 19:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police officers and a helicopter swooped on South Tyneside at 11am on Wednesday and searches for the man continue
  
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• Newcastle council leader calls for quicker resolution on Tyne Valley rail line

  13-01-2016 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nick Forbes, leader of Newcastle City Council, has urged Network Rail to do what they can to reopen the railway as quickly as possible
  
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• North East weather: Met Office predict up to 10cm of snow for County Durham and Northumberland

  13-01-2016 18:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Higher ground in the North East could receive 10cm of snow on Wednesday night into Thursday morning, Met Office forecasters say
  
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• Andre Bennett: Gateshead sign Middlesbrough defender - BBC Sport

  13-01-2016 18:24 via
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  Middlesbrough have loaned defender Andre Bennett, son of former Sunderland skipper Gary, to Gateshead for a month. The 21-year-old is yet to make his senior professional bow for the Teesside club, but has played regularly for the development side.and more »
  

• Libraries in Newcastle will have their opening times slashed in £1m savings scheme

  13-01-2016 17:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Six libraries across Newcastle will have their hours cut by up to half as opening hours fall from 466.9 to 201 hours a week
  
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• Libraries in Newcastle could have their opening times slashed in £1m savings scheme

  13-01-2016 17:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Six libraries across Newcastle could have their hours cut by up to half as opening hours fall from 466.9 to 201 hours a week
  
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• Metro services between Pelaw and Brockley Whins should be resumed on Thursday

  13-01-2016 17:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Power supply problems on Metro bring misery to thousands of commuters who are demanding answers over repeated "issues"
  
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• Your community events in the North East: A parkrun, pop-up market, pamper evening and more

  13-01-2016 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Community events written by you forweek beginning January 11 includes Sunderland, Corbridge, Newcastle and Gateshead
  
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• BMW reveals technology-packed doorless i8 Roadster

  13-01-2016 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  i Vision Future Interaction concept revealed
  
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• Durham County Council announce closure of 12 adult day care centres

  13-01-2016 16:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Efforts to save more than £1.5million have led council bosses to announce plans to close 12 County Durham day care centres
  
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• Newcastle West End shop Best-one closed for selling 'legal highs'

  13-01-2016 16:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The store, opposite a primary school in Newcastle's West End was closed after almost 100 calls were made reporting bad reactions to the substances
  
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• Paralysed athlete Drew Graham gets a life changing wheelchair after a battle with airline

  13-01-2016 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drew, from Gosforth, had his £20,000 chair wrecked by Icelandair but now the airline has given him an upgraded model costing £26,000
  
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• Newcastle's Royal Station Hotel cancels controversial meeting with only hours notice

  13-01-2016 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A meeting titled 'Not a terrorist - until proven... Muslim', was cancelled with just hours notice by Royal Station Hotel in Newcastle
  
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• Tory trade union laws are designed to cripple Labour, claims former Newcastle council leader

  13-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East Labour peer Lord Beecham says the Government is trying to stifle opposition
  
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• Newcastle CineSecrets: Do you know where and when this video clip was filmed?

  13-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A snowy day in Newcastle on this video clip from the North East Film Archive. Do you know where and when it was filmed?
  
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• Museum Association fears for 2016 after funding cuts force closures across the UK

  13-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham's DLI Museum is among those being axed while national body warns others may also close this year or impose charges
  
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• Iraq War: Newcastle experts to discuss fallout from military action

  13-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Specialists will come together at Northumbria University to discuss the fallout of military action in Iraq between 2003 and 2011
  
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• European Union attacked over payments to North East flood victims

  13-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners have called on money to be spent at home rather than sent to the EU following North East floods
  
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• Pavel Srnicek Memorial: Former Newcastle teammates pay tribute to 'humble, hard working' keeper

  13-01-2016 16:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Shearer, Rob Lee, Peter Beardsley, Shay Given and John Beresford spoke of their sorrow following Pavel Srnicek's death
  
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• Pavel Srnicek memorial: Hundreds turn out for emotional service in Newcastle

  13-01-2016 16:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The great and the good of Newcastle turned out to pay their final respects to former Magpies' goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek
  
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• Missing Newcastle woman Laura Harden found after Northumbria Police appeal

  13-01-2016 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Laura Harden, 18, from Keith Close in Newcastle, left her home address at around 6:30pm on Monday but has now been found
  
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• Tickets on sale for premiere of play about Tyneside's world champion boxer Glenn McCrory

  13-01-2016 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'County Durham's Rocky' swaps boxing ring for theatre stage to tell his poignant family story in a one-man show
  
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• Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week on the hunt for North East contestants

  13-01-2016 15:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The gruelling test of endurance is returning to BBC 2 this year, tougher than ever. Do you think you could surival Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week?
  
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• New Audi A2 will cost lower than the A1

  13-01-2016 15:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  City car will be pitched below A1
  
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• North lottery winners David and Carol Martin keen to help victims of floods

  13-01-2016 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The couple, of Hawick in the Scottish Borders, are celebrating after winning £33m in Saturday’s draw
  
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• New £100,000 cat hospital unit to be built in Newcastle

  13-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A special feline unit will help care for some of the North East's most poorly animals and will be completed by April
  
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• Vintage Fairs in the North East mapped: Where to buy retro clothing and accessories

  13-01-2016 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you love being thrifty when you shop to find a fashion bargain, here's everything you need to know about vintage fairs in the North East
  
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• Newcastle United's mid-1990s winger Ruel Fox was born on this day in 1968

  13-01-2016 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ruel Fox, who helped Newcastle United finish third in their first campaign back in the Premier League, turns 48
  
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• Junior doctors win public support after strike action across the North East

  13-01-2016 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The British Medical Association said there was a 'strong turnout' by junior doctors on Tuesday
  
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• North Shields roadworks: work to start on Wallsend Road and next phase of Coast Road project

  13-01-2016 13:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lane restrictions will be put in place as two improvement schemes move forward
  
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• Pavel Srnicek Memorial: Pav's brother had 'the strongest experience' in Newcastle

  13-01-2016 13:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Milan has spoken of the support he has received in Newcastle, where a memorial service is being held for the former goalkeeper
  
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• Pavel Srnicek Memorial: Newcastle legends gather to celebrate life of Toon favourite

  13-01-2016 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some of the North East's biggest names gathered for the memorial service at St Andrew's Church, in Newcastle
  
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• County Durham's Kynren visitor attraction wins global praise before it even opens

  13-01-2016 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Eleven Arches project in Bishop Auckland has been shortlisted by Rough Guides as one of the best new attractions for 2016
  
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• Woman's body pulled from the River Coquet in Rothbury

  13-01-2016 12:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police recovered the body of a woman from the River Coquet on Wednesday morning
  
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• Pavel Srnicek memorial: Live updates as Newcastle says goodbye to the NUFC favourite

  13-01-2016 12:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United favourite Pavel Srnicek passed away in December - the memorial service is a chance for the city to say goodbye
  
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• £33 million lottery winners named as David and Carol martin from Hawick

  13-01-2016 11:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The couple from Hawick in the Scottish Borders, are celebrating scooping the prize after matching six correct numbers in Saturday's record draw.
  
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• North East weather: People urged to wrap up warm as temperatures drop to 1C on Wednesday morning

  13-01-2016 11:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Forecasters say the weather will remain cold for the rest of the week as Arctic winds sweep the region
  
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• Geordie Shore: Where Are They Now? A look at castmates past and present

  13-01-2016 11:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As MTV airs its two part documentary Geordie Shore: The Journey, we chart the progress of Vicky Pattison, Charlotte Crosby and more
  
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• Gary Lineker and wife Danielle split after six-year marriage

  13-01-2016 11:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex-England footballer, 55, said the couple are still the "greatest of friends"
  
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