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• Ant and Dec win best presenter prize at National Television Awards for the 15th year running!

  20-01-2016 22:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The lovable Newcastle duo Ant and Dec promised they will 'keep going as long as we want them to' at the star-studded bash
  
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• The Government hopes that a public weary of local council cuts will let them off the hook

  20-01-2016 20:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Labour councillor David Stockdale says the budget choices faced by the council are simply unpalatable
  
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• Vulnerable Lee Irving had 60 separate injuries all over his body after alleged murder

  20-01-2016 19:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Murder trial hears long list of injuries suffered by Lee Irving, who was allegedly killed in Kenton Bar by James Wheatley and Barry Imray
  
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• Tears of joy for Keith Rochester as he improves in hospital in Cuba

  20-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Keith's brother Christopher died in Rhodes in 2000 and his body was flown back with a missing kidney but now Keith is fighting for his life in Cuba
  
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• Stand Up To Racism members to take vital donations from North East folk to Calais refugees

  20-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Members of the Stand Up To Racism group have collected the donations and will be driving to France on Friday
  
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• North East women paid 25% less a week than men, new report reveals

  20-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New figures revealed just a week after the Equalities Minister said the gender pay gap in the region was falling
  
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• Newcastle at night: City had almost 16 hours of darkness on its darkest day

  20-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Photographs show stunning shots of Newcastle which was one of the darkest places in the country in December
  
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• Durham soldier saw children being shot in Bosnia - but what traumatised him most was the weather

  20-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bosnia veteran Garreth Murrell has opened up about his post-traumatic stress disorder hell and how his Durham charity is helping others
  
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• Byker McDonald's stabbing: Mum describes horror as she watched on with two-year-old daughter

  20-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Natalie Hornby, 22, was with little daughter Brianna-Lily, two, when a scuffle broke out and a man was allegedly stabbed in the leg
  
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• Big Brother to look for new housemates at Bijoux Bar in Newcastle

  20-01-2016 19:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Geordie Shore star Scotty T entertains in Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother is hitting the Toon to search for stars of this summer's series
  
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• Durham Light Infantry: Campaigners vow to continue the fight despite council decision

  20-01-2016 18:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham County Council says it hopes more people will see the DLI exhibitions in city centre after announcing the museum will close in April
  
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• North Tyneside parents launch campaign against plans to close council-run nurseries

  20-01-2016 18:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Under the authority's proposals, four nurseries in Wallsend, Shiremoor and North Shields could be closed
  
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• Chair and five members of North East LEP announce resignations

  20-01-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three business board members leave the North East LEP as part of planned process, along with two from the education sector
  
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• Newcastle CineSecrets: What can you tell us about this mid-20th century video clip?

  20-01-2016 17:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Can you name this well-known childhood health product, and which local company first produced it?
  
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• Marnie Simpson makes thinly veiled dig at ex Ricky Rayment and Nancy May Turner

  20-01-2016 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie Shore's Marnie was engaged to ex TOWIE star Ricky but he's now moved on with new Ex on the Beach girl Nancy May Turner
  
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• Lone Bellow and Joseph prove three's not a crowd at Sage Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  20-01-2016 17:08 via
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  Lone Bellow and Joseph prove three's not a crowd at Sage Gateshead
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  Brooklyn-based Americana trio Lone Bellow return to Sage Gateshead's Hall 2 on Sunday night nearly two years after their first appearance there. This time the threesome have a new-ish album, Then Came The Moring (Descendant Records), to promote on ...and more »
  

• Malicious letters falsely accuse County Durham neighbour of being a paedophile

  20-01-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting the writer after letters were posted through letterboxes in Easington, County Durham
  
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• PC David Rathband case: Police 'should have issued warning' following Raoul Moat's threat

  20-01-2016 16:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A firearms expert says that once Moat threatened to shoot cops, Northumbria Police should have sent a warning to all officers
  
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• North East unemployment: Jobless total across region falls, according to latest figures

  20-01-2016 16:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Figures are welcomed but there is concern the region is still falling behind other areas in the so-called Northern Powerhouse
  
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• Praise for Sunshine Fund patron Stephen Miller while Ant and Dec are up for 15th award

  20-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our charity highlights 'inspirational' Paralympian's well deserved MBE, while fellow patrons Ant and Dec are up for yet another TV gong
  
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• Morpeth rugby player who gave up alcohol for Dry January is already feeling the benefits

  20-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Parsons, from Morpeth Rugby Club, will be putting the money he saved on booze towards a holiday after shedding the pounds
  
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• Kenton McDonald's: Campaigners believe almost 80% of school pupils would eat at the restaurant

  20-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  McDonald's representatives have questioned the methodology of a survey run by Kenton campaigners as a planning hearing continues
  
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• Only 50 of this new 218mph super car will be made

  20-01-2016 15:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  VLF Automotive unveils 218mph supercar - but only 50 will be made
  
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• Australia refuses to recognise marriage of Sunderland man's husband who died on honeymoon

  20-01-2016 15:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marco Bulmer-Rizzi appeals to UK Government after he is told South Australian death certificate will record late husband’s status as ‘never married’
  
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• Cliffy Ahmed: Mourners asked to wear Newcastle United colours at funeral of Magpies superfan

  20-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cliffy's family has requested mourners ditch the traditional black and wear Newcastle United colours to his funeral in South Shields
  
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• Caitlin Ruddy: Hundreds unite behind schoolgirl's parents after being taunted by internet troll

  20-01-2016 13:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Readers came to the aid of the family who were left distraught by a series of insulting messages about the 15-year-old, who was swept out to sea
  
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• 'What a hero' - readers hail former drug addict who helped save life of a Metro passenger

  20-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Steel was waiting for a train when a man collapsed on the platform at Chillingham Road after apparently taking legal highs
  
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• Pay cut will force Durham teaching assistants out of a job they love, campaigners warn

  20-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Owen Temple has called on Durham County Council to resist cutting up to £5,000 from the pay of teaching assistants across the county
  
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• North Tyneside could have referendum on whether to drop elected mayor system

  20-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors will meet on Thursday to discuss how the authority should be run and a possible referendum could be held later this year
  
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• Heroics of Tynemouth air cadets to be shown on TV after French mountain rescue

  20-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Whitley Bay teacher Will Close-Ash and his team saved seven Belgian climbers in the French Pyrenees after coming across blood-soaked snow
  
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• Careers advice for Newcastle students criticised as report brands skills system as 'dysfunctional'

  20-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors said training and careers advice for over-16s in Newcastle is 'poor' after a taskforce report found inconsistent approaches
  
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• First drive: 2016 Ford Focus RS

  20-01-2016 12:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We expected the new Focus RS to be good. Now at last we’ve driven it – and ‘good’ hardly scratches the surface…
  
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• Ant & Dec, Vicky Pattison, The Moffatts & Cheryl bid for National Television Awards glory

  20-01-2016 12:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The NTAs will take place tonight with X Factor, I'm A Celebrity, Saturday Night Takeaway, Britain's Got Talent & Gogglebox in the running
  
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• Unemployment rate in North East falls by 0.7%, new figures show

  20-01-2016 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Latest Government figures show the jobless total has fallen by 5,000 in the region to 104,000 - but the North East is still top of the pile
  
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• Your inspiring weight loss stories: North East gran was 27 stone and 'dying inside'

  20-01-2016 11:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland slimmer shares secret to her success and says: "I have my life back"
  
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• Durham University academics help trace fairy stories back to prehistoric times

  20-01-2016 10:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Common links were studied between stories from around the world, including Beauty and the Beast and Rumpelstiltskin
  
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• Police quiz 10-year-old Muslim boy over terrorist house mistake at school

  20-01-2016 10:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The youngster made an error during an English lesson at a school in Lancashire and the following day officers arrived at his home to interview him.
  
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• Durham roadworks: How will your journey be affected?

  20-01-2016 09:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As several months of roadworks in Durham City Centre begins we look at which roads will be busiest
  
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• Whitley Bay Film Festival is honoured for role in livening up the town

  20-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council is set to honour the organisers of volunteer-run annual programme of cinema treats
  
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• Which is the best doctors' surgery in the North East? Find out how highly yours is rated by patients

  20-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Morpeth GP has been rated the best in the country - see how yours performed using our widget
  
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• Durham roadworks warning as work on £2.5million traffic light system begins

  20-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham County Council has warned 'disruption is inevitable' on one of the key routes into the city
  
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• Boy Meets Girl the Tyneside-set transgender drama to start filming of the second series soon

  20-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work is underway on re-commissioned hit set on Tyneside which will air on BBC later this year, to delight of cast including Denise Welch
  
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• Morning news headlines: David Cameron faces new EU asylum rules fight with Brussels; Professor and student killed as gunmen attack Pakistan university

  20-01-2016 09:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• Work to prevent Whitley Bay homes from being flooded gets under way

  20-01-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbrian Water will carry out rolling roadworks in Wilton Drive, Whitley Bay, as part of a £850,000 flood prevention scheme
  
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• Could Brexit from EU lead to a 'modern day Hadrian's Wall' in Northumberland?

  20-01-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East Euro-MP says Brexit would lead to Scottish independence and "hard border" controls where Northumberland borders Scotland
  
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• Gateshead MP Ian Mearns reveals the 'commissioner' responsible for 200 schools in the North

  20-01-2016 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead MP Ian Mearns calls for councils to oversee schools as MPs warn that a little-known official is currently in charge
  
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