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• South Tyneside comics raise the roof and funds for Kian Musgrove at Customs House

  25-01-2016 22:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stars of BBC2's Hebburn, Jason Cook and Chris Ramsey were joined by X Factor Star Abi Garrido to raise funds for poorly tot Kian Musgrove
  
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• How Gateshead footballer JJ O'Donnell's last game was sealed with a kiss - ChronicleLive

  25-01-2016 21:35 via
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  How Gateshead footballer JJ O'Donnell's last game was sealed with a kiss
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  In the very last game of football JJ O'Donnell played, he was presented with a big smacker as his going away present. A head-to-head confrontation with Bristol Rovers midfielder Lee Mansell saw a kiss planted on the lips of a stunned O'Donnell ...and more »
  

• Lib Dem leader hits back over suggestions he should apologise to Newcastle for cutbacks

  25-01-2016 20:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tim Farron said that his party 'restrained' the Tories and called on Newcastle City Council to make the right choices when making cutbacks
  
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• Bishop of Durham defeats government over child poverty targets

  25-01-2016 20:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The House of Lords was led by the Bishop of Durham as it threw out government plans to stop measuring child poverty
  
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• Mystery surrounds the death of a Gateshead man found burned alive in his home - ChronicleLive

  25-01-2016 19:42 via
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  Mystery surrounds the death of a Gateshead man found burned alive in his home
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  The circumstances surrounding the death of a man found covered in an accelerant and burned alive in his own home may never be known. Colin Moss, 53, was found with horrific injuries in his bath at his house on the Leam Lane estate in April 2014.
  

• Three members of the same Consett family will stand trial over gas and electricity theft

  25-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jonathon Wright, Lynn Smith and Lisa Walton are accused of pilfering thousands of pounds worth of gas an electricity over 14 years
  
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• Northumberland must not take a back seat to region's cities, MP warns

  25-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MP Ian Lavery responds to report on the problems facing major cities by warning Northumberland also suffers from low wages
  
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• Jeremy Kyle speaks to Newcastle paedophile hunters Dark Justice

  25-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dark Justice will appear on Tuesday's ITV programme the Kyle Files to talk about their work in catching perverts in the North East
  
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• Government cutting wind farm subsidies 'to appease climate change sceptics'

  25-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East MP Julie Elliott claims cutting windfarm subsidies will threaten investment in the region
  
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• Ex-Sunderland player Daniel Staples making comeback after brain tumour scare

  25-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bedlington Terriers goalkeeper Daniel Staples from Annitsford, Northumberland, tells of his journey to hell and back
  
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• Mystery surrounds the death of a Gateshead man found burned alive in his home

  25-01-2016 19:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Colin Moss, 53 from Gateshead suffered horrific injuries after being covered in an accelerant and set alight
  
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• CCTV released after Northumbria Police say £880 worth of clothing was stolen from Debenhams

  25-01-2016 19:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to about the alleged theft in Eldon Square, Newcastle
  
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• Alan Shearer's birthday message to Darras Hall disabled girl Amelia Scott

  25-01-2016 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amelia Scott's family had hoped to be in their new Ponteland home in time for their daughter's birthday but now face months in rented accommodation
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Tiffany Pollard replaces Scotty T as bookies' favourite to win

  25-01-2016 18:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There has been a surge of support for Flavor of Love star Tiffany, so much so she's overtaken Geordie Shore's Scotty T in the bookies odds
  
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• Defeat to Formby before thumping Gateshead - News Guardian

  25-01-2016 18:07 via
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  Defeat to Formby before thumping Gateshead
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  Hector Hall, in red, who scored for Whitley Bay and Tyne men s first team. 17:07 Monday 25 January 2016. 0. Have your say. Whitley Bay and Tynemouth Hockey Club men's first team had a double game weekend, which was kicked off with the visit of Formby ...
  

• Newcastle nightlife: 36 photos of weekend fun at the city's clubs and bars

  25-01-2016 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Take a look at our gallery from city nightspots including Flares, Players, Gotham and more
  
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• North Shields murder probe: Families tell of shock after man stabbed in West Chirton

  25-01-2016 16:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two arrested after a 24-year-old man was allegedly stabbed in West Avenue, North Shields in the early hours on Monday and later died in hospital
  
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• Grant Davey raises 'grave concerns' that rural North East areas will lose out on funding

  25-01-2016 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northumberland County Council leader has signed a letter to David Cameron complaining about a new financial settlement
  
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• Koenigsegg sells final Agera RS

  25-01-2016 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All 25 of the 1144bhp hypercar have gone, making it the fastest-selling car Koenigsegg has ever sold.
  
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• Watch Newcastle city centre busker attacked during racist Far Right demonstration

  25-01-2016 16:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle comes together to say 'no' to Far Right group National Action who held a demonstration in Newcastle city centre
  
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• Former Tory cabinet minister Cecil Parkinson dies after cancer battle

  25-01-2016 16:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tory grandee served in a variety of senior posts in Margaret Thatcher's governments
  
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• More Metro misery for commuters as Nexus announce spring and summer line closures

  25-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Metro lines in North Tyneside will close for 15 days in March and then again in summer as the latest stage of a £350m improvement programme
  
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• Morpeth Mitford Estate: Planning wars back on as revised scheme submitted

  25-01-2016 16:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mitford LLP promises 200 jobs and local regeneration but faces opposition from conservation group
  
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• Man hurt in Whitley Bay after falling 16ft over the promenade as tide was coming in

  25-01-2016 15:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Victim taken to RVI in Newcastle with multiple injuries after the fall in the early hours of Monday morning opposite 42nd Street in Whitley Bay
  
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• Parents make plans to save Sunderland private school from closure

  25-01-2016 15:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parents and staff are working on a plan which would save the £3,000 a term school from closure
  
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• North East emergency services staff say they are 'overworked' at Newcastle protest

  25-01-2016 15:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Rumney, a fireman who lives in Haydon Bridge, said the closure of the station will affect everyone in the North East
  
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• How long does an electric car take to charge? We answer your questions about electric cars

  25-01-2016 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Electric cars are taking the UK by storm with more and more taking to the roads. Here is everything you need to know about them
  
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• See the moment Wallsend pervert snared by paedophile hunters Dark Justice in Newcastle

  25-01-2016 15:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Hutchinson thought he was meeting a schoolgirl in Newcastle city centre but was arrested by police instead
  
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• Who is in The Great Sport Relief Bake Off 2016? The 16 celebrities will bake up a storm to be judged by Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood for charity

  25-01-2016 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Samantha Cameron, Kimberley Walsh, Jason Manford, Louise Rednapp and David James are among the stars taking part in this year's Bake Off for a great cause
  
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• Powering up: North East is embracing the electric car trend

  25-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Public electric car charger use has gone up 150% in the last three years, with sales of Nissan Leafs up 29%
  
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• Newcastle and Sunderland to build electric car charging stations following £1.5m grant

  25-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East Combined Authority has received £1.5m to build to super-fast charging points on the A19 and at Science Central
  
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• Geordie Shore's Gaz Beadle stays silent over 'white powder' video

  25-01-2016 13:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie Shore star was the subject of a story by the Daily Star which obtained footage of him appearing to inhale a substance from a Ferrari key
  
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• Gateshead man arrested after alleged race attack in Gosforth Asda - ChronicleLive

  25-01-2016 13:44 via
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  Gateshead man arrested after alleged race attack in Gosforth Asda
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  A Gateshead man has been charged with racially/religiously aggravated common assault following an alleged attack on a young Muslim woman in Gosforth Asda . Albert Vincent Paul Tudor, 36, of Warwick Court in Gateshead was charged on Monday ...
  

• Gateshead man arrested after alleged race attack in Gosforth Asda

  25-01-2016 13:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Albert Vincent Paul Tudor was charged with racially/religiously aggravated common assault following an alleged attack on a young muslim woman
  
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• Newcastle city centre restaurant boss argues his venture will not cause crime

  25-01-2016 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Wilson hopes to open Turquoise until 5am serving local organic food and he said lone drinkers won't be welcome after 11pm
  
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• 'They should be banned': Our readers support crackdown on Newcastle's rising problem of legal highs

  25-01-2016 13:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Special police task force to tackle "daily" problem of addictive highs is welcomed by Chronicle readers
  
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• South Shields Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall struggling to find Mr Right

  25-01-2016 13:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  X Factor winner Jade, who was linked to Jason Derulo before Christmas, says its proved hard to find a guy who likes her "for the right reasons"
  
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• Anti-austerity protesters assemble in Newcastle to warn against cuts to emergency services

  25-01-2016 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northern Public Services Alliance says blue-light services are 'fighting for their lives' due to cuts
  
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• Alan Barnes: Gateshead attack victim remembers terrifying ordeal one-year on - ChronicleLive

  25-01-2016 12:31 via
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  Alan Barnes: Gateshead attack victim remembers terrifying ordeal one-year on
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  When Alan Barnes left his Gateshead bungalow to move his wheelie bin on January 25, 2015, he could never have imagined it would be the start of a chain of events that would first leave him frightened to return to his own home, and eventually make him ...and more »
  

• Alan Barnes: Gateshead attack victim remembers terrifying ordeal one-year on

  25-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Assault by Richard Gatiss could have been 'blessing in disguise', says Gateshead pensioner Alan Barnes
  
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• First drive: 2016 Toyota RAV4 2.0 D-4D

  25-01-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We drive the latest version of the original compact crossover, the Toyota RAV 4.
  
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• Headcam shows biker speeding at 150mph

  25-01-2016 10:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Clips on a memory card from Robert Hammond's headcam showed him doing a wheelie in a housing estate before hitting more than 110mph in a 30mph zone.
  
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• North Shields murder investigation launched after alleged stabbing in West Avenue

  25-01-2016 10:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two arrested on suspicion of murder after 24-year-old man found allegedly stabbed to death in the street
  
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• New Mini John Cooper Works Convertible launches in March 2016

  25-01-2016 10:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New soft top will be launched in March
  
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• North Shields murder investigation: Live updates after 24-year-old died from stab wounds

  25-01-2016 10:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two people have been arrested after a man died from multiple stab wounds after being found on West Avenue, North Shields
  
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• Repairing Northumberland's flood-damaged infrastructure to cost council £24.3m

  25-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With more than £10m already spent on recovery, the total bill for the floods is set to rise to nearly £35m
  
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• Pioneering Durham prison course sees inmates learn criminology alongside university students

  25-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Success of Frankland programme, adopted from a US model, is set to change lives
  
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• Nick Forbes calls on Lib Dem leader Tim Farron to apologise for government cuts

  25-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour leader says Tim Farron should use visit to Newcastle to apologise to residents affected by government cuts
  
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• Newcastle United's French wing wizard David Ginola was born on this day in 1967

  25-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Happy 49th birthday to David Ginola who graced St James' Park between 1995 and 1997 in Kevin Keegan's Entertainers team
  
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• Cliffy Ahmed: Backpage travel club leave superfan's coach seat empty as mark of respect

  25-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle fans mourn the loss of the St James' Park stalwart who was "black and white through and through"
  
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