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• On this day: Newcastle United beat Arsenal in the FA Cup final at Wembley in 1932

  22-04-2016 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Newcastle United fans made the trip from Tyneside to London to see the Magpies lift their third FA Cup
  
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• Former film star from Elswick threatened to kill police officers during armed stand off

  22-04-2016 21:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jason Hoganson had a promising acting career but his life spiralled out of control after he played the role of a Geordie in a 1988 film
  
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• Your questions to David Cameron on the EU Referendum revealed

  22-04-2016 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We whittle down scores of submissions to just eight questions to put the Prime Minister in hot seat
  
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• Former Newcastle speedway rider in a coma after being shot in the head

  22-04-2016 20:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kenni Larsen, who previously rode for Newcastle, Coventry and Peterborough, has undergone emrgency surgery in his native Denmark
  
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• First Drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz E

  22-04-2016 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Excellent 2.0-litre diesel engine turns Merc’s new exec into the closest thing there’s ever been to a junior S-Class for company car drivers.
  
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• Gateshead burglar with 273 previous convictions walks free despite burgling the homes of women - ChronicleLive

  22-04-2016 19:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead burglar with 273 previous convictions walks free despite burgling the homes of women
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  A serial criminal with 273 previous convictions has walked free from court despite burgling the homes of two women. Sneaky Jason Potts raided a neighbour's home after hearing her saying where she'd left a spare key for her builder. The 44-year-old also ...
  
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• Gateshead burglar with 273 previous convictions walks free despite burgling the homes of women

  22-04-2016 19:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sneaky Jason Potts burgled the homes of his neighbour and another woman but despite his lengthy criminal record he has avoided prison
  
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• Tributes paid to pioneering neurology expert Lord Walton of Detchant

  22-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lord Walton of Detchant, a former Dean of Medicine at Newcastle University, died after a short illness aged 93
  
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• Look at this multimillion pound home owned by man once dubbed Britain's wealthiest vicar

  22-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rev Robert Parker puts Northumberland country pile Guyzance Hall, which he bought as a second home, up for sale at £6m
  
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• Longbenton amputee Gaz Golightly heads for the Invictus Games - despite breaking his 'good' leg

  22-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gaz has been included in the UK team even though he missed the selection trials because he broke his leg after slipping on the kitchen floor
  
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• 'I might move my son's body' - Grieving mum after Church tells her to tone down football gravestone

  22-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Church has ruled the SAFC themed headstone for road rage victim Shaun Dalby must be changed
  
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• Final piece of jigsaw falls into place in 135-mile Daft as a Brush cancer charity walk

  22-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Walkers, pupils and civic heads gather where North and South Tyne rivers meet at Warden, near Hexham in Northumberland
  
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• 11 things you'll know if you grew up or lived around Hexham

  22-04-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll call a nightclub whatever we want to and nobody loves a fire quite as much as we do
  
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• Check out some out-of-this-world stars of Newcastle's MakerFaire

  22-04-2016 18:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Football-playing robots and a real space rocket are among 300 high-tech attractions ready to launch annual weekend festival
  
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• Watch: Shell unveil energy efficient concept car

  22-04-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The concept car could deliver a 34% reduction in primary energy use compared to a typical UK city car.
  
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• Ponteland school saved from closure as it gets academy approval

  22-04-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northumberland school, which was threatened with closure under council plans, has been granted permission to convert to an academy
  
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• Tynemouth RNLI praise passers-by who saved a man from drowning in North Shields

  22-04-2016 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Good Samaritans waded into the River Tyne to stop a man from drowning at North Shields Fish Quay on Friday
  
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• Fire in Newcastle city centre leaves charred remains of homeless persons tent

  22-04-2016 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fire crews from Newcastle and Gateshead attended a blaze in Newcastle city centre this afternoon
  
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• Teenage yobs blew up Cowgate caravan where couple were sleeping

  22-04-2016 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ricky Regan and a youth targeted a caravan on a residential Cowgate street, blowing it up and causing damage to the house it was parked outside
  
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• Teenage yobs blew up caravan where couple were sleeping

  22-04-2016 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ricky Regan and a youth targeted a caravan on a residential Cowgate street, blowing it up and causing damage to the house it was parked outside
  
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• Uber rolls out Sunderland service one year on from launch of North East enterprise

  22-04-2016 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Revellers in Sunderland can now enjoy the cashless taxi app service which has teamed up with Grace House charity
  
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• Durham ice cream man fears he could lose his pitch after 50 years trading

  22-04-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people have already backed a campaign to keep the ice cream van at Durham's Wharton Park
  
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• Better sex education needed to North East tackle 'ticking time bomb' of teen pregnancy

  22-04-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The number of teen pregnancies has fallen dramatically in parts of the North East but not so much in others
  
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• 30 years ago today: The Metrocentre in Gateshead opened its doors for the first time - ChronicleLive

  22-04-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  30 years ago today: The Metrocentre in Gateshead opened its doors for the first time
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  On this day 30 years ago, the Metrocentre in Gateshead opened its doors for the first time and a retail revolution began on Tyneside. Over the last three decades, countless millions of shoppers have descended on the complex, which has become integral ...
  
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• 30 years ago today: The Metrocentre in Gateshead opened its doors for the first time

  22-04-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The first visitors stepped into Europe's largest shopping complex, the Metrocentre, on this day in 1986
  
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• Have you seen Spiderman beatboxing in Newcastle? Watch his energetic performances

  22-04-2016 15:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A beatboxing superhero has been getting attention after performing around Newcastle in recent weeks
  
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• One man crimewave Billy the Pigeon back behind bars for raiding Newcastle shops

  22-04-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prolific thief William Frederick Armstrong, known as Billy the Pigeon, admits trying to break into six plush city centre stores
  
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• Bathers who turned out to be losers at Wallsend Roman baths

  22-04-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Exhibition opens on Saturday at Segedunum exploring Hadrian's Wall in urban Tyneside
  
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• Geordie Shore star Ricci Guarnaccio to host Australian TV show with a Pussycat Doll

  22-04-2016 14:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The ex of Vicky Pattison, will travel Australia on the search for 'Australia's Ultimate Worldie' for a new MTV show
  
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• Fascinating 1970s aerial photos of Newcastle show huge change to the city

  22-04-2016 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Archives have published this fascinating photographic collection capturing a bygone Newcastle city centre
  
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• What will the weather be like this weekend in and around Newcastle?

  22-04-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office is forecasting more wintry weather across the North East this weekend as the temperature decreases and the wind picks up
  
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• Driver remains in hospital following four-car crash in Newcastle city centre

  22-04-2016 13:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The driver who was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary after the crash on Westgate Road on Thursday afternoon remains in hospital
  
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• Newcastle shops on guard against fraudster gang believed to be in the city

  22-04-2016 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police say they believe a group of men who scam shops have travelled to the Newcastle area on Friday morning
  
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• Newcastle council urged to set up not-for-profit power firm to save residents hundreds

  22-04-2016 13:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle Community First Party has claimed that a publicly run power firm would mean hundreds of pounds wiped off bills for residents \n
  
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• 12 most outrageous 'copy cat' cars

  22-04-2016 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  China’s car industry is not to be underestimated, but it’s long been peppered with shameless copies of western designs. Some are weird, some outrageous – but none are helping their nation to be respected by the rest of the world.
  
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• 'It's not going to work , is it?' - readers react to North East devolution deal doubts

  22-04-2016 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council could be left out in the cold after voting to reject the current devolution offer
  
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• Police appeal to people living on Meadow Well estate to help find missing man

  22-04-2016 12:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hopes high that people living on North Tyneside estate could hold the key to disappearance of Newcastle man
  
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• First Drive: 2016 Audi R8

  22-04-2016 12:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The entry-level R8 is down on power, brakes and handling alike. Reason enough to spend another £15k on the range-topper?
  
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• Watch as we take a first look behind the scenes at £11m Newcastle Live Works venture

  22-04-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Live Theatre's ambitious Quayside development includes green space where public can enjoy outdoor performances
  
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• Stay away from North East A&E during junior doctors' strike, patients warned

  22-04-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Operations and appointments have been cancelled as junior doctors prepare to pull emergency care for the first time
  
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• Gosforth lad wins University Challenge - despite fluffing Northumberland question

  22-04-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Langley, 20, from Gosforth, was part of the victorious Peterhouse, Cambridge team but had to keep it quiet for four months
  
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• Why will the next junior doctors' strike be different? Find out here

  22-04-2016 12:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Striking doctors across the North East will walk out of A&E for the first time in NHS history next week
  
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• Driver taken to hospital after Newcastle city centre four-car crash is released

  22-04-2016 11:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man was taken to the RVI after the four-car smash on Westgate Road, Newcastle on Thursday afternoon
  
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• Charles Bradley: The Sage, Gateshead - The Northern Echo (registration)

  22-04-2016 11:05 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
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  Most people would have given up on their fantasy years ago, but Soul singer, Charles Bradley`s dream finally came true when, at the age of 62, he was discovered by the owner of Daptone Records and the rest, as they say is history. Inspired by the ...and more »
  
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• Digging at Tynemouth Outdoor Pool marks next step towards site's restoration

  22-04-2016 10:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The survey work at the North Tyneside lido will help to show what material was used to fill in the pool when it closed many years ago
  
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• Watch star WWE wrestlers take on a new challenge: facing off against England cricketers

  22-04-2016 09:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  WWE superstars The Miz and Dolph Ziggler took on England players Ben Stokes and Danielle Hazell at Ravenswood Primary School, Newcastle
  
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• Northumberland couple exceedingly angry after a 'mouse' ate their Battenberg

  22-04-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Graeme and Lorraine Armstrong, of Ashington, were stunned when they opened their Mr Kipling Battenberg to find it had been 'eaten' by a 'mouse'
  
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• Revealed: More than 25% of motorists would take a nap behind the wheel

  22-04-2016 09:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The survey led by WhatCar? also found that more than 50% of drivers would not feel safe in an autonomous car.
  
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• Blyth library receives surprise £30,000 boost following donation from former UN teacher

  22-04-2016 08:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joyce Wakenshaw, of Blyth, had an illustrious teaching career having worked as a director of a United Nations school in Geneva, Switzerland
  
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• Funeral of 'legendary' Newcastle detective set to take place on Tuesday

  22-04-2016 08:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Newcastle police and rugby colleagues to pay respects to well-known "Muscles" who has died at the age of 86
  
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