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• Newcastle businessman wins appeal over his conviction for threatening to 'behead' UKIP candidate

  06-05-2016 21:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Conviction crushed after court is told Aftab Ahmed's comments about UKIP candidate were a 'throw away, angry line'
  
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• Man accused of murdering South Shields dad Ronnie Howard appears in court

  06-05-2016 21:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Wilson was charged with murder, affray and assault after Mr Howard died following alleged incident at Prince Edward pub
  
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• Former Sunderland star Cabral hits out at anonymity rules after being cleared of rape

  06-05-2016 21:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex Sunderland player criticised anonymity rule for alleged victims after he was cleared of sex attack on girl he met on night out in Newcastle
  
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• Former Sunderland star Cabral hits out at anonymity rules after being claered of rape

  06-05-2016 21:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex Sunderland player criticised anonymity rule for alleged victims after he was cleared of sex attack on girl he met on night out inNewcastle
  
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• Missing North Tyneside 15-year-old Shelby Hill sparks police appeal for help

  06-05-2016 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shelby Hill lives on Park Parade in Whitley Bay but was last seen at a house in Jarrow where she had been staying at 9pm on April 30
  
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• North East teachers' representatives welcome academies u-turn

  06-05-2016 20:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has abandoned unpopular plans to force schools to become academies
  
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• Government u-turn on 'ludicrous' plan to force every school to become an academy

  06-05-2016 20:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East MP Catherine McKinnell welcomes the climbdown over plan to make every school an academy
  
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• Northumbria Police rocked by yet another sex scandal as tribunal continues

  06-05-2016 20:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tribunal hearing told how Supt David Borrie 'pressured vulnerable member of staff into two sex acts'
  
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• Car Review: Land Rover Discovery Sport

  06-05-2016 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  What’s it like to live with?
  
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• Detective speaks of contempt for Gosforth thief who stole dementia sufferers savings

  06-05-2016 19:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Leslie Black was handed a two year prison sentence suspended for two years by a judge at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Outrage as Gosforth thief plunders life savings of dementia suffering dad

  06-05-2016 19:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lemington grandad was in a care home as a heartless thief raided his bank account leaving him to die penniless
  
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• What next for the Darras Hall family of Amelia Scott?

  06-05-2016 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We speak to Neill Scott about his fight to get his disabled daughter's much needed home built in Darras Hall
  
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• Whatever the result of the American election, America will become more damaged

  06-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham University professor Thom Brooks on the bitter presidential fight in his native United States
  
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• Watch as a vandal smashes a car windscreen on a Bensham road

  06-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage caught the moment that a car was attacked in Gateshead on Thursday
  
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• Prince Charles joins in celebration of Chillingham's wild white cattle

  06-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Unique Northumberland herd has attracted procession of famous admirers over the years and feature in new book
  
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• HMP Northumberland staff fearing for their safety following string of incidents

  06-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Figures from the Ministry of Justice show guards working at HMP Northumberland were assaulted 35 times last year
  
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• Court orders Darras Hall family to temporarily stop work on disabled daughter's home

  06-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The family of Amelia Scott must not build on the controversial section of the Darras Hall property - for at least 28 days
  
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• Beware the patriotism peddled by scoundrels at home and abroad

  06-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyneside-born academic Paul Benneworth - who lives in the Netherlands - says people in the EU are free to be patriots
  
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• North Tyneside local election results - everything you need to know

  06-05-2016 19:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour gained ground in North Tyneside where they now dominate the council with 51 seats
  
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• Gateshead local election results - everything you need to know - ChronicleLive

  06-05-2016 18:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead local election results - everything you need to know
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  There were few surprises in Gateshead at an election which saw Labour's dominance go all but unchallenged. However, Liberal Democrats did seize the Pelaw seat from Labour in a result group leader Jonathan Wallace saw as confirmation the party are a ...and more »
  
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• Gateshead local election results - everything you need to know

  06-05-2016 18:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ruling party remain strong after count that sees a total of five new faces on Gateshead Council
  
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• Washington pensioner allegedly savaged by dogs while being racially abused by owners

  06-05-2016 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three out-of-control dogs attacked the 73-year-old man in Washington and police are keen to trace the owners
  
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• Labour's Vera Baird wins second term as police and crime commissioner

  06-05-2016 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ms Baird pledged to continue tackling anti-social behaviour and domestic violence and hailed the result as proof of Labour's popularity
  
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• Vuhl 05 hits UK at under £60k

  06-05-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trackday-focused sportster from Mexico car debuts at London motor show.
  
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• First picture of alleged murder victim Ronnie Howard released as accused appears in court

  06-05-2016 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Anthony Wilson of Hylton Avenue, South Shields has been charged with murder, affray and assault
  
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• Labour wins in the North East elections - but what do the party's struggles elsewhere tell us?

  06-05-2016 17:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour isn't making progress where it needs to but party leader Jeremy Corbyn appears to be safe in his role
  
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• Gateshead in the hunt for striker as Neil Aspin looks to overhaul squad - ChronicleLive

  06-05-2016 16:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead in the hunt for striker as Neil Aspin looks to overhaul squad
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  Gateshead are one of a number of clubs monitoring Barrow striker Andy Cook as they look to put a new-look squad together. The 25-year-old Bishop Auckland-born player, now in his second spell at Holker Street, scored 25 goals last season. Gateshead ...
  
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• Would a devolution deal have stopped North East junior doctors striking?

  06-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Aspiring mayor Jeremy Middleton has called on the Government to give way to the BMA - and feels more local control would have resolved the issue
  
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• Widower's shock at Australian immigration email saying dead husband had outstayed visa

  06-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marco Bulmer-Rizzi, of Houghton-le-Spring, said the immigration department email had forced him 'to relive everything again'
  
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• Northumbria Police and servicemen set to come to blows - but for a good cause

  06-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The boxing match competition aims to prove a fundraising knockout on a high-profile charity night at the Lancastrian Suite
  
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• Newcastle fans raise money in memory of Kenton meningitis victim Tyler Garwood

  06-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Generous football supporters raised over £1,000 ahead of the win over Crystal Palace, which will be matched by the Newcastle United Foundation
  
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• Hadrian's Wall and 19 things you never knew - or maybe you did - about the Roman landmark

  06-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Roman Wall was 70 miles long, 20-feet tall, with ditches on either side, and it was quite probably painted white!
  
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• Watch police ammunition get blown up as explosions can be heard across Durham

  06-05-2016 15:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The city centre was rocked by several loud bangs at lunchtime on Friday which turned out to be controlled explosions at Aykley Heads
  
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• Newcastle children sentenced to jail and hard labour shown in old photos

  06-05-2016 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  19th Century mugshots reveal child crime and punishment in Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Unexploded bombs found at Washington Nissan plant - here's what we know about them

  06-05-2016 14:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Unexploded bombs were found at the Nissan site in Washington, previously an RAF airfield, by a worker on Thursday
  
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• Take a trip over the Holy Island causeway - without getting caught by the tide like one driver did

  06-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Holy Island Coastguard Rescue Team is warning motorists they are putting their lives at risk by driving across the causeway when it is flooded
  
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• Up-for-sale Gateshead's Turbo Power Systems reports first quarter loss - ChronicleLive

  06-05-2016 14:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Up-for-sale Gateshead's Turbo Power Systems reports first quarter loss
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  A Gateshead business undergoing a strategic review that could include the sale of the company has reported a loss for the first quarter of the year. Turbo Power Systems Inc, which designs and manufactures power solutions, bases its products on the core ...and more »
  
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• REVIEW: Tindersticks, The Sage Gateshead - Sunderland Echo

  06-05-2016 14:24 via sunderlandecho.com
  
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  REVIEW: Tindersticks, The Sage Gateshead
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  If anyone were after evidence as to why Tindersticks have developed into one of Britain's most acclaimed cult acts, here, emphatically, was the answer. On their first visit to region in five years, Wednesday night saw the Nottingham outfit treat The ...and more »
  
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• Ron Hogg re-elected as Durham's Police and Crime Commissioner

  06-05-2016 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Labour candidate was re-elected with more than 50,000 votes on Friday, seeing off competition from his rivals
  
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• Geordie Shore star Chantelle Connolly blasts Anthony Joshua dating reports

  06-05-2016 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chantelle, who joined Geordie Shore earlier this year, said there's no truth in tabloid reports she is dating the IBF world heavyweight champ
  
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• Aston Villa vs Newcastle: The head-to-head record across the decades

  06-05-2016 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Is it Newcastle or Villa who has the upper hand going head-to-head? And how have United fared at Villa Park?
  
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• Former Sunderland footballer Cabral cleared of raping girl he met in Newcastle nightclub

  06-05-2016 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A court heard how the alleged victim, 21, was filmed in bed with two Newcastle United players just days before Cabral was due to go on trial
  
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• Viagra among drugs seized as police raid North Shields shop

  06-05-2016 13:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officer find haul of prescription drugs after swooping on the Lifestyle Express store on Netherton Avenue in North Shields
  
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• Riding shotgun: Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S

  06-05-2016 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  VW’s super-hatch for the track shows its true colours around the Ring – in the hands of a veritable star of German motorsport.
  
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• Helps pours in for Gateshead war veteran targeted by thief as he slept - ChronicleLive

  06-05-2016 12:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Helps pours in for Gateshead war veteran targeted by thief as he slept
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  Help is pouring in for an elderly war hero who was targeted by a burglar in his home. We revealed yesterday how 94-year-old Tom Scott awoke to find a thief in his bedroom as he was recovering from a broken hip. The frightening break-in happened just ...and more »
  
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• Woolsington Hall restoration should be 'reconsidered' as fire removes need for 'millionaire homes'

  06-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Owners Cameron Hall Developments have submitted plans to reconstruct the hall - but objectors are putting up another fight
  
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• Plans for Newcastle City Pool and Turkish Baths to be revealed by developers

  06-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work on the City Baths, which closed in 2013, is set to start later this year with completion expected by spring 2018
  
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• Northumbria University to slash up to 112 staff roles in a £15m cost cutting drive

  06-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The university says it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies but staff say they are demoralised by the news
  
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• It's ciao from Mario - how retiring Newcastle barber introduced the Italian style to Geordies

  06-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mario Fantin's Salon 66, near to Monument, proved a cut above the rest as it brought a flair of Italy to Tyneside 50 years ago
  
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• Helps pours in for Gateshead war veteran targeted by thief as he slept

  06-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Well-wishers donate cash to help 94-year-old Tom Scott, who was targeted by a cruel thief in his Winlaton home
  
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