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• Blyth dog attack victim Katelyn Willshire returns home after surgery in hospital

  23-05-2016 21:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The youngster went back to school on Monday and also bravely returned to the park where she and 10 other children were attacked by a dog
  
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• Benwell dad stabbed partner to death in frenzied attack in front of their screaming children

  23-05-2016 21:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parvel Cina had become convinced Zaneta Balazova was a devil who was trying to poison him when he used a knife on her 80 times at their Benwell home
  
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• Morpeth Town given hero's welcome as they bring the FA Vase home

  23-05-2016 20:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds turned out to greet Morpeth Town's players as they displayed the trophy to delighted fans
  
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• Police called to reports of a body found in Woolsington

  23-05-2016 19:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police found an elderly man dead at a house in Woolsington, Newcastle, on Monday morning in circumstances which were not suspicious
  
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• Two children caught with cannabis in Northumberland school playground

  23-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two pupils as young as eight were caught in possession of the class B drug at Bedlington Station Primary School
  
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• Temporary traffic lights have been causing delays on the Felling bypass: why are they there?

  23-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Temporary traffic lights have been set up on the A184 towards Newcastle, and it's not yet clear when they will be removed
  
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• Strange and fascinating research projects you might not have known were going on in the North East

  23-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From computer-generated musicals to smartphone apps for your underwear, we've hunted down some of the most unusual academia in the region
  
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• South Shields shopkeeper fought off masked raider using a coffee cup

  23-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mohammad Rahman, of Chichester News, in South Shields, was left with a cut hand after fighting off the masked raider
  
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• South Shields man jailed for repeated sex assaults on woman at New Year's party

  23-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Byron Dickinson was found guilty of sexually assaulting the woman three times, which the victim said left her feeling like her life had been "crushed"
  
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• Quitting the EU would cost 20,000 North East jobs, says Chancellor

  23-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Osborne predicts economic meltdown for the North East if we quit the EU, but critics say he's scaremongering
  
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• How do you say the city's name? New-castle? Noocastle? Newcarstle?

  23-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There probably aren't many place names people pronounce in as many different ways as Newcastle, so we took a snapshot of the different versions
  
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• Calls for action after travellers set up camp in Northumberland town

  23-05-2016 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A councillor claims travellers who repeatedly leave waste on a Cramlington field cost Northumberland County Council tens of thousands of pounds
  
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• Watch rare Coquet Island bird colony from the comfort of your own home

  23-05-2016 18:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bird watchers are unable to explore Coquet Island but the roseate tern colony will live streamed and enjoyed worldwide
  
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• Man hospitalised after Newcastle city centre collision with a bus

  23-05-2016 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man was rushed to Newcastle RVI after the incident- which saw buses diverted from around the city
  
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• The ten best economical cars

  23-05-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Great all-rounders that won’t cost you an arm and a leg at the pumps
  
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• We'll create 5,000 North East jobs if you let us build a new runway, says Heathrow

  23-05-2016 17:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  London airport says its expansion plans will help the North East as it urges Government to give it the go-ahead
  
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• Morpeth Town players arrive back in the North East after 4-1 FA Vase final win over Hereford FC

  23-05-2016 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Morpeth Town's Wembley heroes will be welcomed home by fans on Monday after their win over much-fancied Hereford FC
  
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• Police called to Northumberland school after a threatening anonymous phone call

  23-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police were called to Lindisfarne Middle School in Alnwick after a "call of concern" was made on Monday
  
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• North East rail passengers to benefit from new £230m fleet of trains

  23-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  TransPennine Express deal will 12 new trains on the Newcastle to Liverpool line with extra capacity which could help reduce crowding
  
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• Children risk going hungry due to welfare gaps, Bishop of Durham warns

  23-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parents on low incomes struggle to afford food for their children during the school holidays, the Bishop said in a stark warning
  
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• 26 St James' Park facts you'd only know if you are a Newcastle United fan

  23-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Executions, sheepdog trials, rock concerts, oh, and football have all taken place at St James' Park, Newcastle
  
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• Former Miss Newcastle and Miss Great Britain Sophie Gradon heading for Love Island

  23-05-2016 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sophie Gradon, who won both titles in 2009, will line up for the new series of Love Island which will debut on itv2 next week
  
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• Gateshead FC sign former Hartlepool midfielder as Neil Aspin rebuilds his squad - ChronicleLive

  23-05-2016 16:02
  
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  Gateshead FC sign former Hartlepool midfielder as Neil Aspin rebuilds his squad
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  Sweeney, 33 in September, played over 400 games for Hartlepool - sixth in the clubs all-time appearance list - during 13 years at Victoria Park. He scored 62 goals for Pools and played in both League One and League Two before moving on to Carlisle ...
  Antony Sweeney: Gateshead sign ex-Carlisle United midfielderBBC Sport
  Ex-Hartlepool United and Carlisle midfielder joins GatesheadHartlepoo
  
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• Andy Carroll risks the wrath of US law enforcement with his latest act of public bravado

  23-05-2016 15:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Newcastle United striker uploaded a video to his Instagram account show him and his pals in a car in America
  
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• Viewers furious after Tyneside duo fail to reach Britain's Got Talent semi-finals

  23-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyneside duo Alfie Joey and Cal Herbert failed to make the live shows, but say the show has 'already done us the world of good'
  
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• New BBC documentary, Living in '66, asks if the Swinging Sixties reached Tyneside

  23-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Living In '66 - North East a'Gogo, a new BBC1 documentary, will examine the Swinging Sixties in the North East
  
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• Consett crash leaves man in critical condition in Newcastle's RVI

  23-05-2016 14:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident happened on Ebchester Bank, near to The Derwent Walk just after 7.30pm on Sunday and two people were injured
  
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• Fire kills 18 young girls in Thailand Boarding School

  23-05-2016 13:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cause of the fire int he wooden building on Sunday night is not yet known
  
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• 'Thank you Newcastle' - Read a Magic Weekend visitor's letter to the people of the city

  23-05-2016 13:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rugby League fan Peter Thomas Brooke loved the Toon so much when he visited this weekend that he wrote to us to thank the city for its hospitality
  
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• Did you see this massive ship arriving in North Shields?

  23-05-2016 13:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stunning drone footage captures the moment the Maple Ace II arrived into the North East earlier in May
  
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• Deal of the day: Nearly £10,000 off the BMW M6

  23-05-2016 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Get nearly £10,000 off the list price of BMW’s big-bottomed SUV
  
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• Geordie Shore star Kyle Christie passes on congratulations to Morpeth Town goal scorer Luke Carr

  23-05-2016 12:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kyle Christie took to Instagram and Twitter to pass on his congratulations to Luke Carr after Morpeth's FA Vase win over Hereford
  
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• Distressing footage shows head-on horror smash which left woman paralysed

  23-05-2016 12:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Police have released shocking video of a crash which left a woman 60-year-old woman disabled and blind in one eye
  
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• Serie A is the top tier of football in which country? Try today's lunchtime quiz

  23-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Test your knowledge of the North East and beyond in our daily quiz - but beware, you're against the clock
  
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• Bensham shopkeeper fined for selling vodka 'unfit for human consumption'

  23-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council sting caught out Ahtsham Ghafoor and found the vodka he was selling at his Nisa store counterfeit
  
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• Concern grows over missing woman with links to Newcastle

  23-05-2016 12:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 29-year-old has not been seen by family for almost a week after going missing from her home in Gloucester but she has links to Newcastle
  
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• South Shields shopkeeper taken to hospital following armed robbery

  23-05-2016 11:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A masked raider stormed into Chichester News, in South Shields, on Monday morning before brandishing a knife and demanding cash
  
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• Which 'dangerous' animals are being kept at North East homes?

  23-05-2016 11:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An investigation has revealed the exotic animals kept by residents at North East homes thanks to special licences
  
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• Foreign criminals deported from North East because of EU arrest warrants, campaigners claim

  23-05-2016 09:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Criminals including rapists and paedophiles have been extradited from the North East to face justice
  
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• Fears new Alchemist cocktail bar will see nighttime Newcastle 'descend further into mayhem'

  23-05-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The chain, which hopes to open in Eldon Square's new Grey's Quarter, will learn its fate at a meeting on Monday
  
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• Could Newcastle and the North East be about to bake in three months of sizzling temperatures?

  23-05-2016 09:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Soaring temperatures are forecast for June, say forecasters, but their predictions hinge on a rare set of meteorological circumstances
  
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• Ex-Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson 'working as a hairdresser in prison'

  23-05-2016 09:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The shamed former Premier League star is said to earn £20-a-week working in Moorland prison's barber shop
  
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• Ken Loach wins top Cannes award for Newcastle-based film I, Daniel Blake

  23-05-2016 09:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The director scooped the Palme D'Or for the second time, for his film about a former Newcastle joiner who struggles in the welfare system
  
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• Beamish flag parade sees hundreds of children take to the museum's streets

  23-05-2016 08:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of young people and their families took part in the annual flag parade at Beamish Museum
  
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• Morning news headlines: George Osborne warns of 'DIY recession' if United Kingdom votes for Brexit; Eating full fat foods 'can lower chance of obesity'

  23-05-2016 08:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• Northern Powerhouse emphasis on Manchester risks excluding the North East, Bishop of Durham warns

  23-05-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Local authorities across the North East are beyond being stretched to the limit, the House of Lords heard
  
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• London over the North East? Report says our schoolchildren suffer from 'unfair' funding

  23-05-2016 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A report by Teach First and the IPPR claims that pupils in the region receive less funding than those who go to school in the capital
  
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