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• Geordie Shore Big Birthday Battle: Dan's return causes sparks to fly

  24-05-2016 23:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dan, who made his Geordie Shore comeback with Ricci, clashed with Marty over one of the girls - no surprises there!
  
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• Body recovered from the River Wansbeck in Morpeth

  24-05-2016 22:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A member of the public raised the alarm on Tuesday morning after spotting a body in the river Wansbeck in Morpeth
  
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• Terror cops probe threatening calls which put Alnwick school in lockdown

  24-05-2016 20:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The threats to Lindisfarne Middle School have been linked to a spate of similar calls to schools across the UK and the US
  
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• First Drive: Audi A3 Sportback

  24-05-2016 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A3 gets the latest family look and upgraded kit.
  
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• Thousands back petition over introduction of bus lane fines across Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  24-05-2016 19:41
  
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  Thousands of cabbies have claimed the introduction of bus lanes across Gateshead will 'strangle' the private hire trade. A new civil bus lane enforcement policy agreed by Gateshead Council's cabinet on Tuesday could see £60 fines introduced for anyone ...
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro passengers delayed due to train shortage

  24-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Commuters were left frustrated after a five train shortage led to delays on the line on Tuesday morning
  
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• Three Northumberland heritage projects clinch thousands in lottery funding

  24-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boosts for Seaton Delaval Hall, Bolam Lake Country Park and Kirkharle Capability Brown celebration
  
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• Thousands back petition over introduction of bus lane fines across Gateshead

  24-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council has approved a move to introduce £60 fines for driving in bus lanes across the borough
  
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• The place where we needed great leadership - and we didn't get it

  24-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East businesswoman Jacqui Miller-Charlton on the fate of Newcastle United this season - and the leadership they were sadly lacking
  
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• How Tyneside built the battleships which fought in two world wars

  24-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tynemouth naval historian investigates the supreme industrial feat in creating the massive fleet
  
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• How David Ginola heart scare could help a North East charity

  24-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hearts with Goals is campaigning for defibrillator machines and CPR training which saved French star's life
  
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• Fostering becomes a family affair for some people in South Tyneside

  24-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Children have followed in the footsteps of their parents to become foster carers and are now encouraging others to take on the role
  
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• Alan Shearer meets Baddiel, Skinner, former team mates and Terry Venables in BBC Euro 96 documentary

  24-05-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Shearer’s Euro 96: When Football Came Home looks back at the tournament where the £15m Toon striker finished top scorer on home turf
  
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• Woman with links to Newcastle found safe and well after more than a month

  24-05-2016 18:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 29-year-old who has links to Newcastle was reported missing last week after not being seen for a month but has now been found
  
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• Dog kept in squalid conditions by cruel owner finally finds loving home after months in shelter

  24-05-2016 18:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jude Crick, who adopted the suffering dog, says his case highlights the need for people to give homes to older rescue pets
  
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• Tyneside pair jailed after stashing heroin worth thousands in North Shields park

  24-05-2016 18:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sean Cairns and Paul Miller hid thousands of pounds worth of heroin in Linear Park, North Shields
  
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• Twitter gives users more leeway with their 140 characters

  24-05-2016 17:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Photos, videos and other media will not count against 140-character limit
  
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• Northumberland pensioner loses £120,000 after being stung by telephone scam

  24-05-2016 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two Ponteland residents have been hit by a phone con after a Northumberland resident reported losing £120,000 in the scam
  
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• Firefighters battle Swing Bridge blaze after smoke seen billowing from pontoon

  24-05-2016 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 35 firefighters battled the blaze which broke out on a structure in the middle of the River Tyne on Tuesday
  
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• Take a look inside this £1.3m Hexham farmhouse with its own wind turbine

  24-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Green credentials are a highlight of this Victorian country pad which is on the market for £1.3m
  
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• Newcastle then and now: Images show when the city's past and present meet

  24-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some well-known Newcastle locations as viewed through 12 matching old and modern photographs
  
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• Jury urged to find two women, on trial accused of murdering a toddler, guilty

  24-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The pair deny murdering Liam Fee by repeatedly inflicting "blunt force trauma" on the toddler's head
  
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• Green pledge by Newcastle University is praised by eco friendly campaigners

  24-05-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  University has said that none of it £60m endowment cash will go to eco unfriendly companies
  
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• Have you seen this man who police hope can help after a thief tried to steal a pensioner's cash?

  24-05-2016 15:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A thief tried to snatch the 84-year-old woman's money from an HSBC cash point in Fowler Street, South Shields on Saturday
  
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• Pink Panther actor Bert Kwouk dies aged 85

  24-05-2016 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Manchester-born actor also appeared in three Bond films and BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine
  
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• Your charity news in the North East: Coast to coast walk, football match, tea parties and ways to make a difference

  24-05-2016 14:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  for week beginning May 23 includes Newcastle, Tynemouth, Seaton Delaval, North Shields, Wellfield, Cramlington and Durham
  
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• Two Northumbria Police staff members faced misconduct probe after death of dad in custody

  24-05-2016 14:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Martin Leck, 34, who was an alcoholic, was arrested for being drunk and disorderly in March 2013 but died later that night
  
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• The Newcastle United Years - 1895-96: New arrivals bring improvement at St James' Park

  24-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In Newcastle United's third season in the Football League, new arrivals on and off the pitch point to future success
  
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• Swing Bridge fire RECAP: Updates as smoke billows from pontoon next to River Tyne bridge

  24-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Smoke is billowing from the pontoon near to the Swing Bridge and eyewitnesses report seeing around five fire engines at the scene
  
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• How the First World War impacted on shopping and business in North Shields

  24-05-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Heritage project to stage North Shields town centre event on effect of conflict on the High Street
  
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• Northumberland councillors plan to change schooling system at five schools

  24-05-2016 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council bosses are proposing five Ponteland schools switch to a two-tier system - despite opposition from many parents
  
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• Your garden in May: Sean Murray's latest tips for North East gardeners

  24-05-2016 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sean Murray won the BBC/RHS Chelsea Garden Challenge 2015. Here is his column for gardeners in the North East
  
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• Newcastle Alchemist awarded alcohol licence despite neighbour fear of 'glassfights and ambulances'

  24-05-2016 14:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pubwatch chief says high end cocktail joint and minimum pricing for new bars is the "answer not the cause" to complaints of rowdy behaviour
  
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• Flasher exposes himself to teenage girl in West End of Newcastle

  24-05-2016 13:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident happened at 9.55am on Tuesday, May 17, near to Havelock Place and the junction with Elswick Row
  
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• County Durham stabbing: Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

  24-05-2016 13:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 44-year-old man was airlifted to hospital after the alleged incident in Shildon on Sunday and a 49-year-old man arrested
  
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• Man charged with assaulting a police officer after disturbance at South Shields supermarket

  24-05-2016 13:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Roy Page, 52, is alleged to have caused a disturbance after being asked to leave Iceland in Chichester Road
  
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• Model who shot her British millionaire ex-boyfriend went on the run because she was terrified

  24-05-2016 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Speaking only to answer questions from her lawyer translated into Slovakian, she said she took Mr Bush's Hummer 4x4 and fled the mansion.
  
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• Citroën drop the C5 from UK production

  24-05-2016 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Citroën has cut the slow-selling C5 family car from its UK catalogue, with production ceasing at the end of this year.
  
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• Jesmond hotel The Rosebery has starring role in special episode of Geordie Shore

  24-05-2016 12:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie Shore cast members Charlotte Crosby and Holly Hagan relaxed in The Rosebery Hotel to watch themselves on TV in Geordies React
  
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• What did a Sunderland dad buy after scooping £1m lottery win?

  24-05-2016 12:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland's Kenny Ashton is celebrating winning £1m on a scratchcard just days before he becomes a dad for the fifth time
  
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• When are B&Q, Homebase and Wickes open over bank holiday weekend?

  24-05-2016 12:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you fancy putting some furniture together or fixing something you’ve been putting off for ages here’s all you need to know
  
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• Young North East chefs get a taste of success on fast-track training course

  24-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The course is run by NE1 Ltd in conjunction with Newcastle College and restaurants, Babucho, 21 Hospitality Group and Hot Buddha Group
  
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• Newcastle International Airport - a day's worth of flights in less than two minutes

  24-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our fascinating video reveals the international, domestic and freight flights travelling into and out of the airport over 24 hours
  
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• Newcastle councillor branded 'beyond contempt' as row over bin collections turns ugly

  24-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A senior Newcastle City Council cabinet member has defended his comments in a row over refuse collections
  
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• Newcastle city centre strip club For Your Eyes Only applies to extend opening hours

  24-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If Newcastle City Council approve the application the club can open seven days a week 11am til 5.30am
  
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• 'Another housing estate?' and other things you're saying about new homes at Kenton Bank Foot

  24-05-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chronicle readers had their say on traffic, overcrowded schools and lack of affordable housing
  
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• Jury still out in trial of Greggs bakery heir Colin Gregg who is accused of 26 indecent assaults

  24-05-2016 12:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Colin Gregg, the son of the Greggs bakery founder is accused of 26 indecent assaults relating to nine boys over three decades
  
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• Cyclist airlifted to hospital Newcastle after crash in Northumberland

  24-05-2016 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The collision happened on the roundabout on Northumberland Road, in Tweedmouth near to Farm Foods at 4.15pm on Monday
  
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• Car buyers can now check if the car has been recalled

  24-05-2016 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new feature will let car buyers find out if a vehicle has recently been recalled
  
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• School proms in Newcastle & the North East: Send us your 2016 photos!

  24-05-2016 11:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We are sharing in the excitement of this year's high school proms in Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Northumberland, Durham, Sunderland and Washington
  
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