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• Nail-biting evening for England fans as the team draws with Slovakia in Euro 2016

  20-06-2016 23:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fans packed out the 02 Academy in Newcastle to watch Roy Hodgson's men qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament
  
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• Police stand-off in Whickham: Man arrested after 12 hour stand-off with armed police

  20-06-2016 22:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police put Carnation Terrace in Whickham on lock down after a man barricaded himself inside the house
  
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• Jo Cox death 'nothing to do with arguments in referendum', Nigel Farage says

  20-06-2016 22:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Ukip leader Nigel Farage made the comments at the final We Want Our Country Back rally at the Sage in Gateshead
  
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• Gateshead-born Jonathan Bloxham lands plum role with top orchestra - ChronicleLive

  20-06-2016 21:52
  
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  Gateshead-born Jonathan Bloxham lands plum role with top orchestra
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  A one-time member of Gateshead Youth Orchestra has landed one of the plum jobs for an aspiring orchestral conductor. Jonathan Bloxham has been announced as the next assistant conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).
  
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• Gateshead stand off with armed police ends - ITV News

  20-06-2016 21:28
  
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  Gateshead stand off with armed police ends
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  Police were called to Carnation Terrace, in Gateshead, on Monday morning after a report of a man locking himself inside a room at a house. Armed officers were at the scene for over 12 hours. Share · Tweet · Plus · Reddit · View all 6 updates ›. 20 June ...
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  ARMED SIEGE ENDS Man arrested after TWELVE HOUR stand-off with snipers in Gat
  
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• Gateshead driver Ryan Charlton died during 124mph hot hatch race on the A1, court hears - ChronicleLive

  20-06-2016 19:43
  
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  Gateshead driver Ryan Charlton died during 124mph hot hatch race on the A1, court hears
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  A race at speeds of up to 124mph between two strangers in hot hatches on the A1 ended with one of them losing their life, a court heard. Ryan Charlton was driving a high powered Honda Civic Type R when he ended up on the same section of the motorway ...and more »
  
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• Gateshead driver Ryan Charlton died during 124mph hot hatch race on the A1, court hears

  20-06-2016 19:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors allege Mohammed Abdul-Wahid caused Ryan Charlton's death as the strangers drove at high speed on the A1 in Gateshead
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn will make Durham Miners' Gala the biggest in a generation, organisers say

  20-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The biggest annual celebration of trade unionism in the UK will take place on July 9 - and those behind it say it's going to be the biggest yet
  
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• From the EU Referendum to the Great North Run: 10 key dates for your diary this summer

  20-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  To mark the official start of the summer season, we've run down the key events happening in the North East before September 21
  
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• Caravan park accused of greed after luxury home appears on the market with huge mark up

  20-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Northumberland family sold the lodge to Park Resorts for £28,000 but have seen it advertised for £80,000
  
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• Nigel Farage EU meeting LIVE: Updates as UKIP leader comes to the Sage Gateshead

  20-06-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Last major open meeting for the Leave campaign is due to be held tonight with UKIP leader Nigel Farage set to deliver a speech
  
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• 2016 Mini Cooper Works Challenge

  20-06-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Track focused chassis mods at a £9k premium
  
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• Euro 2016: Watch Geordies sing the national anthem to support England!

  20-06-2016 17:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This video was made for the World Cup but we thought you'd appreciate it for Euro 2016
  
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• Armed police involved in a stand-off in Whickham after man barricaded himself in a house

  20-06-2016 16:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers carrying machine guns have been surrounding a property on Carnation Terrace for seven hours after man barricaded himself inside
  
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• Family pays tribute to mum killed in head-on crash as driver is banned from the road

  20-06-2016 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Collin Blandford lost control of his HGV and crashed head-on into Lisa Wood's Citroen two miles north of Alnwick in December 2014
  
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• Newcastle's iconic Assembly Rooms celebrates its 240th birthday this week

  20-06-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Everyone from Little Mix to Alan Shearer, and Charles Dickens to the Duke of Wellington have partied at the venue
  
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• Gateshead Millennium Bridge turns yellow for Sunshine Fund's Go Bananas appeal - ChronicleLive

  20-06-2016 16:19
  
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  Gateshead Millennium Bridge turns yellow for Sunshine Fund's Go Bananas appeal
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  A "ray" of Sunshine lit up the night sky as the Gateshead Millennium Bridge turned yellow for our Go Bananas appeal . The landmark bridge was transformed to mark The Chronicle charity's Wear Yellow Day which also saw Newcastle Central Station join in ...
  
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• Gateshead Millennium Bridge turns yellow for Sunshine Fund's Go Bananas appeal

  20-06-2016 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Colour-change for landmark blinking-eye bridge as it marks charity's Wear Yellow Day while Newcastle Central Station joins in with its own new look
  
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• Only 500 Subaru BRZ Series. Yellow will go on sale

  20-06-2016 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Subaru puts a full stop in the name (and on UK sales) of a
  special edition BRZ
  
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• Branson warns of possible Virgin Money job losses if Britain votes for Brexit in EU referendum

  20-06-2016 15:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The bank employs around 2,700 people at its site in Gosforth, Newcastle - and Sir Richard says he expects the share price to take a 'pounding'
  
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• Jo Cox tributes: MPs remember colleague after parliament recalled - updates

  20-06-2016 15:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MPs from all sides of the political divide will come together to remember their murdered colleague. We'll have the latest as it happens
  
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• He's at it again! Watch Alan Shearer's latest Twitter prank video

  20-06-2016 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Clip shows the former Newcastle United captain scaring an unsuspecting man as he tries to enjoy an afternoon nap
  
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• Armed police in stand-off with man in Whickham, near Gateshead - The Northern Echo (registration)

  20-06-2016 14:54
  
  Armed police in stand-off with man in Whickham, near Gateshead
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  Armed police at the scene of the stand-off in Whickham, near Gateshead. Picture: North News. Armed police at the scene of the stand-off in Whickham, near Gateshead. Picture: North News. 1 min ago / Gavin Havery. Share: 0 comments. ARMED police have ...
  
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• School children got to grips with rural life at Northumberland farming show

  20-06-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 1,500 youngsters from 40 schools across Northumberland and North Tyneside attended the annual children's countryside day in Wooler
  
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• Remembering the fallen: Northumberland Fusiliers to be honoured on Somme centenary

  20-06-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Artist Rob Heard has created 19,240 shrouded figurines - one for each British life lost in the first four hours of the Battle of the Somme
  
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• Dramatic photos show charred remains after car is torched on Wallsend driveway

  20-06-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say a Renault Scenic was set on fire in Wiltshire Drive in the early hours on Monday, causing major damage to the adjoining house
  
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• Aaron Chalmers denies he's quitting Geordie Shore as Sophie Kasaei returns

  20-06-2016 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Aaron, who is gearing up for his first MMA fight in a few months time, has said that MTV are working around his training schedule
  
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• 16 post-war Newcastle United stars who played for Northern Ireland

  20-06-2016 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  16 Newcastle United players who wore the green of Northern Ireland during their football careers
  
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• Toby Ajala: Gateshead sign former Torquay United winger - BBC News

  20-06-2016 13:42
  
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  Toby Ajala: Gateshead sign former Torquay United winger
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  Gateshead have signed winger Toby Ajala after he rejected a new deal at fellow National League club Torquay United. The 24-year-old former Bristol City trainee, who only re-joined Torquay on a short-term contract in January, has signed a one-year deal ...and more »
  
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• Newcastle man and armed police have stand-off in Gateshead - Daily Mail

  20-06-2016 13:41
  
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  Newcastle man and armed police have stand-off in Gateshead
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  Officers received a report at 7.19am this morning that a man had locked himself inside a room inside a property in the Whickham area of the town. There is a heavy police presence currently at the scene, with officers wearing body armour, helmets and ...
  ARMED SIEGE ENDS Man arrested after TWELVE HOUR stand-off with snipers in GatesheadThe Sun
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• Nigel Farage EU meeting in Gateshead set to go ahead after poster row - ChronicleLive

  20-06-2016 13:40
  
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  Nigel Farage EU meeting in Gateshead set to go ahead after poster row
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  Nigel Farage is due to speak in the North East tonight as the row over a poster for the Leave campaign intensified. The UKIP leader is set to deliver a speech at the Sage Gateshead as part of the EU referendum campaign . The meeting, which will be ...and more »
  
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• Nigel Farage EU meeting in Gateshead set to go ahead after poster row

  20-06-2016 13:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Last major open meeting for the Leave campaign is due to be held tonight with UKIP leader Nigel Farage set to deliver a speech
  
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• Video shows Durham as you've never seen it - a teeny tiny city!

  20-06-2016 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Video professional's take on Durham City makes it look prettier than ever
  
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• Liam Payne's sister defends Cheryl and her much-criticised wedding outfit

  20-06-2016 13:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cheryl had been the victim of harsh online jibes about the grey maxi dress she wore when accompanying Liam to Ruth's wedding
  
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• Celebrity MasterChef 2016: Who is contestant Donna Air?

  20-06-2016 13:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Donna Air is donning her apron to join nineteen other contestants in Celebrity MasterChef, but who is the TV presenter and actress?
  
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• Deal of the day: Save more than £4K on the Nissan Note

  20-06-2016 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pick up Nissan’s small SUV for just £13,255
  
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• University students in Newcastle campaign on the Millennium Bridge to stay in the EU

  20-06-2016 12:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The students hung a banner over Millennium Bridge which read: "Don't sell our futures down the river Vote Remain"
  
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• Was Mark Knopfler missing ... presumed to be having a good time? Try our lunchtime quiz

  20-06-2016 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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• North East school of nursing launched in response to NHS staffing crisis

  20-06-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The University of Sunderland will now offer a three year degree course in adult nursing
  
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• 'Heartbreaking' and other things you're saying about Newcastle's homelessness problem

  20-06-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Each homeless person in the city costs the public purse £12,000 a year - and that number could be about to rocket\n
  
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• Fenham man confronted by mystery gunman in the street tells of his terror

  20-06-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kesa Malik fled after stranger with a firearm pulled up in a car outside his home
  
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• Nigel Farage accuses Remain camp of using Jo Cox death for political advantage

  20-06-2016 12:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ukip leader also dismissed defection to Remain camp of former Conservative chair Baroness Warsi as a "Number 10 put-up job"
  
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• Whickham police stand-off: What we know so far as armed police negotiate with man

  20-06-2016 11:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Armed police cordoned off an area of Whickham, Gateshead, at 7.20am on Monday amid concerns for a man inside a house
  
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• First Drive: 2016 Jaguar F-Type SVR

  20-06-2016 11:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The fastest car Jaguar has built for the road since the XJ220
  
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• Hundreds of bike fans descend on the North East for Cyclone Festival of Cycling

  20-06-2016 09:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of riders competed in four cycling races over three days, including riders from Sir Bradley Wiggins' team
  
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• Police stand-off in Whickham LIVE: Residents told to stay inside as officers negotiate with man

  20-06-2016 09:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Armed police currently surround a property near Glebe Sports Club in Whickham and people nearby have been told to stay inside
  
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• Disney Magic cruise liner brings a touch of magic as it returns to Tyneside

  20-06-2016 09:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Disney fans flocked to North Shields to catch a glimpse of the impressive vessel as it sailed along the River Tyne
  
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• Help Go Bananas to help 1,400 autistic children across North East

  20-06-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunshine Fund's June appeal is almost at half-way mark with autism outreach service plus 10 individual disabled youngsters set to benefit
  
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• Children hurt in Blyth dog attack are rewarded for their bravery at local supermarket

  20-06-2016 09:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Morrisons welcomes 11 youngsters one month after they were injured by a Staffordshire bull terrier while playing in a park
  
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• Tyneside woman Cassandra Sprawling has been found 'safe and well' after going missing in Tenerife

  20-06-2016 09:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lesley Sprawling posted on Facebook that her sister, Cassandra, had been found 'safe and well' after going missing while on holiday in Tenerife
  
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