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• South Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck steps down from shadow cabinet saying Labour is 'shambolic'

  29-06-2016 21:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mrs Emma Lewell- Buck says situation within Corbyn's party has become 'impossible to work in' at time when Labour is needed 'more than ever'
  
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• Tales of Wearsiders affected by the First World War will come to life in Asunder

  29-06-2016 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland Empire is the venue for the world premiere of a new film with a score performed by top North East musicians
  
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• Controlled explosion due in Sunderland after World War One torpedo spotted near Roker Pier

  29-06-2016 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The unexploded device will be blown up at around 9am on Thursday and people in the area are warned not to be alarmed if they hear a loud bang
  
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• 'EDL not welcome here' Northumbria's police commissioner condemns hate crime

  29-06-2016 19:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vera Baird said the bigoted views of the far-right group will not be tolerated in the North East, promising to crack down on racist attacks
  
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• What we are seeing from a few is hate-filled vomit-inducing gut-wrenching bigotry

  29-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East Ukip MEP Jonathan Arnott says both the Leave and Remain camps need to be clear that there is no place for racism in posty-Brexit Britain
  
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• Washington and Wallsend films on the Battle of the Somme - a century apart

  29-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Screenings of films will be part of commemorations of centenary of start of the battle
  
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• Plaque unveiled in Newcastle to commemorate Tyneside music hall star Joe Wilson

  29-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Great granddaughter from Canada takes part in ceremony for writer of Keep Your Feet Still Geordie Hinny, Joe Wilson
  
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• North East MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan backs Boris or Theresa May for Prime Minister

  29-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East MP Stephen Crabb has the pick of two candidates as Tory election contest gets underway
  
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• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is the victim of operation bullying

  29-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour MPs are trying to force their leader Jeremy Corbyn out by making his life unpleasant
  
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• County Durham woman finds lost relatives though biscuit tin wartime picture

  29-06-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  First World War image leads to 'Who Do You Think You Are' surprises and a family reunion
  
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• See how a triple-decker roundabout could transform the Silverlink junction in North Tyneside

  29-06-2016 19:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work on the super-junction is due to start on the A19 and A1058 Coast Road junction in North Tyneside this summer
  
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• Family concerned for safety of missing County Durham man Gareth Palfrey

  29-06-2016 18:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old has been missing since Tuesday morning and was last seen at his home address in Blackhall Colliery
  
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• Bomb squad called to Northumberland village after suspected mortar shell found

  29-06-2016 18:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The device was spotted on the banks of the River Coquet close to Guyzance Bridge at around 1.08pm on Wednesday
  
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• Whitley Bay auctioneers shuts up shop after almost a century

  29-06-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Featonby's closes Whitley Bay town centre premises as building and business are sold after
  
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• Whitley Bay auctioneers Featonby’s shuts up shop after almost a century

  29-06-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Featonby's closes Whitley Bay town centre premises as building and business are sold after
  
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• The sportier Nissan Note 2016 Black Edition unveiled

  29-06-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nissan’s urban runabout gets a sportier look
  
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• West Denton man jailed for trying to throw a police officer off bridge over the A1

  29-06-2016 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Walker was being chased by a PC for knocking out a vulnerable woman when he made a determined effort to throw the officer off a footbridge
  
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• Who is Labour Party MP Pat Glass and why has she resigned?

  29-06-2016 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North West Durham MP resigned from Labour's front bench and her 'dream job' after two days amid calls for Jeremy Corbyn to resign
  
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• See Paul Gascoigne leave court after denying 'alleged' racist joke

  29-06-2016 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Newcastle and England star is set to stand trial facing one allegation which he denied before Dudley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday
  
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• Over 500 bikers unite for Ian Bells funeral in Bedlington after he died at the TT Races

  29-06-2016 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  To show their respect bikers from across the region revved their engines as the hearse drove past Ian Bell Motorcycle shop
  
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• 6ft 7inch Scotswood man pleads not guilty to standing up while driving small car

  29-06-2016 17:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adam Elliott, who is 6ft 7, will stand trial accused of getting to his feet while driving a convertible Ford Ka in Gateshead and over the Tyne Bridge
  
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• Sunshine Fund urges big-hearted Geordies to help hit £60,000 target for children with disabilities

  29-06-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle’s Go Bananas appeal still needs £5,000 as it enters the final week of the campaign
  
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• Newcastle's West End: 11 pictures of how it looked 100 years ago

  29-06-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  11 archive pictures of the world our ancestors lived in - from the West Newcastle Picture History Collection
  
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• Police warning after burglars target Heaton and Jesmond homes

  29-06-2016 15:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There have been a spate of burglaries in the Heaton and Jesmond areas of Newcastle with the majority of homes being left unsecure
  
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• Istanbul attack: how will it affect travel from the North East?

  29-06-2016 15:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you or someone you know is planning to travel to Turkey soon, here's what you need to know
  
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• Pat Glass walks out from Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet after just two days

  29-06-2016 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North West Durham MP is one of three North East MPs to turn on Mr Corbyn in one morning
  
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• Mitsubishi readies concept SUV

  29-06-2016 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Teaser pic of Ground Tourer hybrid previews Paris launch
  
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• Newcastle MP who helped Jeremy Corbyn reach Labour ballot explains why he must go

  29-06-2016 14:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An MP who nominated Jeremy Corbyn to be Labour leader now says she has no confidence in him
  
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• Washington resident dumps rubbish at council's headquarters in protest over litter

  29-06-2016 14:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Render says he wants the council to 'do their duty' and empty the bins in his neighbourhood
  
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• Wallsend teenager Chloe Curry missing for the second time

  29-06-2016 14:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old was last seen a week ago before failing to return home and police say her family her concerned about her
  
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• Missing Wallsend teenager Chloe Curry missing for second time

  29-06-2016 14:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old was last seen a week ago before failing to return home and police say her family her concerned about her
  
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• Dunston social club fire treated as arson after being destroyed by flames

  29-06-2016 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A fire broke out at Dunston House Mechanics Club in Gateshead with twenty firefighters on the scene to tackle the blaze
  
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• Paul Gascoigne to stand trial over alleged racist joke during show

  29-06-2016 13:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Newcastle star Paul Gascoigne pleaded not guilty to a racially-aggravated public order offence in court today
  
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• Teenager left with head injury after alleged assault on Byker street

  29-06-2016 13:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A teenage was taken to hospital with a head injury after an alleged fight broke out on Kendal Street in Byker, Newcastle
  
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• Metro disruption after lorry strikes railway bridge on A19 in North Tyneside

  29-06-2016 13:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Metros were suspended between North Shields and Wallsend after a lorry hit the bridge while on the A19 south
  
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• Newcastle City Council urged to do more as road deaths surge by almost a third

  29-06-2016 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The number of people seriously injured or killed on Newcastle's roads in the past year has risen to 104
  
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• Brexit fallout LIVE: Latest on the Tory and Labour leadership contests and updates from PMQs

  29-06-2016 12:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of the fallout from the EU referendum, with the Conservative leadership election and Labour chaos and mass resignations
  
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• The passion we need or too inexperienced? Should Alan Shearer be England boss

  29-06-2016 12:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Newcastle United striker admitted he would talk to the FA about becoming manager — here's what our readers thought of the idea
  
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• Take a tour of First World War Newcastle with new interactive iBook guide

  29-06-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A project called Reflections of Newcastle 1914-18 has been initiated by the Lit & Phil to mark the First World War centenary
  
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• Drunk reveller jailed for sexually assaulting homeless woman in Newcastle city centre

  29-06-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Anderson, from Fenham, who claimed the woman backed out of an agreement to sleep with him for cash, forced himself on her in a doorway
  
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• George Smith: Gateshead sign ex-Barnsley defender on one-year deal - BBC Sport

  29-06-2016 12:17
  
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  George Smith: Gateshead sign ex-Barnsley defender on one-year deal
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  Gateshead have signed left-back George Smith on a one-year-deal, after Championship side Barnsley retracted their offer of a new contract. Smith, 19, made 25 appearances last season to help the Tykes win promotion to the second tier with victory in the ...
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• Watch Paul Gascoigne sign autographs as he arrives at court over an alleged racist joke

  29-06-2016 11:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The troubled former Newcastle star is accused of racially abusing a security guard
  
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• 36 people killed in suicide attack on Istanbul airport blamed on IS

  29-06-2016 11:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Haber Turk newspaper reported that one attacker blew himself up outside the terminal, then two others opened fire at the point where the X-ray machines are.
  
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• 36 killed and 147 injured in suicide blast at Ataturk airport in Istanbul

  29-06-2016 10:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  So far it is not believed that any British nationals were caught up in the attack.
  
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• Northumberland Post Office cashier scammed by conmen

  29-06-2016 10:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have warned shop workers in Northumberland about the cash scam known as 'ringing in the changes' after a Post Office was targeted
  
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• First Drive: 2016 Alpina B4 Biturbo

  29-06-2016 10:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  BMW’s approved maker of modified vehicles takes the roof from its enhanced 4 Series
  
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• Watch the moment Beyonce opens her show to a packed out Stadium of Light

  29-06-2016 10:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 50k fans packed into the Stadium of Light in Sunderland to watch Beyonce in action during the opening date of her Formation World Tour
  
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• UK set to have a new Prime Minister by September 2 - but who is it likely to be?

  29-06-2016 09:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The contest to replace David Cameron as Prime Minister begins this week with at least 10 senior Conservatives tipped to be contenders
  
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• Whitley Bay students hit Chinese social media to mark the 400th annivesary of birth of Shakespeare

  29-06-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Language school 'league of nations' films scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth to introduce the bard to China
  
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• Newcastle education group to become first in the country to award its own degree courses

  29-06-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In an historic decision, NCG, which owns Newcastle College and Newcastle Sixth Form, will be able to develop and award its own degrees
  
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