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• Former Newcastle United star and ex manager are alleged victims of hamper fraud, court told

  18-07-2016 21:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce and Andy Carroll were among 13 people who allegedly lost thousands of pounds, court heard
  
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• Primark toddler kidnap teenagers locked up for chilling Newcastle city centre abduction

  18-07-2016 20:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Girls enticed a two-year-old away from her mother with sweets in Newcastle and a judge said she was put at risk of serious harm
  
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• Watch topless reveller lead impromptu rave in Newcastle city centre

  18-07-2016 20:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The semi naked party-goer pulls out all the stops as he helps turns Newgate Street into an outdoor nightclub
  
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• Without this charity I wouldn't be here today, says veteran

  18-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Army veteran praises North East charity for help as he struggled to adjust to life outside the Forces
  
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• Why eating outdoors wards off disease and illness, according to university expert

  18-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Clinical physiologist Dr Paul Innerd from Sunderland University claims that eating alfresco boosts our immunity and wellbeing
  
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• Where can you buy the cheapest school uniforms in Newcastle and the North East?

  18-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Supermarkets are bidding to offer the cheapest school uniforms this summer - but we look at the best places to pick up a bargain
  
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• Tynemouth and Cullercoats: The changing face across the decades

  18-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new book, Tynemouth and Cullercoats History Tour, throws light on the history of the area
  
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• Trident debate in House of Commons exposes Labour divisions

  18-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Durham MP Kevan Jones says Jeremy Corbyn should explain Labour policy to renew Trident
  
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• See the designs for a North Shields memorial for fishermen lost at sea

  18-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eight proposals have been shortlisted for the monument honouring fishermen lost at sea, set to be installed at North Shields Fish Quay
  
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• Ponteland restaurant reaches top table as MPs pick their favourites

  18-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hexham MP Guy Opperman nominated Ponteland restaurant Haveli for House of Commons event
  
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• North Sea oil workers to strike for the first time in a generation

  18-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Unions say their members are furious over 30% pay cuts and changes to allowances
  
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• Kian's New York postcard: Cancer battling Newcastle toddler sends us his pictures

  18-07-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Kian Musgrove has shared pictures from his New York trip as he spends time sightseeing between pioneering cancer treatment sessions
  
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• Road test: Audi TTS Roadster v Porsche 718 Boxster S

  18-07-2016 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Can the cheaper Audi see off the four-pot Porsche?
  
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• Labour plans a 'bank of the North' to provide massive infrastructure boost

  18-07-2016 17:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll invest £500bn on infrastructure and backing businesses, says Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell
  
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• Who is the new Northern Powerhouse Minister Andrew Percy?

  18-07-2016 16:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Percy takes over from James Wharton at a crucial time but what do we know about him?
  
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• Take a look inside disgraced Adam Johnson's luxury home - on the market for £1.8m

  18-07-2016 16:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Sunderland player Adam Johnson lived in the Castle Eden mansion before he was jailed for grooming and sexual activity with a schoolgirl
  
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• Newcastle United's 1970s superstar Malcolm Macdonald recalls his men's boutique

  18-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Newcastle's Newgate Shopping Centre is bulldozed, Supermac remembers his popular male fashion store
  
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• Newcastle cabbie died a hero: Chronicle readers send messages of support to Davey Hope's family

  18-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Friends and strangers tell of respect for selfless Davey, killed as he tried to help at scene of A19 crash
  
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• Meet the South Shields dad who has Hollywood star Tom Hardy as a fan

  18-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former fighter Lee Shone's hopes of a film career received a boost from Peaky Blinders and Legend actor Tom Hardy
  
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• Chester-le-Street students compose charity single in memory of tragic former pupil

  18-07-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Students at Park View School produced a song to raise money for the If U Care Share Foundation, set up in memory of Daniel O'Hare
  
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• Good Samaritan had substance thrown in eyes after he tried to help attack victim in North Shields

  18-07-2016 15:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Man intervened after he saw gang assault stranger near the entrance to Northumberland Park
  
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• Deal of the day: Hyundai i10

  18-07-2016 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pick up this award-winning city car for well under £9k
  
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• Hold off on the BBQs: Met Office issues thunderstorm warning for the North East

  18-07-2016 14:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Met Office forecasters say there is potential for thunderstorms and flash-flooding across the North East on Wednesday
  
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• 'Day of the Dead' festival brought vibrantly to life at Newcastle's Excelsior Academy

  18-07-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Students created stunning Mexican-inspired costumes and artwork featuring sugar skulls and handmade clothing
  
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• Crowds boo French PM as Nice remembers victims with minute's silence

  18-07-2016 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Families of the dead and injured gathered alongside emergency services, who were applauded and thanked by members of the crowd.
  
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• Knife-wielding robber stole threatened staff and stole cash from North Tyneside shop

  18-07-2016 14:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police has arrested a 44-year-old man after an armed robber burst into the Nisa Store on Tynemouth Road, Wallsend, and stole cash
  
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• 'What, no Primark?' Some readers air their disappointment at Silverlink expansion plan

  18-07-2016 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The choice of shops for North Tyneside's Silverlink extension fails to impress some residents, while others welcomed the job boost
  
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• David Wilson murder: Man charged with the killing of doting dad

  18-07-2016 13:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Johnson, 20, has been charged with murder over the December 2014 killing in Sunderland and will appear in court on Tuesday
  
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• Benwell alley assault leaves man with broken eye socket and broken nose

  18-07-2016 13:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old man was walking in an alley on Strathmore Crescent when he was punched and kicked by two men
  
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• Boy, 12, assaulted in Byker by man asking if he 'wanted to buy any drugs'

  18-07-2016 13:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say the boy was stopped and grabbed by a man as he was walking near Byker Metro station
  
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• What is Trident? All you need to know as MPs prepare to vote on renewal

  18-07-2016 13:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We look at the facts behind the argument to renew the UK's nuclear deterrent, answering key questions on cost and effectiveness
  
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• Gateshead man charged over Southwick murder from 2014 - Sun FM

  18-07-2016 12:59
  
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  Gateshead man charged over Southwick murder from 2014
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  20 year old Daniel Johnson, formerly of Morris Street, in Gateshead has been charged with murder following the death. On December 14th, 2014, 49-year-old David was found dead inside an address on Southwick Road. Johnson's been charged and will ...
  
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• Helen Bailey death: Partner accused of murdering Northumberland author has court hearing delayed

  18-07-2016 12:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Stewart, 55, was expected to appear in court on Monday but the hearing did not go ahead and will instead appear later this week
  
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• Warning for Holy Island causeway drivers after five people were left stranded

  18-07-2016 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Holy Island Coastguard Rescue Team was deployed after reports that a car and a motorcycle had been cut off by the tide on the bridge
  
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• 'The Great Nort Run': Why is the Tyne Bridge sign missing a letter?

  18-07-2016 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anyone feeling eagle-eyed on the Quayside may have spotted what looks like a surprising typo on the Great North Run banner - here's what happened
  
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• Town Moor beef? Newcastle MP Chi Onwurah shares her vision for city centre cattle

  18-07-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Labour MP took a break from the current stresses of politics to suggest a way to promote a city asset - and its grazers
  
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• Black Eye Friday thug walks free after smashing stranger's jaw in Newcastle city centre pub

  18-07-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A blameless man in his 50s suffered a double break to his jaw when Scott Paterson punched him for no reason during a night out a week before Christmas
  
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• Gull killed after being shot by an airgun in quiet Sunderland street

  18-07-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  RSPCA inspectors say the gull is the third bird in two days to be shot with an air rifle in the same neighbourhood
  
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• Newcastle Pride 2016: Readers share their photos from the annual event

  18-07-2016 11:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Readers' photographs of the music, parade and entertainments at this year's celebration of the region's LGBT community
  
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• Tributes paid to hero cabbie Davey Hope killed as he tried to help at A19 crash scene

  18-07-2016 11:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Friends and workmates left devastated at loss of experienced driver, from Wallsend, who customers called 'Disco Dave'
  
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• Theresa May to meet Germany and France leaders on first overseas trip as PM

  18-07-2016 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Britain's vote to leave the European Union is certain to be high on the agenda for Mrs May's talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on her first overseas trip as PM.
  
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• Boris Johnson has assured EU chiefs that UK will carry on with leading role in Europe

  18-07-2016 11:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mr Johnson said he had had a productive 45-minute meeting with EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Sunday and was looking forward to presenting a positive case for Brexit.
  
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• First Drive: 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Dune

  18-07-2016 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jacked up Beetle shows it’s more than just a marketing hype
  
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• Primark toddler kidnapping: Two teenage girls to be sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court

  18-07-2016 10:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two teenage girls pleaded guilty to kidnapping a two-year old from the Newcastle Primark and will be sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday
  
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• Primark toddler kidnapping: LIVE updates as two teenage girls sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court

  18-07-2016 10:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two teenage girls pleaded guilty to kidnapping a two-year old from the Newcastle Primark and will be sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday
  
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• The worst Tinder match in history? Turkey date turns out to be 'more scary' than military coup

  18-07-2016 10:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nicole Graham, from South Shields, and Phil Stephenson, from Darlington, ended up in Turkey when chaos broke out - despite having never met
  
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• Sunderland teenagers hoist the sails as they embark on the trip of a lifetime

  18-07-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 30 young people from local youth groups sailed from the Port of Sunderland for a five-day voyage
  
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• Convicted armed robber strikes yet again just 11 days after getting out of prison

  18-07-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John McMurray had just been released from a long sentence for armed robbery when he followed a woman in Heaton and pounced from behind
  
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• Morning news headlines: Theresa May says 'no compromise' on national security in Trident renewal debate; Boris Johnson flies the flag in Brussels summit debut

  18-07-2016 09:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest news from Britain and around the world
  
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• Summer sun FINALLY arrives - but what temperatures can we expect in Newcastle this week?

  18-07-2016 09:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We are finally set for a taste of summer this week - but this is the North East, so how long will it last before potential thunderstorms hit?
  
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