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• Gateshead FC 6-1 York City: Tynesiders hammer former Football League side on a famous night - ChronicleLive

  16-08-2016 23:30
  
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  Gateshead FC 6-1 York City: Tynesiders hammer former Football League side on a famous night
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  Gateshead were just too hot to handle at the International Stadium tonight as they tore York City apart in a 6-1 victory. The resounding win sees the Tynesiders sitting pretty in second place in the National League with three wins out of four so far ...
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• Amy Tinkler wins bronze: Tears of joy as Durham gymnast clinches historic medal at Rio Olympics

  16-08-2016 21:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amy is the youngest member of Team GB at just 16 years old and won bronze in the women's floor exercise final on Tuesday
  
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• Couple left grounded after Metro evacuation makes them miss flight to Portugal

  16-08-2016 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Judith and Peter Smith have had to fork out for new flights to Madeira after a power cut shut down the Metro network
  
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• Remembering when the world's grandest cruise ship, the QE2, visited the Tyne

  16-08-2016 19:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The QE2 twice visited the North East before it was sold off to become a luxury hotel in Dubai - and here we look back at its visits
  
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• Pokémon Go: Banned tracking apps could earn users a ban too - here's what to avoid

  16-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cheaters can now be banned from playing Pokémon Go for life - here's what not to do if you want to keep playing
  
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• Nurses throw party for Jesmond 100-year-old after fall leaves her in hospital

  16-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Betty Weightman was days away from celebrating her 100th birthday when she fell and broke her hip - but she still managed to enjoy her big day
  
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• Newcastle to Durham season tickets to rise by £23 as rail fares increase

  16-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Many rail fares are to rise but train operators insist cash will be used to help improve services and performance
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn sets out plans to renationalise rail services in North East

  16-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's rail plan comes after East Coast line makes a profit in public control
  
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• How women played a key part in defending Hadrian's Wall and the Roman Empire

  16-08-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hadrian's Wall was the Northern frontier of the Roman Empire but it wasn't just men that played a part in defending the fortification
  
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• Convicted killer Lee Klein hunted by police after failing to report to probation

  16-08-2016 18:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lee Klein was jailed in 1999 for the brutal killing of Sunderland man John Cheal, who was attacked with a knife and a hammer      
  
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• Concern for Gateshead teenager Jack Baxter who has been missing since Saturday - ChronicleLive

  16-08-2016 18:23
  
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  Concern for Gateshead teenager Jack Baxter who has been missing since Saturday
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  He is 6ft 1ins tall, of slim build and has mousey blonde coloured short hair. He was last seen wearing a blue Nike jacket with a white collar and jogging bottoms. Police believe he may have travelled to the Skegness area and enquiries are ongoing to ...
  
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• Concern for Gateshead teenager Jack Baxter who has been missing since Saturday

  16-08-2016 18:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jack Baxter, 15, of Highfield in Gateshead has been missing since Saturday and police are appealing for help in finding him
  
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• Ex on the Beach: Hawley blasts ex Jemma Lucy for being 'pure evil'

  16-08-2016 18:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle lad Hawley makes his entrance as Ex on the Beach returns to MTV and he's also got history with Charlotte Crosby
  
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• Pride of Britain Awards bus rolls in to Newcastle looking for your everyday heroes

  16-08-2016 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The double decker bus is on a two-week tour hoping to find community champions who have gone above and beyond
  
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• Police seize £200,000 worth of cocaine during Sunderland raids

  16-08-2016 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two men, aged 51 and 34, were arrested after raids in Sunderland uncovered £200,000 of suspected cocaine
  
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• Two arrested after alleged fight involving group of men in Newcastle city centre

  16-08-2016 17:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One man was taken to hospital with minor injuries after the alleged incident in Newcastle city centre on Saturday
  
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• Police probing Newcastle sexual harrassment claims release images of man they want to speak to

  16-08-2016 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police had six reports of a man allegedly making inappropriate comments to - and trying to touch - women in Gosforth, Jesmond and Heaton
  
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• Army vet with PTSD died after day of drinking and taking heroin, inquest told

  16-08-2016 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Hampton, 39, struggled with mental health for years following his stint in the Army - he was found collapsed in Wallsend
  
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• Tyne and Wear firefighters take on 22 push-up challenge in mental health campaign

  16-08-2016 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Staff at Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service will be filming 22 push-ups over 22 days as part of the viral craze which highlights veteran suicide
  
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• Monty Python to wheel its way in to St Nicholas Cathedral for comic send-up

  16-08-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Screenage Kicks, which specialises in pop-up cinema, will show the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail at the Newcastle venue
  
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• How a Newcastle mother's life was turned around by an inspirational head teacher

  16-08-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ashleigh McDonald said Walkergate Community School head Debi Bailey 'tossed her depression in the bin'
  
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• Huge cruise ship docks at Port of Tyne on busiest ever day bringing thousands to the region

  16-08-2016 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The largest ever ship docked at the Port of Tyne on its busiest ever day as five passenger ships bring thousands of visitors to the North East
  
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• Chewbacca star Peter Mayhew pays tribute to 'dear friend' Kenny Baker

  16-08-2016 16:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Actor who played R2-D2 in the first six Star Wars films died at the weekend aged 81
  
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• When is the Great North Run 2016? Countdown on to this year's race

  16-08-2016 15:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Great North Run takes place on Sunday September 11 and more than 57,000 people are expected to compete in the sporting event
  
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• Man to go on trial accused of ripping niqab off Muslim woman in a shopping centre

  16-08-2016 15:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Scotter, 55 has appeared at Newcastle Crown Court where he denied religiously aggravated common assault
  
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• The rescue of this squirrel with its head stuck in a cup might just make your day

  16-08-2016 14:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency responders come to assistance of squirrel caught in nutty situation
  
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• Zombie knives to be banned across Newcastle as new laws come into force

  16-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A major crackdown has been launched on the knives which have serrated edges and can glamorise violence
  
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• 'Where's the common sense?' Pensioner's fight against fly-tipping in Throckley Dene

  16-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tippers have dumped rubbish three times at Throckley Dene after a gate was removed, costing the costpayer hundreds of pounds
  
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• Newcastle hospital set to save patients from long-distance treatment nightmare

  16-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Freeman Hospital, in Newcastle, has been able to buy two pioneering machines to help bone marrow transplant patients
  
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• Meet the Freeman Hospital doctor hoping to score the ultimate hat-trick

  16-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr Martin Lee will bike 60 miles, run a half marathon and then kayak 13.5 miles to raise money for the NRAS
  
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• Hopes for new Whitley Bay Metro Station market to become permanent

  16-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The monthly Green Beans market has had two successful pilots, now the team behind the scheme want to make it a regular feature
  
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• Durham University student hoping to rise to the top in new Great British Bake Off series

  16-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham University student Michael Georgiou will be the youngest contestant in the new series of the Great British Bake Off when it returns next week
  
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• Drug lord hit with court order designed to destroy his North East empire

  16-08-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brian Ferguson was jailed for 16 years for his role in a multimillion pound narcotics ring and has now been hit with a court order
  
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• Four fined hundreds of pounds for failing to clear rubbish from yards in South Tyneside

  16-08-2016 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  South Tyneside Council has fined residents in Hebburn, Jarrow and South Shields for failing to clear up rubbish
  
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• Say Yes To The Dress UK coming to Newcastle in search of North East brides

  16-08-2016 13:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The hit TLC show has crossed the pond from America and will be at Wedding Fairs North East this weekend
  
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• Missing Cramlington teenager Lucy Hagen sparks police appeal

  16-08-2016 12:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old left her home address in Cramlington at 10.20pm on Monday, August 15 and failed to return home
  
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• Teenager due in Gateshead Youth Court over alleged assault spotted on Facebook video - ChronicleLive

  16-08-2016 12:30
  
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  Teenager due in Gateshead Youth Court over alleged assault spotted on Facebook video
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  A teenage boy has been charged in connection with an alleged assault which appeared as a video on Facebook. On Monday, police received a report expressing concern about a video that had appeared on Facebook showing two youths allegedly being ...and more »
  
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• Teenager due in Gateshead Youth Court over alleged assault ... - ChronicleLive

  16-08-2016 12:30
  
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  Teenager due in Gateshead Youth Court over alleged assault ...
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  A 16-year-old will appear at Gateshead Youth Court on Tuesday in connection with an assault, which saw two other youths injured.and more »
  
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• 'Romance isn't dead': Split reaction to couple's Greggs themed wedding

  16-08-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tongue-in-cheek readers shared the Greggs themed wedding idea with their friends - but others thought it went too far
  
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• Man arrested over Newcastle's Quayside alleged rape is released without charge

  16-08-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 27-year-old man was detained after a woman reported being attacked on Good Friday near the Quayside Wetherspoon bar in Newcastle
  
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• Driver who died in Gateshead crash tragically lost his mother just hours before - ChronicleLive

  16-08-2016 12:30
  
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  Driver who died in Gateshead crash tragically lost his mother just hours before
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  The Mercedes driver who died in a Gateshead crash had tragically lost his mum just hours before. Andrew James Clark was at the wheel when he collided with a lorry on Fellside Road in Whickham on the morning of Wednesday, August 10. The 43-year-old, ...and more »
  
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• Driver who died in Gateshead crash tragically lost his mother just hours before

  16-08-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Clark was at the wheel of a Mercedes when it crashed in Whickham, killing him and two teenage girls
  
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• Driver who died in Gateshead crash tragically lost his mother just ... - ChronicleLive

  16-08-2016 12:30
  
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  Driver who died in Gateshead crash tragically lost his mother just ...
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  Andrew Clark was at the wheel of a Mercedes when it crashed in Whickham, killing him and two teenage girls.and more »
  
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• Commuters enjoy cut in journey times after £3.4m Cowgate junction scheme

  16-08-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Motorists in Newcastle are saving an average of seven minutes a day thanks to the 3.4m Cowgate roadwork scheme
  
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• Teenager due in Gateshead Youth Court over alleged assault spotted on Facebook video

  16-08-2016 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old will appear at Gateshead Youth Court on Tuesday in connection with an assault, which saw two other youths injured
  
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• Police move to ban street traders ahead of 'high risk' Wear-Tees derby

  16-08-2016 10:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland City Council's regulatory committee have been asked to stop street traders near the Stadium of Light ahead of the Premier League clash
  
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• No Metro trains between South Gosforth and Shiremoor on Tuesday

  16-08-2016 09:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A power surge at a Metro substation caused problems to the network and emergency repairs need to be carried on Tuesday night
  
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• Real Madrid coaches come to Newcastle - but not for Moussa Sissoko

  16-08-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coaches from the Spanish giants put on a masterclass for city youngsters in Benwell, who loved having the Galácticos in town
  
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• Gateshead serial drink driver who left passenger injured in tree crash walks free from court - ChronicleLive

  16-08-2016 09:30
  
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  Gateshead serial drink driver who left passenger injured in tree crash walks free from court
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  A serial drink driver who left his pal with a broken arm after crashing into a tree while banned from the roads has walked free from court. Toolmaker Peter Widdrington has been convicted of driving with excess alcohol four times, the latest being in ...
  
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• Gateshead serial drink driver who left passenger injured in tree crash walks free from court

  16-08-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Toolmaker Peter Widdrington had been banned from the roads weeks earlier for his fourth drink drive offence but got behind the wheel again
  
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