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• The X Factor: Sam Lavery through to week two after surviving first elimination

  09-10-2016 22:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The youngest singer in the competition, the 17 year old from Coxhoe got enough votes to see her through to next week
  
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• 'If my mother lived 60 miles up the road she would receive this vital drug'

  09-10-2016 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fiona Fail has handed over a 172,000-signature petition calling for nivolumab to be made available on the NHS
  
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• Sleeping rough at Sage Gateshead for charity - The Northern Echo (registration)

  09-10-2016 19:03 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
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  Sleeping rough at Sage Gateshead for charity
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  More than 130 people took part in the inaugural Action for Children Byte Night North-East at Sage Gateshead. / Gavin Engelbrecht. 0 comments. DOZENS of people have slept rough in the North-East at the weekend to highlight a charity's work in preventing ...
  
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• Sleeping rough at Sage Gateshead for charity (From The Northern ... - The Northern Echo (registration)

  09-10-2016 19:03 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
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  DOZENS of people have slept rough in the North-East at the weekend to highlight a charity's work in preventing homelessness and providing young…and more »
  
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• Remember Newcastle's Blue Carpet? It's 20 years old now - but is its future grey or rosy?

  09-10-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We look back at the deep-pile of comments on the city centre artwork which could be at risk if redevelopment plans roll out
  
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• New hope for cricket in Durham as ECB writes to county council for help in finding a 'solution'

  09-10-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cricket board has come up with a proposal which it says gives the club a 'viable future' and creditors the best chance of getting their money back
  
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• Meet the miracle South Shields boy who survived getting hit by a bus

  09-10-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Fleming has spent years recovering from horrific injuries but is now looking forward to the future
  
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• 'I might not be Gareth Malone, but we've done well' - 89-year-old Low Fell conductor says goodbye

  09-10-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jean Stevenson joined Low Fell singers 60 years ago and is now preparing to step aside after many happy years
  
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• From misery to luxury: See inside this modern home sat at the site of a former Newcastle court

  09-10-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you've got £875,000 to spare you could live in an incredible five bedroom home which stands on the site of the old Gosforth Magistrates' Court
  
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• Nine arrested after 'large altercation' at Livello bar in Newcastle city centre

  09-10-2016 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One man was taken to hospital after an alleged fight at the Lower Dean Street venue in the early hours of Sunday morning
  
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• Alan Cumming will be singing 'sappy songs' at Sage Gateshead and signing books at Waterstones - ChronicleLive

  09-10-2016 17:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Alan Cumming will be singing 'sappy songs' at Sage Gateshead and signing books at Waterstones
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  The big room at Sage Gateshead should prepare itself for a transformation, courtesy of internationally-acclaimed entertainment all rounder, Alan Cumming. On Wednesday night, the award-winning stage and screen actor, singer, best-selling author ...
  
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• Nigel Farage dismisses Donald Trump remarks on women as 'alpha male boasting'

  09-10-2016 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Interim Ukip leader was speaking in St Louis, Missouri where he is attending this weekend's televised presidential debate as a Trump supporter
  
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• Violent inmate threw boiling water in face of prison guard at HMP Northumberland

  09-10-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A prison guard was left in searing pain and with a burned and blistered face after an unprovoked attack in an office of the jail
  
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• South Shields MP pulls out of charity event due to 'threat'

  09-10-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emma Lewell-Buck was due to launch the Alzheimer's Society's Memory Walk on Saturday but was warned off attending
  
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• Huge haul of 'Spice' drug seized inside HMP Northumberland

  09-10-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery says artificial drugs in jails is an epidemic that is consuming the prison system across the UK
  
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• McLaughlin's incredible solo goal for Gateshead - BT Sport (press release) (subscription) (blog)

  09-10-2016 16:49 via sport.bt.com
  
  McLaughlin's incredible solo goal for Gateshead
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• Why has the A1 in Northumberland been at a standstill today? And is it ok now?

  09-10-2016 15:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man, believed to be in his 40s, was rescued from the crashed car on the A1 south on Sunday morning and taken to hospital
  
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• Geordie sunseekers breathe sigh of relief as Greek airline strike called off

  09-10-2016 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Greece airline worker strike left two North Shields men stranded in Corfu - but it has now been cancelled
  
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• Revenge of the clowns: Stop making us look bad say 'proper' clowns

  09-10-2016 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tommy Bungle, a clown who performs around the region, says real clowns are happy, fun and brightly coloured
  
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• Jockey in induced coma at Newcastle hospital after fall at Hexham races

  09-10-2016 14:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Henry Brooke was taken by ambulance to the Newcastle hospital after a fall at Saturday's event
  
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• Rothbury Hospital row: Protest planned over closure of inpatient ward

  09-10-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners have hit out at hospital bosses for closing the 12-bed inpatient ward at Rothbury Community Hospital for three months
  
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• Daughter sends mum fish and chip supper from 2,000 miles away

  09-10-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jo Curle took fish and chips to Corfu when visiting her mum, Joyce, because she said they were just not the same in Greece
  
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• Daughter sends mum fish a chip supper from 2,000 miles away

  09-10-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jo Curle took fish and chips to Corfu when visiting her mum, Joyce, because she said they were just not the same in Greece
  
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• Bishop of Durham joins calls to allow almost 400 refugee children into UK

  09-10-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Right Rev Paul Butler wants the children to be allowed in before the closure of migrant camp in Calais
  
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• Man sparks rescue drama after taking a midnight swim in the Tyne

  09-10-2016 13:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lifeboat crews found the man clinging to a ladder near the North Shields ferry landing after he set off from South Shields
  
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• The tale of Beatrix Potter's failed attempt to create her own Peter Rabbit boardgame

  09-10-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Her publishers were not impressed by Ms Potter's original design, but they went ahead with another boardgame years later
  
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• How to get half price toys and a top tip on a multi-buy deal

  09-10-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ashleigh Swan returns with her latest round of money saving tips including a half-price toy deal at Sainsbury's
  
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• 28 old photographs of Byker in Newcastle - from the Chronicle archive

  09-10-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  28 archive images: From the Byker Wall to Byker Grove, and from the Metro viaduct to Shields Road
  
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• One person flown to hospital after car and motorbike crash on A69

  09-10-2016 11:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two people were taken to hospital after the crash at Haltwhistle, Northumberland in one of three serious collisions on Saturday
  
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• 'She left us too early' devastated Jesmond dad's tribute to his 'beautiful' daughter

  09-10-2016 11:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police found 22-year-old Rachel Tasker's body on October 1 after the former Church High School pupil went missing
  
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• Five people injured in three vehicle crash in County Durham

  09-10-2016 11:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The crash happened on the A19 southbound between the A182 Cold Hesledon and the A182 Easington
  
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• On a roll: Newcastle roller derby team search for 'fresh meat'

  09-10-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Have you got what it takes to take on the tough sport? Newcastle Roller Girls on the hunt for new talent
  
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• Npower bill row sees Forest Hall couple overcharged by £1,249

  09-10-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mr Justice has stepped in once again to help a North Tyneside couple reclaim more than £1,249 which they were overcharged by the energy firm
  
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• Geordie holidaymakers stranded in Corfu after Greek airline staff strike

  09-10-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Workers in Greece walked out for two days, with the threat of two more to come, leaving a pair of North Shields pals stranded out of season
  
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• BT shuts down email scam which offered customers fake refunds

  09-10-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The company acted swiftly to close down the 'phishing' scam which asked for customers' bank details
  
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• How Alzheimer's disease sufferer benefits from a walk on the wildlife side

  09-10-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jenny Lashley offers daughter Sharon a glimpse of how she was on visits to Washington Wetland Centre
  
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• Eddy Eats enjoys a taste of traditional Sunday grub in the Tyne Valley

  09-10-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The tasty home-made fayre at Miners' Arms in Acomb, near, Hexham, brings back memories of Sunday lunch at your mum's
  
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• Dozens of prisoners 'accidentally' released from North East prisons, new figures show

  09-10-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Prison accounts for almost 50% of the North East's incorrect releases over the past 10 years, according to the Ministry of Justice
  
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