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• I'm A Celebrity star Scarlett Moffatt reveals one wish for when she leaves the jungle

  10-11-2016 23:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scarlett, who made her name on hit TV show Gogglebox, has been tipped to become Queen of the Jungle
  
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• Lee Irving murder trial: Accused says he took body in pushchair 'because you can't say no to James'

  10-11-2016 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Barry Imray says it was James Wheatley's idea to remove vulnerable Lee's body in a pushchair and claims he was just doing what he was told
  
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• 11-year-old boy taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Cleadon

  10-11-2016 21:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The young boy suffered an injury to his leg in the collision on Whitburn Road in Cleadon, South Tyneside, and was taken to hospital by paramedics
  
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• 'Tony was a loving husband': Wife's tribute to father-of-three killed in Shotton Colliery crash

  10-11-2016 20:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tony Stokoe, 50, died at the scene after a BMW 320 collided with his Seat Ibiza on Salters Lane on Saturday
  
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• Doctors will be performing at Sage Gateshead to aid youngsters with cancer - ChronicleLive

  10-11-2016 20:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Doctors will be performing at Sage Gateshead to aid youngsters with cancer
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  There will be a doctor in the house when an orchestra takes to the big Sage Gateshead stage later this month – in fact there will be 100 of them. All are members of the European Doctors Orchestra (EDO) which will be performing in aid of CLIC Sargent ...
  
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• Free parking for Sunderland Christmas shoppers: Everything you need to know

  10-11-2016 19:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Find out where and when to park across the city to save yourself a couple of quid this festive season
  
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• Newcastle West End shop caught with dodgy booze sees alcohol ban appeal dismissed

  10-11-2016 19:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Best on the West had its licence revoked after Trading Standards discovered hundreds of bottles of counterfeit alcohol in the shop
  
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• 'I do it for the lads that didn't come home,' war hero still selling poppies - 71 years on

  10-11-2016 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Douglas can be seen selling poppies from his garage in Jesmond, which he does in memory of all those who never made it back from the Second World War
  
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• First Newcastle, now Gateshead: Cash-strapped council to introduce six bus lane cameras - ChronicleLive

  10-11-2016 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  First Newcastle, now Gateshead: Cash-strapped council to introduce six bus lane cameras
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  A cash-strapped council is set to start issuing bus lane fines in a bid to drum up extra revenue. Gateshead Council confirmed on Thursday that from spring next year a number of cameras will be installed on bus lanes across the borough, with £60 fines ...
  
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• First Newcastle, now Gateshead: Cash-strapped council to introduce six bus lane cameras

  10-11-2016 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council, which has sustained £130m of cuts since 2010, is seeking to raise extra revenue by rolling out bus lane fines
  
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• The Gateshead school which used a Spitfire to help students honour war heroes

  10-11-2016 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Every pupil at Joseph Swan Academy plants their own cross to remember the 'price of freedom' ahead of Remembrance Day
  
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• Young drama teacher left permanently scarred after being mown down by a drug-fuelled driver

  10-11-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Clark, who had smoked a drug, has been jailed after ploughing into Emily MacDonald as she walked on a pavement in Hexham
  
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• Pupils get under the skin of some of the world's most impressive animals

  10-11-2016 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Youngsters took part in the first ever International Science Centre and Science Museum Day at the Newcastle science museum
  
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• Knife-wielding robber threatened staff and stole cash from shop in Hebburn

  10-11-2016 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The attack happened at Rays Convenience Store in Hebburn on Wednesday evening, where the man stole cash, tobacco and cigarettes
  
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• Knife-wielding robber threatened staff and stole cash from shop

  10-11-2016 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The attack happened at Rays Convenience Store in Hebburn on Wednesday evening, where the man stole cash, tobacco and cigarettes
  
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• ​Man threatens woman with knife and grabs her hair in attempted robbery

  10-11-2016 16:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man approached the 28-year-old in Fairy Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Durham, before threatening her with a knife
  
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• Two bar staff in Newcastle's Old George pub attacked by customer

  10-11-2016 15:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say the man, who was with about five others drinking in the pub, assaulted two bar staff on Sunday night
  
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• Concern growing for missing Gateshead man Clive Morrison

  10-11-2016 15:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are concerned for the welfare of the 52-year-old, who was reported missing on Tuesday, November 8
  
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• New Next store to open at Silverlink retail park with special 'golden envelope' event

  10-11-2016 15:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The flagship store at Silverlink Point is due to open on November 15 and will create 20 new jobs
  
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• Tyne Bridge vandalised with 15 bright yellow graffiti tags

  10-11-2016 15:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a hooded person was spotted with a can of spray paint near the vandalised bridge
  
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• Take a look at who was convicted at North Tyneside Magistrates's Court from November 1 to 3

  10-11-2016 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man possessing a lock knife in public and another committing two sexual assault were among the cases heard
  
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• Sunderland City Council flick the switch on energy saving project

  10-11-2016 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than half of Sunderland's streetlights will be upgraded with modern energy saving LED bulbs
  
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• One in seven Newcastle mums are choosing to give birth by caesarean

  10-11-2016 15:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Almost 14% of mums in Newcastle chose an elective c-section last year rather than give birth naturally
  
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• Multimillion pound Morpeth flood defences win national award

  10-11-2016 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The £26m project helped saved hundreds of homes from flooding in Morpeth during storms in December and January
  
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• Plans for 100 home estate in West End of Newcastle set to be given the go-ahead

  10-11-2016 13:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council is expected to approve plans for 100 homes in Denton following recommendations from officials
  
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• Paedophile footballer Adam Johnson set to launch fresh appeal

  10-11-2016 13:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The disgraced former Sunderland and England player was jailed for child sex offences in March but has now launched an appeal against his sentence
  
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• Sunderland's Hays Travel buys Gateshead-based business travel specialist - ChronicleLive

  10-11-2016 13:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Sunderland's Hays Travel buys Gateshead-based business travel specialist
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  A leading North East travel agency has acquired a Gateshead company specialising in travel for the business market. Sunderland's Hays Travel has taken over Christine Nugent Business Travel, with Ms Nugent joining the company as head of its corporate ...and more »
  
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• Wallsend Aldi: Scores of shoppers line up outside new store in the hope of winning prizes

  10-11-2016 13:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 200 people queued up at the shop on High Street West before it officially opened at 8am on Thursday
  
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• Two cars and a garage set on fire during night of arson attacks in Newcastle

  10-11-2016 12:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two cars and a garage in Newcastle were set alight on Tuesday morning and police are now appealing for witnesses
  
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• Cleaning works under way as fatbergs reported in Newcastle Chinatown

  10-11-2016 12:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbrian Water said the fatty build-ups are common in areas with a high number of restaurants
  
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• CCTV appeal after seven cars damaged on Gateshead street

  10-11-2016 12:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for a youth spotted on CCTV after seven cars were scratched on Avenue Road in Gateshead
  
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• Shamed financial advisor ordered to pay back £868,000 he made from multi-million pound fraud

  10-11-2016 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Award-winning advisor Alok Dhanda, of Gosforth, Newcastle, made almost £3m from a fraud on friends and clients
  
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• Schools warned to check labs for hazardous chemicals after two controlled explosions in a week

  10-11-2016 11:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Teachers have been urged to check whether they have any stocks of 2,4 dinitrophenylhydrazine
  
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• Lee Irving murder trial: Updates as murder-accused Barry Imray is cross-examined

  10-11-2016 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Barry Imray, jointly accused of murder with James Wheatley, is to give evidence to a jury at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Unions at threatened Gateshead factory call for Parliament to debate its future - ChronicleLive

  10-11-2016 11:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Unions at threatened Gateshead factory call for Parliament to debate its future
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  Unions representing 240 people under threat of redundancy at a Tyneside factory have called for their future to be debated in Parliament. The historic AEI Cables plant in Birtley could close after its Dubai-based owners rejected a rescue plan from ...
  
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• Used car review: Toyota RAV4 4x4

  10-11-2016 11:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  For its third generation, the Toyota RAV4’s fun drive and superb new diesel appealed. What’s this soft-roader like as a used buy?
  
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• Police hunt for wanted Gateshead man following an alleged robbery - ChronicleLive

  10-11-2016 11:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Police hunt for wanted Gateshead man following an alleged robbery
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  A manhunt has been launched after an alleged robbery in Gateshead , and police want to speak to a Dunston man in connection with the crime. Police are appealing for the public's help to find wanted man Graham Chatto. Officers want to speak to the ...and more »
  
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• Police hunt for wanted Gateshead man following an alleged robbery

  10-11-2016 11:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are looking to speak to Dunston man Graham Chatto, 31, in connection with an alleged robbery in May
  
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• Anti Donald Trump protests across America as tycoon prepares for power

  10-11-2016 10:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Divisions across US exposed already as protesters chant "Not my president!"
  
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• Theresa May's reassurance to Nissan 'helped secure Sunderland plant investment'

  10-11-2016 09:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister gave a personal assurance to the Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn over the UK's future following the Brexit vote
  
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• Croydon tram derailment: 'friendly, genuine lad' named among victims

  10-11-2016 09:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dane Chinnery, 19, has been named as one of those who died in Wednesday morning rush hour incident in south London,
  
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• Woman in the dock accused of lying to police over the death of a man in Wallsend

  10-11-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Katie Maguire was in court charged with the perverting the course of justice in relation to the murder investigation of Andrew Keenan
  
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• John Lewis release upbeat Buster the Boxer Christmas ad

  10-11-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Retailer said it had aimed for a sense of fun in this year's campaign
  
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• Council urged to cut £250,000 from backroom staff bill to save Newcastle crossing patrols

  10-11-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of lollipop men and women are facing redundancy as Newcastle City Council seeks to make £30m in cuts
  
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• A1 upgrade: What would you like to see as part of £290m dualling scheme?

  10-11-2016 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Highways England wants to dual the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham in Northumberland to help cut journey times
  
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• Bomb squad carry out controlled explosion of chemical at Haydon Bridge school

  10-11-2016 08:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The chemical 2,4 DNP has caused concern in several schools across the country after guidelines on how to store it were reissued
  
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• The morning news headlines: President-elect Donald Trump heads to White House for talks with Barack Obama

  10-11-2016 08:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• North East news LIVE: Teenager arrested on suspicion of stealing charity collection boxes

  10-11-2016 07:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Thursday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• The £20bn question: How will the Government kick-start regions like the North East?

  10-11-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Central MP Chi Onwurah has warned that more investment in skills is needed to boost innovation in regions like ours
  
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• Durham University's worth to the North East and UK revealed

  10-11-2016 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 10,000 jobs in the region are supported by the university, which is one of the country's leading institutions
  
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