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• Whitley Bay fire LIVE: Updates from church blaze on Esplanade

  06-05-2017 22:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Updates from the scene of a large fire at Trinity Church on Esplanade in Whitley Bay - emergency services on scene
  
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• Whitley Bay fire as it happened: Updates from Trinity Church blaze on Esplanade

  06-05-2017 22:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Updates from the scene of a large fire at Trinity Church on Esplanade in Whitley Bay - emergency services on scene
  
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• Whitley Bay fire as it happened: Recap updates from Trinity Church blaze on Esplanade

  06-05-2017 22:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Updates from the scene of a large fire at Trinity Church on Esplanade in Whitley Bay - emergency services on scene
  
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• David 'Noddy' Rice murder: Sister speaks of heartache as suspect still on the run

  06-05-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Popular Noddy was gunned down in South Shields nearly 11 years ago but the man police believe pulled the trigger is yet to be caught
  
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• TV favourite Carol Malia reveals how body-shaming trolls left her feeling hurt

  06-05-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Having shed three-and-a-half stone in just eight months, TV's Carol is now inspiring others to get fit and stay healthy
  
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• Top TV architect George Clarke reveals his favourite North East buildings

  06-05-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From stunning places of worship to the "holy grail of pubs", see which sites make the list of best buildings for the TV host
  
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• Meet the Newcastle United fan behind the plan to fly a banner over the Stadium of Light

  06-05-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Darren Curry has explained his change of heart over the banner's message in the wake of opposition from Toon fans
  
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• Shameful care worker who stole thousands from vulnerable disabled woman walks free from court

  06-05-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Care worker Carla Hamilton, of Monkseaton, North Tyneside, stole around £20,000 from a multiple sclerosis sufferer she looked after
  
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• Juror lands himself in the dock after ignoring judge and Googling defendant's background

  06-05-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Karl Stoddart from Gateshead ended up in the dock himself after Googling a defendant's background
  
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• Avengers fans gather from 6.30am at Durham Cathedral to catch glimpse of Hollywood stars

  06-05-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fans of the superhero films glimpsed stars Scarlett Johansson and Tom Holland on the way into the Cathedral
  
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• Take That Wonderland tour in Newcastle - remember their Whitley Bay Ice Rink concert in 1993?

  06-05-2017 14:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Take That head to Newcastle on their Wonderland tour, we recall an early show on Tyneside from 24 years ago
  
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• Prince Philip was used as a political pawn in the election campaign this week

  06-05-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Edinburgh's retirement announcement led to some political points scoring
  
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• Memories of Air Force One landing at Newcastle Airport when Jimmy Carter visited are re-told

  06-05-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two members of staff who still work at the airport recall US President Jimmy Carter's visit to Newcastle 40 years ago
  
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• Bus and car smash in Houghton causes wall collapse and area to be sealed off

  06-05-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident happened on Dairy Lane, Houghton, on Friday night and led to a bus smashing through a wall
  
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• Bottomless prosecco offers: is it the acceptable face of North East binge drinking?

  06-05-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With more and more bars in Newcastle running this kind of promotion, could there be a dark side to the sparkling offer?
  
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• I'm at the vets....get me out of here! Dec's dog ready to rumble thanks to help of the Supervet

  06-05-2017 13:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One half of Geordie presenting duo Dec took his sausage dog Rocky to the Supervet and thanked the team on social media for their hard work
  
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• Paul Gascoigne's 50th birthday party tickets being sold for £500 a time

  06-05-2017 12:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised over the birthday bash for the troubled former Newcastle United and England star Paul Gascoigne
  
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• Avengers film worker turned superhero when he 'tried to save collapsed woman' in Durham

  06-05-2017 12:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A woman who collapsed and was struggling to breathe was thought to have been helped by the member of the Avengers production crew working in Durham
  
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• Shame of overseas patients who have landed our North East hospitals with a £300,000 bill

  06-05-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health bosses face huge bill from overseas patients who use the NHS services and leave without paying
  
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• Former Sunday Sun photographer John Alevroyiannis dies after cancer fight

  06-05-2017 11:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex colleagues pay tribute to professionalism and dedication of John, 61, who passed away last week
  
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• Theresa May: Why do people like her and why are they voting Conservative?

  06-05-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  So why exactly is Theresa May doing so well? We look at possible reasons for her appeal and success
  
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• Plea for caution after discarded packaging causes horrific death of seal at St Mary's Lighthouse

  06-05-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Warning: Readers may find the images upsetting - attempts were made to save the seal but 'damage was too great'
  
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• Jack Sparrow-style replica pistol lands Lemington man in deep water

  06-05-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steven Dobson, 24, from Lemington, was caught by police officers carrying an ornamental foot-long flintlock pistol in Newcastle
  
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• Heartless vandals wreck dementia patients' garden - for the second time

  06-05-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The thieves dismantled and carried off 18 metres of fencing installed by volunteers, along with bird feeders and a bird house together worth £600
  
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• Fighting fake news: Why the people of the North East need and trust their local paper

  06-05-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We look at the power of local media, and why it's so important in an era of international news websites and so-called 'fake news'
  
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• Take a look inside this 'New York-style' Quayside apartment right next to the Tyne Bridge

  06-05-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You don't have to walk far from your front door for a swanky dinner or a drink with a view with this Newcastle pad
  
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• Schoolboy who tried to rape a mum in North East park has sentence increased

  06-05-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As they walked through parkland he repaid her kindness by grabbing her by the hair, and dragging her along the ground
  
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• Howay the lads! When American President Jimmy Carter thrilled Newcastle

  06-05-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Forty years ago today, the new American President Jimmy Carter was greeted by 20,000 people in Newcastle
  
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• How 70 years of volunteering won this incredible 94-year-old a Pride of the North East award

  06-05-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Harry Mercer, from North Shields, has scopped the prestigious Special Recognition prize for his tireless community work
  
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• Have you seen the Monument rapper? Meet the man behind the music

  06-05-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Henry Smillie - AKA Lost - is a regular sight in Newcastle city centre and entertains passers-by with his music
  
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• Business Secretary Greg Clark refuses to meet Blue Riband MP to discuss job cuts

  06-05-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mr Clark ignores a request from Newcastle North MP Catherine McKinnell to discuss Nestle cuts
  
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• Body of dead Sunderland soldier was not put through mincing machine say officials

  06-05-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Grim story connected with the death of Capt Robert Nairac abducted 40 years ago in Northern Ireland
  
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