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• Jimmy Prout murder trial: Accused admits Jimmy was tortured and says he 'never fought back'

  06-06-2017 22:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Myra Wood alleged that Zahid Zaman was the main perpetrator of the attacks, including removing Jimmy's testicle and making him eat it
  
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• North East hit with a week's worth of rain in just one day - but when will it stop?

  06-06-2017 22:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After a couple of months of relative sunshine the rain has returned with vengence this month
  
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• Legal high clampdown as police receive multiple reports of users falling ill

  06-06-2017 22:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two people have been arrested as cops crack down on drug users who are putting a strain on emergency services
  
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• Can you help find teenager Wiktoria Stefaniak who went missing on a trip to Newcastle?

  06-06-2017 22:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old's family are said to be 'extremely concerned' about Wiktoria, who is from Hartlepool but was visiting Newcastle
  
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• Woman in hospital with back and neck injuries after being hit by bus on John Dobson Street

  06-06-2017 21:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The casualty was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary following the collision in Newcastle city centre on Tuesday evening
  
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• Cheick Tiote's family to fly to China in search of answers after ex-Newcastle United star's death

  06-06-2017 21:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 30-year-old former Newcastle United midfielder collapsed during a training session at his new club in Beijing
  
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• 'Not in my name': South Shields mosque leader condemns terror attacks in Manchester and London

  06-06-2017 20:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Abdula Ahad, a dad-of-three, has passed condolences to the families of Liam Curry and Chloe Rutherford after their tragic deaths
  
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• Cramlington schoolgirl Shannon Matthewson is found safe and well

  06-06-2017 19:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  15-year-old Shannon had been missing since Monday morning, but after a public appeal police say she has been found
  
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• What Boris Johnson's visit told us about Brexit, his thoughts on Corbyn and the Tories' chances

  06-06-2017 19:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Secretary visited Shildon in County Durham with two days to go before the eagerly-awaited General Election
  
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• These luxury apartments are being built on an old Newcastle farm - but they are far from a pigsty

  06-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Urban Base is offering nine new homes at the Woodacre Apartments development in the west of Newcastle
  
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• 'These atrocities were carried out by murderous thugs' - Tyneside Muslims speak out

  06-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Abdula Ahad from Al Azhar mosque in South Shields has written powerfully on why the recent terror attacks have nothing to do with Islam
  
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• I know how it feels to want to just slink off the stage. It looks like Theresa May does too

  06-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyneside-born Dutch academic Paul Benneworth on how the Conservatives are running out of energy in the election race
  
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• Adorable Freya suffers from a rare condition but loves school - she just needs a bit of help

  06-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five-year-old Freya Carr-Wright suffers from a rare genetic syndrome and needs an iPad to help her with her school work
  
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• Boris Johnson launches fresh attack on 'soft and muddle-headed' Jeremy Corbyn on North East visit

  06-06-2017 17:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The foreign secretary promised a 'fantastic future' for the North East as he visited Shildon Civic Hall on Tuesday
  
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• Geordie Shore catfight sees Zahida and Abbie clash over Scotty T as series 14 continues

  06-06-2017 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex on the Beach star and new girl Zahida Allen cheated with Scotty T last week and her return to the Geordie Shore house is a dramatic one
  
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• Dancing Durham police officer thanked after Manchester concert video goes viral

  06-06-2017 17:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  PC Paul Taylor, of Durham Constabulary, was filmed dancing with a group of youngsters at Sunday's One Love Manchester gig
  
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• Would-be Hexham MP swaps honeymoon for campaign trail after snap election clashes with wedding plans

  06-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Guy Opperman and new wife Flora went straugt back on the campaign trail instead of their honeymoon
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn to broadcast his message across the nation by satellite

  06-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader will speak at a star-studded rally in Birmingham with his words broadcast live to five more rallies across the UK
  
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• Is this the most awkward General Election video ever? Tory candidate's Alan Partridge-esque plea

  06-06-2017 16:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Greg Knight's election video has gone viral after the East Yorkshire candidate uses sound bites and jingles to try and win votes
  
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• Six arrests made over alleged Sunderland hit and run as police appeal for help from witnesses

  06-06-2017 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  At around 9.40pm on Friday night, a 42-year-old man was allegedly hit by a vehicle on Seaham Road in Houghton
  
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• Send us your dogs at polling stations photos from Newcastle & the North East

  06-06-2017 16:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's become a tradition on Twitter to snap patient dogs waiting for owners to vote
  
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• Your charity news in the North East: Cookery club donation, Blaydon Races call to action, a mindfulness course and more!

  06-06-2017 16:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charity news written by you - charity groups and fundraisers throughout Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Apple to introduce a 'Do Not Disturb While Driving' feature on iPhones

  06-06-2017 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The function, which will be included in the next version of the iOS 11 in the autumn, aims to cut down distractions for drivers
  
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• See Boris Johnson dodge protestors following County Durham appearance

  06-06-2017 15:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The foreign secretary avoided demonstrators twice, before and after his speech at Shildon Civic Hall
  
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• Toon fan who launched funding drive for Cheick Tiote flag hits back at fraud claim

  06-06-2017 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kris Wallace has hit back at online trolls who reported him for his kind-hearted gesture in the wake of Tiote's death aged 30
  
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• Corbyn speaks to Big Issue editor after our pic of him buying mag at Central Station went viral

  06-06-2017 14:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Corbyn praised the magazine after tens of thousands liked or retweeted the image taken by our photographer in 2015
  
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• Gateshead's Jordan Engineering to close after appointing liquidator - ChronicleLive

  06-06-2017 14:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead's Jordan Engineering to close after appointing liquidator
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  An engineering firm in Gateshead is understood to be closing its doors after revealing it is to appoint a liquidator this week. Jordan (Precision and Techweld) Group Limited is holding a meeting of creditors on Friday with the aim of appointing a ...
  
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• Third London terrorist named as Italian Youssef Zaghba as another suspect is arrested

  06-06-2017 14:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Italian, of Moroccan descent, was from east London and was not known to police or MI5
  
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• Two year online relationship ends in tragedy as death strikes weeks before first meeting

  06-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Helen Hunter, 43, from Sunderland, didn't know that first time she met her internet sweetheart it would be at his funeral in the USA
  
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• 'I still can't believe he has gone' - mum of Lee Irving speaks of agony two years on from his murder

  06-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lee was found dumped near to the A1 in Fawdon, Newcastle, after being murdered by James Wheatley on June 6 2015
  
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• Fancy a tipple? Now you can purr your cat a glass of wine too

  06-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There's beer for dogs and now cats can get in on the act with a special 'wine' launched just for your feline friend
  
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• Exhibition marks 135th anniversary of the Hoppings in Newcastle

  06-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An exhibition at the Discovery Museum offers you the chance to play 50-old penny arcade games which once appeared at the Hoppings
  
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• A rapidly changing Newcastle West End in 1964 - how does this location look today?

  06-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle West End in 1964, an old Co-op store set for demolition, and new high-rise tower blocks - see what's there now
  
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• Help find missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthewson, last seen getting bus from Cramlington to Newcastle

  06-06-2017 13:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A search is under way for the missing 15-year-old Shannon Matthewson, who has been missing since Monday morning
  
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• More details emerge of former Newcastle United player Cheick Tiote's death

  06-06-2017 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tiote was playing his football in China after leaving the North East earlier this year and collapsed during training on Monday
  
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• Number of armed police on North East streets falls over six-year period

  06-06-2017 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Theresa May faces criticism over cuts to armed police which saw a drop in the number of armed police between 2010 and 2016
  
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• Number of armed police on North East streets falls dramatically

  06-06-2017 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Theresa May faces criticism over cuts to armed police which has seen a drop in number of armed police Northumbria and Durham force areas
  
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• Meet the man who has been working tirelessly to rid North Tyneside estates of troublemakers

  06-06-2017 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Colin Boxshall, who is retiring from his job after 44 years, has been in charge of the team that deals with anti-social behaviour in North Tyneside
  
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• Man avoids jail after glass attack in Jesmond bar which leaves victim needing 20 staples

  06-06-2017 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joseph King got into an altercation with man when he smashed a pint glass on the side of his head in the bar
  
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• Doctor Who meets Marvel for couple's geek County Durham wedding

  06-06-2017 11:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ruth and Chris combined their love for comic books and sci-fi to create their dream wedding
  
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• Police hunt young driver who crashed in Wallsend then fled scene with child passenger

  06-06-2017 11:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say the 'dangerously-driven' Renault Clio crashed on Mullen Road in Wallsend, as officers hunt the two suspects
  
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• London Bridge terrorist Khuram Butt's final Whatsapp message revealed

  06-06-2017 10:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  London Bridge terror attacker used messenger service three days before murderous rampage in the capital
  
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• What is Ramadan and when does it take place? Everything you need to know about the Muslim event

  06-06-2017 10:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Muslims celebrate their most holy month we look at what the event means and why Muslims fast
  
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• Boris Johnson's North East visit LIVE: Foreign secretary delivering speech criticising Jeremy Corbyn

  06-06-2017 10:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Conservative Boris Johnson will deliver a speech in the region aimed at scaring voters about the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister
  
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• Where are the polling stations in the North East to vote in the 2017 General Election?

  06-06-2017 09:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  How to find out where your nearest polling station is ahead of the big vote on Thursday, June 8
  
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• How voting in the general election can get you a free pint in Newcastle

  06-06-2017 09:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  BrewDog, on Dean Street, is offering a free pint of Punk IPA to anyone who can produce a selfie taken outside their polling station
  
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• Who is my North East MP and what is my constituency in the General Election?

  06-06-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tap in your postcode and you'll get all the crucial information about your North East constituency and the MP candidates standing in the General Election 2017
  
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• Northumberland gardens overlooking the landscape where Capability Brown was born to open to public

  06-06-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Harle Tower, in Northumberland, will open its gardens to the public this weekend for charity
  
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• North East's NHS 'could lose hundreds of staff over extreme Brexit'

  06-06-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The region could lose more than 500 staff members and face a £4.4m bill to replace them, the Liberal Democrats have claimed
  
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• Homepod smart speaker next step in Apple's mission to 'change the world'

  06-06-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tech giant's WWDC conference also unveiled new iPad, iMacs, MacBooks and several major software updates.
  
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