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• Newcastle high-rise residents demand safety improvements at council protest

  28-06-2017 22:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tenants of Riverside Dene in Newcastle called for improvements in fire safety standards following Grenfell Tower tragedy
  
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• What Price Life: Which areas, hospitals and blocks have passed fire safety tests

  28-06-2017 21:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In the wake of the Grenfell Tower, hundreds of blocks are being tested for fire safety and we're bringing you all the results right here
  
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• Fire safety fears over cladding at Sunderland's main hospital

  28-06-2017 21:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fire safety at City Hospital Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is being review in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire
  
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• What Price Life? Newcastle leaders back calls for tighter safety for high-rise buildings

  28-06-2017 20:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council and MPs, have backed our What Price Life campaign as cladding from five blocks in the city was confirmed as safe
  
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• Cladding on Newcastle high-rise blocks has passed fire safety test

  28-06-2017 20:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council has released fottage which shows a blowtorch being taken to the panels
  
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• Gateshead Family Funday 2017: Rum & Gin Shack will add to range of traditional attractions - ChronicleLive

  28-06-2017 19:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead Family Funday 2017: Rum & Gin Shack will add to range of traditional attractions
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  A traditional family fair, which has been running more than 40 years, is this year adding new attractions to the old favourite. Then Gateshead Family Funday returns on July 8 and besides all-time favourites such as fairground stalls, tombola and ...
  
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• The measures we need to protect the most vulnerable people in the North East

  28-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East charity Changing Lives issues a 10-point charter for the new government to follow
  
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• Killer couple branded 'scumbags' as they are jailed for at least 44 years for murdering Owen Kerry

  28-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brian Cahill and Lyndsey Harper were jailed for life for murdering popular teenager Owen Kerry in Cramlington on Christmas Eve
  
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• 'I have flashbacks all the time' - murdered Owen Kerry's friend's horror at seeing his friend killed

  28-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hayden Brown said they had only gone out on Christmas Eve to play pool and have a couple of pints when Owen was cruelly murdered in Cramlington
  
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• Got an eye for wildlife photography? Check out these intimate snaps and pick your favourite

  28-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wildlife portraits in the contest are being thrown open to public choice, with voting ending at midnight on Thursday, June 29
  
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• Forget HD and internet TVs - there's some Geordies still watching in black and white

  28-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On the 50th anniversary of colour TV, figures from TV Licencing show how many people from the North East still opt for black and white
  
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• Drunk pet owner beat, kicked and punched her small dog in middle of Byker street

  28-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jill McMahon dangled her elderly Jack Russell, Maggie, in the air by the lead around its neck and attacked it in appalling episode of cruelty
  
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• A tale of two deals - the North East's £30m a year and Northern Ireland's cool billion

  28-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Professor John Tomaney on the contrast between the devolution deal offered to the North East in 2015 and the Tory/DUP agreement
  
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• 21 things to look forward to in North Tyneside this summer - from new attractions to family events

  28-06-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Preparations are well under way for a series of annual events, while regeneration work continues in some parts of the borough
  
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• Your local Northumbria police station and its front desk opening hours

  28-06-2017 18:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here we list all the police stations and the changes that are to take place from next month
  
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• Bradley Lowery's family reveal brave youngster is 'deteriorating fast'

  28-06-2017 18:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bradley is battling childhood cancer neuroblastoma and his family recently revealed the illness is terminal
  
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• Newcastle tower block protest RECAP: High-rise tenants staging protest outside city council meeting

  28-06-2017 18:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Updates from the protest as residents' group demand better fire safety standards in their homes after the Grenfell Tower disaster
  
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• Newcastle tower block protest LIVE: High-rise tenants staging protest outside city council meeting

  28-06-2017 18:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Updates from the protest as residents' group demand better fire safety standards in their homes after the Grenfell Tower disaster
  
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• School and parents pay tribute to Tyneside teacher Julie Parkin found dead in her home

  28-06-2017 17:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 'popular' 'high valued' teacher worked at West Boldon Primary School in South Tyneside
  
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• North Shields loan shark ordered to pay back her ill-gotten gains

  28-06-2017 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  When police raided Bubpha Curran's home they found a stash of luxury watches and more than £1,800 in cash
  
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• How to apply for Come Dine With Me - search on for Newcastle and Sunderland contestants

  28-06-2017 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's one of the most popular daytime shows on TV and Come Dine With Me is looking for contestants as it heads to the North East
  
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• If you pass through Gateshead's Springwell Village, why you may feel you're stepping back in time - ChronicleLive

  28-06-2017 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  If you pass through Gateshead's Springwell Village, why you may feel you're stepping back in time
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... Springwell Village, Gateshead, is hosting a 1940s weekend, starting on Friday, June 30 (Photo: UGC, TNE).
  
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• Grenfell Tower fire death toll 'around 80 people' but true total may be months away

  28-06-2017 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say vast majority of victims were from just 23 flats
  
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• Yeezy does it: See baby Bear show off his new trainers with proud dad Liam Payne

  28-06-2017 17:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cheryl Tweedy's other half took to Instagram to post a loving picture of the couple's newborn son Bear Grey Payne
  
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• Former police chiefs among six to face criminal charges over Hillsborough

  28-06-2017 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Match commander David Duckenfield charged with manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 men, women and children
  
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• It's time to nominate the inspirational people in your life for the Pride of Britain awards

  28-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We identified our own Pride of the North East last month, but now it's time to have your say in the national competition
  
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• If you pass through Gateshead's Springwell Village, why you may feel you're stepping back in time

  28-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Springwell Village in Gateshead has a packed three-day programme of events to recreate the way we were during World War II
  
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• Family of boy left fighting for life after Westgate Road crash speaks of horrific trauma

  28-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Syed Khalid Miah Olid’s grandson and son-in-law are still in hospital after a car crashed into crowds following Eid prayers
  
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• Brave Hexham teen who lost an eye to cancer fights back to take his GCSEs

  28-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Samuel Reed, 16 and from Hexham, was starting his exams when he found a lump in his mouth - it was later found to be a tumour
  
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• 50,000 EU nationals in the North East may have to apply for 'settled status'

  28-06-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  But as the uncertainty over the Brexit terms continues many might just choose to up sticks and go
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May argue over who is to blame for Grenfell deaths

  28-06-2017 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Row over the London fire tragedy which killed 79 descends into political squabble but it emerges Labour were behind Sunderland tower blocks
  
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• NE1 Newcastle Motor Show gears up for action as supercars head to the city centre this July

  28-06-2017 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  High-performance racing cars are to be among the attractions of the 'Goodwood of the North' on the July 8-9 weekend
  
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• Sky Sports is scrapping its numbered channels in major shake-up with a new cheaper option for fans

  28-06-2017 15:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's the end of Sky Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as the Premier League broadcaster responds to dropping figures and competition
  
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• Six people charged over Hillsborough disaster, including match commander David Duckenfield

  28-06-2017 14:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Duckenfield has been charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 of the 96 Liverpool FC fans who died in 1989
  
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• Glamorous Newcastle nightlife photos from city centre clubs & bars at the weekend

  28-06-2017 14:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Take a look at our video and gallery from city nightspots including Jalou, Bijoux, Harry's Bar and more!
  
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• Hundreds turn out in bright colours to say a fond goodbye to rugby hero Paul Van Zandvliet

  28-06-2017 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Title-winning Newcastle Falcons rugby star Paul, also known as Tank, died on June 14 after months battling a brain tumour
  
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• £5m 'Luxury' 90-bedroom care home set to bring more than 100 jobs to Consett

  28-06-2017 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The development will take place on the site of the former Victoria Social Club
  
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• Watch UFOs filmed hovering over Tyneside: Has ET been visiting Geordieland?!

  28-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As the 70th anniversary of the famous Roswell incident in New Mexico, USA, approaches, check out five Tyneside UFO sightings
  
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• New MP Laura Pidcock says Parliament 'reeks of the establishment and power' in maiden speech

  28-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New MP for North West Durham says has some harsh words to say about Parliament - in her first House of Commons speech
  
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• Concern as Northumbria Police say all stations will close front desks to public by 8pm except one

  28-06-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'For a city like Newcastle to have no front office open after 8pm seems to me to be a real down grading of policing in our city'
  
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• Two arrested in South Shields over alleged international computer software service fraud

  28-06-2017 13:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A major investigation was launched after tens of thousands of reports of software service fraud were made
  
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• Yuck! Faecal bacteria found in ice at three major coffee chains

  28-06-2017 12:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tests found poo bacteria on 70% of ice samples at one high street coffee giant - Scientists examined hygiene for a BBC Watchdog investigation
  
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• Summer is here - but is it legal to drive in flip flops or barefoot?

  28-06-2017 12:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All you need to know about what the law says about the right footwear and what you should be wearing to drive safely
  
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• What will the weather be like at Newcastle Racecourse for Northumberland Plate Festival

  28-06-2017 12:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's a rainy week in the North East but it looks like it should brighten up by the time the big race starts
  
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• 'Significant concern' for safety at Gateshead mental health services - Nursing Times

  28-06-2017 12:01 via nursingtimes.net
  
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  'Significant concern' for safety at Gateshead mental health services
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  Concerns about record keeping and nurse vacancies at services provided by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust have been raised in a critical report by the Care Quality Commission. Following an inspection in December 2016, the trust's community ...
  Mental health services rated 'inadequate' in GatesheadITV Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• Owen Kerry murder sentencing RECAP: Evil killers Cahill and Harper jailed for a total of 44 years

  28-06-2017 11:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Killers Brian Cahill and Lyndsey Harper have been jailed for life at Newcastle Crown Court on Wednesday
  
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• Owen Kerry murder sentencing LIVE: Evil killers Cahill and Harper jailed for a total of 44 years

  28-06-2017 11:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Killers Brian Cahill and Lyndsey Harper have been jailed for life at Newcastle Crown Court on Wednesday
  
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• Do you recognise these men? Police want to speak to them following Haymarket Metro station burglary

  28-06-2017 09:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cash was stolen from M&M Newsagents in the Metro station in the early hours of May 10 and officers think these men could help in their investigation
  
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• Could we cope with another Great Tyneside Storm or a Quayside flood?

  28-06-2017 09:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We look at the defences that have been put in place since the recent extreme weather events in the region
  
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• Woman stabbed with a fork by her ex when he accused her of being a cheat

  28-06-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kristopher Hall told his victim 'I'm going to kill you' as he attacked her in Jarrow, punching her and stabbing her legs with a fork
  
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