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• What Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will say at the Durham Miners' Gala

  07-07-2017 23:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will condemn spending cuts and claim his party is a 'Government in waiting'
  
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• Passengers face East Coast train delays after person hit by a train between Durham and Darlington

  07-07-2017 20:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A person was hit by a train in Coatham Mundeville, causing disruption on rush-hour trains between London and Scotland
  
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• 'Amazing how someone you never met leaves an imprint on your heart' - the tributes to Bradley Lowery

  07-07-2017 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As the little fighter's beloved Sunderland led mourning with a beautiful tribute, footballers joined thousands of ordinary people saying goodbye
  
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• Manhunt for predator wearing Henley hoodie who raped stranger in her Ashington home

  07-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are warning residents of North Seaton in Ashington, Northumberland, to stay vigilant as a rapist remains at large
  
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• Election fever hits Westminster as MPs compete for Committee chair roles

  07-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MPs from across the region are standing for election - and the voters are their fellow politicians
  
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• Baby christened aboard HMS Ocean takes one last look around Sunderland's flagship

  07-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  HMS Ocean has arrived in Sunderland for its final visit to its home port before being decommissioned from the Royal Navy
  
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• How a poorly boy and a football hero became best friends - and their bond warmed the nation's heart

  07-07-2017 18:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Bradley Lowery has touched the heart of thousands - but he changed the life of his best pal, international football star Jermain Defoe
  
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• Bradley Lowery tributes: Leave your messages of support to a brave boy

  07-07-2017 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bradley stole our hearts after being diagnosed with cancer and this is your chance to leave your warm messages of support
  
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• 'Sleep tight baby boy': How Bradley Lowery won the hearts of the nation

  07-07-2017 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bradley passed away at his County Durham home after battling cancer and striking up a friendship with former Sunderland footballer Jermain Defoe
  
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• Gateshead handed major boost ahead of new season as defender set to stay - ChronicleLive

  07-07-2017 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Gateshead handed major boost ahead of new season as defender set to stay
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  Gateshead have been given a boost ahead of the new season with defender James Bolton set to stay at the club. The England C international, handed a three-year contract last summer, was the subject of two five-figure bids from Shrewsbury Town.
  
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• Thousands gear up for popular Great North 10K run in Gateshead

  07-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The run, which passes landmarks such as Sage Gateshead, the Baltic centre and the Millennium Bridge, is taking place on Sunday
  
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• Thousands gear up for popular Great North 10K run in Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  07-07-2017 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• Suspect accused of leaving man with serious injuries in Perdu to stand trial

  07-07-2017 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Abdul Jelilou Ouro Kefia pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent on Thomas Skidmore in Newcastle city centre in June
  
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• Campaigners fighting to save hospital ward left angered as council refuses to oppose closure

  07-07-2017 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 12-bed inpatient ward at Rothbury Community Hospital is at risk of being permanently closed
  
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• Bradley Lowery dies: Tributes as brave six-year-old loses his battle with cancer

  07-07-2017 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Avid Sunderland football fan Bradley Lowery, from Blackhall in County Durham, has passed away at home surrounded by his family
  
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• Gateshead Rav told to withdraw criticism of Rabbi Dweck over gay love row - Jewish Chronicle

  07-07-2017 16:02 via thejc.com
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  Gateshead Rav told to withdraw criticism of Rabbi Dweck over gay love row
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  Rabbi Shraga Feivel Zimmerman, the Gateshead Rav, has been challenged to withdraw his criticism of Rabbi Joseph Dweck, the senior rabbi of the S&P Sephardi Community (SPSC). In a letter to rabbinic colleagues in London last month, Rabbi Zimmerman ...and more »
  
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• Newcastle teacher who hates running tells how mum's death inspired her Great North Run

  07-07-2017 15:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gosforth teacher shares her reasons for taking part in the 2017 Simply Health Great North Run
  
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• Expert warning over new 'untreatable' strain of gonorrhoea

  07-07-2017 15:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The World Health Organisation says the STI is becoming resistant to antibiotics and 'impossible' to treat in some cases
  
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• Distraction burglar who targeted homes in Gateshead, Consett, Stanley and beyond has sentence upped

  07-07-2017 15:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Felix Joseph Hanrahan travelled to the North East from Wolverhampton where he conned his way into homes before burgling them
  
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• Distraction burglar who targeted homes in Gateshead, Consett ... - ChronicleLive

  07-07-2017 15:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Felix Joseph Hanrahan travelled to the North East from Wolverhampton where he conned his way into homes before burgling them.and more »
  
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• How to slap on the sun cream - NHS advice after report highlights cancer risk

  07-07-2017 14:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Experts say we're missing vital parts of the face when applying sun protection
  
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• Owner of Seaham takeaway fined after falsely claiming five-star hygiene rating

  07-07-2017 14:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Harpreet Singh owner of Jim's Golden Fry in Seaham was ordered to pay more than £1,000 after two false claims were spotted by inspectors
  
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• 14-year-old killed in minibus on school field trip

  07-07-2017 14:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The lorry driver was uninjured and, along with the bus driver, is assisting the police investigation.
  
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• Universal Credit is 'failing thousands of people', says head of Citizens Advice

  07-07-2017 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity's chief executive Gillian Guy says there are problems with the delivery of the scheme and is asking the Government to delay its rollout
  
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• 'Not good enough'- more must be done to protect vulnerable children in Newcastle, warns report

  07-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council's mental health care for youngsters was criticised but inspectors did find that no children were left at risk by the service
  
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• Newcastle's Tuxedo Junction nightclub: The height of 1980s style and telephones on the tables

  07-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Today we have Livello and House of Smith, but back in the late 70s and 80s, Tuxedo Junction was Newcastle's hottest night spot
  
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• Cramlington cancer victim Jessica Robson's legacy lives on through charity

  07-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than £160,000 has been raised in memory of Jessica who died from a rare form of cancer, aged 18
  
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• Crackdown on Kodi this summer as seven million people stream shows or music illegally

  07-07-2017 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East MP Chi Onwurah says piracy must be stopped but the creative industries must also provide better services
  
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• Accountant claimed £82,000 in VAT scam to fund gambling and drug addictions

  07-07-2017 13:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Esdaile from South Shields admitted the fraud to HMRC and has now been jailed for falsely claiming more than £82,000 over three years
  
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• Planned Margaret Thatcher statue could be axed due to vandalism fears

  07-07-2017 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Backers of the statue hoped the memorial to Britain's first female prime minister, reported to cost £300,000, would join the likes of Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi and other political greats in Parliament Square.
  
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• Eight men accused of mass brawl in Newcastle's House of Smith, which caused 'significant' injuries

  07-07-2017 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tommy, Stephen and Anthony Sayers, James Haghighat, Marcus Lupyna, Olujimi Thomas, Celik Jerry and Joseph Bell all appeared in court
  
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• Former Newcastle United coach George Ormond denies 35 historic sex offence allegations

  07-07-2017 13:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 61-year-old will stand trial next year accused of a series of alleged sex offences between 1973 and 1998
  
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• Victims of July 7th attacks will never be forgotten

  07-07-2017 12:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  12 years since 52 people died and hundreds were injured in the worst single terrorist atrocity on British soil
  
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• What is giant hogweed and why is it so dangerous to us all?

  07-07-2017 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Experts say the giant hogweed plant, which was introduced to the country by collectors in the 1800s, is a health risk
  
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• Ofsted slam flagship £9m Newcastle Discovery School as inadequate

  07-07-2017 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Discovery School, in Newcastle, focuses specially on science, technology, engineering and maths subjects at GCSE and A Level
  
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• Geordie Shore's Marnie Simpson back in Newcastle and looking for dates for new MTV dating show

  07-07-2017 12:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marnie is taking part in a new interactive dating show for MTV and she's coming to Newcastle with co-star Teen Mom star Farah Abraham
  
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• Oh, Jeremy Corbyn - the Durham Miners' Gala in 15 facts as Labour leader is set for hero's welcome

  07-07-2017 12:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The story of the Durham Miners' Gala which was first held in 1871 and which this year will again welcome Jeremy Corbyn
  
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• Tesco and M&S in food fight as the supermarket giant launches posh meal deal

  07-07-2017 12:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Supermarkets want a bigger slice of the cake in popular promotions as Tesco square up to M&S in the £10 meal deal fight
  
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• This new housing estate will ooze luxury - if the show homes are anything to go by

  07-07-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 15 homes will be part of the Acorns in Spennymoor, County Durham - and they've been built ahead of schedule
  
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• Suspected Class A drugs with street value of £450,000 seized after Newcastle raids

  07-07-2017 11:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two men are due in court after police seized a huge amount of Class A drugs, believed to be heroin and amphetamine, from homes in Cowgate and Byker
  
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• One in five Labour MPs has appeared on a South Tyneside de-selection 'hitlist'

  07-07-2017 09:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The local Momentum activists group complied a list of 49 sitting MPs who, it suggested, could 'join the Liberals'
  
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• Turning blue for Bradley: How social media is getting behind the young fighter

  07-07-2017 09:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Facebook and Twitter users are flooding the sites with blue hearts to show their support for Bradley Lowery in the final stages of his cancer battle
  
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• The truth about life living in one of Newcastle's high-rise tower blocks

  07-07-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The tragedy at Grenfell Tower has thrust tower blocks into the spotlight, but what is life in one of Newcastle's high-rises really like?
  
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• North East criminals jailed: 27 offenders who were locked up last month

  07-07-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A gallery of 27 North East offenders who have been convicted and jailed at courts around our region throughout month 2017
  
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• Top ten stories from Britain and around the world - May to urge world leaders to close terror funding loopholes

  07-07-2017 08:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MAY TO URGE WORLD LEADERS TO CLOSE TERROR FUNDING LOOPHOLES
  
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• New supermarket and retail development could create 90 jobs in Alnwick

  07-07-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland Estates is consulting on plans for a 'high-quality' foodstore and retail units in the town
  
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• Four people appear in court accused of murder after alleged hit-and-run

  07-07-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two men and two youths are accused of murdering Gary Wood in Houghton-le-Spring, who was allegedly mown down last month
  
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