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• Hundreds evacuated from Sunderland's Empire cinema after fire breaks out

  13-09-2017 21:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A video was captured of fire crews heading into the Empire cinema building in Sunderland and customers have been told they will be refunded
  
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• Clean-up begins after Storm Aileen brought torrential rain, winds and power cuts to North East

  13-09-2017 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The storm caused flooding on the region's major roads and rush-hour commuters faced delays on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning
  
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• Wish 2017: The top 10 inspirational causes to receive campaign cash last year

  13-09-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle is giving away £25,000 to the inspirational not-for-profit organisations helping our region’s communities
  
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• Whitley Bay Classic Car Show set to return - find out which vehicles you can feast your eyes on

  13-09-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The popular event will feature mid-1930s classics to more recent models as well as live music, refreshments and small fairground rides
  
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• Waitrose reveals must-have essential items for your shopping list and some may surprise you

  13-09-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Supermarket chain Waitrose says they are essential items on today's shopping list - are they on yours?
  
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• This little boy has had chemotherapy every day for more than two years - but just look at his smile

  13-09-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lewis Smith, from Durham, was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of four and has been nominated for a Chronicle Champions award
  
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• 'The world would be a little less bright without her': Mum relives 13-day-old baby's sepsis horror

  13-09-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Clare and Simon Collingwood Esland rushed Esme to their local GP surgery, Corbridge Health Centre, after becoming concerned about her breathing
  
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• Jodie Wilkinson murder: Judge and jury visit scene of alleged fatal stabbing in Newcastle

  13-09-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors say David Waterston knifed 27-year-old Jodie Wilkinson to death on Stanhope Street after trouble 'blew up out of nothing'
  
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• When will the Heworth roundabout roadworks start? Everything you need to know

  13-09-2017 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With six months of work soon to start on this busy Tyneside road junction we look at ways to deal with the congestion
  
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• Commuters set for six months of delays as major Heworth roundabout revamp announced

  13-09-2017 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The closure is part of a £5.5m transport scheme for repair work on the Heworth roundabout but will not directly affect the A184
  
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• Prime Minister Theresa May accused of ignoring families of Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry

  13-09-2017 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Theresa May faced claims that she's ignored the families of the South Shields couple killed in the Manchester terrorist bombing
  
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• Tynemouth cycle hub plans withdrawn by developers in face of strong opposition

  13-09-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The proposals for the facility at Spanish Battery attracted major opposition, with more than 3,000 people signing a petition
  
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• House prices in most areas in the North East are now CHEAPER than before the credit crunch

  13-09-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Its 10 years since the start of the credit crunch but in some areas of the North East house prices have fallen
  
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• Contaminated blood scandal: Were vital records from the 1970s and 1980s destroyed?

  13-09-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle widow Carol Grayson is 'furious' after learning key documents from the Haemophilia Society are 'destroyed or missing'
  
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• Poundland have called their new knock-off M&M's 'Nutters' and people are NOT happy

  13-09-2017 16:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mental health campaigners have branded the treat 'offensive', however, and have called for the product to be removed
  
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• Tributes paid to Gateshead pair killed in Sandringham plane crash - ITV News

  13-09-2017 16:43 via itv.com
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  Tributes paid to Gateshead pair killed in Sandringham plane crash
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  Tributes have been paid to a pilot and his passenger, killed in a plane crash on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, who are believed to be from Gateshead. A piper light aircraft came down on Marshland near Wolferton, in West Norfolk, on Monday. The two ...
  
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• Flights between Newcastle and Amsterdam cancelled after high winds hit Netherlands

  13-09-2017 16:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two KLM flights between Newcastle and Amsterdam have been cancelled on Wednesday as gusts of 58mph hit the Netherlands airport
  
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• Newcastle United signings explore their new home on day off from training

  13-09-2017 16:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Florian Lejeune and Mikel Merino posted snaps of themselves enjoying days out in the North East
  
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• Cat kicked and stamped to death in cruel street attack in Houghton

  13-09-2017 15:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for witnesses who saw the man kick and stamp on a cat in Caldew Court, Easington Lane, in the early hours of Sunday
  
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• Car ends up on roof in Sunderland crash which left driver in hospital

  13-09-2017 15:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The driver of the silver Vauxhall was treated by paramedics at the scene in Pennywell before being taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital
  
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• G4S employee threatened vehicle bombings as part of £1m blackmail bid, court hears

  13-09-2017 15:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Garland, 19, from Chester-le-Street, denies blackmailing the security giant and is standing trial at Teesside Crown Court
  
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• Storm Aileen may have passed but will the North East have a wet weekend?

  13-09-2017 15:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It seems our region escaped the brunt of Storm Aileen and things are looking up heading into next week - we may even see some sun
  
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• Pilot and passenger killed in plane crash believed to be from Gateshead - ITV News

  13-09-2017 14:58 via itv.com
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  Pilot and passenger killed in plane crash believed to be from Gateshead
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  A pilot and his passenger, killed in a plane crash on the Sandringham Estate, are believed to be from Gateshead. A piper light aircraft came down on Marshland near Wolferton, in West Norfolk, on Monday. The two onboard have been named locally as ...and more »
  
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• Much-loved former Gateshead school worker Valerie Barnes killed in plane crash - ChronicleLive

  13-09-2017 14:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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• Much-loved former Gateshead school worker Valerie Barnes killed ... - ChronicleLive

  13-09-2017 14:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Much-loved former Gateshead school worker Valerie Barnes killed ...
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  Valerie Barnes, from Whickham, Gateshead, was killed in the plane crash along with Nigel Dodds, also from the area.and more »
  
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• Much-loved former Gateshead school worker Valerie Barnes killed in plane crash

  13-09-2017 14:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Valerie Barnes, from Whickham, Gateshead, was killed in the plane crash along with Nigel Dodds, also from the area
  
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• Cheryl talks motherhood, coconut oil and putting the make-up away on This Morning

  13-09-2017 14:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new mam revealed her post-natal beauty tips for time-strapped parents to ITV's This Morning
  
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• Plans for nearly 600 new homes between Benton and Wallsend could be given the green light

  13-09-2017 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Persimmon Homes want permission to build the houses on farmland to the west of A186 Station Road North but scores of people have objected
  
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• Top Tips: 7 things you should do before turning the heating on

  13-09-2017 14:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's been feeling cooler lately and some of us have already switched on our heating systems - here are a few things that will help you stay warm
  
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• Jermain Defoe tells This Morning he thinks of Bradley Lowery every day as family speak about legacy

  13-09-2017 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Lowery family want brave Bradley's Foundation to 'pay forward' the caring nature he showed in his short life
  
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• The broken Brexit promises and pledges since the EU referendum

  13-09-2017 12:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brexit Secretary David Davis is singing a different tune today to the one he sang after the referendum result last June
  
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• This man was twice the drink drive limit when his car ploughed into a house

  13-09-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reginald Conlin, 31, was ordered to carry out unpaid work and banned from driving for four years
  
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• Sports fanatic who broke his spine in freak accident refuses to let injury hold him back

  13-09-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ben Forster, from Scotswood, Newcastle, suffered the life-changing accident playing American football back in 2013
  
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• Banking crisis? People are losing their local branches - but where, and how many have closed?

  13-09-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The four big high street names will have closed 29 branches by the end of 2017, with rural communities being hit the hardest
  
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• Backing for Europe-wide fire safety strategy after Grenfell Tower fire

  13-09-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The European Parliament will hold its first ever debate on fire safety in buildings on September 13 in the wake of the tragedy
  
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• Alan Robson, the Metro Radio DJ, goes in search of the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper

  13-09-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The host of the popular North East radio show, Night Owls, follows in the footsteps of the mystery Victorian serial killer
  
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• A great aerial view of Newcastle United's old St James' Park - but when was the photo taken?

  13-09-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Photographs have emerged showing aerial views of St James' Park - home of Newcastle United - probably in the late 1960s-early 1970s
  
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• World Sepsis Day: Mum speaks out after developing deadly condition following gallbladder surgery

  13-09-2017 11:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sara Bell, from Durham, was on the brink of death when she developed life threatening sepsis and needed emergency surgery
  
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• WATCH: Tom Shaw reacts to Chester FC's defeat at Gateshead - ChesterChronicle.co.uk

  13-09-2017 10:50 via chesterchronicle.co.uk
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  WATCH: Tom Shaw reacts to Chester FC's defeat at Gateshead
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  Having trailed 2-0 with 17 minutes remaining, Ross Hannah pulled one back before substitute Matty Waters levelled in injury time with a superb strike from the edge of the box. But moments after restoring parity Chester hearts were broken when a corner ...
  
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• Metros resume between South Gosforth and Shiremoor after overhead line crashed onto train

  13-09-2017 09:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nexus confirmed that Metros were running as normal on Wednesday morning after workers repaired the damage despite the atrocious weather
  
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• Woman fell to her death from sixth floor of car park after reversing through 'inadequate' barrier

  13-09-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Linda Al-Selmie fell nearly 80ft to her death in her BMW after crashing through a concrete barrier that was too short
  
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• The smog on the Tyne is all mine - What Newcastle community is doing in fight against pollution

  13-09-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Heaton initiative, which involves testing levels near schools, will be rolled out to other parts of the city in the forthcoming months
  
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• 'I'll believe it when I see it' and other views on the Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel reopening

  13-09-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The news that good progress is being made to end the five-year closure by spring 2018 has divided opinion among ChronicleLive readers
  
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• Flight blunder turns Disneyland dream into holiday nightmare for family

  13-09-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Cramlington family has received an apology after the flight booking blunder left them seeing red
  
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• MP wants US-style yellow bus services for Northumberland schools

  13-09-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan asks the Government to back proposals for a new school bus service
  
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• Lord Armstrong's roofless Jesmond Dene banqueting house could be set for development

  13-09-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lord Armstrong gifted the building to the city of Newcastle and the council is now looking for businesses to help develop the site
  
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• Lord Armstrong's Jesmond Dene banqueting house could be set for development

  13-09-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lord Armstrong gifted the building to the city of Newcastle and the council is now looking for businesses to help develop the site
  
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• How the North East is bucking the trend of rising homelessness in Britain

  13-09-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A homelessness audit has found North East authorities are doing more to help households on the brink of life on the streets
  
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• How a low calorie diet could actually reverse Type 2 diabetes

  13-09-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Newcastle University professor Roy has discovered that keeping the weight off can keep diabetes at bay
  
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• Could Heathrow expansion hurt the North East and Newcastle Airport?

  13-09-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One campaign group say that a third runway and too much focus on the North East could hurt airports such as Newcastle
  
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