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• Craig Hignett, Steve Watson, Alun Armstrong in for Gateshead job - Hartlepool Mail

  09-10-2017 22:15 via hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  Hartlepool Mail
  Craig Hignett, Steve Watson, Alun Armstrong in for Gateshead job
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  The former Hartlepool United boss is on a three-man short list with two Geordies, SportMail understands. Hignett, who left Pools in January, faces competition from ex-Newcastle United defender Steve Watson and Higgy's former Middlesbrough teammate ...
  
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• Mark Shaw trial: Teen allegedly joked she had 'getten off with murder' after confiding in boyfriend

  09-10-2017 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Zoe Warren allegedly told her new partner she had attacked Mark Shaw at his home in Grange Villa along with Keiran Adey, jurors hear
  
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• Drug dealer who supplied MCAT to vulnerable victims of grooming gang jailed for 12 years

  09-10-2017 19:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nadeem Aslam, of Spital Tongues, allowed his premises to be used to supply drugs to Operation Shelter victims but was cleared of any sexual offences
  
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• What the DWP said about Hazel Macrae ruling telling her she CAN work despite being blind since birth

  09-10-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We talked to the Department for Work and Pensions about how cases are assessed and appealed
  
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• The round pound stops being legal tender on Sunday but should the deadline be extended?

  09-10-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  North East MP Ian Mearns says the deadline for the old £1 coin could be extended to Christmas
  
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• Just how busy is the Newcastle's airspace? See how many planes pass over the city in 24 hours

  09-10-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This footage shows just how busy the skies over Newcastle can get with more than 100 flights a day
  
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• Blind from birth, epileptic and unable to leave home alone - but Government says she's fit to work

  09-10-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hazel Macrae has been told by the Department of Work and Pensions for saying she must go back to work despite being blind from birth
  
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• Air crash expert visits WW2 wreck in Greece and was amazed with what he found

  09-10-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  For many years Jom Corbett has investigated the North East sites of scores of air crashes
  
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• 8 things that SHOULD be on the driving test but aren't

  09-10-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Driving with kids in the back seat and making your way around a drive-through are essentials that new motorists aren't taught
  
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• Government not making money available for post-Grenfell Tower upgrades, according to reports

  09-10-2017 18:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East councils may face a struggle getting money for retro-fitting sprinklers, according to Press Association investigation
  
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• Scale model: The Angel of the North has been recreated in mackerel - sea for yourself.....

  09-10-2017 18:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The mackerel, lettuce and mushy pea creation was designed by Seafish, the independent body which supports the seafood industry
  
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• Will there be another series of Liar on ITV? Viewers keen for more as drama has everyone gripped

  09-10-2017 18:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gripping drama Liar, starring Joanne Froggatt and Ioan Gruffudd, has been a ratings winner for ITV but will there be a second series?
  
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• No u-turn as Government defends Universal Credit roll out

  09-10-2017 18:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Conservative Government rejects plea from former Tory Prime Minister Sir John Major for a rethink on Universal Credit
  
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• Could police have prevented Alice Ruggles' death? Probe to examine response to harassment complaint

  09-10-2017 17:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The IPCC has launched an investigation into Northumbria Police's response to Alice Ruggles' complaints about the abusive ex who then murdered her
  
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• Newcastle holidaymakers' nightmare as flights to and from Palma and Alicante cancelled

  09-10-2017 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ryanair has cancelled flights leaving and arriving at Newcastle from Alicante and Palma Mallorca on Tuesday
  
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• Clean up operation after vandals strike at Gosforth Central Park

  09-10-2017 16:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors spent an hour scraping plastic off the ground after a bench was torched this weekend
  
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• Imagine this lot had won the World Cup in 1990 - and more football what-might-have-beens

  09-10-2017 15:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new book, If Only: An Alternative History of the Beautiful Game, offers a counterfactual history of football
  
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• Planning on getting away this weekend? A stretch of the A1 is closed for three days

  09-10-2017 14:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The motorway will be closed near Catterick for major works, with drivers warned there could be delays
  
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• Dove under fire for latest advert after it was blasted as racist

  09-10-2017 14:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dove have apologised for the post, which showed a black woman become a white woman after using their lotion
  
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• What is croup? Helpful video tells you all you need to know and how to protect your children

  09-10-2017 14:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reports of condition which can case a barking cough on the rise
  
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• Church criticised after inflatable fun day hosted metres from graves

  09-10-2017 14:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Holy Trinity Church, in Pelton, has come under fire after a family fun day took place metres from graves in a church yard
  
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• CCTV image released after robbers stole cash from man in Newcastle city centre

  09-10-2017 14:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police say they want to speak to the man pictured as he was in the area at the time of the robbery and may have vital information
  
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• Northumberland town is transformed as filming for Netflix drama Outlaw King gets under way

  09-10-2017 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Berwick Quayside has been turned into the Port of Glasgow, while the Old Bridge has been transformed into London Bridge
  
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• Watch Piers Morgan's autocue blunder live on Good Morning Britain

  09-10-2017 13:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Co-host Susanna Reid enjoyed rubbing it in after Piers made a mistake with the time check
  
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• Music: Del Amitri frontman coming to Sage Gateshead - The Northern Echo

  09-10-2017 13:30 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
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  Music: Del Amitri frontman coming to Sage Gateshead
  The Northern Echo
  DEL AMITRI frontman Justin Currie has announced details of an autumn UK headline tour with his band The Pallbearers in support of his acclaimed latest solo album, This Is My Kingdom Now. It includes a date at Gateshead Sage on Monday, October 16.and more »
  
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• X Factor viewers fuming with Sharon Osbourne after she sends Shanaya Atkinson-Jones home

  09-10-2017 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sharon Osbourne was an original X Factor judge but her decisions at this year's Six Chair Challenge have left some viewers very angry
  
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• This is how first-time buyers could be mortgage-free by their early 40s

  09-10-2017 12:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's becoming increasingly tough to get on the property ladder - but could this be the answer?
  
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• 'We are stretched as far as we can be' - Retiring Northumbria Police chief speaks out

  09-10-2017 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steve Ashman has warned the Government that any further reduction in funding for Northumbria Police would be unsustainable
  
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• The man who led the hunt for Raoul Moat retires as chief constable of Northumbria Police

  09-10-2017 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steve Ashman is stepping down from the top job after a career in the police spanning 30 years
  
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• The condition striking down children with a potentially dangerous 'barking cough'

  09-10-2017 12:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parents are urged to be vigilant for signs of croup - a condition that affects the windpipe, the airways to the lungs, and the voice box
  
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• 55 fun Newcastle nightlife photos from city bars and clubs at the weekend

  09-10-2017 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Take a look at our video and gallery from Newcastle city nightspots including Beyond, Flares, The Mushroom, Lloyds No1 The Mile Castle and more!
  
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• Dove apologises after 'racist' advert but people are disgusted

  09-10-2017 12:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  "Your team sat down and cleared this b******* right here? How?"
  
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• Newcastle Quayside's market and a centuries-old Tyneside tradition

  09-10-2017 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Sunday market stall in full flow 60 years ago on Newcastle Quayside - and a tradition going back hundreds of years
  
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• Thousands of shops expected to keep accepting old £1 coin which could lead to coin chaos

  09-10-2017 11:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Post Office, Poundland and major banks will continue to take the coins after the deadline
  
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• More people are vaping cannabis - but does it make you less likely to be caught?

  09-10-2017 10:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  2.9 million adults in the UK now vape regularly
  
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• Spiderman rescued in superhero call out off Sunderland coast

  09-10-2017 10:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Coastguard and RNLI took part in a joint rescue of the balloon after initial fears a parachutist had landed in the water off Ryhope
  
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• EDL founder Tommy Robinson comes to Tyneside three months after last trip saw violent clashes

  09-10-2017 09:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The controversial far right activist is to host a book signing event in Newcastle or Gateshead
  
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• Asda shoplifter jailed after chasing supermarket security guard with knife

  09-10-2017 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Spedding ran after the guard down a public street after he was caught stealing a bottle of sambuca from Asda in Hebburn
  
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• Missing West Denton man Marc Glover found safe and well

  09-10-2017 08:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 33-year-old had last been seen around midday on Sunday in Darden Lough, West Denton but was later found the same day
  
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• This hi-tech road crossing could save lives by telling drivers when a pedestrian is on their phone

  09-10-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The technology uses LED lights and motion-detecting cameras to form the world's first smart-crossing
  
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• Hate crimes double against mosques and Muslim places of worship in last year

  09-10-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Figure for attacks in the North East goes up but not as much as in other UK areas like London and Manchester
  
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• Gentoo downgraded after damning report criticises executive pay-offs

  09-10-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Social housing giant Gentoo owns 29,000 homes across the North East region
  
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• Drivers, brace yourselves for more roadworks in North Tyneside with start of £4.7m scheme

  09-10-2017 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council says the improvements at seven junctions will encourage firms to invest along the riverside and create more jobs
  
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