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• South Shields dad sleeping rough in London reveals heartbreaking reason he ended up homeless

  25-01-2018 22:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steve, who didn't want to give his surname, became homeless four years ago and is among the hundreds sleeping rough in Westminster
  
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• Elswick fire: Pile of tyres goes up in flames sending smoke billowing into sky

  25-01-2018 21:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to Beaumont Street in Elswick, Newcastle, shortly before 5pm to reports of a fire
  
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• Killingworth Road closure: All you need to know about roadworks and Metro bridge replacement

  25-01-2018 19:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Killingworth Road, part of the A189 in South Gosforth, will be closed until summer 2018 for a major overhaul
  
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• Mixed-race 11-year-old suspended from school for 'racism' after using 'N-word'

  25-01-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mum Irene Sexton, from Lemington, says her 11-year-old son Leo was excluded from Studio West School, in West Denton    
  
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• Council tax hike, bin collection changes and cuts to library hours - North Tyneside's budget plans

  25-01-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council's cabinet has drawn up proposals that could save more than £10m over the next year
  
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• Hundreds of cannabis plants seized by police from Ashington property

  25-01-2018 18:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police discovered a cannabis farm had been set up in a building on Station Road after a tip-off from the community
  
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• Fire in Elswick RECAP: Firefighters put out large pile of burning tyres in Newcastle's West End

  25-01-2018 18:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates as firefighters are at the scene of a huge blaze in Elswick after tyres go up in flames
  
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• Fire in Elswick LIVE: Firefighters tackle dramatic tyre fire in Newcastle's West End

  25-01-2018 18:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates as firefighters are at the scene of a huge blaze in Elswick after tyres go up in flames
  
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• Newcastle University set for 'most significant' strike as lecturers plan 14-day walkout

  25-01-2018 18:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Staff at Newcastle and Durham universities are among those who voted to strike for up to a week at a time, after university pensions talks broke down
  
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• Murder probe launched after man found critically injured in the street dies 11 days after 'attack'

  25-01-2018 18:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Price suffered critical head injuries after he was allegedly attacked in Chester-le-Street and later passed away in hospital
  
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• Is Newcastle getting hit with a 'booze tax'? Here's the real truth

  25-01-2018 17:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reports in national newspapers suggest the city's nightlife could be changed by a new policy but the council has something to say about it
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro workers to vote on strike action over ongoing pay dispute

  25-01-2018 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nexus say more talks are planned as the RMT prepare to ballot members over a 1% pay cap imposed by central government
  
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• Man suffers life-changing injuries after shooting himself in Newcastle

  25-01-2018 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Armed police rushed to Benfield Road on Tuesday night due to concern over a man's welfare, before he shot himself
  
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• Can you guess the 2017 date when most Geordie's called in sick? You can blame a certain Spaniard!

  25-01-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The company monitors holiday and absence trends for businesses in the region, covering 3,217 employees
  
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• 'Forgotten and ignored' - Why the North East has the country's most sub-standard secondary schools

  25-01-2018 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A bigger proportion of secondary schools in the region failed to meet the Government's 'floor standards' than anywhere else in the country
  
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• Flu update: Wards closed at five North East hospitals as region's NHS reveals latest figures

  25-01-2018 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hospital trusts have confirmed the current number of patients in hospital with the flu, with a 24% increase in the past 24 hours 
  
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• Which came first - the Tyne Bridge or Sydney Harbour Bridge?

  25-01-2018 16:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie myth says Newcastle’s iconic Tyne Bridge was the model for Australia’s Sydney Harbour Bridge
  
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• Did you have problems using Santander cashpoints? Here's what happened

  25-01-2018 15:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some of Santander's ATMs stopped working on Thursday morning as the bank's customers were frozen out of their accounts
  
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• Number of rough sleepers rises in the North East - but we are not as bad as elsewhere

  25-01-2018 15:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scandal of people forced to sleep on the streets is a growing problem but North East figures are low compared to other regions
  
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• Pigeons worth over £3,000 snatched in two separate raids at Jesmond Vale allotments

  25-01-2018 15:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  24 high-value racing pigeons were taken from their coups on Tuesday and Wednesday and police say the owners are devastated
  
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• 'It was a shock' - Witnesses recall Benfield Road shooting which left man seriously injured

  25-01-2018 14:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 50-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries after he shot a gun while officers attended to him
  
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• Players rally around ex-Newcastle Falcons star Doddie Weir in his fight with motor neurone disease

  25-01-2018 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Weir's former teammates are walking 50 miles over two days to raise cash for the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation
  
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• See injuries of Newcastle runner trampled by cows and flown to hospital after terrifying herd attack

  25-01-2018 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'They knocked me face down in a cow pat and it was an incredible experience because I wondered what was going to happen'
  
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• Do you eat steak at Jamie Oliver's and Wetherspoons - you will want to know about this meat scare

  25-01-2018 12:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Company which supplied meat to restaurants, pubs and schools under investigation
  
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• Cost of care for Gateshead adults could soar after council removes £205 a week cap - ChronicleLive

  25-01-2018 12:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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• Free water bottle fill-up points to be rolled in every town and city by 2021

  25-01-2018 12:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Costa and Premier Inn have become first UK brands to let Brits fill up water bottles for free under a new scheme
  
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• Cost of care for Gateshead adults could soar after council removes £205 a week cap

  25-01-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council’s cabinet has voted to remove the maximum weekly amount an adult is required to pay towards their care
  
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• A day at Whitley Bay's Spanish City fairground just before it closed in 1999

  25-01-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Whitley Bay's famous Spanish City opened in 1910 - here are six images from a day in 1999 just before it closed
  
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• Gang show, baby & children's market, dance classes, police drop-in and more!

  25-01-2018 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Your community events including events across parts of the North East, including Newcastle, Tynemouth and Durham
  
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• Benfield Road shooting incident: Everything we know so far after man discharges firearm

  25-01-2018 11:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 50-year-old man is in hospital with life changing injuries following the incident on Wednesday evening
  
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• It's look-alike time! Do you have a famous double like Tom Hardy at Tynemouth?

  25-01-2018 11:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Send a photo and we will create a gallery of lookalikes in Newcastle & the North East
  
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• First footage from the scene at Benfield Road where there has been a major police incident

  25-01-2018 11:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police have not yet been able to provide any further details about what happened overnight on Wednesday
  
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• Benfield Road shooting: First footage from the scene where there has been a major police incident

  25-01-2018 11:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police have not yet been able to provide any further details about what happened overnight on Wednesday
  
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• Could Metro workers be set to strike? Staff to vote on industrial action over pay dispute

  25-01-2018 10:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The RMT rail union has confirmed members will vote on whether or not to strike over a government imposed pay cap
  
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• Vodafone contractors who stole phone mast batteries thought it was a perk of the job

  25-01-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Five men from Consett, who worked as riggers to maintain mobile phone masts across the North East, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal batteries
  
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• 'Oyster card for the North' set to be rolled out on North East buses, trains and the Metro

  25-01-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Every major public transport company in the region has signed up to the Transport for the North plans
  
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• North East news LIVE: Benfield Road in Newcastle closed due to police incident overnight

  25-01-2018 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Thursday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Benfield Road shooting incident LIVE: Man suffers 'life changing' injuries after discharging weapon

  25-01-2018 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have closed Benfield Road in Newcastle and it is set to remain closed through rush hour
  
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• Benfield Road police incident LIVE: Newcastle road closed due to police incident overnight

  25-01-2018 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have closed Benfield Road in Newcastle and it is set to remain closed through rush hour
  
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• Stretch of Felling Bypass to close on Sunday ahead of major Heworth roundabout works

  25-01-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A184 Felling Bypass will be closed on Sunday ahead of the repair work to Heworth roundabout which could last up to seven months
  
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• Happy birthday to the man who symbolised Newcastle United's 'Entertainers'

  25-01-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Ginola, born on this day in 1967, was a member of the finest Newcastle United team in living memory
  
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• Carillion collapse has finally killed off Thatcherism for good, say MPs

  25-01-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liquidation of the construction giant shows that privatising and outsourcing just doesn't work, according to some North East MPs
  
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• A council tax hike and possible job cuts: What Northumberland County Council's budget means

  25-01-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland County Council outlines plans on how it will save £65m over the next four years
  
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