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• Brexit will not turn Britain into a Mad Max-style wasteland, pledges David Davis

  19-02-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The UK will make its own rules but still wants high standards, says Brexit Secretary David Davis
  
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• Missing 15-year-old Mia Burrows last seen five days ago on the way to Tesco's

  19-02-2018 21:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Constabulary say the missing schoolgirl could have gone to the Northumbria Police area after setting off to Tesco's
  
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• Pupils sent home from Consett Academy after showing 'an inch of ankle'

  19-02-2018 21:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 50 youngsters were sent home from Consett Academy for failing to meet the strict dress code
  
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• 40 jobs to go and council tax to rise - but where does Newcastle City Council spend your money

  19-02-2018 21:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council spends £1bn every year on everything from road works to museums and housing
  
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• Rush hour crash involving broken down vehicle causes delays on Coast Road

  19-02-2018 21:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The road was closed westbound near Wallsend while police dealt with the two-vehicle crash during Monday evening rush hour
  
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• City leaders meet EU Brexit chief Michel Barnier - but wait for talks with the UK Govermment

  19-02-2018 19:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle leader Nick Forbes joined big city leaders for talks in Brussels, but they still haven't spoken to Brexit Secretary David Davis
  
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• Sixteen schools in Northumberland face closure as part of major education shake up

  19-02-2018 19:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council is proposing to radically alter the school system in Hexham, Haydon Bridge and Haltwhistle in an effort to drive up standards
  
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• Learn more about life at a mosque as one of Newcastle's biggest opens its doors

  19-02-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Central Mosque took part in the now annual Visit My Mosque Day and welcomed visitors from all beliefs and faiths
  
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• Last orders: It's out with the old pubs and in with new houses in Whitley Bay

  19-02-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work is taking place to prepare the former Avenue Hotel and Whisky Bends sites for new housing as part of a major regeneration project
  
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• Man left with broken leg and sight problems after being attacked in alleyway

  19-02-2018 18:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The victim's right leg was broken during the attack which happened in an alleyway near to the High Crown Pub in Chester-le-Street
  
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• Alcohol admissions: Which North East A&E is the most inundated?

  19-02-2018 18:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Public Health England figures reveal that 3,119 people in our region ended up in A&E after a night of drinking
  
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• Off-road motorbike crackdown in Amble sees bike seized and destroyed

  19-02-2018 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have been working with Northumberland County Council to stop illegal off-road motorbike riding in Amble
  
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• KFC closures due to chicken shortage: Which North East branches are open?

  19-02-2018 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Missed out on finger lickin' chicken? Here is a list of restaurants which are open after the chain ran out of chicken
  
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• Meet the superfit mum proving anything is possible as she goes for gold in the sun

  19-02-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Becky Coleman, 42, of Tynemouth, is entering the aquathlon and using her hard-working ethos to inspire her children that anything is possible
  
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• Northumbria Police officer to stand trial accused of assaulting man in custody

  19-02-2018 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police officer Paul McVeigh has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating
  
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• Popstar Cheryl set to return to Newcastle for a cause close to her heart

  19-02-2018 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cheryl is working with a charity in the city which helps disadvantaged young people get their lives on track
  
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• Plummeting temperatures forecast as Arctic blast is set to hit Britain

  19-02-2018 14:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Forecasters are uncertain about how cold it will get but some say it could be chiller than usual until March
  
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• The Great North Air Ambulance a step closer to finding a new base

  19-02-2018 14:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton Council has approved a plan for the life-saving charity to build a new £3.2m home on a disused site
  
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• Hospital visitor restrictions to be lifted TWO MONTHS after flu and norovirus outbreak

  19-02-2018 14:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has had visitor restrictions in place at its hospitals since December 18
  
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• Prisoners at HMP Northumberland are being given old Virgin Trains uniforms - but not to wear

  19-02-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Virgin Trains has donated their old uniforms to HMP Northumberland, which houses a textile factory so prisoners can learn new skills
  
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• Hapless thief waves goodbye to his freedom after trying to hide £18,000 cashbox IN THE SEA

  19-02-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Waddell grabbed the box containing the money while it was being transported to a Loomis van outside a Co-op store in Northumberland
  
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• Cassie Hayes murder accused admits 'unlawful killing' of mum-of-one travel agent

  19-02-2018 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Burke, 30, appeared before Liverpool Crown Court over the death of Ms Hayes at the Tui branch in Southport
  
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• 'I'm available in autumn 2019' - watch Sir Ridley Scott's Bafta Fellowship acceptance speech

  19-02-2018 12:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East-born director was presented with Bafta's highest honour at the awards ceremony on Sunday night
  
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• Newcastle bar and music venue for 'mature' audience rejected after claims it would attract students

  19-02-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A grassroots music venue planned at an empty furniture shop in Newcastle City Centre was rejected after claims the premises would target students
  
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• Forgotten tragedy on the Tyne Bridge when worker plunged 200 feet to his death

  19-02-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tyne Bridge was nearing completion 90 years ago when the one man to die during construction fell to his death
  
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• Fancy working for English Heritage? Your office can be some of the North's most beautiful places

  19-02-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East has no shortage of historical sites which pull in the visitors, and they need staff to work there
  
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• A typical Tyneside scene from 65 years ago - but what's there today?

  19-02-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Built in the Victorian era, Buddle Street was knocked down amid large swathes of Jarrow housing in the 1960s and 70s
  
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• Alnwick travel agent Cassie Hayes murder case - Andrew Burke appeared in court

  19-02-2018 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cassie Hayes murder case - Andrew Burke appeared in court
  
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• Scientists claim to develop blood and urine test which detects autism - how you can spot signs

  19-02-2018 10:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Autism is difficult to diagnose in young children but a research team says their test could help find the signs earlier
  
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• Block of high-rise flats in Newcastle engulfed in smoke after fire broke out

  19-02-2018 10:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fire crews tackled a blaze which broke out in the bin chute at the Molineux Court flat block in Newcastle
  
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• Road closed and one person taken to hospital after crash in Lanchester

  19-02-2018 09:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A691 Lanchester Road was closed on Monday morning while Durham Constabulary dealt with the two-vehicle crash
  
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• This thug smashed a stone jug over a man's head during a bad trip on cocaine

  19-02-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Smith thought needles were coming out of the floor and when a man tried to calm him down he attacked him with a jug in Newcastle city centre
  
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• The 'happiness map' of the North East has been drawn - how does where you live fare?

  19-02-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Researchers have produced a 'thriving places index' which makes sobering reading for the region
  
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• Why Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is feeling the wrath of the Church of England

  19-02-2018 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The letters, seen by the Press Association, were sent to the Newcastle United owner's company when it was accused of treating staff badly
  
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• Church of England slams Mike Ashley's Sports Direct over working conditions in series of letters

  19-02-2018 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The letters, seen by the Press Association, were sent to the Newcastle United owner's company when it was accused of treating staff badly
  
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