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• Tributes paid to Archie Sibeko - the equal rights activist who swapped South Africa for Tynemouth

  29-03-2018 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Archie Sibeko, also known as Zola Zembe, who once shared a cell with Nelson Mandela has died aged 90
  
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• Shock after alleged rape of teenage girl in Nuns Moor park in Newcastle

  29-03-2018 20:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old man has been arrested after a teenage girl was allegedly raped in the Fenham park on Wednesday night
  
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• Former chairman of development company Arch hits back over lavish spending allegations

  29-03-2018 19:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coun Dave Ledger has denied claims in a report about corporate hospitality spending in Northumberland
  
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• Take a tour of Durham's new Hotel Indigo and Marco Pierre White restaurant

  29-03-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Old Shire Hall on Old Elvet has under gone a £15m transformation - and the rooms capture the history of Durham City
  
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• Metro worker who died working on overhead cables was involved in previous accident on the lines

  29-03-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A jury found that John Bell was accidentally killed after being electrocuted while carrying out maintenance work in the Metro lines in July 2014
  
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• McFall and Unwin detective: 'When these two got together something bad was going to happen'

  29-03-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William McFall and Stephen Unwin were both found guilty of murdering mum-of-two Quyen Ngoc Nguyen at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Day-by-day Easter weekend weather forecast for Newcastle, according to the Met Office

  29-03-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office predict more wintry weather coming our way for the Bank Holiday weekend but Newcastle won't be as badly hit as others
  
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• Lambing season is under way! See the adorable baby lambs born at this County Durham farm

  29-03-2018 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hall Hill Farm, near Lanchester, held its popular Lambing Live event which gives people the chance to see lambs being born
  
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• Car crashes into Asda supermarket window for second time in six months

  29-03-2018 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and firefighters taped off the area after the Ford Fiesta crashed into the supermarket windows on Thursday afternoon
  
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• Theresa May says the North East will 'not be left behind' after Brexit as she visits the region

  29-03-2018 17:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister visited a parent and toddler group in Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, during a one-day tour of the UK
  
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• Homes WILL be built near Newcastle Airport despite warnings 'noise will be heard everywhere'

  29-03-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council planners approved plans to build 455 homes at Hazlerigg despite objections from Newcastle International Airport
  
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• Newcastle United reveals gender pay gap with and without Rafa Benitez and his Premier League stars

  29-03-2018 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  An NUFC gender pay gap report reveals there is a massive 83% difference between men and women if you include Rafa Benitez and his players
  
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• Contaminated blood scandal: Families and campaigners score another small victory ahead of inquiry

  29-03-2018 15:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The scandal killed 2,400 people in the 1970s and 1980s and Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith said families can get legal aid
  
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• This gesture by Rafa Benitez and Newcastle United players captures the spirit of the city

  29-03-2018 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Celebrities have donated signed works of art to raise money for Newcastle West End Foodbank
  
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• 'Where are we supposed to change our children?' Families hit out at facilities at Spanish City Dome

  29-03-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say the accessible toilets due to be provided in the Whitley Bay building will be inadequate for people with complex medical needs
  
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• Snow set to return to the North East as Met Office issues a yellow weather warning

  29-03-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Met Office issues alert for parts of the North East with the possibility of travel disruption and some villages cut off
  
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• How watching the Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker fight could cost you a fortune

  29-03-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Crackdown launched ahead of Brit boxer's blockbuster battle with Joseph Parker on Saturday night
  
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• The great college con: Managers' fraud costs centre £300,000 and forces charity to close

  29-03-2018 13:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joanne Mounter and Paula Bolan, helped by training assessor Kym Norman, duped Sunderland College and training firm Springboard
  
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• 'Every day is torture' - County Durham grandad left paralysed after industrial accident

  29-03-2018 13:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dale Reed, 48, was left with life-changing injuries after the incident at a Teesside power plant last year
  
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• Brexit one year away - what has already been decided and what do we know for definite?

  29-03-2018 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Although the final agreement is still evolving, we look at some of the decisions that already have been made
  
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• What Brexit means to me - what the people of the North East think about it

  29-03-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As the final countdown to the UK stepping into the unknown begins, we ask people about their hopes and fears
  
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• Newcastle's old Eldon Square as it was - but how does the same location look today?

  29-03-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eldon Square is today the location of the city’s indoor shopping complex - in 1963 it referred to elegant Georgian terraces
  
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• Footage shows last sighting of Quyen Ngoc Nguyen before she is carried from killers' home

  29-03-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An infrared camera captures the moment Stephen Unwin carried the body of Quyen Ngoc Nguyen from his home with William McFall helping
  
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• Man arrested after teenage girl allegedly raped in Nuns Moor park in Newcastle

  29-03-2018 11:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have cordoned off a section of the Fenham park after the alleged rape on Wednesday night
  
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• Are you a man who thinks he can cook? Come Dine With Me needs you, but apply quick

  29-03-2018 10:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Channel 4's ever popular dinner party contest is looking for men in the North East for its next series, but you must apply soon
  
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• Workers - your National Minimum Wage and Living Wage rises this weekend - make sure you get it

  29-03-2018 09:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here are the hourly rates you are entitled to when the National Minimum Wage rate rises on April 1, don't let your employer underpay you
  
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• Nuns Moor investigation: Teenage girl allegedly raped in Newcastle park; police arrest 25-year-old man

  29-03-2018 09:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Updates after police cordoned off a section of Nuns Moor park while officers investigate an alleged rape
  
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• Nuns Moor investigation LIVE: Police cordon off area of Newcastle park to investigate overnight 'incident'

  29-03-2018 09:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Updates after police cordoned off a section of Nuns Moor park while officers investigate an overnight incident
  
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• Watch CCTV of gun-toting robber holding up shop staff in terrifying Valentine's Day heist

  29-03-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Parkin pointed an imitation firearm at staff in shocking scenes then stole a National Lottery terminal during an armed robbery at a shop
  
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• Teenager arrested on suspicion of sending emails threatening hundreds of schools with attacks

  29-03-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old has been arrested after more than 100 schools in the North East were allegedly sent malicious emails threatening attacks
  
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• Students with autism at popular Newcastle cafe proving disability is no barrier to workplace success

  29-03-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cafe Beam, in Gosforth, Newcastle, is run by charity Smile for Life to give young disabled people hands-on work experience
  
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• NHS needs to find £22m of savings in Newcastle and Gateshead next year, health bosses warn

  29-03-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The demands of an ageing population is putting the area's health services under increasing strain
  
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• North East news LIVE: Police investigating overnight 'incident' in Newcastle's Nuns Moor

  29-03-2018 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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• North East news LIVE: Police investigating alleged rape in Newcastle's Nuns Moor

  29-03-2018 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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• Patients are waiting longer to see a doctor as GP numbers fall, MPs warn

  29-03-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A lack of doctors is placing pressure on hospitals as patients unable to get appointments seek help from A&E
  
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• Immigration, passports and the NHS: Key Brexit issues as the 12-month countdown begins

  29-03-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Immigration, the NHS, wages and EU funding to the regions, just some of the main issues the Government is dealing with
  
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• Here's how to get the help you need for autism - with or without a diagnosis

  29-03-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On our final day of celebrating autism in the North East, we take a look at the issues surrounding diagnosis and how to get help
  
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• Brexit takes place in 12 months - what has already been decided and what do we know for definite?

  29-03-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Although the final agreement is still evolving, we look at some of the decisions that already have been made
  
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