Gateshead news

• Who is Michael Oliver? The referee who gave Buffon a red card in Champions League quarter final

  11-04-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Northumberland referee gave Juventus goalkeeper Buffon a red card and Real Madrid a penalty leading to a huge Champions League controversy
  
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• Labour offers new policy of FREE bus travel to everyone under 25

  11-04-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Free bus travel would benefit 634,000 people across the North East and up to 13 million nationwide
  
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• Woman cleared of indecently assaulting boy while working as a support worker at a children's home

  11-04-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carole Davis, of Sunderland, who denied ten indecent assault allegations, was cleared at the direction of the trial judge
  
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• Man dies after being hit by a train at Gateshead Railway Station

  11-04-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services attended the scene in Dunston but a man was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• Grand National 2018: The latest runners and riders for Saturday's race at Aintree

  11-04-2018 20:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A maximum of 40 horses will line up in the world's biggest steeplechase on Saturday
  
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• Grand National 2018: Confirmed runners and riders for Saturday's race at Aintree

  11-04-2018 20:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Forty horses will line up in the world's biggest steeplechase on Saturday
  
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• Young football referee was killed when his friend lost control and car burst into flames

  11-04-2018 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United fan Kieran Oliver, 18, who had ambitions to referee in the Premier League, was killed while getting a lift in Gateshead
  
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• Man with foot fetish asked victim to wear wife's shoes and feed him food through tube

  11-04-2018 19:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The behaviour of Christopher Wood was likened to Benny Hill by a judge, who described the Chester-le-Street husband as a 'dinosaur'
  
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• Scheming grandad who stole from vulnerable family member and his own mum is sent back to jail

  11-04-2018 19:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thief David Webster lined his pockets with thousands from his vulnerable brother-in-law while also conning his own elderly mum
  
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• Young girl awarded honorary place at Grand National a year after Bradley Lowery

  11-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Jockey Club Racecourse has given an honorary 41st to a Edie Molyneux who is fighting a rare brain tumour
  
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• Have the Conservatives really taken free school meals away from one million children?

  11-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour is still claiming that school meals have been cut for one million children - but it's not exactly true
  
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• Collingwood Street bars will not close for a month after licence suspension called off

  11-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  House of Smith, Madame Koo and Florita's were initially closed in December after an undercover drugs investigation
  
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• Woman's heartbreaking race against time to fundraise for lifesaving surgery not available on NHS

  11-04-2018 18:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Writer Carrie Beckwith-Fellows needs to raise £100,000 to pay for surgery which could save her life
  
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• North East bucks the trend as rural crime costs 'hit five-year high' - but farmers don't feel safe

  11-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East is the only area in the UK not to see the cost of rural crime increase, according to leading insurer NFU Mutual
  
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• 'Eyesore Ashington hole' could house cinema and shops - here's what you think about the plans

  11-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new council HQ was planned for the Ashington site, but the plans were scrapped by the Conservative administration
  
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• Two men face jail after assaulting and threatening a man with a knife in Newcastle city centre

  11-04-2018 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The victim was attacked by two men carrying a weapon in Newcastle city centre last October
  
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• New Club Reps TV show is looking for people to star in it - how to apply

  11-04-2018 16:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fancy a summer of working hard and partying hard in the sun? Studio Lambert are casting for a new Club Reps TV show
  
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• New camera on South Shields cliffside to provide early warnings for suicide attempts

  11-04-2018 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The CCTV camera has been installed to provide an early warning for suicide attempts at the cliffs in South Shields
  
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• Bradley Walsh raps Drake song God's Plan - and people say he absolutely nailed it

  11-04-2018 15:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The comedian has started sharing lip sync videos on his way to work and this might be his best one yet
  
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• 1970s films show excitement of pigeon racing, prize leeks and whippet races in Seaton Burn

  11-04-2018 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amateur footage lovingly captures the excitement of three traditional competitive pursuits in the North East
  
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• Overtones star Timmy Matley dies aged 36, bandmates announce on Twitter

  11-04-2018 14:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Timmy Matley, 36, had been battling skin cancer since 2016, his bandmates said - fans have been paying tribute to the star
  
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• Singer Mariah Carey opens up about battle with bipolar disorder for the first time

  11-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bipolar II involves bouts of depression as well as hypomania, which can cause irritability, sleeplessness and hyperactivity
  
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• More than 100,000 illegal cigarettes seized in raids across County Durham

  11-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trading standards officers have launched a crackdown on illicit tobacco in the region
  
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• Despacito, YouTube's most-watched video, is restored after apparent hack

  11-04-2018 13:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The video for the hit song, by Luis Fonsi, is among music videos by Taylor Swift, Drake and Selena Gomez affected
  
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• Death crash sentencing RECAP: Teenager who caused death of Kieran Oliver sentenced to eight months

  11-04-2018 12:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William Davidson admitted causing the death of teenage Gateshead referee Kieran Oliver by careless driving
  
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• Death crash sentencing LIVE: Updates as teenager who caused death of Kieran Oliver learns fate

  11-04-2018 12:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William Davidson has admitted causing the death of teenage Gateshead referee Kieran Oliver by careless driving
  
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• North East to get balmy temperatures next week as yo-yo weather continues

  11-04-2018 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Keep your fingers crossed for sunshine from this weekend onwards as we get a first sighting of summer in Newcastle and the North East
  
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• Airport passengers could be faced with tough new alcohol laws - to prevent scenes like this

  11-04-2018 12:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A rowdy flight from Newcastle to Alicante has been singled out as showing why the law should change
  
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• What you need to know about the Facebook BFF hoax and keeping your account safe

  11-04-2018 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The BFF message claims to protect your Facebook account but it has been found to be a hoax
  
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• 34 glamorous Newcastle nightlife photos from city bars including Floritas, Harry's, Jalou and more

  11-04-2018 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our gallery includes Tup Tup, Revolution, Bijoux, House of Smith, Harry's & more
  
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• Argos, John Lewis and Mothercare are recalling these cots, toys and child seats

  11-04-2018 12:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Lewis, Argos, and Mothercare are recalling faulty pushchairs, cots and car seats due to safety concerns
  
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• Why is there a giant spider stuck onto the side of a house in North Shields? The mystery is solved

  11-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The eight-legged creature sits outside a home on the corner of Lindisfarne Terrace and Preston Avenue
  
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• Locked out woman's terrifying ordeal at the hands of a 'highly dangerous' convicted rapist

  11-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Ward targeted the woman after finding her sitting on her doorstep locked out, trying to rob her and sexually assaulting her
  
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• Four pals enjoying a day out at Tynemouth Plaza 35 years ago

  11-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  April 1983, and Tynemouth Plaza with its roller rink and amusements arcade was the destination for these friends
  
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• Watch hilarious moment BBC Breakfast presenter Mike Bushell falls into a swimming pool live on air

  11-04-2018 09:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The host plunged into the water as he tried to interview swimmers at a pool side at the Commonwealth Games
  
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• This shameless woman burgled a disabled pensioner and stole from inside a church

  11-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Serial offender Jamie Crow had only been out of prison a few days when she carried out the burglary and theft in North Shields
  
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• Development plans for Newcastle Metro Radio Arena could be revealed this summer

  11-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council has unveiled plans for a multi-million pound super arena on the opposite side of the river, to replace the arena
  
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• A Brexit museum? The North East could become home to it, say campaign organisers

  11-04-2018 08:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans for the museum are still in their infancy but the people behind it think a North East city has a good claim
  
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• More school places to be created in Northumberland for pupils with special educational needs

  11-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Between 2013 and 2017 there was a 32% increase in the number of pupils at Northumberland's eight maintained special schools
  
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• Here's some funny things to try asking Alexa - Amazon's smart assistant

  11-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Do you own an Alexa-enabled device? Get some witty responses with these questions
  
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• Disposable cups bought by NHS trusts - more than 11 MILLION in Newcastle alone

  11-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NHS trusts are working to cut the number of plastic cups they buy and year-on-year figures show they are cutting waste
  
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