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• Ant McPartlin brought to tears on Britain's Got Talent

  14-04-2018 22:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ant returned to our screens on the first episode of Britain's Got Talent tonight alongside TV partner Declan Donnelly
  
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• 'Ant back where he belongs' - North East viewers react to seeing Ant back on screen with Dec

  14-04-2018 21:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie duo appeared together on Britain's Got Talent in an episode recorded before Ant McPartlin's arrest
  
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• Police appeal after 17-year-old was sexually assaulted on her bike in North Shields

  14-04-2018 20:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police say a white man approached the teenager and sexually assaulted her as she was cycling on Wagon Way
  
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• Green screen around horse at the Grand National - has a horse died?

  14-04-2018 19:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Reports say one horse is being treated by vets after a fall during the 5.15 at Aintree
  
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• Watch the dramatic photo finish as Tiger Roll clinches the Grand National

  14-04-2018 19:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Pleasant Company took Tiger Roll to the line in the Aintree race but the 10/1 shot was declared the winner
  
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• Nissan factory WILL close after Brexit, says Pro-European campaigner

  14-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Activists calling for a people's vote on the Brexit deal take to the streets of Newcastle
  
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• New podcast offers a walking tour of Newcastle's most famous men

  14-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From football heroes to businessmen - have you noticed how macho Newcastle city centre is?
  
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• Driver claims his car blew up after taking it to garage for emissions fix

  14-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pensioner tells how his Skoda broke down after work was carried out - but car maker says it was a co-incidence
  
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• A house for £19,000? Here's a look at the North East's cheapest properties

  14-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's a look at some of the cheapest houses sold in the North East in February, according to data from the Land Registry
  
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• Friends and family gather for emotional balloon release in memory of hit and run victim Lewis Knapp

  14-04-2018 18:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lewis Knapp, 20, of Boldon Colliery, died on Good Friday 2017 after being hit by a drink driver
  
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• Grand National Winner 2018: Which horse finished first?

  14-04-2018 18:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  38 horses took part in the Aintree race - here are the runners which placed in the top four
  
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• Grand National 2018: What happens if I bet on a horse which does not start the race?

  14-04-2018 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two horses have already pulled out of Aintree's showpiece race, but if you've bet on a non-runner all is not lost
  
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• Woman claims her energy bills almost doubled after smart meter was installed

  14-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Householder says she is "paying for the street" after big rise in gas and electricity bills
  
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• Russia World Cup 2018: Ticket fraud and fake travel website warning

  14-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Experts haved warned of scams affecting England football supporters travelling to the World Cup in Russia
  
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• Lovely drone video offers a bird's-eye view of the Angel of the North and Tynemouth

  14-04-2018 16:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The footage shows that spring has finally arrived in the North East
  
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• Two horses pull out of Grand National before the race has even started

  14-04-2018 15:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  If you've bet on a non-runner you may want to head back to the bookies and place another stake
  
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• Rip-off builder from Sunderland ordered to pay almost £10,000 to victims

  14-04-2018 14:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Anthony Young, 54, was sentenced at at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday
  
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• Cherished war medal and wedding ring snatched in home raid by crack addict

  14-04-2018 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Family heirlooms including a war medal, wedding ring and children's money boxes were stolen from a family home in Houghton-le-Spring
  
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• Burglar snared after leaving splashes of blood around Whitley Bay home

  14-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Critchlow has been jailed for two years and four months after he broke into a house on Beach Avenue and stole £8,000-worth of items
  
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• This teenager wants you to pay for him to fulfil his 'dream' of bathing in KFC gravy

  14-04-2018 13:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sean Gibson's cheeky GoFundMe page is just one of several tongue-firmly-in-cheek bids to crowdfund cash in the North-East
  
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• Simon Cowell praises Ant McPartlin for checking into rehab ahead of Britain's Got Talent

  14-04-2018 13:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ant McPartlin will appear on the first episode of Britain's Got Talent tonight alongside TV partner Declan Donnelly
  
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• Newcastle UKIP election candidate says Muslims are a 'barbaric satanic cult'

  14-04-2018 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kim Kimberley-Blackstar, UKIP candidate for Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall, made the claim on his Facebook page
  
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• L'Occitane could be forced to repaint 'daffodil yellow' shopfront in Newcastle

  14-04-2018 12:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The beauty giant angered Newcastle City Council with their "unacceptable" brightly-coloured design
  
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• Police see huge increase in drone-related calls in the North East

  14-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cops urge drone users to swot-up on the laws relating to unmanned aircrafts
  
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• Paramedic who was caught trying to meet boy, 14, by paedophile hunters suspended

  14-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kevin Peel allegedly sent explicit messages to a fake profile set up by Guardians of the North
  
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• 'I got chills up my spine': Woman claims she spotted a UFO above village

  14-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Witness then claims millitary aircraft arrived at the scene as expert admits: 'It is a mystery'
  
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• A very different Tyne: Six images of the river when it was hard at work

  14-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Six rarely-seen images of the River Tyne in the 1950s and 60s - from the Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust
  
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• Police release more details after young pedestrian hit by car on Tyne Bridge

  14-04-2018 11:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are speaking to the driver involved in the collision but are asking any witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to get in touch
  
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• Syria air strikes updates: Reaction after joint attack by the United States, France and Britain

  14-04-2018 11:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The United States, United Kingdom and France have started military strikes in Syria overnight. Prime Minister Theresa May gave the order to join the joint military attack without recalling Parliament. She said yesterday: "This evening I have authorised British armed forces to conduct co-ordinated and targeted strikes to degrade the Syrian Regime's chemical weapons capability and deter their use."We are acting together with our American and French allies. In Douma, last Saturday a chemical weapon
  
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• Syria air strikes updates: Donald Trump reaction and Theresa May statement after UK, US and France attack

  14-04-2018 11:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Air strikes were announced by Theresa May overnight after a joint strike by the UK, US and French forces
  
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• Pedestrian knocked down on Tyne Bridge in early hours fighting for life

  14-04-2018 11:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tyne Bridge was closed southbound for around four hours as police investigated the serious collision involving a pedestrian
  
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• Syria air strikes: North East reacts as US, UK and France launch missiles

  14-04-2018 10:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A series of missile strikes have been launched by the US, UK and France in response to the suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma a week ago
  
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• North East reacts to air strikes in Syria as US, UK and France launch missiles

  14-04-2018 10:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A series of missile strikes have been launched by the US, UK and France in response to the suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma a week ago
  
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• Syria air strikes: US, UK and France launch missiles in response to the suspected chemical weapons attack

  14-04-2018 09:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The strikes began at 2am BST and destroyed important infrastructure at three sites connected to the Syrian regime's chemical weapons programme, according to the allies
  
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• Pioneering treatment helps Consett grandad control painful rheumatoid arthritis in his hands

  14-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hugh Malone, 56, suffered with the condition for years, which made simple tasks difficult
  
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• North East venue swoops in to help boy raise £20,000 before his 10th birthday

  14-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jack wants to raise £20,000 for charity by his 10th birthday and now he's been given a venue for his funday
  
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• Dog left with horrific injuries after he was bitten by his stoned owner

  14-04-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Diesel, an eight-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was seized from owner Tyler Laverick after he admitted biting him when stoned. WARNING: ARTICLE CONTAINS IMAGES SOME MAY FIND UPSETTING
  
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• These ingredients have been found in supermarket own-brand pestos - and it might surprise you

  14-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Which? reveals the cheaper ingredients supermarkets are putting in a traditional Italian pesto sauce and why
  
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• Serial stalker jailed for subjecting his ex to a terrifying campaign of threats and harassment

  14-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Obsessed Wallsend stalker Michael McLaughlin has convictions against a number of women and told his latest victim he was 'prepared to do life'
  
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• North East ambulances struggling to cope with high number of non life-threatening calls

  14-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This is despite it being the only trust in the country to meet national response time targets for the most critical patients last year
  
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• Are these the most annoying roads in and around Newcastle for drivers?

  14-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From rush-hour woes to bus lane confusion we take a look at the most frustrating routes on Tyneside
  
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