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• Northumbria Police worker used 'excessive force' on prisoner then sent footage of it over WhatsApp

  15-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is understood that Northumbria Police sacked the worker following a behind-closed-doors hearing
  
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• Listen to the 13-year-old folk singing star determined to keep traditional Northumbrian music alive

  15-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wark schoolgirl Abbey Tilley's love of traditional music from Northumberland has seen her perform everywhere from film sets to care homes
  
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• 'I miss everything about him': Mum of tragic Lewis Knapp opens up on nightmare year

  15-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lewis Knapp was killed by Connor Emms in a hit-and-run in South Shields on Good Friday last year
  
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• Five TONNES of fishing gear collected off Whitley Bay coastline

  15-04-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 150 volunteers met to give the shoreline a spring clean, organised by Plastic-Free Whitley Bay
  
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• Man assaulted in broad daylight outside Sunderland travel agents

  15-04-2018 17:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted on Vine Place in Sunderland on Saturday
  
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• This is what Sally Allan's grieving husband is doing for their 40th wedding anniversary

  15-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gordon Allan will be raising more money for mental health after Sally, of Ponteland, took her own life on Boxing Day 2015
  
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• Palm oil lumps found in Whitley Bay - and it's toxic to dogs

  15-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Palm oil is toxic to dogs and can cause sickness, diarrhoea and death, animal charity PDSA is warning
  
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• Drunk concert-goer punched doorman at Newcastle Sterophonics gig

  15-04-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shaun Crossman lashed out and hit the bouncer after he was refused entry into the concert at the Metro Radio Arena, a court heard
  
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• A697 in Northumberland closed for several hours as police and air ambulance attended crash

  15-04-2018 15:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A road near the Scottish border was closed on Sunday after a crash near the Blue Bell pub in Crookham
  
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• A697 in Northumberland closed as police, paramedics and air ambulance attend crash

  15-04-2018 15:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A road near the Scottish border remains closed after a crash near the Blue Bell pub in Crookham, Northumbria Police says
  
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• Primary school offers 2018: How to appeal if you haven't got the place you wanted

  15-04-2018 14:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If your child hasn't been given the place you wanted on National Offer Day, there are a number of steps you can take
  
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• Inside a Rohingya refugee camp: Newcastle doctor tells of harrowing conditions

  15-04-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Owens was part of Britain’s Emergency Medical Team (EMT) who travelled to Bangladesh to help prevent an epidemic
  
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• Where is the 2022 Commonwealth Games? Gold Coast 2018 hand over to Birmingham at closing ceremony

  15-04-2018 13:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The 2018 Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast close on Sunday - the 2022 Games is back in the UK in four years time
  
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• ITV's Britain's Got Talent audience figures revealed as Ant McPartlin features in show

  15-04-2018 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new series, which aired on Saturday, saw Ant McPartlin appear alongside Declan Donnelly in scenes pre-recorded
  
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• Newcastle set to be hotter than Barcelona as plume of warm air sweeps over from Africa

  15-04-2018 13:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office is forecasting that the North East will get its first sustained spell of warm weather this coming week
  
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• Wednesday's Lotto jackpot will be £6.3MILLION after rollover

  15-04-2018 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  No ticket-holders won Saturday's top prize, meaning that the midweek draw on April 18 is now an estimated £6.3 million jackpot
  
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• Person hit by train between Newcastle and Berwick - delays to Virgin Trains services

  15-04-2018 12:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Virgin Trains say there will be disruption, delays and possible cancellations to services after a person was hit by a train between Newcastle and Berwick
  
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• Syria bombings: Jeremy Corbyn calls for war powers act in wake of military air strikes

  15-04-2018 12:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn questioned the legal basis for the UK joining in air strikes on The Andrew Marr Show
  
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• Watch how Newcastle's Great Park was built and shaped over a decade - from the air

  15-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The site has changed dramatically since 2001 and the best way to see those changes is through a bird's-eye view using Google Earth
  
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• Durham University is expanding - with new buildings and changes to parking to be revealed

  15-04-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Members of the public can have their say on three new Durham University proposals at a consultation on April 26
  
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• Mystery over discovery of wooden blocks with German writing that washed up on North East coast

  15-04-2018 11:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blocks have been found at location such as Ross Sands, Lindisfarne, Cresswell and at Whitley Bay in North Tyneside
  
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• Woman suffered life-threatening injuries after allegedly being mauled by dog

  15-04-2018 11:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nancy and Scott Sehman are alleged to have been either the owner or in charge of the Japanese Akita when it attacked a female in South Shields
  
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• Lotto results: What were the winning numbers for National Lottery and Thunderball on Saturday, April 14

  15-04-2018 10:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dreaming of a life of luxury? The National Lottery numbers for Saturday, April 14 draw could be all you need to make that dream come true
  
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• Grand National Winner 2018: Which horse finished first at Aintree in Saturday's big race

  15-04-2018 10:20 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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• North East news RECAP: Person hit by train between Newcastle and Berwick; A697 closed in Northumberland

  15-04-2018 10:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Sunday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Person hit by train between Newcastle and Berwick; A697 closed in Northumberland

  15-04-2018 10:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Sunday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• North East news LIVE: Person hit by a train between Newcastle and Berwick

  15-04-2018 10:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chronicle's live breaking news service including Sunday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• The 'Windrush generation' have been betrayed by Britain

  15-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 'Windrush generation' have been betrayed by the country they helped rebuild
  
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• See inside this picturesque Northumberland home on the market for £795,000

  15-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An entire wing of Stocksfield's Hindley Hall is up for sale and it certainly has a touch of class, with five bedrooms and three reception rooms
  
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• Owner devastated as sick 'bleach attack' kills her beloved cat

  15-04-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Midnight's owner is devastated after being forced to get her put to sleep
  
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