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• Consett tourist accused of starting Magaluf hotel blaze sends message home

  23-05-2018 22:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brandon McCahill, from County Durham, sent a message to his stepsister claiming he was out of jail but had to pay £8,000
  
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• Lifeboat crews rescue injured man on Dutch yacht 12 miles off the Tyneside coast

  23-05-2018 22:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The lifeboat was dispatched after a 63-year-old yachtsman suffered serious arm and shoulder injuries while at sea
  
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• Police chief blasts BBC over 'wholly inaccurate' Manchester Arena attack documentary

  23-05-2018 19:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Hopkins, the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Piece, has lashed out at the contents of Manchester: The Night Of The Bomb
  
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• You could enjoy Jesmond Dene without leaving home - if you have £750,000

  23-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The five-bedroom home which backs onto Jesmond Dene, has a large kitchen and walk-in wardrobe room, is now on the market
  
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• New micropub with beer garden to open in Blaydon despite concern for nearby flats

  23-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A licence has been granted for the micropub, despite concerns about noise complaints
  
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• Football coach George Ormond on trial accused of 25-year campaign of sex abuse on young players

  23-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Ormond, who coached local youth teams and volunteered at Newcastle United, denies 38 allegations on 19 complainants, many of them children
  
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• Campaigners bring battle to save services at South Tyneside District Hospital to Parliament

  23-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May defends plans to move services from South Tyneside to Sunderland
  
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• How a Gateshead girl beat the Oxford odds - and what she found out along the way - ChronicleLive

  23-05-2018 18:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  How a Gateshead girl beat the Oxford odds - and what she found out along the way
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  A report released by Oxford University shows just 2% of applicants come from the North East, compared to 46.7% from London and the South East. So we asked a North East student how she got in - and got on! Oxford - which is ranked as the world's top ...
  
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• How a Gateshead girl beat the Oxford odds - and what she found out along the way

  23-05-2018 18:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Just 2% of Oxford students come from the North East and the University has pledged to do more to increase recruitment here
  
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• Hammer heist in Newcastle's West End saw £100,000 of jewellery stolen

  23-05-2018 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The armed men raided Sunny Jewellers on Tamworth Road in Newcastle and police are appealing to key witnesses
  
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• Has Love Island filming started already? Chris Ramsey's wife Rosie spots TV crew in Majorca

  23-05-2018 17:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new series is rumoured to be starting very soon and Chris Ramsey's wife Rosie thinks she has seen Love Island being filmed
  
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• First cats move into new Gateshead adoption centre - but still need a forever family

  23-05-2018 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jack, Jasper and Tabitha are just three of the expected 500 cats and kitten that the new centre in Gateshead expect to help each year
  
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• Newcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes outlines aim for second North of Tyne devo deal

  23-05-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nick Forbes has reset his Labour administration's aims following this month's local elections and his reappointment as leader
  
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• MP's aide apologises for saying he wants to see a 'noose around Theresa May's neck'

  23-05-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A parliamentary assistant to Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery made the since-deleted comment on a Facebook post about peerages
  
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• Kenton School in Newcastle hit by fresh claims of GCSE rule breaking by teachers

  23-05-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex-head of languages claims he was sacked after speaking out, although he admits he broke the rules himself
  
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• Man who died after four-vehicle crash in Washington named as Alexander Slark

  23-05-2018 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have named the man who died following a four-vehicle collision on the A1290 on Tuesday night
  
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• 'We say no more': Police urge victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault to speak out

  23-05-2018 15:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are working to stamp out crimes that take place behind closed doors and have urged the public to speak out
  
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• Bank holiday chaos: Drivers could face delays due to Felling bypass closures

  23-05-2018 14:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A series of evening closures have been lined up this week to allow for the final stages of the works to be completed
  
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• This Jesmond bowling green needs a new lease of life - what could it turn into?

  23-05-2018 14:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council wants someone to transform the former Brandling Park Bowling Club which has been shut since the autumn
  
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• Oxford University admissions are out - and it is not good news for North East students

  23-05-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Oxford University has been branded a 'bastion of white, middle class, southern privilege' by Labour MP David Lammy
  
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• Council to create temporary campsites for gypsies and travellers during Appleby Horse Fair

  23-05-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of travellers are likely to travel through County Durham to the annual Cumbrian fair in June
  
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• Bus driver had sex with child days before he was due to be jailed for sexual activity with her

  23-05-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Married George Willis, of Wallsend, was on bail awaiting sentence for sex offences on the teenager when he picked her up from school and they had sex
  
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• Think you and your friends are clever? BBC quiz Eggheads is looking for teams for new series

  23-05-2018 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you're part of a winning quiz team or fancy your chances taking on the boffins then you could win cash by beating the Eggheads
  
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• Muslims invited to break Ramadan fast at Newcastle Cathedral for the first time ever

  23-05-2018 12:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The evening celebrating peace and unity will draw together members from different communities during the holy month of Ramadan
  
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• When does Love Island start? Countdown on for return of hit itv2 series

  23-05-2018 12:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It was the show that had everyone talking last summer and Love Island will be back on itv2 before we know it, once again hosted by Caroline Flack
  
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• Friends of Daniel Sirrell raise almost £30,000 to bring his body home after tragic Amsterdam death

  23-05-2018 12:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Harton and Westoe footballer was away in Amsterdam with friends when he fell into a canal and later died in hospital
  
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• The Tyne Bridge and Quayside in 1968 - see how the location looks today

  23-05-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tyne Bridge remains unchanged, but industry and shipping dominated the Quayside in 1968
  
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• Newly-regenerated Whitley Bay promenade is already damaged

  23-05-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new barriers were recently put up at the Central Lower Promenade as part of a major project to refurbish the site
  
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• Don't panic! The sun will be back out in time for the bank holiday weekend

  23-05-2018 10:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After a grey and showery few days, the Met Office are predicting that things will be looking up in time for the long weekend
  
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• Why you are getting so many emails about GDPR and when new regulations start

  23-05-2018 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  General Data Protection Regulation is a new law kicking in on Friday, it aims to give you more control over how companies use your data
  
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• Parking permit fees in North Tyneside WILL go up - despite uproar over 'appalling' move

  23-05-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It was announced in February that householders in a permit zone would no longer be entitled to one free permit
  
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• Nuns Moor Park stranger rape: Aftab Ahmed pleads guilty to brutal sex attack on teenager

  23-05-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old was walking in the park behind Newcastle General Hospital when she was raped by Fenham man Aftab Ahmed
  
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• 'Distressed' woman taken to hospital after 21 hour stand-off in Washington

  23-05-2018 08:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers were called the Oxclose area in the early hours of Tuesday morning to negotiate with a woman in distress
  
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• How the Baywatch movie helped save the life of a Gateshead teenager - ChronicleLive

  23-05-2018 06:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  How the Baywatch movie helped save the life of a Gateshead teenager
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  A teenager has revealed how going to see the Baywatch movie helped save his life. The Hollywood film about US lifeguards starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron was preceded by an RNLI advert aimed at the young audience advising what to do if they ...and more »
  
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• Knife killer Jordan Jobson, who stabbed mum to death in Wallsend alleyway, ruins her chance of freedom

  23-05-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Samantha Madgin's murderer is returned to closed jail after incident at open prison
  
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• How the Baywatch movie helped save the life of a Gateshead teenager

  23-05-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Evan Chrisp described how an RNLI advert before the film offered life saving advice he put into practice
  
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