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• 'Somebody's business has been destroyed' - suspected arson attack in Heaton Park Road

  22-06-2018 23:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Huge flames and billowing smoke could be seen coming from the scene
  
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• See the first footage of huge flames from a fire on Heaton Park Road

  22-06-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services remain on the scene on Friday evening as firefighters battle the blaze
  
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• Heaton Park Road fire RECAP: Fire crews believe blaze may have been started 'maliciously'

  22-06-2018 20:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are on the scene of a fire on Heaton Park Road in Newcastle
  
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• Heaton Park Road fire LIVE: Emergency services on scene after 'big' fire breaks out

  22-06-2018 20:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are on the scene of a fire on Heaton Park Road in Newcastle
  
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• Enjoying the sun this weekend? Remember sun cream for high UV levels and a very high pollen count

  22-06-2018 19:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you have hay fever then be warned, it's going to be a rough weekend - the advice is to stay indoors if you suffer badly, or you could head to coast
  
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• The beautiful footage of Sophie Gradon modelling just weeks before tragic death

  22-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sophie Gradon had been chosen as the face of Pink Boutique's Love Island campaign and was modelling in the weeks before she died
  
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• Schoolchildren put together awesome video about Danger night at The Hoppings

  22-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The video has been created by youngsters from Collingwood School, Excelsior Academy, Newcastle, ahead of the fair's opening on Friday
  
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• Newcastle gran fighting for life in Majorca after collapsing while celebrating 70th birthday

  22-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carol Tweedy, from Blakelaw, was on holiday in Majorca with her family when she fell ill in May and still remains in a Spanish hospital
  
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• Police crackdown on drink and drug drivers in the North East during the World Cup

  22-06-2018 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All the region's police forces are targeting intoxicated drivers during the World Cup
  
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• What a mess! Facebook fly-tipper landed with £2,500 bill after charging people to remove rubbish

  22-06-2018 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Man with van dumped huge haul in Walker Riverside Country Park in Newcastle
  
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• Top Labour MPs Nick Brown and Ian Lavery will vote in favour of Heathrow third runway

  22-06-2018 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East MPs to back Heathrow even though Labour officially opposes expansion
  
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• Why these three adventurers will be sleeping under the stars at the Stadium of Light

  22-06-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Phoebe Smith, Ollie Laker and John Pike are sleeping in extreme places to raise cash for Centrepoint
  
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• See the stash of suspected illegal cigarettes hidden under a bathtub in a Newcastle home

  22-06-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A joint operation by Northumbria Police and Newcastle City Council made the seizure in Newcastle on June 4
  
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• Meet the Newcastle United-mad Russian who has made it his mission to meet Alan Shearer

  22-06-2018 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  He was born in a town dubbed 'damp place', but is one of hundreds of Russians who fell in love with the Toon in the 90s
  
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• UK's first council owned funeral director launched - to stop the bereaved being ripped-off

  22-06-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council has launched the first firm of its kind, and it wants pricing to be 'open and transparent'
  
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• Denise Welch to have her first on-screen kiss with a woman in lesbian drama Different for Girls

  22-06-2018 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The second series of Different for Girls will feature Denise Welch and fellow Geordie actress Charlie Hardwick
  
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• See flames and smoke pour from window as firefighters tackle blaze at Walker home

  22-06-2018 13:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have returned to the scene of the fire on Beal Terrace, Walker and are investigating the cause of the huge blaze
  
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• Three arrested on suspicion of arson after Gateshead flats fire forces families to flee their homes

  22-06-2018 12:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A dad has told how he was forced to flee the blaze with his young son after it broke out in the early hours of the morning
  
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• Sneak peek at the Great Exhibition of the North Quayside performance in Newcastle

  22-06-2018 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 20,000 crowd is being promised a dazzling drone display and 80t water sculpture, which were tested out in a dress rehearsal last night
  
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• Plans to convert historic Gateshead church into flats rejected

  22-06-2018 12:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The plans have been knocked back by councillors due to fears residents may be 'crammed'
  
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• Who is Paul Hanson? Meet North Tyneside Council's new chief executive

  22-06-2018 11:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new top boss of North Tyneside Council has been announced following the departure of Patrick Melia
  
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• Action Fraud's warning about this scam text being sent to phones

  22-06-2018 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The text pretends to be from EE and tricks recipients into clicking on a rogue link which fraudsters use to steal data
  
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• America's Got Talent sensation Courtney Hadwin back at home as she prepares for August's live final

  22-06-2018 10:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 13-year-old from Hesleden, County Durham, wowed Simon Cowell and American TV audiences with her stunning Otis Redding cover
  
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• The Great Exhibition of the North LIVE: Updates in the build up to the opening event on the Quayside

  22-06-2018 09:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We take a look at all of the exciting events and activities in store on the first day of the Great Exhibition of the North
  
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• See aftermath of Gateshead flat block fire where families were forced to flee in the night

  22-06-2018 09:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Smoke damage can be seen on the outside of the two-storey building in Gateshead after the fire broke out
  
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• Gateshead flats fire RECAP: Every update as firefighters rescued nine people from blaze

  22-06-2018 09:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have rescued six adults and three children from the fire at Oak Square in Redheugh, Gateshead, and remain at the scene
  
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• Gateshead flats fire LIVE: Updates as firefighters rescue nine people and four taken to hospital

  22-06-2018 09:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have rescued six adults and three children from the fire at Oak Square in Redheugh, Gateshead, and remain at the scene
  
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• What we know so far after nine people were rescued from Gateshead flats fire

  22-06-2018 09:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to Oak Square at 4.23am on Friday and people were evacuated from eight flats
  
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• It's Bring Your Dog to Work Day today - and it's for a very good cause

  22-06-2018 09:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Businesses are encouraged to let their staff bring their pet dogs with them on Friday, to raise money for animal welfare charities
  
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• What security will be in place at the Great Exhibition of the North? All you need to know

  22-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Event organisers and Northumbria Police say a range of measures will be in place to keep thousands of spectators safe
  
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• Loved ones of tragic Blyth barber Darryl Smith prepare to give him the send-off he deserves

  22-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A beach balloon release is to be held in memory of the popular dad who died suddenly
  
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• Gateshead flats fire RECAP: Every update as firefighters rescued nine people from blaze - ChronicleLive

  22-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Gateshead flats fire RECAP: Every update as firefighters rescued nine people from blaze  ChronicleLiveFirefighters have rescued six adults and three children from the fire at Oak Square in Redheugh, Gateshead, and remain at the scene.
  
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• Gateshead flats fire LIVE: Updates as 36 firefighters at scene and nine people rescued

  22-06-2018 07:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have rescued six adults and three children from the fire at Oak Square in Redheugh, Gateshead, and remain at the scene
  
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• The Great Exhibition of the North opens today - after months of planning, this is what you can see

  22-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After months of planning the event, the largest in England this year, will start in spectacular style on its opening day
  
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• MPs want police inquiry into whether Russia funded Brexit campaign

  22-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MPs Chi Ownurah and Helen Goodman call for Metropolitan Police to investigate
  
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• Meet the Sunshine Fund team: Four women work tirelessly to change the lives of local kids

  22-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's a common misconception that the fund, which buys specialist equipment for disabled children, is a big organisation
  
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