Gateshead news

• Darren Bonner murder trial: Jury retires for the night after second day of deliberations

  29-06-2018 20:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Spottiswood denies murdering the 24-year-old and dumping his fatally injured body in a shallow grave in Cresswell
  
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• Child rapist fails to convince judges his trial was unfair and have conviction overturned

  29-06-2018 19:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Connor Bunker was sentenced to seven years in a young offender institution at Newcastle Crown Court in October 2016
  
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• Investigation under way after brawl breaks out between football fans in Newcastle city centre

  29-06-2018 19:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police say they were called shortly before 10pm after reports a brawl had broken out among football fans
  
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• Heroic lifeguards rescue 18-year-old swimmer caught in rip tide off Sunderland coast

  29-06-2018 19:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The lifeguards rescued the swimmer who was unable to get back to Seaburn beach because of the strong currents
  
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• Teachers set to go on strike in Sunderland in dispute over working conditions

  29-06-2018 19:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Members of NASUWT at Washington Academy first walked out on Thursday and plan to take further action on five more days   
  
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• Love-struck man HAS found the woman he fancied on holiday - this is her reaction

  29-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Gary met the woman on holiday and made all efforts to find her through ChronicleLive - and it worked
  
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• Developer issues legal proceedings against Northumberland council over 2,000 home plan

  29-06-2018 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lugano says its application to build 2,000 homes near Ponteland was mishandled - claims the council deny
  
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• Man still fighting for life after suffering burn injuries in Chopwell house blast

  29-06-2018 18:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man was flown to hospital after a reported explosion in Chopwell and he remains in a critical condition
  
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• Have you got an interest-only mortgage? Legal experts say thousands could be owed compensation

  29-06-2018 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Borrowers could be owed money if they were advised to take interest-only mortgages when other loans were more suitable
  
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• Heading to the Hoppings? Police urge drivers to remember to lock their cars after spate of thefts

  29-06-2018 15:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say 18 out of 20 of the cars targeted were found to be unlocked and items such as sat-navs were stolen
  
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• Love Island kissing games as couples fret and Josh's head is turned

  29-06-2018 15:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A cocktail-making game leads to a shake up at Casa Amor
  
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• How family with pre-existing medical conditions found incredible travel insurance cover to go on dream holiday

  29-06-2018 15:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Travel insurance was becoming prohibitively expensive for the family
  
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• Watch Geordie Shore stars surprise victim of crash which killed dad and left her with brain injury

  29-06-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alice Corfield was a happy-go-lucky teenager until she was in a horrendous car crash with a speeding joyrider
  
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• Dame Vera Baird calls on MPs to protect victims of revenge porn and upskirting

  29-06-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Police and Crime Commissioner says that current laws discourage victims from reporting the offences
  
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• Geordie Shore star Marnie Simpson claims cabin crew member stuck her finger up at her during flight

  29-06-2018 13:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old, from South Shields, who found fame on the MTV show, put out a message on Twitter claiming she had been treated badly on a plane
  
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• People told to have shorter showers and turn taps off while brushing teeth amid North East heatwave

  29-06-2018 12:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbrian Water admits there has been an 'increase in demand' for water as the region sizzles in the sun
  
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• How long will the heatwave last? Met Office expect more sunny weather across the UK this weekend

  29-06-2018 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Keep the suncream at the ready with Met Office forecasters predicting warm and dry conditions into next week
  
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• George Ormond football sex abuse trial: Jury retires to consider verdict

  29-06-2018 12:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Football coach and former Newcastle United volunteer kit man and driver George Ormond denies sex attacks on 19 boys and young men
  
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• Nine North East politicians call for referendum on Brexit deal after stark Nissan warning

  29-06-2018 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Demand for another Brexit referendum follows warnings from Nissan that uncertainty is preventing investment
  
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• Watch great colour footage of the Hoppings in Newcastle from 60 years ago

  29-06-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As this year's Hoppings draws to a close, we recall the 1959 event in archive footage from the North East Film Archive
  
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• Sparks from bullets start two grassland fires at Northumberland firing range

  29-06-2018 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The two blazes broke out near the army ground in Otterburn, the Ministry of Defence says, but there is no risk to the public
  
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• First beer, now there's a crumpet shortage due to the lack of carbon dioxide

  29-06-2018 11:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Warburtons has stopped making crumpets at two of its bakeries as it can not get enough CO2
  
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• Gazza says 'how the f*** can I talk properly? I'm a Geordie' on breakfast radio

  29-06-2018 10:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Gazza was talking to his old pal and former teammate Chris Waddle, when Waddle told Gazza to 'talk properly' after boasting of his golf skills
  
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• Woman fractures her ankle after falling from Cullercoats pier

  29-06-2018 09:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade helped to rescue the woman along with paramedics and police
  
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• Why it's about to get tougher for landlords to exploit asylum seekers in Newcastle

  29-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council has promised to do all it can to stop forced bedroom sharing and get tough on landlords
  
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• Calls for General Election amid fears Brexit will devastate the North East economy

  29-06-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes branded the Brexit negotiations as 'cack-handed' and called for a General Election
  
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• Newcastle hospital trust facing financial crisis as it loses £2.5m in just TWO months

  29-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says it needs to 'rapidly' address its worrying financial position
  
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• Council bosses WON'T reveal plan to tackle most polluted roads until end of the year

  29-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle was named among the cities and towns in the UK that break legal pollution levels on some roads
  
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• Business is booming! How multi-million pound regeneration plan is changing the face of Whitley Bay

  29-06-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Norma Redfearn has welcomed the news that scores of new businesses have opened following the town's regeneration
  
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