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• The incredible stats that prove Newcastle United fans' loyalty - but is St James' Park all sold out with nowhere to grow?

  24-07-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  St James' Park is one of the best attended grounds in the Premier League - and the figures prove it
  
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• Watch MP Chi Onwurah deliver petition against Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley

  24-07-2018 21:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A petition demanding Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley backs Rafa Benitez and stops 'exploiting' the club has been presented to the House of Commons
  
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• easyJet plane makes emergency landing at Newcastle Airport due to suspected bird strike

  24-07-2018 20:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The easyJet service from Liverpool was circling the skies above the North East when it was diverted to Newcastle
  
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• Legislation to create North of Tyne authority and mayor goes to Parliament

  24-07-2018 19:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It represents a major step forward in plans for a North of Tyne mayor to be elected in 2019
  
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• Andrea Leadsom: 'Brexit will be a success - and North East could vote Tory'

  24-07-2018 19:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Leader of the House made the bold claim in an interview with ChronicleLive during the cabinet's visit to the region
  
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• Violent teenager Corey Nesbitt jailed for raping 14-year-old girl and another woman in South Shields

  24-07-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Corey Nesbitt was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court following the separate attacks in South Shields
  
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• John Henry Sayers refused to talk to 'bent bizzies' over Tup Tup shooting because he 'didn't trust them'

  24-07-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Interview transcripts show Sayers called the officers interviewing him 'the same group of bent bizzies' and accused one of 'fitting him up for rape'
  
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• 'Don't underestimate the whites' heard in shocking video of racial abuse on Sunderland bus

  24-07-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police said they were 'aware' of the video and the abuse was 'wholly unacceptable'
  
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• Bus driver 'failed to slow down' before hitting schoolgirl as she crossed road, court hears

  24-07-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carol Hadwin, of Walker, denies causing serious injury by dangerous driving and is standing trial at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Chris Grayling makes strong admission over East Coast Main Line failure

  24-07-2018 18:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Transport Secretary has suggested it was a mistake to give Stagecoach-owned Virgin the East Coast franchise
  
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• Woman taken to hospital with serious injuries after car crashes into tree

  24-07-2018 18:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The woman's car ended up crashing into a tree and paramedics took her to Sunderland Royal Hospital for treatment
  
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• Full transcript of Dani Dyer's explosive argument with Jack on tonight's Love Island

  24-07-2018 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Viewers will see Dani deliver a heartbreaking message to Jack on the Tuesday night instalment of the ITV2 reality show
  
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• Schoolgirl victim sees sick rapist Lee MacNamara jailed after bravely giving evidence in court

  24-07-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 30-year-old attacked the schoolgirl in her own home four years ago
  
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• Forget council cuts 'the sun is shining' in Newcastle, Tory MP tells Parliament

  24-07-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chi Onwurah was told 'the sun is shining, the visitors are pouring in' by a junior Tory minister in Parliament
  
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• Lorry carrying screws and nails sheds load on A19 causing delays for drivers

  24-07-2018 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police have closed the A19 south at Jarrow until the nails and screws have been cleared off the road
  
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• CCTV image released after burglars ransack Newcastle care home

  24-07-2018 15:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The break-in happened at Ashton Court Nursing Home on the city's West Road and police have launched an investigation
  
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• Drink drivers in North East could have cars fitted with breath test immobiliser

  24-07-2018 15:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The force are the first in the UK to offer the 'interlocks', which prevent the motorist from driving if over the limit
  
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• Chi Onwurah's petition demanding Mike Ashley stops 'exploiting' Newcastle United goes to Commons

  24-07-2018 15:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle MP presents petition after Magpies fans warn 'if Rafa goes we go'
  
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• When the Red Arrows will perform at Sunderland International Airshow 2018

  24-07-2018 14:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The RAF's iconic display team will take to the Sunderland skies twice over the weekend as the Airshow returns to Wearside
  
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• How the UK heatwave of 1976 compares to the summer of 2018

  24-07-2018 14:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hosepipe bans and Elton John dominated that summer - but is this the warm weather this year set to mirror it? 
  
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• Community rally round gardeners distraught after Blyth allotment fire which killed poultry

  24-07-2018 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Allotments were destroyed in Blyth on Sunday, July 15 after a rubbish fire blazed out of control
  
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• Mum devastated as vandals destroy her son and parents' graves as she marked late mother's birthday

  24-07-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Maria Reynolds has asked anyone who saw what happened at Holy Cross cemetery to come forward 
  
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• Brenda Blethyn spotted filming Vera in a Whitley Bay restaurant

  24-07-2018 13:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Turknaz restaurant was the latest location for the upcoming series of the ITV detective drama
  
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• Thunderstorms expected to break North East heatwave as Met Office issue warning

  24-07-2018 13:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has warned of the chance of flooding and damage from thunder strikes during a storm predicted to arrive on Friday
  
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• Greece wildfires: Is it safe to travel to Athens after deadly blazes? This is the latest advice

  24-07-2018 12:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Forest fires in Greece have caused damage and devastation - here's the latest travel advice for holidaymakers
  
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• The places Theresa May should have visited to see the impact of funding cuts in the North East

  24-07-2018 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister paid a visit to Sage and Reece Group - but we've thought of a few places she missed seeing
  
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• Places strangled by austerity and threatened by Brexit that Theresa May missed during her visit

  24-07-2018 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister paid a visit to Sage and Reece Group - but we've thought of a few places she missed seeing
  
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• Tyne and punishment: A day at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court

  24-07-2018 12:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our reporter is spending the day at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court to give you an insight into how the justice system works
  
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• Fraudster, graffiti teen, drink and drug drivers: A day at South Tyneside magistrates' court

  24-07-2018 12:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our reporter is spending the day at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court to give you an insight into how the justice system works
  
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• Suspected Metro flasher accused of 'exposing genitals at young people'

  24-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Pedersen is accused of exposing his genitals at two young people while getting on a Metro train in Tynemouth
  
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• Storm forecast for Sunderland Airshow's opening day as Met Office issues thunderstorm warning

  24-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A downpour is forecast in the North East for Friday, although the weather looks far more pleasant for the air show's other days
  
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• Nearly 16,000 visit Whitley Bay's restored Spanish City on first weekend

  24-07-2018 11:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's been a long time coming, but Spanish City has finally opened its doors again almost two decades after the landmark dome shut
  
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• Theresa May's deal may not give us the Brexit we voted for, warns Anne-Marie Trevelyan

  24-07-2018 10:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan has doubts about the Chequers deal but welcomes preparations for a no-deal Brexit
  
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• Teachers, nurses and armed forces among those set for public sector pay increases

  24-07-2018 10:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than a million public sector workers will get more money as the Government is expected to end a five-year pay rise cap, according to reports
  
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• Childhood obesity rates reach record highs

  24-07-2018 09:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 4% of children in their final year of primary school were classed as severely obese in 2017, health campaigners say they are not surprised
  
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• Former detective's mum subjected to terrifying burglary ordeal at South Shields home

  24-07-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chris Sybenga, a retired Northumbria Police officer, praises cops who brought prolific crook Lee Robert Wooden to justice
  
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• 600 officers and a half-empty stadium: How police worked at Newcastle United and Sunderland games

  24-07-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Figures showing the most heavily police games of last season - as well as the average attendances - have been revealed
  
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• Van driver pleads guilty to causing death of 84-year-old by careless driving

  24-07-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Malcolm Harrison has pleaded guilty to causing the death of Thomas Gill by careless driving on the A696
  
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• First firefighter recruitment drive since 2010 sees 5,000 apply in just 5 days

  24-07-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 5,000 applicants are battling it out for just 20 firefighter roles
  
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