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• Watch fork lightning light up the skies above the North East as thunderstorms hit

  27-07-2018 23:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thunderstorms hit the North East on Friday evening, bringing to an end weeks of scorching conditions
  
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• UK thunderstorm arrives in North East: Sunderland Airshow cut short; football off; latest on Metro, rail and roads

  27-07-2018 22:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The skies went black as thunderstorms rolled into the North East early on Friday evening
  
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• Two 'urban street gangs' are roaming Newcastle city centre and the east end

  27-07-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police says officers have identified two gangs operating - but the force insists the city remains safe
  
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• At last: Department for Transport reveals how £780m East Coast Main Line cash will be spent

  27-07-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Network Rail initially said it was a case of 'wait and see' - but the DfT revealed its intentions on Friday afternoon
  
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• Drivers be warned: Emergency gas works will close a busy Gateshead road - ChronicleLive

  27-07-2018 20:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Drivers be warned: Emergency gas works will close a busy Gateshead road
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  Drivers are being warned of delays and a diversion ahead of the temporary closure of a busy Gateshead road. Emergency gas repairs due to start on Saturday will close westbound carriageway of the A184 Askew Road for four days. The carriageway will be ...
  
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• Firefighters could get access to CCTV cameras to warn them of yob attacks

  27-07-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One suggestion was to give access to CCTV cameras 'so firefighters can see whether they are going into a group of 10 or 12 people around the fire'
  
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• Drivers be warned: Emergency gas works will close a busy Gateshead road

  27-07-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency gas works will close the westbound carriageway of Askew Road in Gateshead from Saturday until Wednesday
  
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• These people decided to PARK on the Holy Island Causeway - and were met with sea when they returned

  27-07-2018 18:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Holy Island and Seahouses Coastguard were called out to the treacherous Lindisfarne causeway on Thursday
  
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• Icestone Gelato wants to open an ice cream parlour in Durham city centre

  27-07-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans have been lodged to open Icestone Gelato in The Riverside Shopping Centre in Durham City
  
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• Burglar raids Newcastle home, making off with jewellery and electrical goods

  27-07-2018 17:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A CCTV appeal has been launched after a burglar broke into a West Denton house and stole personal belongings
  
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• Brutal Love Island dumping twist as couples MUST vote against each other

  27-07-2018 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The drama isn't slowing down on Love Island and days before the final one of the show's most brutal twists stuns Islanders
  
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• Teen thug jailed for further 18 months for killing loving dad in one-punch attack

  27-07-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drunk Connor Jary lashed out at Calvin McLellan near a pizza shop in South Shields then bragged about it on Facebook
  
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• Northumbria Police round up 20 'most wanted' suspects in dawn raids

  27-07-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The suspects were arrested in Sunderland and South Tyneside as part of a 48-hour operation, the force have announced
  
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• New Gateshead owner issues statement before signing Boro keeper - The Northern Echo

  27-07-2018 16:04 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
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  New Gateshead owner issues statement before signing Boro keeper
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  NEW Gateshead owner Dr Ranjan Varghese has described how connections with the River Tyne's shipbuilding helped persuade him to take over the National League club. 0 comment. Now Dr Varghese, who has taken over from Richard and Julie Bennett, ...
  
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• John Henry Sayers had 'too much to lose' to order Tup Tup Palace shooting, court hears

  27-07-2018 15:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Henry Sayers is continuing to give evidence in his trial for allegedly ordering the Tup Tup Palace shooting in June 2015
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after fall on Newcastle city centre road

  27-07-2018 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drivers were told to avoid the area after emergency services were called to Pilgrim Street at around 11.20am
  
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• Daft as a Brush founder takes a break from 7,000 mile charity trek to get married

  27-07-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charity founder Brian Burnie is set to marry Cheryl Finlay today
  
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• Daft as a Brush founder takes a break from 7,000 charity trek to get married

  27-07-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charity founder Brian Burnie is set to marry Cheryl Finlay today
  
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• UK weather LIVE: Thunderstorms cause Middlesbrough v Sunderland match and Sunderland Airshow to be abandoned

  27-07-2018 13:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Forecasters say thunderstorms will develop during Friday - there are major delays to East Coast mainline services and people are advised not to travel
  
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• UK weather LIVE: Thunderstorms cause major train disruption after lightning hits York station

  27-07-2018 13:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Forecasters say thunderstorms will develop during Friday - there are major delays to East Coast mainline services and people are advised not to travel
  
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• East Coast mainline trains cancelled as York station hit by lightning

  27-07-2018 13:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trains to and from Newcastle are severely disrupted due to lightning causing "severe infrastructure failure" at York train station
  
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• Man dies at Sunderland Docks in 'suspected industrial accident', police confirm

  27-07-2018 13:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An investigation has now been launched into the circumstances surrounding the incident but officers say there is no risk to the public
  
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• Drivers be warned: Gas works to close Gateshead road from Saturday - ChronicleLive

  27-07-2018 12:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Drivers be warned: Gas works to close Gateshead road from Saturday
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  Drivers are facing five days of delays on a major Gateshead road as gas repair works are carried out. The westbound carriageway of Askew Road will be closed from Saturday July 28 until Wednesday August 1. Northern Gas Networks will begin essential gas ...
  
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• Uncertainty over £780 million Theresa May pledged for East Coast Main Line upgrade

  27-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Decisions haven't been made about how the money will be spent, officials claim
  
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• One-punch attack sentencing RECAP: Teen thug Connor Jary faces jail after killing Calvin McLellan

  27-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Calvin McLellan, from South Shields, was brutally attacked near a taxi rank by Connor Jary and he later died in hospital
  
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• One-punch attack sentencing LIVE: Teen thug Connor Jary faces jail after killing Calvin McLellan

  27-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Calvin McLellan, from South Shields, was brutally attacked near a taxi rank by Connor Jary and he later died in hospital
  
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• Drivers be warned: Gas works to close Gateshead road from Saturday

  27-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The road will be closed westbound and a diversion will be in place as essential repairs are carried out
  
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• Dad desperate to find stolen mini Land Rover he lovingly handbuilt for his daughter

  27-07-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Thompson was left devastated after the mini Land Rover was stolen from their home in Hadston, Northumberland
  
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• Lunar Eclipse 2018: July's blood moon lunar eclipse is 'longest lunar eclipse of century'

  27-07-2018 10:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here are the dates when you must remember to look up to the skies
  
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• HMP Durham's overstretched but committed staff are the stars of Channel 4 show Prison

  27-07-2018 09:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The second episode of 'Prison' focused on mental health and showed the length staff go to support inmates
  
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• See firefighters tackle Hebburn flat fire as arson investigation is launched

  27-07-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to the flat fire on Victoria Road West in Hebburn, South Tyneside, on Wednesday evening
  
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• Drivers be warned: Emergency gas works will close a busy Gateshead road - Chronicle Live

  27-07-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Drivers be warned: Emergency gas works will close a busy Gateshead road  Chronicle LiveEmergency gas works will close the westbound carriageway of Askew Road in Gateshead from Saturday until Wednesday.
  
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• Burglar targeted flats above city pub and stole cash being saved for Christmas

  27-07-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Career criminal Mark Dixon had only been out of prison for four days when he struck at The Estabishment, in Sunderland
  
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• Bigg Market toilets WILL get a new lease of life - as a 'niche, subterranean' bar

  27-07-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former loos, in Newcastle city centre, form a key part of regeneration ambitions for the historic Bigg Market
  
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• Little Mix at Gateshead Stadium RECAP: Girl band bring Summer Hits Tour to North East - ChronicleLive

  27-07-2018 08:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Little Mix at Gateshead Stadium RECAP: Girl band bring Summer Hits Tour to North East
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  Little Mix returned to the North East on Thursday as they brought their Summer Hits Tour to Gateshead International Stadium. Thousands of fans of all ages flocked to the stadium to see the former X Factor winners hit the stage. The girl band were back ...
  25000 people expected at Little Mix gig at Gateshead International StadiumITV Newsall 8 news articles »
  
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• Little Mix at Gateshead Stadium RECAP: Girl band bring Summer ... - ChronicleLive

  27-07-2018 08:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  Little Mix at Gateshead Stadium RECAP: Girl band bring Summer ...
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  Little Mix returned to the North East on Thursday as they brought their Summer Hits Tour to Gateshead Stadium.
  25000 people expected at Little Mix gig at Gateshead International StadiumITV Newsall 8 news articles »
  
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• What does it take to become a firefighter? 5,000 have applied for the chance in the North East

  27-07-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fire authorities for Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham and Darlington held first recruitment drive for a decade
  
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• This is the new Antony Gormley sculpture which has been installed in Newcastle city centre

  27-07-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The sculpture, called Clasp, has been loaned to Newcastle University by the renowned artist responsible for the Angel of the North
  
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• McDonald's drive-thru could be on its way to Durham City, bringing 65 jobs

  27-07-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Angel Developments has lodged plans for a McDonald's and three retail units at St Andrew's Park
  
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