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• Benwell man allegedly used his Facebook account to encourage acts of terrorism by posting links to ISIS videos

  09-10-2018 20:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Abdulrahman Alcharbati, of Benwell, is accused of posting links to ISIS videos, including executions and suicide bombings and is also alleged to have downloaded a bomb-making manual
  
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• John McCririck reveals reason behind drastic weight loss as he appears on This Morning

  09-10-2018 19:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The racing pundit fan looked almost unrecognisable to viewers of Big Brother spin off show, Bit On The Side, last week
  
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• UK is 'closing in' on a Brexit deal, according to Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab

  09-10-2018 19:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  As Brexit day gets closer, the Government insists progress is being made in talks with the EU
  
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• Barluga WILL open bar on Gosforth high street despite complaints from some neighbours

  09-10-2018 19:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans to turn the former Loch Fyne restaurant in Gosforth into a new bar have been approved
  
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• Blyth chip shop owner spotted man rooting through bins for food and responded with this kind gesture

  09-10-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The owner of Gino's Fish Inn, Blyth, wanted to reach out to a person he saw looking for food in his business' bins
  
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• Will there be a second series of Wanderlust? BBC drama comes to an end

  09-10-2018 18:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wanderlust will come to an end on BBC1 on Tuesday night but could there be more to come?
  
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• Shahidul Alam: Growing chorus of calls to free University of Sunderland professor from jail

  09-10-2018 17:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shahidul Alam is imprisoned in a Bangladeshi jail after being accused of 'damaging the image of the nation'
  
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• Magazine apologises to Denise Welch over bogus Loose Women claims

  09-10-2018 17:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Woman's Own has been forced to publish a front page correction after the magazine falsely accused the Geordie star of being a "diva" on the set of Loose Women
  
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• England and Northumberland's Lucy Bronze nominated for first ever Women's Ballon d'Or award

  09-10-2018 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bronze, who grew up in Alnwick
  and Lindisfarne, is one of two English nominees on the 15-strong shortlist
  
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• ALL the celebrities hit by the Strictly curse after Seann Walsh and girlfriend split

  09-10-2018 17:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Strictly curse has struck again after Seann Walsh's split with his girlfriend following a kiss with Katya Jones
  
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• Police codewords revealed - including the ones which aren't entirely PC

  09-10-2018 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You'll find the official terms at the top - and a few unofficial phrases at the end of the article
  
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• New Home Bargains to open this weekend and create up to 40 jobs in Killingworth

  09-10-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new low-cost bargain store is set to open at the Killingworth Centre this weekend
  
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• Labour councillors launch petition warning local authorities are at 'breaking point'

  09-10-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Council leader Nick Forbes launches petition as authority cuts help for children and the disabled
  
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• Who is on Celebrity Hunted and when does the new series start on Channel 4?

  09-10-2018 16:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One of the most gripping shows on TV, Hunted will soon return for a celebrity version in aid of Stand Up To Cancer
  
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• Man appears in court charged with robbery at William Hill bookies in Horden

  09-10-2018 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Longworth appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court accused of robbing the William Hill bookmakers
  
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• North East weather: Heavy winds on the way but 'Indian summer' temperatures are sticking around

  09-10-2018 16:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office is forecasting the unseasonably warm weather we've seen this week will last - but it's less straightforward for some parts of Northumberland
  
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• Vets issue warning that conkers can poison dogs - here's what to do if yours eats one

  09-10-2018 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Although fatalities are rare, there is a poison inside conkers which is toxic when consumed, so vets are warning owners to take care
  
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• Soaring anti-depressant use in the North East is 'dangerous'

  09-10-2018 15:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Doctors are too willing to hand out pills and patients don't recognise the dangers, says MP
  
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• Hurricane Michael strengthens into Category 2 storm as Florida coast is evacuated

  09-10-2018 14:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hurricane Michael is hurtling towards the US state of Florida - with winds in excess of 110mph forecast
  
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• Labour Party whistleblower claims Newcastle staff need to use food banks and payday lenders

  09-10-2018 14:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In an anonymous blogpost on LabourList, a member of staff claiming to work at the party's call centre in Newcastle says employees are on insecure working contracts
  
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• Why Newcastle could become a lot greener in the future

  09-10-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council has pledged to plant 19,000 new trees - months after being named as UK's felling capital
  
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• High Level Bridge bomb alert was caused by piece of 'conceptual art' made of doll parts with wires sticking out of it

  09-10-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The artwork created by Elswick man Thomas Ellison had been on the bridge for three days and police had failed to find it after receiving reports of a suspicious device
  
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• Paul Johnson appears in court accused of murdering Steve Coulson in Stakeford

  09-10-2018 13:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steve Coulson was found dead at his home on Saturday
  
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• Inside the revamped pub which was once home to the Fairs Cup - where Newcastle United fans queued for hours

  09-10-2018 12:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Huntsman in Blaydon has reopened after being given a new lease of life following £150,000 of improvements in the bar, kitchen, function room and toilets
  
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• Piers Morgan lends support to Seann Walsh and Katya Jones - and backs them to STAY on Strictly Come Dancing

  09-10-2018 12:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Piers Morgan said the pair should remain following their kiss scandal
  
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• Northumberland bin changes: Check when bins must be out or your rubbish won't be removed

  09-10-2018 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland County Council says it's changing the time of rubbish collections across the county, as well as the bin days for some households
  
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• 'So much for safeguarding kids': Killer Karen Tunmore allowed to coach children despite criminal past

  09-10-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tunmore, jailed for the murder of Scott Pritchard in Sunderland, worked with girls on an FA scheme
  
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• Ant and Dec respond perfectly to David Walliams mocks them with vintage photo of the Geordie pair

  09-10-2018 11:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Britain star David dug out a very old photo of Ant and Dec in a bid to embarrass them, but the award winning presenters got him back
  
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• Ant and Dec respond perfectly to David Walliams mocking them with vintage photo of the Geordie pair

  09-10-2018 11:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Little Britain star David dug out a very old photo of Ant and Dec in a bid to embarrass them, but the award winning presenters got him back
  
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• Two Gateshead men killed in fatal Northumberland crash named by police

  09-10-2018 10:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Driver Albert Mitchinson, 90, and motorcyclist Brian Wilson, 61, both died following the crash in Prudhoe on Saturday
  
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• Prison guards to be issued with pepper spray to combat inmate violence problem

  09-10-2018 09:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  HMP Northumberland has been the scene of several high profile violent incidents and was thrust in the public eye by a BBC Panorama documentary
  
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• WhatsApp users warned of new hack that can take over your account and steal your messages

  09-10-2018 09:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Experts say this trick can be carried out without any knowledge or interaction from the user and are warning people to take precautions to prevent it from happening
  
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• Princess Eugenie Royal Wedding: When wedding to Jack Brooksbank takes place at Windsor Castle and how you can watch it

  09-10-2018 09:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle University graduate is set to marry fiancé Jack Brooksbank on Friday, at the same venue where her cousin Prince Harry wed Meghan Markle
  
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• Urgent action over Newcastle's "relentless" Trojan phone box problem demanded by council

  09-10-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council is demanding action on continued attempts to install 'Trojan' phone boxes
  
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• Labour criticises government record on North East education following £24 million funding announcement

  09-10-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has announced £24 million for North East schools but Labour says funding cuts have contributed to problems
  
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• Shocking new footage emerges of Indonesia tsunami striking coast as people run for their lives

  09-10-2018 08:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  WARNING: Footage contains scenes some viewers may find upsetting
  
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• 'I am not a victim': Strictly star Seann Walsh's girlfriend Rebecca Humphries breaks silence after kiss scandal

  09-10-2018 08:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Actress Rebecca Humphries released a defiant statement on social media after the comedian was caught kissing his married dancing partner Katya Jones
  
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• Hurricane Michael: 300 miles of Florida coastline on alert as 'monstrous storm' nears

  09-10-2018 08:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hurricane Michael is hurtling towards the US state of Florida - with winds in excess of 110mph forecast
  
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• Plans for 89 new homes in Sunniside set to be built - but some are NOT happy about it

  09-10-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council's planning committee could approve the Sunniside properties this week
  
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• Is it enough? Here's what North East teachers think of the government's £24m funding pledge

  09-10-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Education Secretary Damian Hinds on Monday pledged £24million to boost social mobility and job prospects in the North East
  
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• 89 new homes could be built in Sunniside - but some are NOT happy about it

  09-10-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council's planning committee could approve the Sunniside properties this week
  
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• 30 years gone: Newcastle United legend Jackie Milburn died on this day in 1988

  09-10-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One of the greatest players in the history of Newcastle United, Jackie Milburn died on this day 30 years ago
  
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