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• This is how much the I'm a Celebrity stars are getting paid for their time in the jungle

  27-11-2018 22:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is a massive difference in the amount of money being paid to the celebs taking part in this year's ITV programme
  
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• Labour closes inquiry into MP who clashed with Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery

  27-11-2018 20:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Labour MP Ian Austin had a row with Labour Chair Ian Lavery about anti-Semitism, but always denied being abusive
  
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• Storm Diana heading to the UK with warnings for rain and wind in place

  27-11-2018 20:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Spells of heavy rain and strong winds are expected when Storm Diana arrives in the UK but it will also bring an end to the cold snap
  
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• Two Land Rover thefts from Northumberland homes on same day could be linked

  27-11-2018 19:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after the Land Rovers were taken and later found in Northumberland and Sunderland
  
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• Should fireworks be banned from public sale? Almost 300,000 people think so

  27-11-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MP Sharon Hodgson criticises sale of fireworks after firefighters are attacked
  
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• Brave schoolboy Olly Liddle lost his mum to cancer and is now fighting his own devastating battle

  27-11-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Olly Liddle, of Whitley Bay, is fighting cancer at the age of 13 and had to have his lower right leg removed - now the community is helping to raise funds for him
  
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• A revamped Fish Quay, new Metro line and Swan Hunter development part of exciting regeneration plans

  27-11-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 'Ambition for North Tyneside' plan outlines specific projects for all four parts of the borough
  
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• Tyne and Wear has fifth highest rate of alcohol related drownings in UK, figures reveal

  27-11-2018 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle is being targeted with a campaign by the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) in the run-up to Christmas
  
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• Take Me Out contestant reveals what really goes on behind the scenes of hit ITV show

  27-11-2018 18:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Take Me Out has been on our screens for a decade now and Newcastle promoter Chris Williamson has appeared on it
  
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• 999 call of the moments before James Carlo Wilson was shot by police released

  27-11-2018 18:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mr Wilson died in hospital three days after being shot by police in Frenchman's Way, South Shields - an inquest has now ruled the police response complied with codes of practice
  
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• Tributes to 'bright' student Emma Guilbert killed in Fenham alleged hit and run

  27-11-2018 17:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle University psychology undergraduate passed away in hospital on Monday evening - investigations into the collision continue
  
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• Missing teenager Jordan Profit has not been seen for almost a week

  27-11-2018 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned for 16-year-old Jordan Profit from Seaham
  
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• Metro depot to be built in Howdon to help deliver new £500m fleet

  27-11-2018 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans to build a temporary depot facility on a former landfill site in Wallsend Road have been approved
  
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• Tyne and Wear fire service cuts are a 'risk to the public' - MP to warn Commons

  27-11-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MPs will hold a 90-minute debate on the controversial cuts planned for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service
  
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• Lugano claims 'compelling case to answer' as it responds to Northumberland County Council's defence

  27-11-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lugano has made a £10m claim against three individuals and Northumberland County Council
  
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• Exam pressure is making ten-year-old pupils 'throw up' before going into school

  27-11-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  During a visit to Blyth, the Shadow Education Secretary said schools are not preparing children for the world of work
  
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• Controversial housing plan in Acklington given green light for the second time

  27-11-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The scheme for 22 new homes on land west of Acklington Village Hall was passed by just one vote when the North Northumberland Local Council debated it the first time round
  
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• The 10 most unreliable used cars on the UK's roads revealed

  27-11-2018 16:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Buying a used car can be fraught with anxiety and stress and now the top ten most unreliable cars in the country have been revealed
  
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• Councillor claims city bosses are 'no further forward' in tackling impact of gambling in Sunderland

  27-11-2018 15:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cabinet member for children's services, Coun Louise Farthing, added teenagers taking up online gambling was higher than drug and alcohol-use nationally.
  
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• Farmer fined after inspectors find sheep carcasses, skulls and bones 'scattered around' farm

  27-11-2018 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Animal health inspectors visited Ian Findlay's East Kielder Farm in March 2017 after an anonymous complaint about dead sheep being left out in the open
  
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• See the first picture of freed Matthew Hedges and his wife Daniela reunited

  27-11-2018 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old Durham University student was released from prison in the UAE on Monday after a six month ordeal
  
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• De La Rue's loss of UK passport printing contract at Gateshead triggers new strategy - ChronicleLive

  27-11-2018 14:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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  De La Rue's loss of UK passport printing contract at Gateshead triggers new strategy
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  Gateshead banknote printer De La Rue has revealed a strategy rethink for one its divisions after losing a key UK passport contract. Earlier this year the Government came under heavy fire for choosing a European firm for the contract, claiming it will ...and more »
  
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• New Northumberland car park restrictions come into force this weekend - here's what you need to know

  27-11-2018 14:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New 24-hour and 72-hour maximum stays are being implemented from December 1
  
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• Gateshead respond to Peter Beardsley coaching links as his Newcastle future remains unclear - Shields Gazette

  27-11-2018 14:13 via shieldsgazette.com
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  Gateshead respond to Peter Beardsley coaching links as his Newcastle future remains unclear
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  Gateshead have claimed that Peter Beardsley has no coaching input at the club - as he remains suspended by Newcastle United. The former England international was suspended by the Magpies almost a year ago following allegations of racism and bullying ...
  
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• North East NHS bosses continue fight for cheaper anti-blindness drug despite objections

  27-11-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NHS bosses say they will press ahead with plans to roll out a cheaper anti-blindness drug, despite a bid by two pharma giants to overturn the court ruling that made it possible
  
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• Former Farringdon Social Club to face bulldozers after homes plan given green light

  27-11-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Farringdon Social Club on Anthony Road will face the bulldozers following the decision at a sub-committee at Sunderland City Council
  
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• Deferral on Tweedmouth Asda planning application over neighbours' noise complaints

  27-11-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An application for Asda at Tweedmouth has been deferred to get more information about a noise issue
  
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• Fenham alleged hit-and-run: 18-year-old student injured in collision dies in hospital

  27-11-2018 13:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Victim named as Newcastle University undergraduate Emma Victoria Guilbert
  
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• Three arrested in County Durham after toddler is airlifted to hospital with serious injuries

  27-11-2018 12:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A woman and two men have been released on bail following the incident in County Durham, and the 17-month-old remains in hospital
  
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• Bookies name runaway favourite for I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here win

  27-11-2018 12:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  I'm A Celebrity is now well underway and bookmakers have installed a firm favourite for victory
  
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• Whitley Bay diver stopped wartime bomb with a range of one mile blowing up in harbour

  27-11-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Navy diver Chief Petty Officer Kris Fenwick has been awarded an honour for safely disposing of a bomb discovered at Portsmouth Harbour
  
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• Heartless burglar steals elderly widow's engagement ring and sentimental jewellery while she slept

  27-11-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hazel Noble, 95, had fallen asleep in her living room when the thief entered her home in Seaham, County Durham
  
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• Search for suspects as police treat Sunderland burglary and theft as linked incidents

  27-11-2018 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police received reports of a burglary and a theft on consecutive nights on the same Sunderland estate
  
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• Margaret Thatcher among candidates nominated to be face of £50 note - but she's not the favourite

  27-11-2018 10:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Prime Minister is a controversial figure, but with her background in science she could be considered for the polymer £50 note
  
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• Warning after Center Parcs Facebook scam claims the company are giving away free holidays

  27-11-2018 10:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people have shared a fake profile set up by fraudsters
  
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• Mum and daughter attacked at Jess Glynne concert vow never to return to Metro Radio Arena

  27-11-2018 09:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North Shields mother and daughter were in the standing section for Jess Glynne's concert in Newcastle
  
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• Jess Glynne concert attack

  27-11-2018 09:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  A Metro Radio Arena spokesperson said: "We are very shocked and apologetic for what happened to Natalie Smith and daughter Chloe and can assure you we take this matter very seriously.
  
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• December set to be busiest ever month for foodbanks with use increasing throughout 2018

  27-11-2018 09:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Trussell Trust says food bank use in December 2017 was 40% more than the rest of the financial year, while they have been getting busier in 2018
  
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• Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin to visit pubs in Newcastle and Sunderland on Brexit tour

  27-11-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The budget pub chain boss will speak to drinkers in the next two months about the benefits of leaving the EU
  
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• The number of A&E admissions for children who have self-harmed doubled in Sunderland last year

  27-11-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  According to the latest figures, the number of under-18s admitted to A&E with self-inflicted injuries jumped above the 200 mark in 2017/18
  
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• De La Rue's loss of UK passport printing contract at Gateshead triggers new strategy - Chronicle Live

  27-11-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  De La Rue's loss of UK passport printing contract at Gateshead triggers new strategy  Chronicle LiveGateshead's passport and bank note printer De La Rue absorbed write-off costs of £3.7m following its failed bid to renew the passport contract.
  
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• Chi Onwurah becomes the latest North East MP to back a second referendum

  27-11-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The House of Commons will hold its historic vote on the Brexit deal on December 11
  
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• 'I don't know where to begin': Matthew Hedges speaks for the first time since his release from UAE prison

  27-11-2018 08:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old Durham University student landed back in the UK on Tuesday morning after being given a presidential pardon following a spying conviction
  
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• Durham University academic Matthew Hedges 'lands back in the UK' after being freed from UAE prison

  27-11-2018 08:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old Durham University student was given a presidential pardon on Monday but officials maintain that he is a spy
  
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• Government defends plans for East Coast Main Line after MPs accuse it of 'experimenting'

  27-11-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Transport has hit back after MPs say it is 'experimenting' with services on the East Coast Main Line
  
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• Casinos, bars and pubs all targeted in North Tyneside Council clampdown

  27-11-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A casino ban in the borough will be extended for a further three years
  
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• Amazon parcels 'could be delivered to HS2 passengers at their seat'

  27-11-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Bombardier Transportation, which is bidding to build the high-speed trains with Hitachi Rail, is developing technology which would enable click-and-collect services on board
  
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