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• Heavily pregnant woman raped by musician as she tried to protect her unborn baby

  14-12-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gavin Carey, from Washington, has been jailed for nine years for raping the woman - who kept apologising to her baby bump afterwards
  
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• War of words between Lugano and Northumberland County Council leader rumbles on

  14-12-2018 21:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lugano has launched a £10million High Court claim against Northumberland County Council
  
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• Fears staff shortage could impact children in need of mental health services

  14-12-2018 21:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Action was taken to ensure waiting times for mental health treatment for young people would fall
  
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• Powered by People: New scheme to bring more investment and jobs to County Durham

  14-12-2018 21:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council and business leaders from County Durham have launched a new campaign, 'Powered by People', to try and attract more investment and jobs to the county
  
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• Bill Turnbull's prostate cancer battle sparks spike in demand for health services

  14-12-2018 21:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Medics say the former BBC breakfast host's high-profile diagnosis could have caused the increase in demand
  
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• Plans for new salt barn at Northumberland council depot gets green light

  14-12-2018 21:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new, dome-shaped building will be on grassland to the north of the existing depot site
  
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• Charlie Pope died after falling into canal on night out - but was barred from getting on bus hours earlier

  14-12-2018 20:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Charlie Pope, from Ponteland in Northumberland, died in the Rochdale Canal on March 2 after he disappeared on a night out
  
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• Euromillions results LIVE: Friday's winning Lotto numbers for £76m draw and Thunderball

  14-12-2018 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning Euromillions numbers and Thunderball are below - live breaking updates below
  
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• Euromillions results: Friday's winning Lotto numbers for £76m draw and Thunderball

  14-12-2018 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning Euromillions numbers and Thunderball are below - we had live breaking updates
  
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• Engineer who posted links to ISIS propaganda on Facebook jailed for seven years

  14-12-2018 19:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A judge at Newcastle Crown Court said Abdulrhaman Alcharbati 'intended to encourage acts of terrorism' when he posted links to footage including executions and suicide bombings
  
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• Think life is tough behind bars? The benefits of being locked up over Christmas

  14-12-2018 19:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prisoners can enjoy a range of perks behind bars, including free gym access, earning cash and roast turkey with all the trimmings
  
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• UN's visit to Newcastle to investigate poverty must be ‘wake-up call’ for city

  14-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Almost three in 10 children in the city live in low-income families, shocking figures revealed
  
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• The £795,000 Georgian-style Tynemouth home with 'unrivalled' living space

  14-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The five-bed house on Beach Way, near Tynemouth, has recently hit the market
  
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• Drivers to be tested for alcohol and drugs this weekend in car crime crackdown

  14-12-2018 17:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It might be more tempting to have a drink during the festive season but officers will be out with breathalysers and drug testing kits
  
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• Relief as GP surgery with more than 8,000 patients is SAVED following merger

  14-12-2018 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The site run by the Holly Medical Group is set to be taken over by The Surgery
  
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• Plans for Great War sculpture to commemorate fallen soldiers given go-ahead

  14-12-2018 17:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A sculpture in Washington to commemorate 100 years since the end of the Great War has been given formal planning permission by Sunderland City Council
  
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• Gateshead tech firm wins £10m NHS contract and creates 10 new jobs - Chronicle Live

  14-12-2018 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Gateshead tech firm wins £10m NHS contract and creates 10 new jobs  Chronicle LiveA Gateshead tech firm has won a £10m contract that will see it connect 670 NHS organisations to the new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN).
  
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• What is freezing rain? Met Office explain why UK weather phenomenon is so dangerous

  14-12-2018 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office often warn of freezing rain during spells of unsettled weather in the winter months
  
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• Why armed police will be in Newcastle city centre over the Christmas period

  14-12-2018 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The UK's terror threat level remains 'severe' and armed patrols regularly take place in busy areas around Newcastle
  
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• Durham University's £80m campus revamp in jeopardy as Interserve shares plummet

  14-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two new college buildings and a 'Hub' with yoga and faith rooms are part of a major development project which could be at risk
  
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• 1,200 homes WILL be built at Newcastle's Great Park despite thousands of objections

  14-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 8,000 people signed a Save Newcastle Wildlife petition opposing the controversial development
  
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• Why teething gels for children will no longer be sold in shops and supermarkets

  14-12-2018 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A study by the MHRA found that these products are not as good as non-medicinal methods of easing baby discomfort
  
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• Plans lodged with Durham County Council to open new children's home in Newton Aycliffe

  14-12-2018 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  According to the application, the development is expected to create seven full-time staff jobs.
  
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• Desperate teachers turn to parents for help as 'funding crisis' means education is being 'compromised'

  14-12-2018 15:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Leaders of schools in Gateshead have written to parents to explain the dire situation they say they face
  
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• How North East's forests could grow to meet demand for home-grown timber

  14-12-2018 15:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With the UK the second biggest importer of timber in the world, a conference will explore if Northumberland forests can drive a new economy
  
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• Early success for online health consultation work in Sunderland

  14-12-2018 14:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland's Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has recently signed up to the 'eConsult' provider which provides an online portal for patients.
  
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• People with dementia 'red flags' such as clipping kerbs shouldn't drive, warn Newcastle scientists

  14-12-2018 14:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Friends and family also need to know the signs and broach the difficult subject with dementia drivers to avoid potentially tragic accidents
  
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• Social worker who used dark web to view indecent images of children is struck off

  14-12-2018 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shaun Devlin admitted viewing vile images 'on a regular basis' over three years while employed as a social worker by Durham County Council
  
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• New Sunderland off-licence launches bid to sell alcohol as early as 6am

  14-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Sunderland off-licence has applied to extend its licensing hours - including a 6am start
  
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• County Durham mum's warning to parents after hospital misdiagnosed her son

  14-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lyndsey Metcalf took her son, Archie, to the University of North Durham Hospital when he was unwell and claims doctors misdiagnosed him with asthma when further tests showed he had pneumonia
  
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• Metro behind the scenes documentary: ITV series to shine a light on staff and customers

  14-12-2018 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nexus have announced they've agreed a project with ITV for a four-part series - with the working title 'Metropolis'
  
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• Danger to life due to snow and black ice as Met Office upgrade North East weather warning to amber

  14-12-2018 12:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Potentially dangerous icy surfaces are predicted on Saturday and Sunday after snow hits the region
  
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• Contagious virus threatening children's health this Christmas - signs to look out for and how to prevent it

  14-12-2018 12:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  RSV is a common infection but medical bosses are telling parents to learn to prevent it so your Christmas is not ruined.
  
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• Mystery of the trawler that sailed out of the River Tyne 80 years ago and never came home

  14-12-2018 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  How the North Shields trawler, Jeanie Stewart, went missing without a trace in December 1938, by Molly Davitt
  
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• Warning of dangerous chemical levels in children's slime toys which could cause serious illness

  14-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Watchdog Which? has tested several slime products this Christmas and has found five which have dangerous levels of boron
  
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• Thugs battered innocent man unconscious in city centre pub for refusing to go to bar for them

  14-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Barrass and Callum McCall were in the Percy Arms in Newcastle when they attacked the man when he refused to go to the bar for them after they had been turned away
  
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• North East NHS trust conducts study into whether magic mushroom chemical can treat depression

  14-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is one of three clinical sites in the UK taking part in the study
  
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• From mince pies to mistletoe - things your pets should keep away from this Christmas

  14-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A North East vet is warning owners of cats and dogs to be extra vigilant, and has put together a list of potentially fatal items that could harm pets during the festive season
  
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• Hour-by-hour forecast for this weekend as snow and ice weather warning is in place

  14-12-2018 10:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for snow and ice on Saturday and Sunday
  
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• Robber has jail time increased after wasting judge's time with doomed appeal

  14-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Kenneth Robson, 39, of Tulip Close, Winlaton, was locked for four years in Newcastle last year and now has had his appeal rejected
  
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• Masked robbers held up bookies with fake shotgun - then fled on small push bikes

  14-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Taylor and Mark Haig robbed Betfred in Dunston while Haig and two other men also targeted two hair salons in Gateshead
  
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• Funding increase for North East police - but crime commissioner says its not enough

  14-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria and Durham forces are to get funding increases but it follows years of cuts
  
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• Thug who threatened cashier with FEBREZE bottle after Googling ‘how to rob a bank’ is jailed

  14-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Jones was arrested just hours after holding up a Natwest bank in Bishop Auckland with a bottle of air freshener
  
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• North of Tyne councils set to benefit from Government's business rates scheme

  14-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The pilots will run from April 2019 to April 2020 with findings informing the Government's plans to permanently increase business rates retention across England
  
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• 'Brutish' Gateshead rapist who fractured victim's jaw has jail term increased - ChronicleLive

  14-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  'Brutish' Gateshead rapist who fractured victim's jaw has jail term increased  ChronicleLiveRaymond James Paternoster, 58, of Old Durham Road was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court - but top London judges have increased his sentence after ...
  
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• 'Brutish' Gateshead rapist who fractured victim's jaw has jail term increased

  14-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Raymond James Paternoster, 58, of Old Durham Road was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court - but top London judges have increased his sentence after Government intervention
  
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• Adverts showing women struggling to park or fat people being unlucky in love could be banned

  14-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Other adverts which could be outlawed including anything showing women doing housework as a man relaxes
  
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• Gateshead van passenger dies days after Newcastle crash - BBC News

  14-12-2018 01:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Gateshead van passenger dies days after Newcastle crash  BBC NewsMichael Young, 38, had been in hospital since the crash in Newcastle on Monday.
  
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• School leaders warn North East parents it's 'make-or-break time' over budget cuts

  14-12-2018 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 300,000 parents have been warned that schools are facing difficult choices on how to spend their limited funding
  
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