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• Murder accused admits killing his 'best mate' but insists: 'I was defending myself'

  17-12-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Smith claimed Jonathan Carr attacked him at his flat in Gateshead and told jurors he stabbed him while in fear for his life
  
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• Fancy becoming an air hostess or host? Emirates are seeking cabin crew in Newcastle and Gateshead

  17-12-2018 21:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The airline has announced a recruitment day at The Hilton Newcastle Gateshead
  
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• Consett dad found dead in Thailand's red light district hotel

  17-12-2018 21:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 32-year-old was on a lads holiday when he was reportedly found dead in his bed by a Bangkok receptionist
  
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• Geordie Shore's Chloe Ferry says she "won't put up with" negative Instagram comments

  17-12-2018 21:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 23-year-old reality TV star told followers anyone sending her negativity would be blocked from her feed.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn tables motion of no confidence in Theresa May

  17-12-2018 21:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Corbyn wants vote on Theresa May's leadership, but chooses not to trigger formal process for trying to get a general election
  
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• Vicar disgusted with yobs who smashed church window on night of children's Christmas service

  17-12-2018 19:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  St Andrews Church in Whinbrooke, Gateshead, was covered in glass after the vandalism
  
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• The cheapest petrol in Newcastle revealed and how to get £10 off this week

  17-12-2018 19:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  How to save money when you fill up your car with fuel for Christmas
  
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• Courtney Hadwin signs record deal with Simon Cowell - and label that represented Aretha Franklin

  17-12-2018 19:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peterlee schoolgirl Courtney became an international sensation after her appearance in the final of America's Got Talent
  
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• This woman smashed a wine glass into the face of another mum at a children's party

  17-12-2018 18:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Drunken Linzi Mitchell attacked Sonia Hailes at an event at Blaydon Cricket Club to celebrate children finishing primary school
  
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• 'It's going to a conman' - Mum devastated as Post Office 'refused to return undelivered parcel after scam'

  17-12-2018 18:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joanne Mullaney was conned by a fake Pay Pal account but the 'unsympathetic' post office staff did not hand back an expensive ring
  
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• 13 atmospheric photos of Newcastle and Gateshead - from a local Instagrammer - Chronicle Live

  17-12-2018 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  13 atmospheric photos of Newcastle and Gateshead - from a local Instagrammer  Chronicle LiveAdam Lang took over the Chronicle's Instagram account on Sunday, uploading some of his favourite photos.
  
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• 13 atmospheric photos of Newcastle and Gateshead - from a local Instagrammer

  17-12-2018 18:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adam Lang took over the Chronicle's Instagram account on Sunday, uploading some of his favourite photos
  
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• Theresa May confirms delayed vote on her Brexit deal will take place in January

  17-12-2018 18:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The vote on Theresa May's proposed Brexit withdrawal agreement will be held in the week commencing January 14
  
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• Plans for luxury Gateshead apartment complex with spa and sauna scaled back - Chronicle Live

  17-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Plans for luxury Gateshead apartment complex with spa and sauna scaled back  Chronicle LiveKDP Architects has scaled back its plans for the swanky apartments, which were described as 'attractive and high quality'
  
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• Plans for luxury Gateshead apartment complex with spa and sauna scaled back

  17-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  KDP Architects has scaled back its plans for the swanky apartments, which were described as 'attractive and high quality'
  
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• Campaigners gather on eve of legal battle to save hospital services from being 'downgraded'

  17-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A judicial review challenging the changes to maternity, children's and stroke care will begin at the High Court in Leeds this week
  
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• Dark skies making a brighter future for tourism in the North East

  17-12-2018 15:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stargazing tourism was worth a staggering £25million last year in Northumberland, with all the signs pointing to success of dark sky park
  
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• The names schoolkids chose for two brand new Daft as a Brush ambulances

  17-12-2018 15:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cancer Charity received two new ambulances thanks to its biggest single donation, from local Co-op stores, and schoolchildren got to name them
  
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• All animals are safe as firefighters 'scale back' blaze at Choppington farm

  17-12-2018 15:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed that no animals were harmed during the blaze overnight
  
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• Firefighter praised for saving man's life after falling from High Level Bridge into the Tyne

  17-12-2018 14:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighter Darren Fenton used a thermal imaging camera to search for the man who had fallen into the freezing water
  
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• Gateshead building firm chosen for 66000 sq ft Yorkshire warehouse scheme - Bdaily

  17-12-2018 14:01 via bdaily.co.uk
  Gateshead building firm chosen for 66000 sq ft Yorkshire warehouse scheme  BdailyWarehouse company Onward Holdings Ltd has chosen a building firm for its forthcoming 66,000 sq ft industrial development in West Yorkshire.
  
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• Woman, 63, whose car was found at Northumberland beach, remains missing after more than a week

  17-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mary Fuller was last seen at her home near the Scottish Borders on December 8 and her car was found a day later
  
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• Almost 100 drivers caught in bus lanes a week - but council claims new cameras are working

  17-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The roads where the most traffic skippers are caught are Prince Consort Road and the Felling bypass
  
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• Man arrested after 'Low Fell's answer to Fenwick's Christmas window' was damaged

  17-12-2018 13:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage captured a thug hurling a bottle and plant pot at the window of Belle Vue Estates on Durham Road, Gateshead, on December 5
  
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• When your bins will be collected over Christmas and New Year in Newcastle and North East

  17-12-2018 13:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's a time of year where you may be throwing out a lot of rubbish, but the bank holidays mean your usual collection days could be changed
  
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• Driver in tragic Jesmond van crash which killed passenger remains stable in hospital one week on

  17-12-2018 13:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the crash which led to the death of passenger Michael Young in hospital
  
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• Man dies after being hit by Metro train at North Tyneside crossing

  17-12-2018 13:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man who was hit by a train between Shiremoor and West Monkseaton stations was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• Teenager Ethan Mountain denies murdering Sunderland shop worker Joan Hoggett

  17-12-2018 12:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ethan Mountain, of South Shields, is accused of stabbing the 62-year-old at a One Stop shop in Seaburn
  
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• First look inside the £100m Whey Aye development as new picture is released

  17-12-2018 12:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Developer World Wheel Company is building Europe's tallest observation wheel dubbed the Whey Aye on Newcastle's Quayside
  
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• This £3.2m Northumberland mansion is on the market - and you can try before you buy

  17-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newfield House in Hepscott, Morpeth, is up for sale for almost £3.3m
  
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• Metro reveals when services will run on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve

  17-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trains will be operating an extended service to get passengers to Christmas events happening across the North East
  
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• Estranged husband who blew more than four times the drink-drive limit warned he could be jailed

  17-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dad Glen Stewart was pulled over by a police officer on Astley Road, Seaton Delaval, at 11.30am on November 11
  
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• Christmas trees that remind us of summer, our fishing heritage - and sewer problems

  17-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As National Trust decorates trees at Wallington with everything from dried flowers to bike chains, other Christmas trees have very different messages
  
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• Heavy rain and wind forecast for the North East due to brutal Icelandic storm

  17-12-2018 11:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After feeling the bitter chill brought by Storm Deirdre, there is more bad weather on the way with downpours and strong winds forecast
  
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• Choppington barn fire still alight as fundraising page is set up for farmers

  17-12-2018 10:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are still tackling the barn blaze which started on Sunday evening and a fund has now been set up to help the family
  
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• Bosses can now be fined up to £500,000 if their company breaks nuisance cold calling rules

  17-12-2018 10:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The crackdown means bosses who allow their business to pester people with unwanted calls will not be able to escape fines
  
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• How to get an out-of-hours GP appointment if you need one on weekends or evenings this winter

  17-12-2018 09:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The NHS has issued a reminder that evening and weekend GP appointments are now available across England
  
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• Jealous ex smashed toilet door with meat cleaver to attack love rival after paternity row

  17-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lewis Burrows, 25, of Brinkburn Avenue, Gosforth, was told he will spend at least 10 years behind bars for the vicious attack
  
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• A specialist bed will make the world of difference to Joseph and his family

  17-12-2018 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 12-year-old from Wallsend needs help from the Sunshine Fund - two years after they initially changed his life
  
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• Police cleared after wife took her life following tragic last shopping trip

  17-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An Independent Office of Police Conduct investigations found staff 'co-operated fully'
  
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• Plans to build 25 homes in Forest Hall set for the go ahead

  17-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bank Property Ltd is behind the application to build the homes on land east of Laurel End in Forest Hall
  
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• Ambitious plans to relocate Durham Distillery to The Riverwalk approved - creating 20 jobs

  17-12-2018 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The company hopes to start work on the project in the New Year after appointing a contractor, with the aim of opening the distillery before the end of 2019
  
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