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• 'Embarrassingly unambitious' vision to plant 19,000 new trees in Newcastle set for final approval

  15-03-2019 21:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  City council bosses unveiled their plans last October to increase Newcastle's tree canopy cove
  
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• DWP says Universal Credit is 'a force for good' as more than 100,000 North East residents now receive it

  15-03-2019 21:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions have revealed that 101,046 people in the North East were on the benefits system at the start of the year
  
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• From a vegan sausage roll to a CAT - Some of the bizarre items reported lost in Uber taxis

  15-03-2019 20:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Uber have revealed the bizarre items left in their cars and issued advice on how to get lost items back
  
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• Chaos in the Commons: After another turbulent week, what's next for Brexit?

  15-03-2019 20:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Theresa May will bring her deal back to the House of Commons again, and the vote will determine whether Brexit is delayed for a short period or a long time
  
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• Woman attacked retired friend with a claw hammer - for talking while she was on phone

  15-03-2019 20:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Marie Veitch, of Houghton-le-Spring, was talking to her mother on the phone when Peter Wilcox interrupted her by speaking and she lost the plot
  
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• Wacky Races: See van driver weave the wrong way on dual carriageway after helping horse and traps race

  15-03-2019 20:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Oliver Howlett, of Gateshead, straddled both lanes of the A189 Spine Road near Blyth to facilitate a horse and trap race then led police on a 'horrific' chase
  
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• Drink driver crashed into a graveyard wall while THREE times over the limit

  15-03-2019 19:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Ben Robson, of Middleton, Northumberland, pleaded guilty to a drink driving offence in court after the crash earlier this year - he has now been disqualified from driving
  
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• New wedding venue in Gateshead approved despite concerns from planning officers - Chronicle Live

  15-03-2019 19:00
  New wedding venue in Gateshead approved despite concerns from planning officers  Chronicle LiveCivic centre planners had recommended refusal for the scheme because of its encroachment on the green belt.
  
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• Former Coronation Street extra who once modelled for Debenhams now sleeps rough outside branch

  15-03-2019 18:12 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-six Deana shares her heartbreaking story
  
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• Euromillions results LIVE: Tonight's winning National Lottery numbers for £70m jackpot

  15-03-2019 18:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning Euromillions numbers and Thunderball for Friday, March 15 are below - live breaking updates below
  
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• Over a third of payments to UK shops and businesses are now by contactless card

  15-03-2019 17:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  Experts believe it is due to more retailers and transport services accepting the technology
  
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• Medomsley Detention Centre scandal: Who could and should have stopped abuse? We ask victims politicians and experts

  15-03-2019 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We ask victims, politicians and experts whether appalling abuse at County Durham detention centre could have been stopped, and if lessons really have been learned for the future.
  
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• Controversial cafe plans approved despite 'morality' concerns from residents

  15-03-2019 17:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Gateshead Council have voted to grant planning permission for Moxie Catering
  
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• Great British Bake Off to stay on Channel 4 after serving up ratings gold

  15-03-2019 17:45 via walesonline.co.uk
  The show will be broadcast on Channel 4 until at least 2021
  
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• Mum guilty of murdering daughter Bethan, three, by drowning her in the bath

  15-03-2019 17:44 via walesonline.co.uk
  Claire Colebourn killed Bethan following the breakdown of her marriage
  
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• Facebook launches new detection technology to help revenge porn victims

  15-03-2019 17:31 via walesonline.co.uk
  Machine learning will detect near nude images or videos
  
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• Concern growing for missing Newcastle teenager Jevonni Copley

  15-03-2019 17:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old was last seen in the city centre at around 3pm on Thursday and police are growing increasingly worried
  
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• Grocer Albert Sayers fears expanded Christmas market will be 'disaster' for local traders

  15-03-2019 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Albert Sayers, 70, fears the rumours Christmas expansion will cause local traders to suffer
  
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• New wedding venue in Gateshead approved despite concerns from planning officers

  15-03-2019 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Civic centre planners had recommended refusal for the scheme because of its encroachment on the green belt
  
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• The 11 big law changes coming into force in April - and how they'll affect you

  15-03-2019 16:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A whole new raft of laws which have already been approved come into effect in April
  
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• Nigel Farage to lead a 'Leave Means Leave' Brexit march from Sunderland to London

  15-03-2019 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage will join protesters in Sunderland on Saturday at the launch of the March to Leave which will finish in Westminster on March 29
  
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• Burglar jailed for terrifying house break-in that left victim fearing for his life

  15-03-2019 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Darren Roberts broke into the house of a man in Sunderland while he was in bed and ransacked the place - he has now been jailed for nearly four years after pleading guilty to burglary
  
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• "I can still hear him now" - How one former Medomsley inmate is forever haunted by lad's cries for his mum

  15-03-2019 16:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 1,700 victims have now come forward to report being abused at County Durham Detention Centre.
  
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• Who said this famous line? Take our quiz

  15-03-2019 16:34 via walesonline.co.uk
  Can you match the quote to the person who made the speech?
  
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• Noisy Brexit protest including fireworks sails into Newcastle's Quayside

  15-03-2019 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Catherine Blaiklock, leader of the Brexit Party, was speaking at the Fishing for Leave flotilla protest over the Prime Minster's Brexit plan
  
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• She battled dementia until her death, but now this woman's legacy could help beat the cruel disease

  15-03-2019 16:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sheila McCree, from Sunderland, died last year aged 72, leaving £82,699 to Alzheimer’s Research UK
  
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• Hatton Garden gang's 'Basil' found guilty four years after the £14m heist

  15-03-2019 16:13 via walesonline.co.uk
  Alarm specialist Michael Seed, 58, is believed to have let himself in to the building in London's diamond district using a set of keys before defeating the security system
  
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• The man in charge of Newcastle's parks pledges big improvement to our green spaces

  15-03-2019 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The newly-createdNewcastle
  Parks Trust will take control of 32 parks and more than 60 allotment sites
  
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• UK 'Porn Block' will change laws about watching pornography in bid to stop children seeing it

  15-03-2019 15:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The measure aims to stop children accessing porn, but a Sunderland University professor says 'we should all be worried' about the new law
  
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• Martin Lewis warns public not to be fooled by HMRC scam

  15-03-2019 15:46 via walesonline.co.uk
  The Money Saving Expert said the calls and letters look genuine but it is all a con
  
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• Students worldwide skip class to demand action on climate

  15-03-2019 15:35 via walesonline.co.uk
  They were protesting their governments' failure to take action on global warming
  
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• 'Poker queen' died in crash on way to tournament after sat nav failed to show roundabout

  15-03-2019 15:27 via walesonline.co.uk
  Emma Fryer was in the Czech Republic for a tournament when she died
  
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• Woman allegedly threatened in her own back garden in Gateshead - ChronicleLive

  15-03-2019 15:05
  Woman allegedly threatened in her own back garden in Gateshead  ChronicleLivePolice have arrested a 36-year-old man but are looking for any witnesses who saw a man leave the home.
  
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• Woman allegedly threatened in her own back garden in Gateshead

  15-03-2019 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Police have arrested a 36-year-old man but are looking for any witnesses who saw a man leave the home
  
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• Home Office investigating after woman gets through Newcastle Airport e-gates with wrong passport

  15-03-2019 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Security concerns have been raised after three 'faulty' gates allowed the woman to enter the UK with the wrong passport during the incident on March 3
  
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• The Madeleine McCann Netflix documentary is out and everyone is talking about it

  15-03-2019 14:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann is now on Netflix and social media has been alight with people's opinions
  
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• Wife of Newcastle man trapped in Europe opens up on 'struggle' of being kept apart by 'loophole'

  15-03-2019 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Dragan Dukic has been refused a return to the UK by three airlines since travelling to his native Serbia for a family emergency
  
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• MP Emma Lewell-Buck defends her decision to vote against a second Brexit referendum

  15-03-2019 13:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The South Shields MP was forced to resign from her job as a shadow education minister, but says it was worth it to ensure Brexit goes head
  
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• Super slimmer dropped FOUR dress sizes so she could play with her children again

  15-03-2019 13:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Rachael Scott, 29, of Chester-le-Street, joined Slimming World and dropped from a dress size 20 to a 12 and was able to join in with sports day with her kids
  
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• Tearaway teens in Throckley helped to get qualifications and a job by police

  15-03-2019 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Instead of prosecuting the young teenagers, they were helped to get qualifications and anti-social behaviour has now dropped in Throckey
  
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• Torrential rain and floods to hit North East as Met Office issue new warning

  15-03-2019 13:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The yellow weather warning covers parts of Durham and Northumberland across the whole of Saturday
  
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• Labour retain Wingate in by-election prompted by death of long-serving councillor Leo Taylor

  15-03-2019 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Wingate was left without a representative following the death of Coun Robert 'Leo' Taylor, who died in December aged 77 following a short illness
  
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• Plan to build 144 houses to regenerate the Wardley Colliery site in Gateshead approved

  15-03-2019 12:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Persimmon Homes won its long-running battle to regenerate the Wardley Colliery site in Gateshead
  
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• Beware of Council Tax scam trying to con residents out of hundreds

  15-03-2019 12:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Northumberland County Council is urging people to stay vigilant and to think twice before passing on details to a third party
  
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• Will there be a second series of Cheat? ITV address future of Katherine Kelly drama

  15-03-2019 12:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cheat has had everyone gripped this week and ITV have now addressed speculation of a second series
  
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• 'Haunted' sex abuse victim says he was a 'frightened child' as attacker is finally jailed

  15-03-2019 12:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Malcolm Burwood, a former soldier, was found guilty of carrying out sex attacks on a young boy which have blighted his life
  
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• Why these Newcastle teens joined a 'global movement' of students refusing to go to school on Friday

  15-03-2019 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Students at Gosforth Academy were among those across the world who refused to go to school in the hope of forcing action on climate change
  
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• Hit-and-run driver flees scene of crash on Blaydon Bank

  15-03-2019 12:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Northumbria Police was called to the scene of the crash on Blaydon Bank at about 7.40pm on Thursday
  
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• How evidence from the past is providing a climate change warning for the future

  15-03-2019 11:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  North East scientist Matthew Ayre studies logbooks from whalers to learn more about how climate change is affecting the Arctic
  
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• A new law could make it illegal to drive off after running over a cat

  15-03-2019 11:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Currently, drivers do not have to stop and inform the police if they hit a cat with their vehicle, but an MP has proposed a new law to protect cats
  
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