Gateshead news

• Britain's Got Talent won't air tragic dancer Jack Saunders' audition

  29-04-2019 23:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jack made it through to the next round with his group Green Force Five before he tragically died
  
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• How many episodes of Game of Thrones season 8 in the US and the UK?

  29-04-2019 22:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones is on in the US on HBO and Sky Atlantic in the UK
  
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• Fifteen minutes of terror: How Robert Sartin's deadly shooting spree unfolded

  29-04-2019 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tuesday marks 30 years since the gunman's terrifying spree in Monkseaton where he shot 17 people
  
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• Police appeal after man caught up in fake Dark Justice-style sting

  29-04-2019 21:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police have released a picture of a woman they want to speak to over an attempted blackmail
  
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• Day of misery for Metro users after overhead line damage caused widespread disruption

  29-04-2019 21:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nexus has warned that the disruption between Benton and St James will last until Tuesday
  
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• Murder accused said she was 'in fear for her life' but expert claims she was 'over-egging' symptoms

  29-04-2019 21:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Helena Karine Atay denies murdering Atakan Atay at their home in Birtley last October and is standing trial at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Tragedy as woman killed in North Shields house fire

  29-04-2019 20:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An investigation into the tragedy is under way
  
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• LOTTO results: Winning Set for Life numbers LIVE for Monday April 29

  29-04-2019 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Set for Life offers a top prize of a staggering £10,000 dropped into a winner's bank account every month for 30 years
  
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• Gateshead hero JJ O'Donnell sacked by email - leaving the club with just THREE full-time employees - Sunderland Echo

  29-04-2019 19:56 via sunderlandecho.com
  Gateshead hero JJ O'Donnell sacked by email - leaving the club with just THREE full-time employees  Sunderland EchoLong-serving winger JJ O'Donnell has become the latest employee to be sacked by Gateshead.
  
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• Savage thug caused these horrific injuries in three minute ear biting attack 'for no apparent reason'

  29-04-2019 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scott Duncan punched his 53-year-old victim's teeth out then sank his teeth into his ear, causing 'excruciating pain' at the home of a mutual friend in South Shields
  
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• Met Office gives verdict on 'three-month heatwave' forecast and there is good news

  29-04-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Headlines in the media have claimed that a three-month heatwave is on the way but what does the Met Office have to say?
  
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• Someone is selling a 'brilliant, uncirculated' McDonald's plastic straw on eBay for £1,000

  29-04-2019 18:38 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  They said the straw is "soon to become the stuff of legend"
  
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• Five officers accused of misconduct after man’s fingertips severed by toilet rim

  29-04-2019 18:31 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  An inspector, three police constables and a temporary police sergeant will face gross misconduct proceedings over the incident in 2015
  
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• Dramatic footage shows fire rip through Berwick home

  29-04-2019 18:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service were supported by teams from Eyemouth and Coldstream
  
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• Gateshead FC assistant manager Ian Watson dismissed - leaving just four staff members - ChronicleLive

  29-04-2019 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Gateshead FC assistant manager Ian Watson dismissed - leaving just four staff members  ChronicleLiveWatson and General Manager Alisha Henry have left the Tyneside club.
  
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• Geordie Shore stars react to Marnie Simpson's pregnancy announcement

  29-04-2019 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex-Geordie Shore star Marnie Simpson has confirmed she is pregnant and many of the show's cast have reacted
  
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• Growing the North East economy will be a priority in Chancellor Philip Hammond's spending plans

  29-04-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Philip Hammond says the North East is a 'high-potential area'
  
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• Devastated friends raise thousands to give Newcastle fan Simon Jones "send-off he deserves"

  29-04-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The father-of-three, who was born and bred in North Shields, died after allegedly being stabbed in a car park in Derby - dozens of people have paid tribute to him ever since
  
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• Metros off until TUESDAY leaving coast commuters facing major disruption

  29-04-2019 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nexus say they expect trains between Benton and St James to be off overnight into Tuesday
  
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• Apply for Married at First Sight as much talked about Channel 4 show looks for contestants

  29-04-2019 16:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Its gripping viewing on Channel 4 and Married at First Sight is looking fr contestants for its next series
  
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• CCTV released after customer and staff member assaulted in Sunderland shop attack

  29-04-2019 16:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police want to speak to these two men about an alleged attack at Dhillons Stores in Sunderland on Monday, April 22
  
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• 'Star-struck' woman sent more than £100,000 to Facebook conman who said he was Jason Statham

  29-04-2019 16:25 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The 'star-struck' woman handed over the cash to a person she believed was Fast and the Furious actor
  
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• Man's fried breakfast 'so bad' people say they hope he was arrested

  29-04-2019 16:06 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  "Is that bacon or shoe leather?"
  
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• New police campaign to target reckless drivers

  29-04-2019 15:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A total of 15 people have died in crashes on the country’s roads since the start of April
  
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• Biodegradable plastic bags ‘still capable of carrying shopping three years on’

  29-04-2019 15:44 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  In the study, the scientists quoted a 2013 European Commission report that suggested about 100 billion plastic bags were being issued each year
  
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• First footage of serious crash which left car overturned on Great North Road

  29-04-2019 15:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The overturned car has blocked traffic on the Great North Road heading northbound after the two-vehicle smash
  
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• Sainsbury's opens its first shop with no tills

  29-04-2019 15:35 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  You shop in the branch using an app on your phone
  
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• Emotional scenes as loved ones bid final farewell to Newcastle teenager Tull Connor

  29-04-2019 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Patrick Connor, also known as Tull, died in a police pursuit in Manchester city centre
  
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• Beauty salon plans lodged for the former South Shields Lloyds Bank

  29-04-2019 15:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 'change of use' application was submitted for the former Lloyds Bank, in Prince Edward Road, at the Nook
  
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• Man believes he's photographed a UFO, but can you see it?

  29-04-2019 15:19 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  He says it was 'moving in strange directions at high speed'
  
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• Passengers forced to walk down Metro tracks as trains hit by major disruption

  29-04-2019 15:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Overhead lines have come down in two separate places on Monday with passengers left stranded near Walkergate station
  
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• More holidaymakers choose non-EU destinations for summer breaks

  29-04-2019 15:16 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Thomas Cook reported that 48% of its package holiday bookings for this summer are to destinations outside the bloc.
  
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• ‘I had perinatal mental illness like so many new mums,’ says TV presenter Anna Williamson

  29-04-2019 15:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Celebs Go Dating star Anna Williamson first found fame as a children's TV presenter on CITV
  
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• North East Labour euro-candidates vow to campaign for a second referendum

  29-04-2019 14:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MEPs Jude Kirton-Darling and Paul Brannen say they will back a public vote on Brexit whatever the party's manifesto says
  
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• Overturned car on Great North Road: Road cleared after Blue House Roundabout collision

  29-04-2019 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two vehicles collided on the Great North Road at the Blue House Roundabout leaving one car flipped over onto its side
  
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• Overturned car on Great North Road LIVE: Emergency services at Blue House Roundabout collision

  29-04-2019 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two vehicles have collided on the Great North Road at the Blue House Roundabout leaving one car flipped over
  
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• Mum fuming after school sends back lunchbox with note about homemade snack

  29-04-2019 14:02 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  "The food did not fit with our service’s nutrition guidelines."
  
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• New zombie survival video game to be set in Gateshead and Newcastle - Chronicle Live

  29-04-2019 13:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  New zombie survival video game to be set in Gateshead and Newcastle  Chronicle LivePlayers will be able to walk around Gateshead as they fight off hordes of the undead.
  
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• 15 things that make you a really awful hotel guest

  29-04-2019 13:43 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  If you’re guilty of three or more of these we recommend never staying away from home again
  
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• Fox found with its head stuck inside peanut butter jar

  29-04-2019 13:41 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Animals are increasingly ending up in care as a result of serious injuries caused by plastic, according to the RSPCA
  
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• A cup of tea doesn't need sugar to taste good, experts say

  29-04-2019 13:37 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Researchers say excess sugar consumption is a public health problem and sugar in beverages contributes substantially to total intake
  
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• MoD wants Burger King to open restaurant at Army base

  29-04-2019 13:32 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It was recently reported that nearly 18,000 members of the Armed Forces were obese, including 8,662 in the Army
  
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• Flight attendants reveal which drink they hate to serve passengers the most

  29-04-2019 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  If you want to keep on the right side of your flight attendant then don't order a Diet Coke - here's why
  
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• People who buy illegal weapons and Taser will face jail, warn police

  29-04-2019 13:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police have seized a number of illegal weapons which have been shipped to buyers in the North East
  
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• Government to decide if it will get rid of 'obsolete' 1p and 2p coins this week

  29-04-2019 13:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Small change was branded 'obsolete' by the Chancellor last year, and the Treasury says 8% of copper coins are chucked away
  
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• 'I'm fine, we're very good friends': GMB host Susanna Reid confirms split with football boss Steve Parish

  29-04-2019 12:39 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The presenter had been dating the Crystal Palace chairman for nearly a year
  
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• Search for missing 13-year-old girl Olivia Robson enters fifth day

  29-04-2019 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police say they are continuing to search for the schoolgirl who has not been in contact with her family
  
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• Motorcyclist injured in serious crash on Gateshead's Saltwell Road now stable in hospital - ChronicleLive

  29-04-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Motorcyclist injured in serious crash on Gateshead's Saltwell Road now stable in hospital  ChronicleLiveThe motorcyclist remains in hospital after the crash on Saturday night but is no longer fighting for his life.
  
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• Motorcyclist injured in serious crash on Gateshead's Saltwell Road now stable in hospital

  29-04-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The motorcyclist remains in hospital after the crash on Saturday night but is no longer fighting for his life
  
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• 10 jobs in the Newcastle area which could be the escape you are looking for

  29-04-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We have rounded up some of the vacancies in the North East, with positions available in childcare, charity, hospitality, finance and digital design sectors - here are the details
  
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