Gateshead news

• Woman allegedly raped by man who tried to murder her tells court: 'I was fighting for my life'

  14-05-2019 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Darran Read, of Sunderland, denies attempted murder, rape and false imprisonment of a woman he met in a nightclub and invited back to his flat
  
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• Death of man found on Jarrow High Street being treated as 'suspicious'

  14-05-2019 21:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A police cordon is up around High Street in Jarrow after a man's body was discovered inside a property on Tuesday afternoon
  
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• EuroMillions numbers: Winning National Lottery results for Tuesday May 14

  14-05-2019 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions numbers and Thunderball for Tuesday, May 14, are below - live breaking updates below
  
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• Jeremy Kyle Show 'dressed guests in hoodies and tracksuits' and tried to 'create confrontation'

  14-05-2019 20:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A former runner on the ITV show has alleged that there was violence backstage
  
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• Northern Powerhouse campaigners hit back at proposals to axe HS2

  14-05-2019 19:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North needs HS2 as well as local transport improvements, says Northern Powerhouse Partnership
  
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• What it's like on board the new Azuma trains coming to the East Coast Main Line

  14-05-2019 19:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  State-of-the-art trains built in County Durham are coming to the East Coast Main Line at last, and we took a ride in one of them
  
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• "We wish he had never opened the door that day" - Family of tragic Steve Coulson speak of devastation

  14-05-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loving dad died at his home in Stakeford in October last year
  
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• Meet the kind-hearted woman who has opened a hedgehog hotel

  14-05-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jacqui Clarke, of Dipton, County Durham, is appealing for people to make their gardens hedgehog friendly in a bid to stop numbers plummeting
  
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• Shocking results as Newcastle players past and present get Snapchat gender swapped

  14-05-2019 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Snapchar's Gender Swap has gone viral over the past few days and we've used it on Newcastle players past and present
  
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• Shocking results as Newcastle players and present get Snapchat gender swapped

  14-05-2019 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Snapchar's Gender Swap has gone viral over the past few days and we've used it on Newcastle players past and present
  
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• Was ITV right to cancel Jeremy Kyle?

  14-05-2019 17:42 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A guest died a week on from appearing on the controversial programme
  
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• Plans for new car park at Morpeth railway station given green light

  14-05-2019 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The planning application was given the green light by the Castle Morpeth Local Area Council
  
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• Tragedy as jet skiers find man's body in River Tyne near Millennium Bridge

  14-05-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The group of four had been out on their jet skis on Monday evening when they found a man's body in the water
  
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• Antony Gormley statue 'vandalised' on Newcastle University campus - and some students are pleased

  14-05-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'Clasp' is on loan from the Angel of the North creator, as part of his 'Blockwork' series, and it hasn't gone down well with all students
  
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• Thousands of Virgin Media customers can't get online as service goes down - how to get money back

  14-05-2019 16:55 via walesonline.co.uk
  Customers can't get on the internet or make telephone calls
  
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• Street closed to drivers after 3.5-metre-deep sinkhole opens up in road

  14-05-2019 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Diversions have been put in place around the A689 in Wearhead after a sinkhole was found to be an 'extensive void' spanning the road
  
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• Tesco boss Dave Lewis lands £4.6million pay packet

  14-05-2019 16:36 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It comes just months after 9,000 jobs were put at risk
  
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• Tutankhamun exhibition is coming to the UK for final time - here's how to get tickets

  14-05-2019 16:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  The Saatchi Gallery will host the exhibition from November
  
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• Labour has rebuffed 'demands' for opposition groups to be given a louder voice

  14-05-2019 15:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland's ruling Labour Party has rejected calls for opposition groups to be given more prominent roles on the city council following the local elections
  
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• Van driver fined for shocking amount of litter in footwell described 'so bad it was dangerous' by police

  14-05-2019 15:34 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Empty crisp packets, paper bags from Greggs, tobacco cartons and empty containers from McDonald's were found under the pedals of a van
  
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• Frozen the West End musical is holding auditions for UK actors – here’s how to apply

  14-05-2019 15:11 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Production is in need of performers to fill the roles of all the 2013 Disney film’s main characters
  
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• Sandwich-friendly square sausages for sale at Aldi

  14-05-2019 15:08 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The new sausage patties come in 340g packs of four, and sell at £1.79.
  
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• Surge in consumer complaints about fraud, banking and payday loans

  14-05-2019 14:57 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  For the first time in 10 years, PPI complaints made up less than half of new complaints received
  
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• Revealed: Names to give a child to give them a better chance of becoming millionnaires

  14-05-2019 14:27 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Top 10 baby names for boys and girls who are most likely to be rolling around in money later in life
  
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• 'I thought a bomb had gone off' - Shock as driver crashes into parked cars on Shields Road

  14-05-2019 14:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The incident, which took place in Walkerville, Newcastle, in the early hours of Tuesday, caused major damage to vehicles parked on Shields Road
  
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• The 'badly designed' zebra crossing which it is feared could leave somebody seriously injured

  14-05-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One resident claims 'an accident is inevitable', while Gateshead Council says there is 'no justification' for replacing the existing crossing
  
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• Calls for ITV to axe 'car crash TV' the Jeremy Kyle show for good after man's tragic death

  14-05-2019 14:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The show was pulled off air yesterday after the apparent suicide of a guest,
  
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• No criminal proceedings over Trump paraglider protest

  14-05-2019 13:47 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A banner reading "Trump: Well Below Par" was flown from an aircraft when the president visited the UK last July
  
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• 'Wealthy Yorkshireman' and Saudi Prince clash over Sheffield United control

  14-05-2019 13:36 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Kevin McCabe and Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have fallen out
  
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• Martin Clunes dropped by animal charity after he rode an elephant on TV show

  14-05-2019 13:33 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Born Free says it is opposed to exploitatation of wild animals for entertainment
  
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• Plan for 167 social homes on former Hebburn laboratory site set for approval

  14-05-2019 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Planners are set to discuss proposals for the former base of Narec Clothier Laboratories in South Tyneside
  
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• Police probe after man exposes himself to 14-year-old girl in Newcastle

  14-05-2019 13:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information following an indecent exposure in Forest Hall and say extra patrols will be carried out in the area
  
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• Will this 'mini heatwave' last? This is what the Met Office is saying

  14-05-2019 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be warm days in the North East, with plenty of sun around - but is this weather here to stay?
  
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• Airline set to offer Nando's in its in-flight menu

  14-05-2019 12:26 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Jet2 will offer two snack boxes
  
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• Man who stabbed 'quiet man' 19 times in sleepy village has been jailed for life

  14-05-2019 12:18 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  "He had been a good friend to many and was much-loved by his community."
  
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• Parcel of land near Fulwell Methodist Church set for protected status in 'village green' bid

  14-05-2019 12:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  People raised concerns that the green space could be lost when plans to build homes there were lodged
  
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• You can now pick up your Amazon parcels from Next

  14-05-2019 12:02 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Next say that it'll keep their stores relevant
  
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• The haul of suspected illegal designer bags and cigarettes seized from a Newcastle shop

  14-05-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gucci and Chanel were among the branded high-value goods and jewellery seized from the retail premises last week
  
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• Piers Morgan defends Jeremy Kyle Show after 'guest is found dead following lie detector test'

  14-05-2019 11:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Good Morning Britain presenter says it is hard to stop any risks on TV shows following the death of Steve Dymond and two Love Island contestants
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of arson following blaze at block of flats in Newcastle

  14-05-2019 11:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services scrambled to fire in a first floor flat in Whitbeck Road in the early hours of Tuesday morning
  
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• What happened when this woman ate NOTHING but food from Home Bargains for a week

  14-05-2019 11:27 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  let's be honest, who can resist the 'star buys
  
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• The Circle is looking for Geordie contestants as it returns to Channel 4 for series 2

  14-05-2019 11:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Circle is coming back to Channel 4 for series 2 and is searching for contestants
  
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• You need to update WhatsApp urgently. Here's why

  14-05-2019 11:15 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Cybersecurity experts have issued a warning
  
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• WhatsApp surveillance attack: Update warning after messaging service is targeted by hackers

  14-05-2019 11:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The messaging service, used by scores of people across the world, says it believes "a select number of users" were targeted in the attack by an "advanced cyber actor"
  
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• UK's top five unexpected household repairs revealed

  14-05-2019 10:55 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The windows have been uncovered as the most common UK household repair
  
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• Jeremy Kyle and Loose Women postpone Danniella Westbrook appearance after death of guest

  14-05-2019 10:36 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Monday morning's episode of The Jeremy Kyle Show was cancelled and will not be screened as a participant died a week after recording
  
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• When Newcastle's Quayside Seaside will open in 2019 - and it's going to be bigger

  14-05-2019 10:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This year's beach by the Tyne will have extra sand, a no-plastic policy and a range of activities including yoga and pilates
  
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• Jeremy Kyle Show death: ITV urged to cancel show for good after guest's 'suicide'

  14-05-2019 09:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The ITV talk show was pulled off air indefinitely following the death of a guest, named by The Sun as Steve Dymond
  
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• WhatsApp rushes to put out a security fix after attack by hackers

  14-05-2019 09:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The messaging service, used by scores of people across the world, says it believes "a select number of users" were targeted in the attack by an "advanced cyber actor"
  
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• 'Marauding drinkers' and 'hideous' stag parties: Fury as Jesmond hotels bid to extend booze licences

  14-05-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Jesmond Residents Association warns drinking is now an 'endemic' in the area
  
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