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• MPs accused of bullying and sexual harassment as shocking report reveals truth about working at Westminster

  11-07-2019 20:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'Many of the experiences related to me were of unwelcome sexual advances, often accompanied by attempts at kissing'
  
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• Lotto results: Winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday, July 11

  11-07-2019 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday, July 11 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday, July 11

  11-07-2019 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday, July 11 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Couple punched in unprovoked attack by two strangers in Denton leaving man unconscious

  11-07-2019 19:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The couple were approached by two men they did not know as they entered Tebay Drive in Denton and were both punched
  
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• Shopper horrified after spotting 'seeds' in bottle of water that changed colour over night

  11-07-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eileen Brooks, 74, bought the strawberry-flavoured water from the Aldi store in Forest Hall and says she found what looked like seeds and pieces of pasta in the bottle
  
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• Opposition councillors slam Northumberland Tories over Blyth relief road

  11-07-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Conservative administration had blamed previous councils for a lack of action
  
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• Gang who attacked Good Samaritan who intervened in street chase ordered to pay compensation

  11-07-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man was punched, pushed and punted after challenging the yobs
  
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• Felling care home scheme could bring 70 full and part time jobs to the area

  11-07-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A design and access statement submitted to the council says the home will help solve 'bed blocking' in the NHS
  
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• Chronicle Champions Awards 2019 open for nominations - who is your hero?

  11-07-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our prestigious awards is open for the 8th year running and this is your chance to recognise the most inspirational and bravest people who make us proud to be from the North East
  
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• Newcastle volunteers show MPs the devastating impact of Universal Credit

  11-07-2019 18:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  MPs Heidi Allen and Frank Field say levels of poverty highlighted by Newcastle community groups are "depressingly familiar" after a tour of food banks across the country
  
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• No re-entry during Wasteland Festival headliners after gig moved to 02 Academy

  11-07-2019 17:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two shows have now been moved indoors to the 02 Academy with Sunday's Richard Ashcroft show now cancelled
  
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• Loose Women's outrage after police called because kids were playing 'naked' in paddling pool

  11-07-2019 17:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle mum Beth McKenna was stunned when she got a knock on the door from police
  
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• Washington Wetland Centre forced to close its grounds early...because it's too wet

  11-07-2019 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Wetland Centre in Washington which is on the bank of the River Wear, suffered water damage and had to close its grounds to visitors
  
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• Newcastle parks boss pledges £500,000 cash boost, and promises to be 'obsessive' about litter

  11-07-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Cross, chief executive of the Newcastle Parks and Allotments Trust, has outlined plans for the 33 parks and 64 allotments now under trust management, which include launching new park runs
  
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• Disabled woman left 'sobbing on plane floor' by airline staff who broke her wheelchair

  11-07-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Cook Airlines have acknowledged that Jolene Duggleby's experience flying from Turkey back to Newcastle was "unacceptable"
  
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• Byker pervert who filmed himself raping an unconscious woman is jailed for 12 years

  11-07-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Barry Wemyss was found with 'appalling and sickening' footage on his phone of him raping a woman who was 'completely unresponsive'
  
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• Report reveals £1.8million underspend in South Tyneside Council budget last year

  11-07-2019 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Despite an overspend of £2.738 million in Children, Adults and Health services over the period, the authority saw under spends in other areas
  
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• Emeli Sandé MBE installed as Chancellor of the University of Sunderland

  11-07-2019 16:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emeli Sandé MBE today said a special thank you to her parents as she was officially made Chancellor of the University of Sunderland
  
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• Middlesbrough news and transfers RECAP: Gateshead reaction with a month of window remaining - Teesside Live

  11-07-2019 16:35 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Middlesbrough news and transfers RECAP: Gateshead reaction with a month of window remaining  Teesside LivePre-season is now in full swing with Boro into their run of English friendlies.
  
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• Love Island Geordie Amber has another new suitor as ITV2 reveal full preview

  11-07-2019 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amber Gill, who lives in Gateshead and works in Newcastle, has been heartbroken over Michael, but a new love may lie ahead - if he can stay in the villa
  
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• Green light for new gas-powered generators in Peterlee to help boost National Grid

  11-07-2019 15:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The flexible energy generation process, known as 'Flexgen', aims to provide power to meet periods of peak demand and reduce power cuts
  
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• Controversial plans for hot food takeaway in Coxhoe turned down

  11-07-2019 15:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In recent months, a planning application was lodged for 21 Church Street in Coxhoe - which formerly operated as a baby clinic
  
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• Newcastle United are looking for someone to run their Twitter account

  11-07-2019 14:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You would be responsible for the club's Facebook, YouTube and Instagram accounts too
  
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• Helen's Law: Janet Brown murder cop backs law that will see killers who conceal bodies refused parole

  11-07-2019 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Det Chief Insp Paul Woods of Northumbria Police gives support for decision
  
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• Whitley Bay mum-of-two reveals heartache after one twin died and another was fighting for his life

  11-07-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nadia Leake, 41, has opened up about losing one of her baby boys and watching the other fight for his life in a new book aimed at shaping neonatal health care
  
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• Newcastle City Council's parking profits rise to £9m after disabled drivers hit with new charges

  11-07-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New figures from the RAC Foundation reveal that the city is again expected to make the seventh highest cash surplus from parking income outside of London in 2020
  
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• Barriers put up by canal where Ponteland student Charlie Pope drowned after campaign backed by his dad

  11-07-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The body of Manchester student Charlie Pope, 19, from Ponteland, was discovered in the Rochdale Canal in Manchester city centre on March 2, last year, after disappearing on a night out
  
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• Brazen burglar prowled the streets and tried his luck at 11 houses on the same morning

  11-07-2019 13:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Bates, 37, managed to steal a mountain bike from a garage after trying a number of doors and vehicles in the Houghton-le-Spring area
  
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• Man appears in court accused of killing retired teacher in Kielder crash

  11-07-2019 13:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former religious studies teacher Isabelle Gilchrist died on June 25 last year, while her husband Daniel was injured
  
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• Sunderland Flannels store is ram-raided in the early hours of the morning

  11-07-2019 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After gaining access to the designer shop the suspects stole a number of items before making off in two cars
  
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• Watch sudden heavy downpour in Newcastle as Met Office predicts 30 millilitres of rain

  11-07-2019 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A yellow warning for thunderstorms is in place until 9pm on Thursday with flooding and hazardous driving conditions likely
  
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• Fan facing 600-mile round trip for Wasteland Festival 'incensed' at venue change

  11-07-2019 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Binks said he had bought tickets for 'an afternoon and on the banks of the Tyne' but is instead facing 'being crammed into the O2 Academy for eight hours'
  
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• 'It could have killed us': Arson probe as flames engulf garden yards from a sleeping family

  11-07-2019 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Onlookers say the fire was "100%" started on purpose as police launch investigation
  
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• Young mum kicked woman in the head in Newcastle city centre in 'dispute about male interest'

  11-07-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shauna Fairley assaulted Sarah Parker after a row in a Newcastle pub and they ended up 'locked together' on the ground on Grainger Street
  
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• The A-Z history of Gateshead is revealed in a new book - Chronicle Live

  11-07-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The A-Z history of Gateshead is revealed in a new book  Chronicle LiveA new book 'A-Z of Gateshead Places-People-History' provides a bite-sized history of the Tyneside town.
  
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• Pervert who caused young boy 'severe psychological harm' after sex attacks is jailed

  11-07-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Greg Mason, of Rothbury, was found guilty of two sexual assaults on a very young boy
  
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• Change the tax system to keep high street shops open, Ministers told

  11-07-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blaydon MP Liz Twist says the current tax system puts traditional shops at a disadvantage compared to online stores
  
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• CCTV appeal after woman, 63, has her purse stolen from her handbag in Aldi

  11-07-2019 11:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The woman realised it was gone after she tried to pay at the till in the store in Cramlington
  
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• Man, 35, charged with alleged armed robbery at Betfred store in Jarrow

  11-07-2019 10:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Patterson, of no fixed abode, will appear before magistrates after being charged in connection with the incident on Tuesday
  
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• Geordie legend Sting cancels string of European gigs 'on doctor's orders'

  11-07-2019 09:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Police front man's official Twitter account announced Thursday's performance in Stuttgart, Germany, and Friday's appearance in the Czech Republic will no longer go ahead
  
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• 'Where's the justice?': Dad left jobless by drink-drive doctor livid as she can return to work

  11-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wesley Hall was left 'crippled' after Dr Julia Morch-Siddall smashed her speeding Land Rover into him on the A692
  
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• TWO Middlesbrough youngsters impress in pre-season win: Gateshead winners and losers - Hartlepool Mail

  11-07-2019 09:00 via hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  TWO Middlesbrough youngsters impress in pre-season win: Gateshead winners and losers  Hartlepool MailJonathan Woodgate recorded his first win as Middlesbrough head coach following a 3-1 win over Gateshead at the International Stadium – but who were the ...
  
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• Green light for parking shake-up in Willington with new restrictions set to be introduced

  11-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham County Council's Highways Committee regularly reviews parking rules to tackle historic and emerging issues on its road network
  
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• 'Eyesore' former factory on North Shields Fish Quay to be given new lease of life

  11-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans to transform the former North Eastern Rubber building has been given the green light by councillors
  
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• 30 sex offenders at HMP Northumberland can't move to 'softer' jail due to 'insufficient' space

  11-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised that perverts are being locked up at the North East jail due to 'insufficient' space
  
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• Amy Hart opens up after quitting Love Island to protect her mental health

  11-07-2019 08:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old former stewardess had a traumatic few days as she watched her former former partner on the show moving on with another woman
  
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• Amy Hart open up after quitting Love Island to protect her mental health

  11-07-2019 08:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old former stewardess had a traumatic few days as she watched her former former partner on the show moving on with another woman
  
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• Whirlpool could recall up to 800,000 faulty tumble dryers due to potential fire risk

  11-07-2019 08:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Under the recall, consumers with unmodified and affected tumble dryers will be entitled to a new replacement machine
  
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• Rats, fly-tipping and dog muck - residents claim council failing to tackle problem flats

  11-07-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Residents questioned the reports of councils officers that the situation was improving
  
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• Northumberland school set to expand with 300-metre sports track

  11-07-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An application for a cycle track on Choppington Primary School playing field has been approved
  
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