Gateshead news

• Gavin and Stacey Christmas special ends on cliffhanger - but it's not good news for fans

  25-12-2019 22:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Corden reunited with Mathew Horne and Joanna Page for a Christmas day special of the BBC sitcom
  
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• The Great British Bake Off crowns its Christmas special winner

  25-12-2019 21:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Briony Williams has been crowned star baker in this year's The Great Christmas Bake Off
  
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• What a mess! The litter louts who got in trouble this year for fly-tipping in Gateshead

  25-12-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Advertising illegal waste disposal services, dumping stinking piles of decaying waste outside their properties and leaving a single kettle in a back lane were among the offences they were convicted of
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2019 winner announced

  25-12-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Debbie McGee won the festive edition of the BBC show with professional partner Kevin Clifton
  
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• Queen's speech in full as she acknowledges 'bumpy' path for her family and the country in 2019

  25-12-2019 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Queen says she was inspired by young people who became environmental campaigners
  
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• 'The best present ever': Meet the beautiful Christmas Day newborns who made the day extra special

  25-12-2019 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Several families welcomed a new baby on Christmas Day morning at Newcastle's RVI after a busy night for the midwives
  
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• Abused and starving: The heartbreaking stories of Newcastle's homeless this Christmas

  25-12-2019 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A band of big-hearted people are trying to do all they can to help people struggling over the Christmas period
  
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• Jade Thirlwall and Miguel Almiron among celebrities who shared heartwarming Christmas messages

  25-12-2019 12:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Celebrities used social media to wish their fans a Merry Christmas and shared pictures of how they were celebrating the day
  
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• George and Charlotte hold hands as they attend Christmas service with proud parents William and Kate

  25-12-2019 12:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prince George and Princess Charlotte have joined the Queen for the Christmas Day church service
  
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• The Clintons Christmas card fail which may well be the best blunder of the year

  25-12-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A picture of the message has quickly gone viral on Twitter
  
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• Happy 100th birthday to remarkable Frankie, NUFC fan and ex-nurse born on Christmas Day 1919

  25-12-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Francis Collins on December 25 enjoys the unusual honour of receiving a card from the queen for Christmas
  
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• 'Trapped' prisoner Danny Weatherson's pens emotional letter as he spends 15th Christmas behind bars

  25-12-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Danny Weatherson, 31, of Scotswood, Newcastle, is banged up in HMP Northumberland and is among the thousands caught up in the controversial Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences
  
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• How to cook a turkey to perfection, including cooking times by weight

  25-12-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll show you exactly what time to start cooking your turkey and how long to cook a turkey by weight to take a bit of the stress out of Christmas Day
  
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