Gateshead news

• Spanish holiday goers told to plan as county set to open to foreigners in July

  23-05-2020 23:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Spain set to reopen its borders to foreign tourists in July while bars, restaurants and hotels have been told to prepare for reopening in a few days' time
  
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• Young singer sparks 'set up' accusations from suspicious BGT viewers

  23-05-2020 21:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Souparnika Nair appeared on Saturday night's Britain's Got Talent but sparked fix claims from some viewers
  
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• Fears Britain's Got Talent live shows will NOT go ahead

  23-05-2020 21:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This year's Britain's Got Talent live shows have been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Britain's Got Talent Golden Buzzer acts for 2020

  23-05-2020 21:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of the Golden Buzzer act for this year's Britain's Got Talent have now been chosen by the judges and Ant and Dec
  
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• The new face of Sunderland as residents opt for masks in Covid-19 recovery plan

  23-05-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Sunderland was highlighted as having one of the highest rate of infection of Covid-19 cases in England, many residents are now wearing shop bought to homemade masks
  
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• Meet the unsung hero taxi drivers dubbed the 'knights of the road'

  23-05-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Through the coronavirus crisis taxi drivers have taken a dramatic cut in pay but have still taken to the road to help the elderly, NHS workers and deliver food parcels
  
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• Dominic Cummings ignored lockdown rules for SECOND time, report claims

  23-05-2020 20:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Calls are growing for Boris Johnson's top aide to be sacked after breaching lockdown rules intended to keep the country safe - but so far the Government has tried to defend him as a further breach claim emerges
  
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• Lottery results: Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for Saturday May 23

  23-05-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery draw and Thunderball numbers for Saturday May 23 2020 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Celebrations at Gateshead care home as four residents recover from Covid-19 - Chronicle Live

  23-05-2020 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Celebrations at Gateshead care home as four residents recover from Covid-19  Chronicle Live
  
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• Dominic Cummings has PM's 'full support' after 250-mile lockdown trip

  23-05-2020 19:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mr Cummings said he had acted “reasonably and legally”
  
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• Mum's battle with aggressive form of breast cancer during coronavirus lockdown

  23-05-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ashlea Anderson, 34, is recovering from a bilateral mastectomy- the removal of both breasts- which she had in February to prevent the cancer from returning
  
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• Care home hosts celebration after four residents recover from Covid-19

  23-05-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ivy Lough, 97, is among the four residents from The Chesters care home, in Gateshead, who have recovered from coronavirus
  
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• Simon Cowell booed as he halts 10-year-old's BGT audition

  23-05-2020 18:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Cowell's decision to stop 10-year-old Souparnika Nair's BGT audition does not go down well
  
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• Two months into lockdown Geordies are still staying at home

  23-05-2020 18:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The city centre looked eerily quiet as people continue to stay at home as we enter the third month of lockdown
  
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• Simon Cowell begs medics to step in as BGT act is trapped underwater

  23-05-2020 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Escaplogist Christian Wedoy aims to impress the Britain's Got Talent judges with an underwater stunt
  
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• Seven more people die in region's hospitals as Covid-19 death toll hits 36,675

  23-05-2020 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NHE England have released the latest numbers for deaths in North East hospitals and the overall national figure has also been announced
  
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• Gateshead landmarks lit up by campaigners in protest over British Airways job loss proposals - Chronicle Live

  23-05-2020 17:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead landmarks lit up by campaigners in protest over British Airways job loss proposals  Chronicle Live
  
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• Whitley Bay Lockdown Carnival took place in homes - and it was a huge success

  23-05-2020 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There were a lot of changes to the annual event this year but many people still got into the spirit at home
  
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• Angel of the North lit up in protest over British Airways job loss plans

  23-05-2020 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The group claimed British Airways were "betraying Britain" and were using Covid-19 as "cover"
  
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• Major campaign to get woman bionic arms after she lost limbs through sepsis

  23-05-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kathleen Maher, of Fellgate, Jarrow, lost her limbs after she fell ill around two years ago and was found to have influenza B, double pneumonia, endocarditis and sepsis
  
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• Gateshead designer sells inspirational posters to raise funds for fire-hit Dunston Staiths - Chronicle Live

  23-05-2020 16:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead designer sells inspirational posters to raise funds for fire-hit Dunston Staiths  Chronicle Live
  
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• Designer sells inspirational posters to raise funds for fire-hit Dunston Staiths

  23-05-2020 16:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Graphic designer Laura Crow, 35, has produced four beautiful prints to raise money to go towards repair work to the fire damaged Grade II-listed structure
  
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• Man taken to A&E after freak parachute accident sent him crashing into homes

  23-05-2020 14:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The air ambulance was scrambled on Friday after a man was caught out by strong winds and carried into the air by a parachute
  
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• Latest face masks rules at Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Sainsbury's Tesco, M&S and more

  23-05-2020 14:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We've taken a look at whether you now have to cover your face when out shopping at the major supermarkets - including Tesco, Aldi, Co-Op, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Asda and M&S
  
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• Do you need to wear a face mask when you go to the supermarket?

  23-05-2020 14:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  You are not required to wear a mask in a supermarket due to social distancing measures but some customers are choosing to
  
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• Durham police boss says Dominic Cummings' lockdown trip was 'most unwise'

  23-05-2020 13:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham's acting police commissioner has criticised Dominic Cummings for lockdown trip to Durham while Government support is ramped up
  
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• North East MPs' anger over Dominic Cummings travelling to Durham during lockdown

  23-05-2020 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dominic Cummings, who works in Downing Street as the Prime Minister’s chief-of-staff and lives in London, was spotted by witnesses at his parents’ home in Durham after being infected
  
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• The derelict Newcastle pubs that hold memories for many

  23-05-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From Balmbra’s bar where the Blaydon Races was first sang, to the 15th century Cooperage, to the Coxlodge Trap - the pubs that were once thriving but now stand empty
  
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• Family publish their late son’s third book that he wrote with eye technology

  23-05-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew and Sarah Greaves have been granting their son David’s final request by publishing his series of books written by revolutionary eye gaze technology
  
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• Budding teenage filmmaker's documentary takes look at life in lockdown

  23-05-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emma Gray, 17, wants her documentary 'Coronavirus: Life in lockdown' to give people hope
  
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• Seven louts given lockdown fines after police called to riverbank booze session

  23-05-2020 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Chester-le-Street riverside after reports of a group who had gathered to drink who were being 'rowdy' and 'abusive'
  
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• Gogglebox series finishes and will not return until end of summer

  23-05-2020 12:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The show's cast confirmed the lockdown series has ended
  
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• Kate Garraway hails her kids' bravery as husband is treated in intensive care

  23-05-2020 11:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Good Morning Britain presenter's coronavirus-stricken 52-year-old husband has been in hospital for two months
  
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• Coronavirus: Sage Gateshead loses half yearly turnover - BBC News

  23-05-2020 10:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus: Sage Gateshead loses half yearly turnover  BBC News
  
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• Woman convinced herself she was dead after horror crash

  23-05-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bex Lapping suffered a traumatic brain injury after the crash and had to learn basic skills all over again
  
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• The deadliest days so far in North East hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic

  23-05-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Every day, NHS England records the number of hospital deaths of people who have tested positive for the virus, showing which days each trust has been hardest hit
  
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• Longer waits, no change, open windows: How bus journeys will look from now on

  23-05-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The bus firm, which operates services around the North East, has spelled out rules for bus passengers to help prevent Covid-19 spread
  
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• Big Pink Dress is helping others after revealing failed suicide attempt

  23-05-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Colin Burgin-Plews, 52, of South Shields, has opened his heart during Mental Health Awareness Week and says he is 'forever grateful' he didn’t succeed in taking his own life as a teenager as he's raised around £132,00 for charity and dedicated his time to helping others
  
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• 'Sack him!' - What you said about Dominic Cummings' Covid-19 lockdown 'breach'

  23-05-2020 08:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of readers have expressed their anger after reports Boris Johnson's right hand man was spoken to by police after breaking lockdown rules to travel to his parents' home in Durham.
  
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• National Holidays: Advice on refunds, vouchers and holidays as firm goes bust

  23-05-2020 07:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  National Holidays' parent company Specialist Leisure Group went intro administration on Friday leading to the cancellation of thousands of holidays and 2,500 job losses
  
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• Why Durham man will march 250 miles from York to Hastings in medieval armour

  23-05-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lewis Kirkbride, of Pittington, is going to walk from York to Hastings for the challenge that'll raise cash for a mental health charity
  
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• The dirty half-dozen who coughed and spat while being arrested during lockdown

  23-05-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These people were handed jail sentences for coughing at frontline workers during the coronavirus crisis - and some were even captured doing this on video
  
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• 24-hour fundraising marathon to raise cash for The Sunshine Fund

  23-05-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead-based media company 8K Live will host the day long podcast with guest stars, games and live performances
  
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