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• Four inmates at HMP Durham taken to hospital after falling ill

  12-06-2020 21:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of ambulances were called to the city centre prison after some inmates became seriously unwell
  
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• Drunken raider caught on CCTV smashing bottles in Asda during robbery

  12-06-2020 21:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David McBeth, of Sunderland, has been jailed for the supermarket raid and two separate unprovoked attacks
  
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• Two more people die after testing positive for Covid-19 in North East hospitals

  12-06-2020 21:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The death toll in English NHS hospitals now stands at 27,790
  
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• Truth behind 12 speed camera myths you've probably always believed

  12-06-2020 21:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The road safety charity Brake has revealed the truth behind some of the rumours surrounding speed cameras
  
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• Should Armstrong fall? MP Chi Onwurah on the debate on the Armstrong statue

  12-06-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say the Newcastle statue could be removed due to William Armstrong's arm sales to the Confederate South in the American Civil War - here Chi Onwurah gives her opinion on the issue
  
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• Danger driver stole brother-in-law's car and led police on chase for an hour

  12-06-2020 20:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Duncan, of South Shields, did 70mph in 30 zones and tried to evade police for more than 20 miles between Sunderland and South Shields
  
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• EuroMillions results and draw: Winning lottery numbers for Friday June 12

  12-06-2020 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday June 12 - live breaking updates below
  
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• EuroMillions results and draw LIVE: Winning lottery numbers for Friday June 12

  12-06-2020 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday June 12 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Passengers who fail to cover their faces on public transport will be fined

  12-06-2020 20:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says new legal powers will impose fines on passengers, as new face covering rule comes into force on June 15
  
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• Fenwick's window redecorated by NHS workers' children

  12-06-2020 20:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northumberland Street window is famed for its Christmas displays but on Friday a very special new design was unveiled as Fenwick prepares to reopen on June 15
  
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• Mike Ashley's Frasers Group takes £97m stake in Hugo Boss

  12-06-2020 19:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Retail group describes the move as a "strategic investment"
  
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• From start-up to $12m takeover: North East firm bought in mega deal

  12-06-2020 19:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kontainers was one of the first start-ups to go through the Ignite accelerator programme
  
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• Meet caring canine River who you voted our North East’s Lockdown Dog Hero winner

  12-06-2020 19:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Owner Anna Chandler, 21, of Sunniside, Gateshead, entered her pet River, who trained to be a guide dog, into the competition and hundreds voted for her
  
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• Theatre Royal redundancy shock with panto in 'serious doubt'

  12-06-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bosses at the Newcastle Theatre Royal declined to comment on claims that 'almost all' workers have lost their jobs
  
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• Mum caring for son with Cerebral Palsy overjoyed to be reunited with family

  12-06-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fran Currington cares alone for her 28-year-old son, Stephen, who was born with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy, and has found coronavirus lockdown tough
  
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• North East coronavirus spread holding steady but still close to tipping point

  12-06-2020 18:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has released its own regional breakdown of the reproduction rate of the coronavirus
  
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• Probe into hospital Covid discharges to Newcastle care homes

  12-06-2020 18:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  City council and hospital bosses have confirmed that they are examining whether spikes in coronavirus cases in care homes can be traced back to them taking in patients from hospitals
  
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• Traders might have to move stalls off Northumberland Street

  12-06-2020 17:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A one-way walking system is due to come into force on Northumberland Street on Monday to ensure shoppers can stay two metres apart as non-essential stores begin reopening
  
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• Real-life drama The Salisbury Poisonings set to grip BBC viewers

  12-06-2020 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Salisbury Poisonings gets going on BBC1 this weekend and is based on shocking real-life events
  
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• Man arrested for 'sexual communications with child after undercover sting'

  12-06-2020 17:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man in his 40s is helping Peterlee Police with their enquiries
  
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• How North Tyneside will look as coronavirus safety measures are put in place

  12-06-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The changes will ensure social distancing can be maintained in open spaces and town centres
  
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• How to check which businesses are open near you

  12-06-2020 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We have declared Monday as #IAmOpen Day, shining the light on businesses coming through the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• First look at social distance measures as the Bridges prepares to fully open

  12-06-2020 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A range of measures have been put in place to keep people safe at the Sunderland mall
  
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• Geordie Shore stars 'rescued' after getting lost in woods

  12-06-2020 16:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie Shore stars Chloe Ferry and Bethan Kershaw got very lost and wandered well of track during a walk
  
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• Statue of Sunderland general Henry Havelock added to ‘Topple the Racists’ list

  12-06-2020 16:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The memorial to the solider, best known for commanding British Empire troops in India during the 19th Century, has been added to a list of monuments which campaigners claim ‘celebrate slavery and racism’
  
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• Remember these? Metro brings back 80s and 90s carriage design

  12-06-2020 16:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Metrocar 4001 is one of the original prototypes and has been used on the network since it opened in 1980
  
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• Metro suspension between St James and North Shields after 300m of cable stolen

  12-06-2020 16:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The copper cable was taken in the early hours of the morning and engineers now have to repair the damage and replace the cables
  
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• Uber makes face coverings mandatory from Monday

  12-06-2020 16:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Passengers and drivers will be allowed to cancel a trip without financial penalty if the other party is not following the new rule
  
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• BBC responds as Gavin & Stacey fans slam 'race row' accusations

  12-06-2020 15:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gavin and Stacey has found itself at the centre of a social media controversy as other programmes have been pulled or edited
  
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• Northumbria Police pays compensation to victim after blunders halt abuse trial

  12-06-2020 15:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Newcastle Crown Court trial following a police operation targeting grooming and abuse collapsed in 2019 when police errors came to light
  
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• A1 to remain partially closed for most of the day following bus fire

  12-06-2020 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One lane will have to remain closed between Westerhope and Denton Burn, in Newcastle, due to spillages which occurred
  
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• Kate Garraway 'hoping for a miracle' over husband Derek's recovery

  12-06-2020 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  GMB host Kate Garraway is said to be hoping for a miracle for husband Derek Draper as he remains in intensive care
  
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• Worrying statistics show the North East had the worst Covid-19 death rate in May

  12-06-2020 14:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Outside London, Middlesbrough had the highest mortality rate from March 1 to May 31
  
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• The North East was the worst affected region in the UK by coronavirus in May

  12-06-2020 14:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Outside London, Middlesbrough had the highest mortality rate from March 1 to May 31
  
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• Morrisons granted licence to sell alcohol at new Dalton Park petrol station

  12-06-2020 14:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Company bosses had said they planned to open the new store in Murton this week regardless of whether the application had been approved.
  
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• Geordie Shore star Gemma Collins for promoting weight loss jabs

  12-06-2020 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie Shore star Holly has publicly criticised Gemma Collins for promoting weight loss injections
  
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• £2.5m scheme to demolish and replace Witton Park Bridge set to begin next week

  12-06-2020 13:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The crossing near Bishop Auckland was found to be suffering from structural issues in 2018
  
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• Why publishing local coronavirus R rate 'doesn't make sense'

  12-06-2020 13:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prof Eugene Milne said he was “not a big fan” of trying to work out a localised R, which measures how many people the average person with coronavirus passes the disease on to
  
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• Big Brother winner Craig Phillips reveals where Nasty Nick is now

  12-06-2020 13:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Appearing on GMB with Lorraine Kelly, Big Brother series 1 winner Craig Phillips revealed all on the whereabouts of Nasty Nick
  
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• UK to 'backtrack' on plan to introduce full border checks on EU travellers

  12-06-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Gove is expected to announce today that full border checks will not be introduced immediately after the Brexit transition ends
  
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• The 'beautiful' tribute from colleagues to charity worker who died of Covid-19

  12-06-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Margaret 'Margie' Blyth, who worked for the North East Autism Society, died at Sunderland Royal Infirmary in April - now a newly cultivated geranium has been named after her
  
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• Hairdresser jailed after opening salon in lockdown defends actions

  12-06-2020 12:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shelley Luther who was jailed after keeping her hair salon open during lockdown has defended her actions on Good Morning Britain
  
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• Gang of 20 youths have laughing gas party and leave 'lethal' canisters in field

  12-06-2020 12:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The canisters were dumped on St Bede's Field, in Peterlee, County Durham along with drink and other drug paraphernalia
  
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• Man to appear in court after 'suspicious items' found in Gateshead home and two people injured - ChronicleLive

  12-06-2020 12:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Man to appear in court after 'suspicious items' found in Gateshead home and two people injured  ChronicleLive
  
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• Man to appear in court after 'suspicious items' found and two people injured

  12-06-2020 12:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 43-year-old was arrested following a large search operation where two people were found seriously injured
  
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• Dr Hllary reveals how blood type could increase risk of coronavirus

  12-06-2020 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  GMB health expert Doctor Hilary has revealed how what blood type you are could determine your risk of contracting coronavirus
  
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• Police warning after indecent images of children uploaded on Tik Tok

  12-06-2020 12:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers are urging parents to supervise their children while they are online following the incident
  
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• More than 200 jobs to go at North East engineering firm British Engines

  12-06-2020 11:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Company is consulting on 225 redundancies after reporting drop in demand linked to the coronavirus lockdown
  
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• Sunderland Tories launch petition to 'protect' city's statues and monuments

  12-06-2020 10:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  City leaders have insisted they ‘will not support unlawful damage’ to public installations, but have not ruled out a future review, prompting demands for a guarantee they will stay put.
  
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• ADVERTORIAL: 'My mum is dying' - care worker recounts heartbreaking exchange with little boy

  12-06-2020 10:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We speak to one of the many unsung heroes in the fight against coronavirus, who works for an incredible charity which is supporting young carers during the crisis
  
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