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• DWP announces biggest change to benefits in months as lockdown eases

  08-07-2020 22:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'Some assessment activity' will be starting again this month, the Government has confirmed, although a general suspension remains in place
  
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• Woman questioned after police find cannabis farm in Longbenton

  08-07-2020 21:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are asking for anyone with information to come forward
  
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• North East pushes for long-term investment following Rishi Sunak's mini-budget

  08-07-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Employers call for details of plans to 'level-up' the regions after statement provides 'short-term boosts' to economy
  
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• The Real Schools Guide: Your secondary school

  08-07-2020 20:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• School rankings: Search how good every North East secondary school is

  08-07-2020 20:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Real Schools Guide's unique rating system uses 50 different measures, put together from the latest publicly-available data and broken into four categories - attainment, progress, attendance, and outcomes
  
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• What was missing from Rishi Sunak's mini-budget

  08-07-2020 20:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll be asked to "eat out to help out" and stamp duty will be cut for thousands, but here's what else the chancellor could have offered - but didn't
  
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• Lotto results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday July 8

  08-07-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery draw and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday July 8, 2020 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Footage shows danger driver smashing into another car on Northumberland road

  08-07-2020 19:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Hall, 38, has now been banned from the roads for 20 months
  
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• Taxi driver on Universal Credit has car torched days before going back to work

  08-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dad-of-two Graeme Weedy has been out of work since March when the pandemic hit, but was planning to go back before an arson attack on his own driveway in Jarrow
  
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• Hadrian's Tower residents could have 24/7 drinks concierge

  08-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Residents of the 27-storey block’s 162 apartments have been promised the “lifestyle of living in a hotel” by the company behind the giant project
  
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• Durham Miners' Association urges supporters NOT to visit city on Gala day

  08-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The event normally attracts around 200,000 visitors to the city but was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Jermain Defoe shares final photo with Bradley Lowery in moving tribute

  08-07-2020 18:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tragically, three years ago on July 7, 2017, brave Bradley lost his fight to cancer
  
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• Durham unites in memory of Srebrenica genocide with their Bosnian community

  08-07-2020 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham University, Durham Cathedral and Durham County Council commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide during Srebrenica Memorial Week
  
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• Kate Garraway told by doctors husband Derek 'wouldn't make it'

  08-07-2020 17:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kate Garraway has revealed she was told her husband Derek Draper wouldn't pull through his fight against coronavirus
  
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• Footage shows mass brawl on Tynemouth beach as police confirm no action

  08-07-2020 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police will take no action against those involved after footage showed a mass brawl break out in King Edward's Bay
  
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• Emeli Sandé's heartfelt message to graduating Sunderland University students

  08-07-2020 17:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emeli Sande has been Chancellor of the University since last summer
  
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• How many parts of Raoul Moat Manhunt documentary are there?

  08-07-2020 17:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ITV will air Raoul Moat documentary Manhunt on Thursday, July 9, 10 years after the gripping police chase to find him
  
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• Coronavirus testing in schools would 'traumatise children', former GP warns

  08-07-2020 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Heather Smith, a former doctor and member of Durham County Council, warned against any moves to test youngsters
  
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• Arsonist smirked and said 'they deserve it' after torching neighbour's outhouse

  08-07-2020 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Arsonist Steven Lilburn said 'they deserve it' after torching an outhouse of his neighbour's home in Morpeth
  
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• Sunderland councillor used official stationery for ‘party political purposes’

  08-07-2020 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coun Stephen O’Brien was accused of the breach after using Sunderland City Council resources to send a letter to families in his Sandhill ward
  
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• Sunderland councillor used official stationary for ‘party political purposes’

  08-07-2020 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coun Stephen O’Brien was accused of the breach after using Sunderland City Council resources to send a letter to families in his Sandhill ward
  
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• A new BBC show is looking for terrible singers to be TV stars

  08-07-2020 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bizarre new BBC show I Can See Your Voice is on the hunt for bad singers who want a slice of TV stardom
  
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• More than 70 drivers stopped as police crack down on North East organised crime

  08-07-2020 15:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Special constables working with Northumbria Police stopped the motorists as part of Operation Beacon, which targeted vehicles using false or altered number plates
  
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• Chloe Ferry signs up for new series of Celebs Go Dating

  08-07-2020 14:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry is said to have started filming for the new series of Celebs Go Dating
  
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• Everything you need to know about Rishi Sunak's mini-Budget

  08-07-2020 14:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak says jobs plan will protect 74,000 hospitality jobs in the North East
  
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• Nissan warned it faces first ever strike at Sunderland plant over pension row

  08-07-2020 13:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Unite the Union is planning a rally outside Nissan's Sunderland plant this weekend in a row over the closure of a defined salary pension scheme
  
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• 'Dishonest' doctor faces being struck off for applying for jobs while suspended

  08-07-2020 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr Shazia Akram's fate will be decided at a 'virtual' hearing later this month
  
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• 'Dishonest' doctor exposed by NHS job agency application

  08-07-2020 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Her fate will be decided at a 'virtual' hearing later this month
  
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• World Health Organisation reveals Covid-19 could be spread through the air

  08-07-2020 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Current guidance focuses on protecting against droplet transmission, but there are fears coronavirus can spread in the air too
  
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• Traumatised Gemma Collins reveals her baby 'died in front of her'

  08-07-2020 13:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former TOWIE star Gemma Collins has revealed the heartbreaking details of her devastating miscarriage
  
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• The new social distancing measures which are being introduced on busy Gateshead streets - Chronicle Live

  08-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new social distancing measures which are being introduced on busy Gateshead streets  Chronicle Live
  
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• The new social distancing measures which are being introduced in Gateshead

  08-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A range of social distancing measures are to be introduced into busy shopping areas
  
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• Police hunting 'creepy man' who performed sex act while staring through window

  08-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police chased the tracksuit-clad pest through the streets but he managed to escape
  
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• Motorbike rider killed after collision with a car near Barnard Castle

  08-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Constabulary said the the B6278 was closed for around five hours while an investigation took place
  
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• Hopes of deal to give the North East power to transform trains, buses and Metro

  08-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The government has made clear that powers over rail and bus services will only be handed over if councils either side of the Tyne can mend a split that saw three of them break away in 2018
  
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• Charlotte Crosby celebrates as Sunderland tops lockdown sex list

  08-07-2020 12:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Proud Sunderland lass Charlotte is celebrating the fact that her home city finished top of a list of UK places for sexual activity
  
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• Police investigating burglary in Gateshead Road in Borehamwood - Borehamwood Times

  08-07-2020 12:48 via borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
  
  Police investigating burglary in Gateshead Road in Borehamwood  Borehamwood Times
  
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• Knife-wielding robber hunted down and detained by brave neighbour

  08-07-2020 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Knowles, of Chester-le-Street, robbed Sophie' Store, in Birtey, threatening a lone worker with a knife and snatching the till
  
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• Raoul Moat detective still 'haunted' by shot officer's radio call for help

  08-07-2020 12:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Neil Adamson, who led the manhunt for Newcastle fugitive Raoul Moat, relives his devastation ahead of ITV's documentary Manhunt: The Raoul Moat Story
  
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• Cheryl 'considering' quitting the UK to move in with ex Liam

  08-07-2020 12:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cheryl is said to be weighing up the possibility of moving to LA with Bear to live with her ex and his dad Liam Payne
  
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• Mum's heartbreaking tribute on third anniversary of Bradley Lowery's death

  08-07-2020 11:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tragically, three years ago on July 7, 2017, brave Bradley lost his fight to cancer
  
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• Tech CEO apologises for racially abusing Asian family in restaurant

  08-07-2020 11:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Solid8 founder Michael Lofthouse, who emigrated to the United States in 2010, was seen making racist remarks in a video shared on Instagram
  
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• Kate Garraway given heartbreaking message from husband before coma

  08-07-2020 11:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kate Garraway has revealed the message husband Derek Draper gave her before he was put into a coma
  
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• Piers Morgan slams Government over plans to charge NHS staff for parking again

  08-07-2020 10:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, the TV presenter called the plans 'utterly disgusting' and accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of "kicking the boot in"
  
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• Almost all NHS staff will lose their right to free parking at hospitals

  08-07-2020 10:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Staff parking has been free for NHS employees in England since March, but they will have to start paying again soon
  
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• Inquest to be held into Mark Herron's death as police rule out murder

  08-07-2020 10:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Detectives confirmed Mark's death is no longer thought to be suspicious
  
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• Kate Garraway still can't see husband as he fights for his life

  08-07-2020 10:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Appearing on Good Morning Britain, Kate revealed that she is still unable to visit husband Derek in hospital
  
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• Mini-Budget LIVE: Sunak reveals coronavirus job retention plan and food discount

  08-07-2020 10:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak addressed MPs in the House of Commons and revealed Government measures to boost the economy in the wake of coronavirus lockdown
  
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• Mini-Budget LIVE: Rishi Sunak announces coronavirus job retention plan

  08-07-2020 10:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak will address MPs in the House of Commons and reveal Government measures to boost the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis
  
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• Mini-Budget LIVE: Eating out discount, stamp duty changes, jobs and VAT cut

  08-07-2020 10:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak addressed MPs in the House of Commons and revealed Government measures to boost the economy in the wake of coronavirus lockdown
  
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