Gateshead news

• Newcastle Covid-19 patients with low vitamin D more likely to be severely ill

  15-07-2020 22:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Patients with low levels were treated with doses of vitamin D, which medics speculate may have helped reduce their risk of dying
  
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• Drivers escape injury after two cars crash at busy junction in Jesmond

  15-07-2020 22:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers from Northumbria Police were called to the scene after reports of the collision at the junction, which happened at just after 7pm on Wednesday
  
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• Police arrest three people after late-night 'fight' outside Bensham chippy

  15-07-2020 22:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police say all three suspects are currently in custody
  
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• Niece pays tribute to auntie she never met who died of cancer

  15-07-2020 22:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Josie King died in July 2018 after developing Ewing sarcoma bone cancer
  
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• McDonald's, Nando's, Starbucks and Wetherspoons slash prices after VAT cut

  15-07-2020 21:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We take a look at some of the chains that have cut their prices after the Treasury announced a VAT reduction on food and non-alcoholic drinks
  
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• Six-week-old cygnet shot dead with BB gun in nest at Houghton golf course

  15-07-2020 21:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA has launched an investigation into the 'senseless killing' after the bird's body was found on the Elemore Golf Course on Sunday
  
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• Baltic in Gateshead announces its reopening date when visitors can finally see its new exhibition - Chronicle Live

  15-07-2020 21:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Baltic in Gateshead announces its reopening date when visitors can finally see its new exhibition  Chronicle Live
  
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• Injured man taken to hospital after accident at meat plant

  15-07-2020 21:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the Manners site on the Meadowfield Industrial Estate at just after 11am on Wednesday
  
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• Newcastle hospitals debunk 656 malnourished children claims

  15-07-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council bosses have been urged to investigate whether enough is being done to combat food poverty in the city, amid concerns that hunger has surged during the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Police officer turned up in his uniform to have sex with crime victims

  15-07-2020 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The disgraced officer has been barred from ever working for the police again
  
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• Lotto results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday July 15

  15-07-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery draw and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday July 15, 2020 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• Live Nation cancels drive-in concerts due to local coronavirus lockdown fears

  15-07-2020 19:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Utilita Live From The Drive-In series has been called off after the organisers said it was impossible to continue with any confidence
  
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• Police chief blasts Amazon for refusing to stop selling anti-cop merchandise

  15-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness wrote to online selling giant's UK boss after discovering T-Shirts with the slogan 'Blue Lives Matter' were on sale. But the company has said they will not be removed
  
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• Children can keep using free laptops after schools reopen

  15-07-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It was revealed last month that around 3,000 Newcastle families had asked for help, after the Government and City Council offered to provide IT equipment for any child that needed it
  
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• Jack Charlton statue fundraiser hopes to raise £25,000 for Ashington memorial

  15-07-2020 18:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than £700 has already been pledged for the campaign to honour Jack Charlton after his death last week
  
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• Fourteen Nissan staff self-isolating after worker tested positive for covid-19

  15-07-2020 18:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The firm said it took the precautionary step after consulting with Public Health England
  
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• Disabled people struggling to access food during pandemic, group claims

  15-07-2020 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North East Regional Network is now asking disabled people about the difficulties they have faced during the pandemic
  
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• Sunderland MP slams new government decision on free school meals

  15-07-2020 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland West, called the new decision 'unacceptable'
  
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• MPs have approved another review of Parliamentary constituencies

  15-07-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The goal is to ensure that every vote has the same value
  
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• Blyth beach huts repaired after devastating arson attack

  15-07-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man is due to appear in court in connection with the incident in January
  
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• Viewers 'conned' by Love Island winner who had girlfriend outside

  15-07-2020 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Love Island viewers can't believe what they found out about the winner and his relationship off the show
  
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• Piers Morgan slams Matt Hancock for 'sneaking' on ITV now he's away

  15-07-2020 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Piers Morgan has hit out at Matt Hancock after the Health Secretary's shock appearance on Lorraine
  
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• Man jailed for 13 years for trying to murder partner by slitting her throat

  15-07-2020 16:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Karl Molyneaux stabbed and slashed his girlfriend nine times during a 'horrific' attack before leaving her for dead and to be discovered on her kitchen floor by her children
  
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• Military Wives sing their way to the top of this week's film chart

  15-07-2020 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sonic The Hedgehog also shoots back up to 2nd in its 14th week in the charts
  
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• Famous presenter 'lands' £250,000 deal for I'm A Celebrity

  15-07-2020 14:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The presenter, who has been absent from TV screens for a while, is said to have landed a big money deal to be on I'm A Celebrity
  
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• Northumberland bingo hall to shut as Buzz Bingo cuts its costs

  15-07-2020 14:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The national chain is shutting 26 sites, putting 573 jobs at risk
  
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• North East mining firm to lay off staff as it awaits open-cast decision

  15-07-2020 14:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Banks Mining is hoping to set up an open cast mine near Druridge Bay but a final decision rests with the Government
  
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• Dr Hilary raises concerns over 'persistent' new coronavirus symptom

  15-07-2020 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Doctor Hilary Jones revealed all on the potential new coronavirus symptom on Wednesday's Good Morning Britain
  
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• Shock as 20 children's bikes are stolen from primary school

  15-07-2020 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The break-in took place at Benton Dene Primary, on Hailsham Avenue, over the weekend - the bicycles had been donated to the school by staff and parents
  
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• Thug attacked woman on Bishop Auckland street as she held child

  15-07-2020 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Moses Ralph, 25, of Bishop Auckland, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault
  
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• Northumberland villages named as among the most Instagrammable in UK

  15-07-2020 13:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bamburgh and Warkworth are in the top 20 of the most Instagrammable villages in the UK, along with Grasmere and Robin Hood's Bay nearby
  
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• West End family slam 'scum' caught on camera stealing from them

  15-07-2020 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police issue appeal after the crook smashed the shed and helped themselves to copper wire - which the family use to help pay for Christmas
  
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• Gateshead drunk pointed BB gun at 'terrified' man's head as he entered block of flats - Chronicle Live

  15-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead drunk pointed BB gun at 'terrified' man's head as he entered block of flats  Chronicle Live
  
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• Drunk pointed BB gun at 'terrified' man's head as he entered block of flats

  15-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sean McCrystal, 55, threatened a young man with a weapon which was later discovered to be a BB gun, which he had confiscated from his son
  
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• Councils demand 'value for money' proof from bus companies

  15-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New plans have been revealed to place conditions on the payments local councils give to bus companies, which have helped them survive the Covid-19 crisis
  
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• Blyth van driver jailed for horror crash which led to biker losing an arm

  15-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Oliver, 23, was overtaking a lorry on a sweeping bend when he hit motorcyclist Robert Hope head-on
  
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• Aly Dixon launches Great North Run fundraiser to help Sunderland hospice

  15-07-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Successful finishers receive a hand-signed certificate from Aly along with chances to win some of Aly’s very own special running memorabilia.
  
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• Lorraine accuses senior officials of 'smashing laws to smithereens'

  15-07-2020 12:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lorraine Kelly took Health Secretary Matt Hancock to task when he appeared in her show on Wednesday
  
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• Police called after fight breaks out outside Shields Road takeaway

  15-07-2020 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were initially told as many as seven people were involved in the fracas on Tuesday
  
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• Matt Hancock reveals why masks WON'T be mandatory in offices & schools

  15-07-2020 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Appearing on Lorraine on Wednesday. Matt Hancock was questioned on if masks will be mandatory in offices and schools
  
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• Matt Hancock reveals if masks will be mandatory in offices & schools

  15-07-2020 11:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Appearing on Lorraine on Wednesday. Matt Hancock was questioned on if masks will be mandatory in offices and schools
  
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• What your new star sign REALLY says about you as dates change

  15-07-2020 11:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NASA dropped the new star sign dates bombshell earlier this week, meaning many people's sign has now changed
  
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• Naya Rivera cause of death revealed after she saved son's life

  15-07-2020 10:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Glee actress Naya Rivera died after disappearing on a lake last week and her cause of death has now been revealed
  
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• Scout retires after dedicating over 50 years to movement

  15-07-2020 10:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Taylor, from Whitley Bay, said the Scouts has provided him with “fun and friendship for life”, but after 53 years of incredible service it is time for him to 'pass on the baton'
  
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• All the items that will fall in price from today as VAT is slashed

  15-07-2020 10:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As a result of the VAT cut announced by the Government, theatre tickets, amusement parks, caravan bookings and even zoos could cost less from Wednesday
  
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• Matt Hancock breaks Government's ITV boycott for shock interview

  15-07-2020 09:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock will appear on an ITV show after the Governmnt have refused put anyone up for interview on the channel
  
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• Police investigating road rage attack which left man with broken nose

  15-07-2020 09:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The victim was sat in his car when he was deliberately driven into before being followed and assaulted
  
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• Man calls for Canada to ease border control after fiancée diagnosed with cancer

  15-07-2020 09:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jacob Taylor, 21, and Sarah Campbell, 25, met through social media but covid-19 restrictions mean they can't see each other
  
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• Youngsters can join the Silly Squad this summer - Gateshead Council - Gateshead Council

  15-07-2020 09:00 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  Youngsters can join the Silly Squad this summer - Gateshead Council  Gateshead Council
  
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• Youngsters can join the Silly Squad this summer - Gateshead Council

  15-07-2020 09:00 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  Youngsters can join the Silly Squad this summer  Gateshead Council
  
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