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• North East MPs call for end of split that divides region in two

  20-10-2020 21:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus pandemic has shown that region must work as one, say MPs
  
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• Savage killer found guilty of murdering friend found in 'bloodbath'

  20-10-2020 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ross Miller left his friend, Brandon lee, with more than 100 injuries, including 60 caused by a blade, during a horrifying attack at his flat in South Shields
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning lottery numbers for Tuesday October 20

  20-10-2020 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Tuesday October 20 - live breaking updates below
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning lottery numbers for Tuesday October 20

  20-10-2020 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Tuesday October 20 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Popular Sandyford cafe closes its doors after employee tests positive for Covid

  20-10-2020 19:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cafe said it would reopen 'when we feel it is safe to do so' as staff are tested and customers contacted via Track & Trace
  
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• Huge stash of Viagra and tobacco worth £100,000 found in van in North Tyneside

  20-10-2020 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers from Northumbria Police made the discovery after they spotted a Ford Transit van allegedly being driven erratically in the Killingworth area on Friday
  
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• Knife thug nearly killed man over claims he made 'advances' to his girlfriend

  20-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Wilson stabbed John Spedding three times in the chest and punched and kicked him down concrete stairs, causing 'almost fatal injuries'
  
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• 13,000 Newcastle children could go hungry this half-term

  20-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  City councillors fear that local lockdown measures in the North East will make it even harder for struggling parents to feed their children during the school holidays
  
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• Boris Johnson imposes tougher lockdown rules on Greater Manchester

  20-10-2020 18:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham have been locked in a battle over introducing tougher restrictions
  
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• Irish VR company opens in Gateshead's Proto in first step of UK expansion plans - Business Live

  20-10-2020 18:01 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Irish VR company opens in Gateshead's Proto in first step of UK expansion plans  Business Live
  
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• How to stream Home Alone in the UK this Christmas

  20-10-2020 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The classic film is only available on one streaming service
  
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• Verdict on controversial coal mine due by end of the year

  20-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council says that it will rule on Banks Mining’s plans to extract 800,000 tonnes of coal from green belt land at Dewley Hill, near Throckley, by the end of the year
  
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• North East 'fighting a losing battle' to avoid tougher lockdown rules

  20-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alice Wiseman, Director of Public Health for Gateshead, says that infection rates have fallen but remain too high
  
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• Cast of Vera spotted in Chester-le-Street as filming of new series continues

  20-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cast and crew of the hit ITV detective drama have been seen around the North East during filming of series 11
  
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• Council boss warns of unemployment to the 'level of Thatcher's 1980s'

  20-10-2020 16:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  "We've got to be very, very careful that we try and do the best we can for our business community otherwise, we risk unemployment to the level of the eighties when Thatcher was in charge"
  
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• Boris Johnson 5pm update on Greater Manchester Tier 3 restrictions - live

  20-10-2020 16:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is expected to hold a coronavirus press conference at Downing Street after the Government failed to come to an agreement with leaders in Greater Manchester
  
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• Meet the North East firm providing amazing effects for The Million Pound Cube

  20-10-2020 16:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland company New World Designs uses bullet-time technology to film on the show
  
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• How to stream Elf in the UK this Christmas

  20-10-2020 15:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The film which stars Will Ferrell is a staple festive film
  
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• Should Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations be banned due to Covid?

  20-10-2020 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Let us know if you think events in Newcastle, Gateshead, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland and County Durham should go ahead
  
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• Man rescued from blazing home in Blackhall Colliery

  20-10-2020 15:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paramedics treated the man at the scene of the blaze on Ninth Street
  
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• Four police officers assaulted on same day while responding to incidents

  20-10-2020 14:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One officer suffered a suspected broken finger while another has bruising on her face and legs
  
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• Elderly man in 'critical but stable' condition in hospital following crash

  20-10-2020 14:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 67-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries in the collision on Monday afternoon
  
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• Council leader wants Dominic Cummings to repay £50,000 council tax bill

  20-10-2020 13:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham County Council officers have been asked to look at all options to appeal the decision
  
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• Call to keep barbers and salons open if North East is moved to Tier 3

  20-10-2020 13:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Under Tier 3 restrictions hairdressers and salons could be told to close - but it's not set in stone and the situation in Liverpool offers hope
  
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• People urged not to attend South Tyneside Remembrance Day ceremonies

  20-10-2020 13:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Many ceremonies will be held virtually this year, but there are fears large crowds could still attend public ceremonies
  
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• Four more schools in Sunderland partially close due to coronavirus

  20-10-2020 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  They are the latest schools in Sunderland to confirm closures
  
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• Shocking footage shows revellers chanting on Metro - without wearing masks

  20-10-2020 13:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Footage shows the group chanting on the Metro as they sit bunched together
  
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• Schoolgirl taken to hospital following 'altercation' with another pupil

  20-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police say the incident involving two girls took place on Friday and one girl suffered a minor cut to her leg
  
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• In pictures: The Northumberland blacksmiths that has been forging for a century

  20-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work by the award winning blacksmith can be seen all over the North East
  
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• Gateshead schoolgirl taken to hospital following 'altercation' with another pupil - Chronicle Live

  20-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead schoolgirl taken to hospital following 'altercation' with another pupil  Chronicle Live
  
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• Fresh plans for Northumberland bar and beachside restaurant submitted

  20-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumberland Estates has revamped its design for a restaurant, cafe and bar in Beadnell on the Northumberland coast
  
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• Council leader speaks out after spike in County Durham Covid-19 cases

  20-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A major outbreak at Durham University has resulted in a surge in cases as a decision on tighter restrictions looms
  
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• Denise Welch joins the cast of Hollyoaks - and her character has a 'dark side'

  20-10-2020 12:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loose Women star Denise, 62, has announced the news on TV and teased that her character would have a "dark side"
  
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• How Kate Garraway and Andy Burnham clashed over north-south lockdown divide

  20-10-2020 12:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Greater Manchester Mayor appeared on Good Morning Britain for a discussion on Tuesday as he called for more financial support from the Government
  
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• Major Universal Credit change could cost people hundreds of pounds each month

  20-10-2020 11:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The change could hit the self-employed from next month, just as Britain faces a hard winter to the Covid-19 pandemic
  
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• Passengers can now book a Covid test before flying from Heathrow Airport

  20-10-2020 10:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The facilities in Heathrow's Terminals 2 and 5 will initially offer tests to passengers travelling to Hong Kong and Italy
  
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• What science says about circuit-breaker lockdowns and whether they work

  20-10-2020 10:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Wales prepares to go into a two-week shutdown, pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to introduce a similar 'circuit-breaker' in England
  
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• Gateshead cannabis dealer trying to make quick cash snared after crashing car on way to sell drugs - Chronicle Live

  20-10-2020 09:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead cannabis dealer trying to make quick cash snared after crashing car on way to sell drugs  Chronicle Live
  
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• Cannabis dealer snared after crashing car on way to sell drugs

  20-10-2020 09:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ryan Robson, of Greenside, crashed into the corner of a car sales garage and when police arrived they found evidence he was selling cannabis
  
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• GMB hosts left in tears as elderly couple reunite after 250 days apart

  20-10-2020 09:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The video showed the emotional moment Joseph and Eve Loreth, from Florida, were reunited
  
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• Investigation launched after 'several' horses found in poor health

  20-10-2020 09:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A large number of horses were found in poor health at the site
  
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• The 'perfect village' where new homes are being snapped up fast

  20-10-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Heighington was declared Britain's most perfect village by historian Ptolemy Dean, who hosted BBC4 programme 'The Perfect Village' in 2006
  
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• See construction of Durham University's Mount Oswald site from start to finish

  20-10-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Construction firm Interserve Group Limited completed the £80m project in Durham this summer
  
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• School 'overwhelmed' with bikes donation after theft of children's cycles

  20-10-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 20 bikes were stolen from Benton Dene Primary, in Longbenton, North Tyneside, in July - now Bike4Health has donated a set of cycles to the school
  
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• Council boss gets £5,000 pay rise amid Covid crisis cuts

  20-10-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The council’s Liberal Democrat opposition said that council officers getting pay rises worth thousands of pounds risked “appearing insensitive” at a time when many people are struggling
  
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• Boris Johnson 'doesn’t want return to national lockdown' as UK Covid cases soar

  20-10-2020 08:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Experts are warning that Tier 3 measures are not enough to deal with the rise in Covid cases nationwide
  
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• Works begins on revamp of promenade area in North Tyneside

  20-10-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A section around the Rendezvous Café, on the Northern Promenade in Whitley Bay, is being refurbished
  
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• Staggering numbers reveal how Covid-19 has exploded in student hotspots

  20-10-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cases soared in just a matter of weeks, with one cases in one student-heavy area increasing over 140 times
  
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• Rare 'silent killer' cancer claims life of Northumberland YouTuber, 30

  20-10-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  School kitchen worker, from Northumberland, passed away in his mums arms after bravely battling disease for six months
  
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• Government ignore protect 999 heroes plea from Victims' Commissioner

  20-10-2020 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dame Vera Baird wrote to the Lord Chancellor urging action on the Chronicle's Justice for Heroes campaign five weeks ago, but is yet to get a response
  
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