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• Dec Donnelly 'thrilled' to be best man again' at Ant McPartlin's second wedding

  01-01-2021 23:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ant McPartlin's is engaged to Anne-Marie Corbett after the star proposed on Christmas Eve
  
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• Ant McPartlin engaged after romantic Christmas Eve proposal

  01-01-2021 22:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  And of course Dec is set to be best man
  
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• 'Beast from the East' to return with snow possible

  01-01-2021 21:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In 2018, a dramatic cold snap was caused by sudden stratospheric warming and now a similar weather pattern is predicted
  
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• 'Beast from the East' to return with freezing temperatures

  01-01-2021 21:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In 2018, a dramatic cold snap was caused by sudden stratospheric warming and now a similar weather pattern is predicted
  
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• Calls for all primaries to shut after U-turn on London schools

  01-01-2021 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Education Union says no primary school should reopen until January 18 after the Government agreed to keep classrooms in the capital closed
  
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• Campaigners slam Brexit deal and say the fight to rejoin is on

  01-01-2021 19:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Brexit deal was finally agreed just before the deadline- but EU campaigners aren't happy
  
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• The North East in 1995: From the 'Entertainers' to Ritzy nightclub in 10 photos

  01-01-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  10 striking photographs from the ChronicleLive archive recall some of what was going on in our region quarter of a century ago
  
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• Shops shuttered and streets silent as New Year's Day dawns

  01-01-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The sight of a silent city centre is one we became used to during lockdown, but this is the first time in most of our memories the streets have been so quiet on January 1
  
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• Chloe Ferry and Sophie Kasaei party New Year's Eve away in Dubai

  01-01-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle may have been in Tier 4, but Geordie Chloe Ferry was able to enjoy the night in bars with fellow reality starts after travelling to Dubai on business
  
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• Gateshead game with Blyth Spartans off after positive Covid-19 test - Sunderland Echo

  01-01-2021 18:15 via sunderlandecho.com
  
  Gateshead game with Blyth Spartans off after positive Covid-19 test  Sunderland Echo
  
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• Pets 'terrified' by Newcastle's New Year fireworks, owners say

  01-01-2021 18:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  While hundreds of people across the city said they enjoyed the synchronised display, some have complained it was impossible to escape the noise
  
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• Senior medic fears 'burnout' for NHS staff as Covid-19 rates rise again

  01-01-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nurses, doctors and support staff are at 'battle stations' treating an onslaught of patients as the new variant sweeps England
  
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• Olympian bitten on the bum by dog while running in park

  01-01-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland-born Aly Dixon had to get a tetanus jab following the incident on New Year's Eve
  
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• Newcastle's West End and a winter wonderland for these youngsters 50 years ago

  01-01-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It was New Year's Day, 1971, and wintry conditions across the region created an instant playground for youngsters like these in Benwell, Newcastle
  
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• 'I was close to dying' - Gateshead dad tells of moment family saved his life - ChronicleLive

  01-01-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'I was close to dying' - Gateshead dad tells of moment family saved his life  ChronicleLive
  
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• 'I was close to dying' - Gateshead dad tells of moment family saved his life - Chronicle Live

  01-01-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'I was close to dying' - Gateshead dad tells of moment family saved his life  Chronicle Live
  
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• 'I was close to dying' - Dad tells of moment family saved his life

  01-01-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Pearce family, from Gateshead, had been about to go on holiday when dad Craig fell ill in the bath and had to be resuscitated
  
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• Five huge non-Covid stories in the North East that you might have missed in 2020

  01-01-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus has dominated the headlines this year, here are a few stories you may have missed
  
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• Swimmers brave Whitley Bay's icy seas for New Year dip

  01-01-2021 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  While large scale organised dips couldn't take place due to coronavirus, some people maintained their tradition of entering the New Year with a swim in the ocean
  
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• Covid-19 vaccine shortages 'will last months'

  01-01-2021 15:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In a letter to doctors, Prof Whitty said the shortage of jabs 'is a reality that cannot be wished away'
  
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• When is the next tier review? Date for when restrictions could be updated

  01-01-2021 14:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's going to be a quieter than usual start to the year, with gyms closed and no January sales trips to 'non-essential' retailers in the North East
  
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• Tampon Tax on sanitary products abolished as UK cuts ties with EU

  01-01-2021 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government says leaving the EU allowed it to abolish a mandatory 5% tax on tampons and pads
  
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• Police thank people in the North East for staying at home on New Year’s Eve

  01-01-2021 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The region was one of many plunged into Tier 4 restrictions on December 31 in a bid to tackle the spread of a new coronavirus strain
  
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• Newcastle pub owner fears for survival of city favourites

  01-01-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Tier 4 bites, popular Newcastle city centre bars are already struggling to survive
  
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• In pictures: The 'eyesores' which blight the beauty of the North East

  01-01-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These pictures show a number of buildings which have lain derelict for years
  
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• Former footballer 'hit the self destruct button' while battling drink and drugs

  01-01-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Richie Paxton would get "off his face" every weekend as his addictions spiralled out of control
  
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• Mike Ashley adds Teesside designer clothes store Psyche to his retail empire

  01-01-2021 12:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Middlesbrough-based business has been sold to the Newcastle United owner's Frasers Group
  
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• Some schools could close until mid-February as experts fear Tier 4 isn’t enough

  01-01-2021 11:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Government sources warned there was no guarantee that a million pupils whose primary schools have shut will all return on January 18
  
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• Man with links to County Durham wanted after brutal murder of 83-year-old

  01-01-2021 11:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police in Essex urgently need to trace Leighton Snook who has links to Hartlepool and County Durham
  
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• North East set for 'ice and freezing fog patches' over New Year's weekend

  01-01-2021 10:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There is a mixture of rain, snow and sleet forecast for the region between Sunday and Tuesday next week
  
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• Three new areas teetering on brink of Tier 4 after rise in coronavirus cases

  01-01-2021 10:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Yesterday a total of 44 million people woke up to find themselves living under the country's toughest restrictions
  
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• In Pictures: The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic in the North East

  01-01-2021 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive has been documenting the impact of coronavirus in a year that will go down in history
  
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• Heartbreak as dad-of-four dies on Christmas Eve

  01-01-2021 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Shields painter and decorator Jamie Hellens tragically died just three months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour
  
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• Covid the cause of almost 50% of NHS staff absences in North East hospitals

  01-01-2021 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our research shows the impact the virus is having on thousands of NHS staff across the region as unions call for quicker vaccine roll out
  
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• Supermarket opening times on New Year's Day

  01-01-2021 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here's when Aldi, Asda, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Waitrose will open
  
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• Heroes of 2020: Celebrating the people who helped us get through a terrible year

  01-01-2021 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amongst all the struggles 2020 gave us, it also brought out the best in so many people
  
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• A dramatic Whitley Bay lifeboat rescue on New Year's Day 160 years ago

  01-01-2021 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On New Year's Day, 1861, the Cullercoats lifeboat, Percy, came to the salvation of the stricken vessel, Lovely Nelly, at Whitley Sands
  
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• 8 new laws for 2021 and what they mean for you

  01-01-2021 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A new year means new laws, Brexit means changes for travel and trade and there is a new driving rule too
  
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