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• Missing Blyth man Geoff Watson found safe and well, police confirm

  16-02-2021 22:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geoff Watson had gone missing on Tuesday night and his family were growing increasingly concerned for his welfare
  
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• Family of missing Blyth man are 'extremely concerned for his welfare'

  16-02-2021 22:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Geoff Watson has not been seen since he went missing on Tuesday night and was last seen in the Killingworth area
  
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• MP 'feared for her safety' after 'relentless' social media posts, court heard

  16-02-2021 21:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Len Lowther, 66, is accused of harassing Sunderland MP Julie Elliott
  
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• Every UK adult could be 'fully vaccinated by September'

  16-02-2021 21:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The head of the country's jabs taskforce, Clive Dix, believes British adults could have both doses by August or September
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Tuesday February 16

  16-02-2021 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Tuesday February 9 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Adorable blind kittens rescued by RSPCA from builders' yard

  16-02-2021 20:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A fundraising appeal by the RSPCA Cat Hub helped raise funds for the much-needed surgery to their eyes
  
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• Brute attacked 28-weeks pregnant ex days after getting restraining order

  16-02-2021 19:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gary Ward, of Sunderland, has been jailed for a shameful attack on his former partner while she was carrying his child
  
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• Metrocentre jeweller rumbled conmen who fleeced businesses out of £90,000

  16-02-2021 19:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Santander employee Bilal Abbas provided account details to co-conspirator Umair Memon, who fraudulently acquired valuables worth £90,000 along with Jordan Hamilton-Thomas
  
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• NHS to tell 1.7 million more Brits to shield in major Covid-19 change in England

  16-02-2021 19:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The number of people asked to shield will now almost double after more data into who became very sick from the virus was studied
  
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• Welcome return home to Newcastle for member of TV's Great British Dig

  16-02-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  TV archaeologist Dr Chloe Duckworth finds herself on home turf as a new dig series targets Tyneside locations.
  
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• Wallsend health centre plans set to be approved

  16-02-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If approved the centre will include a GP surgery and a 'community health support hub'
  
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• The most and least expensive homes sold in Sunderland in 2020

  16-02-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New data has revealed the most and least expensive homes sold in Sunderland last year
  
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• Fury as students left 'without heating or Wi-Fi at £120-a-week accommodation'

  16-02-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Students hit out at Wi-Fi and heating failures which came amid sub zero temperatures and the need to study 100% online
  
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• Farewell to the landmark 'Geordie' TV series When The Boat Comes In 40 years ago

  16-02-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Set on Tyneside in the inter-war years, the first episode of the fourth and final series of When The Boat Comes In was broadcast 40 years ago in February, 1981
  
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• 18-storey tower block could dramatically change one of Newcastle's best views

  16-02-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  First details of a major new housing development at the mouth of the Ouseburn have emerged, including one building that would be among the tallest in the city
  
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• 'You'll always be a Geordie': What became of Oz's son from Auf Wiedersehen, Pet?

  16-02-2021 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
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• Terminally ill great-grandad gets his last wish of having his own home

  16-02-2021 18:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jimmy Rodgers, who has been diagnosed with terminal throat cancer, received the keys to his new home thanks to Comfort House in West Denton
  
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• Amazon workers told to isolate after receiving false positive Covid results

  16-02-2021 17:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The workers at the Bowburn facility received the test results on Saturday after being tested at the factory earlier in the week
  
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• 'Mutant' Nigerian strain of Covid-19 found in England - with 38 cases discovered

  16-02-2021 17:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New strains continue to appear, with fears vaccines may not work as well against them
  
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• Scarlett Moffatt pays tribute to boyfriend as she finds 'true love'

  16-02-2021 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scarlett Moffatt has paid tribute to her boyfriend Scott Dobinson in a poignant Instagram about finding true love
  
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• 66% of North East doctors don't feel fully protected from Covid at work - BMA

  16-02-2021 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The British Medical Association said its findings 'tell a story of real worry' among medics
  
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• The County Durham postcode which has become a coronavirus hotspot

  16-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peterlee West has the highest infection rate in the North East and is the only area above 400 in County Durham
  
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• MPs want local debates to return to the House of Commons

  16-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell and Gateshead MP Ian Mearns are leading calls to bring back debates led by backbench MPs
  
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• Longbenton mum makes hundreds of packs to help autistic kids cope with lockdown

  16-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sophia Ainsworth has provided over 300 packs to autistic children across the UK the to help support and educate them about the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• In pictures: Alnwick's annual Shrove Tuesday football match through the years

  16-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stunning images from the past two decades of the annual football match
  
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• Council investigates service responsible for bins and snow clearance

  16-02-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of employees at Wearside’s environmental services are understood to have ceased their duties while the investigation takes place
  
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• Large police presence after elderly man found dead on street

  16-02-2021 16:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man's death is not being treated as suspicious and his next of kin have been informed
  
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• Anger as This Morning travel expert tells viewers to book holidays

  16-02-2021 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This Morning's resident travel expert left some viewers angry with his advice on booking a summer holiday this year
  
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• Gateshead Council introduces enhanced Covid-19 contact tracing service - Gateshead Council

  16-02-2021 15:46
  
  Gateshead Council introduces enhanced Covid-19 contact tracing service  Gateshead Council
  
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• 'We could've been killed' - Warning after brick is thrown at car from bridge

  16-02-2021 15:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police received reports of snowballs and ice being thrown at cars from bridges in Gateshead on Monday - one vehicle had a brick thrown at it on Askew Road
  
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• Police discover cannabis farm after snow-free roof spotted at home

  16-02-2021 15:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers found 50 mature cannabis plants being grown at the property on Frank Street with the electricity being dangerously by-passed
  
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• Denise Welch fiercely defends Meghan & Harry in Loose Women row

  16-02-2021 15:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loose Women stars clashed as they discussed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision to do an interview with Oprah
  
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• Northumberland river splits in two after overtopping its banks during heavy rain

  16-02-2021 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The natural phenomenon has seen part of the river merge into adjacent Caistron Lakes near Rothbury
  
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• Two men charged following the theft of tools worth £800 from van in Houghton

  16-02-2021 13:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Luke Brice, 20, and Dylan Newell, 25, have been charged with theft from a motor vehicle following an alleged break-in on Sunday afternoon
  
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• Ruth Langsford silences 'brutal' Eamonn Holmes over fashion insults

  16-02-2021 13:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ruth shushed husband Eamonn as he fired insults at the items discussed during a fashion segment of Tuesday's This Morning
  
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• Police helicopter helps snare suspected thief after South Shields burglaries

  16-02-2021 13:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police arrested a 20-year-old man following reports of break-ins in the Marina Drive, Salisbury Street and Broughton Road areas of the town
  
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• The 13 places you can get a coronavirus vaccine in County Durham

  16-02-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The NHS is delivering the vaccine through hospital hubs, local vaccination centres provided by groups of GP practices and large-scale vaccination centres
  
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• Pervert who searched 'pre-teen hardcore' online found with sick images of kids

  16-02-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Darren Russell was found with two indecent photos, which showed naked girls as young as six, but admitted in interview he'd deleted others he'd been sent
  
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• Fisherman repeatedly bullied and exploited vulnerable man for cash

  16-02-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Lorrimer, of North Shields, took advantage of a man with mental health problems and burgled the home of a retired woman
  
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• City centre Co-op store to close with staff at risk of redundancy

  16-02-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 15 members of staff could lose their jobs after the store closes in March, though efforts are being made to relocate those affected or to find them alternative roles
  
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• 'Framing Britney Spears' documentary to air in the UK this week

  16-02-2021 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  UK viewers will soon be able to see the Framing Britney documentary after it got people across the world talking
  
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• Controversial Britney Spears documentary to air in UK this week

  16-02-2021 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  UK viewers will soon be able to see the Framing Britney documentary after it got people across the world talking
  
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• Councillors to consider 'road map' to zero carbon future - Gateshead Council

  16-02-2021 12:46
  
  Councillors to consider 'road map' to zero carbon future  Gateshead Council
  
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• The North East areas with the highest coronavirus infection rates

  16-02-2021 12:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peterlee East, Town End Farm and Southwick currently have the highest rates of infection in the region
  
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• Deaths fall for first time since Christmas as 7,320 die in England and Wales

  16-02-2021 12:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus accounted for 42.6% of the overall deaths registered during the seven days ending February 5
  
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• North East area is a 'hotspot' for demonstrations

  16-02-2021 12:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The reporting of hate crimes has increased, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Piers Morgan sparks controversy with vaccine rant at NHS staff

  16-02-2021 11:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Good Morning Britain host Piers got a huge reaction for a tweet about NHS and care workers refusing the Covid vaccine
  
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• 'Botched' government scheme leaves fire service with huge bill

  16-02-2021 11:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Emergency Services Mobile Communication Programme ensures radio equipment is up to standard
  
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• Plans submitted to transform South Shields dockland

  16-02-2021 11:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Housebuilders Keepmoat and Cussins were appointed last year as the development partner for the South Tyneside Council scheme
  
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• Vaccine minister confident government can hit next vaccine target

  16-02-2021 11:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nadhim Zahawi said police officers, teachers and supermarket workers will be prioritised in Phase 2 of the vaccine programme
  
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