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• Budget 2021 LIVE: Rishi Sunak to extend furlough until the end of September

  02-03-2021 23:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor of the Exchequer is delivering a Budget to create jobs and rescue the economy after the Covid-19 lockdown
  
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• Dancing on Ice star Amy Tinkler becomes patron of the Bradley Lowery Foundation

  02-03-2021 22:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amy, who grew up in Bishop Auckland, said Bradley was an inspiration to the whole country
  
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• The 'vanished' Tyneside railway line that once carried thousands of passengers

  02-03-2021 22:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Today's there's no trace of the Riverside Branch railway line which carried passengers along the Northern bank of the industrial River Tyne
  
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• Cowboy builder who defrauded customers out of £39,000 jailed

  02-03-2021 21:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anthony Gray, 57, did not have the required skills or expertise to complete the home improvements
  
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• Missing eight-year-old boy is tracked down with help of police dog in Morpeth

  02-03-2021 21:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police dispatched the helicopter, dog teams and neighbourhood officers to lead the search for the missing schoolboy
  
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• Firefighters tackle large blaze at Komatsu factory in Sunderland

  02-03-2021 20:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Flames were coming from the chimney with plumes of smoke billowing into the air which could be seen for miles
  
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• Yorkshire Ripper victims' families call for his estate to be shared between them

  02-03-2021 20:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mystery surrounds what Sutcliffe left in his will, with claims he owns two plots of land in Scotland
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Tuesday March 2

  02-03-2021 20:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Tuesday March 2 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Neighbours' shock as shooting probe is launched outside their homes

  02-03-2021 19:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A car park in Walkergate is today cordoned off after a gun was allegedly fired during a row on Sunday morning
  
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• Proposed industrial scheme could bring more than 40 jobs to North Tyneside

  02-03-2021 19:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Helio Pact Limited, have asked for permission to build 14 industrial units on vacant land
  
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• What will be announced in Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget

  02-03-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firms will be offered funding to take on trainees and apprentices, but there could be tax rises for profitable employers
  
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• Newcastle Cathedral's 'Unknown Knight' and why the mystery figure is on the move

  02-03-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Historians have been unable to determine the figure’s identity with certainty, but have dated him to sometime between 1320 and 1330, due to the style of armour
  
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• Employee who fleeced firm in £29,000 expenses con blamed his 'demanding wife'

  02-03-2021 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Fitch, of West Allotment, abused his position with a firm based at Cobalt Business Park by submitting fraudulent claims for hotels and flights totalling almost £29,000
  
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• 1am Quayside fire alarm fear at cladding danger building

  02-03-2021 18:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 150 people had to be evacuated from the St Ann’s Quay building, which has a number of fire safety defects, just after midnight on Saturday
  
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• Durham police seize 1kg of cannabis and thousands of pounds during raid

  02-03-2021 18:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers seized the cannabis and cash at a property on Hurworth Street, Bishop Auckland
  
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• The Wanted star Tom's wife shares 'good news' on his brain tumour

  02-03-2021 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tom Parker's wife Kelsey appeared on Loose Women to share encouraging news about his brain tumour treatment
  
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• Wansbeck Labour MP Ian Lavery criticises Keir Starmer

  02-03-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Lavery, a former Labour chair and a major figure on the party's left, warns of 'disconnect' between leadership and activists
  
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• New plans for £10m care hub set to create over 100 jobs

  02-03-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An empty stretch of land off Kenilworth Road, in Ashington, is to be transformed into a care site under proposals put together by Malhotra Group PLC
  
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• A Tyne-Wear derby when Newcastle United and Sunderland were still big-hitters

  02-03-2021 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sixty-five years ago when Newcastle United and Sunderland were drawn to play each other in the FA Cup quarter-final, more than 60,000 fans queued for tickets
  
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• Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview confirmed to air in the UK

  02-03-2021 16:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's much hyped interview with Oprah Winfrey will air in the UK next week on ITV
  
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• Walkergate shooting incident: Everything we know so far

  02-03-2021 15:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man remains in police custody after being arrested by police on Monday night
  
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• ITV2 viewers gutted as 'new' Love Island is actually a repeat

  02-03-2021 15:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ITV2 viewers sat down to Love Island Australia on Monday night but some were left disappointed after realising it was a repeat
  
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• What Center Parcs, Haven and AirBnB are saying on reopening of holiday lets

  02-03-2021 15:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Families may be able to go on holiday in the UK again soon but the dates are provisional based on the Government's reopening plans - here are more details
  
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• Warning that Covid rulebreakers could derail lockdown exit

  02-03-2021 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are fears of a spike in coronavirus cases after the region's beaches, parks, and other beauty spots were busy over the weekend as people enjoyed the sunny weather
  
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• Injured police dog on the way to vets sniffed out knife 'used in robbery '

  02-03-2021 14:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 48-year-old man and 44-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of the robbery in Ponteland
  
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• Viewers torn as Piers Morgan revels in GMB achievement

  02-03-2021 14:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan took great delight in news about the show's viewing figures
  
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• Fruit taken from Alnwick 'community larder' used to smash windows

  02-03-2021 14:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Generous locals in Alnwick, Northumberland, hope they'll be able to reopen their community larder after vandals allegedly used produce to damage a local shop
  
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• Northumberland woman with head injury braves the North Sea every day for a month

  02-03-2021 14:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Clare Jones, 38, suffered a traumatic brain injury from concussion in a freak accident on a tree swing which has left a devasting impact on her life
  
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• This Morning caller sparks 'pub' row as Phillip & Holly back her

  02-03-2021 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This Morning hosts Holly and Phillip and guest Vanessa Feltz were in disbelief at the caller's 'unreasonable' husband
  
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• Phillip & Holly back caller over husband's 'unfair' pub demands

  02-03-2021 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This Morning hosts Holly and Phillip and guest Vanessa Feltz were in disbelief at the caller's 'unreasonable' husband
  
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• Comedian Lost Voice Guy gets his face on a stamp in 'second class' campaign

  02-03-2021 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Popular North East comedian Lee Ridley has been chosen by the Adult Cerebral Palsy Hub charity to help front a national campaign
  
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• Brute who continued attacking his partner as blood gushed from her face jailed

  02-03-2021 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Leslie Swainston, of Sunderland, launched an unprovoked attack with such force it broke the leg of a sofa his victim was on
  
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• Tommee Tippee's bold breastfeeding ads banned from social media

  02-03-2021 13:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Featuring real mums and their babies, Tommee Tippee says its breastfeeding campaign is an "unapologetic celebration of mums, their bodies and their choices" - see the video here
  
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• Phillip Schofield pays tribute to 'super hero' NHS workers

  02-03-2021 13:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This Morning presenter Phillip had a message for NHS workers during a segment about anxiety over life after lockdown
  
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• More Newcastle Airport flights as Air France resumes operations

  02-03-2021 13:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Airport bosses welcome the resumption of flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle as another step towards international connectivity
  
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• Education Secretary responds to concern over Covid tests for pupils

  02-03-2021 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside MP Mary Glindon highlighted concerns about plans to test pupils twice a week
  
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• North East to hit target of one million Covid vaccinations this week

  02-03-2021 12:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The region's fourth mass vaccination centre has opened at the Darlington Arena and experts say the North East will have one million people vaccinated within days
  
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• Five people 'visiting nana' handed Covid fines after car found 40 miles away

  02-03-2021 12:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The occupants from South Hetton claimed they were visiting their nan in neighbouring Peterlee
  
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• Suspected thief arrested after 'ransacking car' in Gateshead street

  02-03-2021 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A neighbour reported that he had been walking down the street trying to open car doors
  
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• Suspected thief arrested after being allegedly caught ransacking car in Gateshead street - ChronicleLive

  02-03-2021 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Suspected thief arrested after being allegedly caught ransacking car in Gateshead street  ChronicleLive
  
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• The Aldi Special Buy item that 84,000 shoppers queued for

  02-03-2021 12:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The queue for this item got so big online that the supermarket was forced to intervene and pause it due to such high demand over the weekend
  
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• Gateshead woman launches awareness day for rare genetic syndrome - In Your Area

  02-03-2021 12:19 via inyourarea.co.uk
  
  Gateshead woman launches awareness day for rare genetic syndrome  In Your Area
  
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• Man arrested after alleged shooting following a 'verbal altercation'

  02-03-2021 12:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A police cordon remains in place on Benfield Road after a gun was allegedly fired
  
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• GMB's Susanna Reid left in tears by Piers Morgan trolls

  02-03-2021 12:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Good Morning Britain host Susanna has opened up about being left in tears by abuse from online trolls
  
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• Over-60s can book Covid-19 vaccines with NHS now - and over-50s are next

  02-03-2021 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  How to book a vaccine if you are aged over 60, as the jab programme expands into the seventh of nine priority groups
  
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• Ant Middleton says HE decided to leave 'SAS' after sacking claims

  02-03-2021 11:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  SAS: Who Dares Wins star Ant Middleton has told his Twitter followers he walked away from the Channel 4 show
  
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• Tomahawk Steakhouse asks staff for loans while hospitality sector remains closed

  02-03-2021 10:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The chain has restaurants across the North East and beyond, including in Newcastle, Durham and Darlington
  
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• TOWIE's Arg to get life changing surgery after reaching 'fatal' size

  02-03-2021 10:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former TOWIE star and Gemma Collins on/off boyfriend Arg appeared on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday to talk about his weight
  
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• Piers admits GMB tension as Susanna 'snaps' during heated spat

  02-03-2021 10:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Piers Morgan responded to claim from a Good Morning Britain viewer that Susanna Reid looked like 'she wanted to kill' him
  
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• 'White Easter' possible as temperatures plunge and snowfall is predicted

  02-03-2021 10:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Met Office forecaster has said that a White Easter is 'more likely than a White Christmas'
  
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