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• Sunderland pigeon fancier attacked while tending to his birds by thug in 'disguise'

  05-01-2023 22:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lee Little, of Sunderland, has been jailed after leaving the victim with fractures to his jaw at his pigeon loft
  
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• Fireworks over Gosforth as Daft as a Brush switches off a million Christmas lights for another year

  05-01-2023 22:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One million lights have been up at the charity's headquarters for the last seven weeks - and Thursday night saw the big switch off
  
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• North East weather forecast for Friday and Saturday sees sunny spells before heavy rain

  05-01-2023 21:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Friday, January 6 will see calm conditions including sunny spells, before the weekend brings downpours across the region.
  
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• Sunderland soldier sets off on charity challenge in memory of dad walking 10 miles every day for 1,000 days

  05-01-2023 21:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Ansell did a half marathon every day for a year between September 2020 and 2021 in aid of Cancer Research UK - and now he has embarked on an even bigger challenge to raise money for the charity
  
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• Weather: 2022 recorded as the UK's warmest year in history

  05-01-2023 20:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The entire temperature data across 2022 shows that the UK saw a provisional average temperature of 10.03C - which is the highest ever in records dating back to the late 19th century.
  
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• New US interview brings more Prince Harry bombshells - 'Heir was jealous of the spare'

  05-01-2023 20:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex has had further swipes at his estranged brother as shown in an explosive new trailer for Good Morning America - after branding him his 'arch-nemesis' in his upcoming memoirs.
  
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• Prince Harry claims dad Charles 'did not hug him' when he found out Diana died

  05-01-2023 20:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The claim reportedly comes from Harry's new book Spare, which is due to be published next week - and details the harrowing moment he was told that his mum, Princess Diana, had tragically died.
  
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• Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Thursday, January 5

  05-01-2023 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We'll bring you the winning National Lottery Set For Life numbers for Thursday, January 5 - live breaking updates and results below.
  
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• Plea for North East mayor to take control of struggling bus services and end 'downward spiral'

  05-01-2023 19:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A passengers' group says that a £4.2bn devolution deal for the region offers a chance to make the North East's bus services more affordable and less confusing
  
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• Room-by-room guide to saving energy in your home this winter

  05-01-2023 19:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From the attic to the kitchen, there ways to help cut your heating bills as we go into the coldest months of the year
  
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• Department of Health lawyers warn Infected Blood Inquiry of risks of using 'hindsight and suggestion' in analysis of NHS treatment disaster

  05-01-2023 19:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 600-page legal submission from Government lawyers has told Sir Brian Langstaff - chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry - to be wary of the perils of hindsight.
  
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• Wing mirrors hanging off and bodywork 'extensively keyed' - A mum's plea after car was vandalised in Whitley Bay

  05-01-2023 19:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and a councillor have joined a dinner lady's calls for witnesses following the vandalism some time between New year's Day and January 2, 2022
  
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• Gateshead mum slams Gentoo for failing to fix mouldy home that's 'making her kids sick' - Chronicle Live

  05-01-2023 18:45 via news.google.com
  Gateshead mum slams Gentoo for failing to fix mouldy home that's 'making her kids sick'  Chronicle Live
  
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• Gateshead mum slams Gentoo for failing to fix mouldy home that's 'making her kids sick'

  05-01-2023 18:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Linzi Tate said her children have health conditions that have been affected by the mould that covers their Gateshead home
  
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• Gateshead mum slams Gentoo for failing to fix mouldy home that's ... - Chronicle Live

  05-01-2023 18:45 via news.google.com
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• Six arrested after death of boy, 1, at nursery is treated as 'suspicious'

  05-01-2023 18:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The nursery has been closed by Ofsted, along with other linked premises.
  
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• The Apprentice's Claude Littner gives health update as he returns to show after 'freak accident'

  05-01-2023 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Apprentice returns on Thursday night and Claude Littner is back as one of Sir Alan Sugar's advisors
  
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• Newcastle Council tax support available and how to apply

  05-01-2023 18:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you are struggling to pay bills, including your council tax, Newcastle City Council can offer a number of discounts
  
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• Council tax - what happens if you don’t or can’t pay your bill

  05-01-2023 18:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Everything is costing us more each day and bills are no different. With lots of people in the same boat, what happens if you can’t pay your bill?
  
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• The Apprentice 2023 candidates as BBC show returns to our screens with Lord Sugar

  05-01-2023 18:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The programme, which will air from Thursday, January 5, features 18 hopefuls vying to win Lord Alan Sugar's £250,000 business investment
  
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• Fans furious as popular Prime Hydration drink on sale for 1,000% of retail price in Durham

  05-01-2023 17:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kirsty Black, 29, said she spotted bottles of Prime Hydration in Durham's Dunelm Food Stores for a staggering £20 each
  
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• Changing Lives charity secure £1.3 million to help tackle violence against women and girls in the North East

  05-01-2023 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Home Office has awarded the funds through its What Works Funding scheme and it will allow Changing Lives to expand their operation even further
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro set for whopping ticket fare hike as passengers face rise of up to 13.9%

  05-01-2023 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A major price hike could come into force on the Metro on April 1, but passengers using a Pop smartcard can still have their fares frozen at 2021 rates
  
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• Dancing on Ice new series gets 'over due' format change in move backed by ITV viewers

  05-01-2023 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice is back on ITV for a new series on Sunday, January 15 with a big change to its format
  
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• Loose Women host Charlene White forces 'breather' after heated clash on panel

  05-01-2023 16:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loose Women host Charlene White was at the head of the panel as Denise Welch and Jane Moore clashed over Prince Harry
  
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• Washington pervert who tried to prey on schoolgirl online snared by vigilantes

  05-01-2023 16:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig Davison, of Washington, thought he was communicating with a 14-year-old but it was a decoy profile set up by a group of paedophile hunters
  
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• Milestone in Northumberland is listed for its historical value

  05-01-2023 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The easily-missed landmark at Heddon-on-the-Wall dates back to the 18th century
  
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• Could you pass the driving theory test now? Find out by taking our quiz

  05-01-2023 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The driving theory test, which was introduced in 1996, is the first step in becoming a full licence holder - see if you can answer these test questions
  
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• The weirdest things found in Newcastle's Travelodges in 2022 including 500 scratch cards and Versace shoes

  05-01-2023 15:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From a box of 500 National Lottery scratch card wedding favours , to a full on film crew - there were loads of weird and wonderful things left in Tyneside Travelodges last year
  
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• Nissan Qashqai made in Sunderland becomes UK's best selling car

  05-01-2023 15:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Since its launch in 2007, 3.8 million Qashqais have rolled off the production line at Nissan's Sunderland plant
  
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• From the archives: Maidenhead United exorcise ghost of harrowing ... - Maidenhead Advertiser

  05-01-2023 15:23 via news.google.com
  From the archives: Maidenhead United exorcise ghost of harrowing ...  Maidenhead Advertiser
  
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• Kittiwake on Newcastle street light wins Nest of the Year award

  05-01-2023 15:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The nesting bird won the title after finding an ingenious place in which to make its home
  
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• Loose Women's Denise Welch and Jane Moore 'lock horns' in heated Prince Harry row

  05-01-2023 14:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Denise Welch clashed with her Loose Women co-star Jane Moore in a clash over Prince Harry's latest revelations
  
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• Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service launches major firefighter recruitment drive

  05-01-2023 14:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people in the North East have been told they have what it takes to be a firefighter
  
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• DWP Universal Credit claimants hit as sanctions rise by 250% amid claims they are 'back with a vengeance'

  05-01-2023 14:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jobcentres told to 'up their game' and increase the number of penalties handed out for missing meetings, MP tells debate
  
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• Children's Calpol 'non-existent' on some shop shelves as flu and Covid surges

  05-01-2023 14:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A warning has been issued by health chiefs with regards to low supplies of common cold and flu medicines, while pharmacists struggle to stock up on Calpol, certain painkillers and throat lozenges
  
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• Gateshead (H) Ticket Details - News - oldhamathletic.co.uk

  05-01-2023 14:19 via news.google.com
  Gateshead (H) Ticket Details - News  oldhamathletic.co.uk
  
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• Fenwick's department store in Newcastle and a 1960s-style shopping dash

  05-01-2023 14:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fenwick's, then as now, was a Newcastle retail institution and last year the Northumberland Street department store marked its 140th anniversary
  
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• Tributes to North East Professor Sir Michael Rawlins who fought to protect patients from medicine side-effects

  05-01-2023 14:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Professor Sir Michael Rawlins led a long and distinguished career at the forefront of patient safety
  
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• Luxurious Hotel Gotham set to transform old Newcastle fire station into five-star venue

  05-01-2023 13:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The original Hotel Gotham in Manchester is known as one of the most opulent in Europe and the brand is now seeking to make a move into Tyneside
  
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• Cocker Spaniel puppy saved by vet after cementing mouth shut by chewing superglue

  05-01-2023 13:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Luckily for Bleu, the team at Vets4Pets Bedlington managed to free him, using a basic kitchen cupboard essential
  
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• This Morning's Josie Gibson gets 'new' co-host Dermot O'Leary as fans back 'much needed' move

  05-01-2023 13:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Josie Gibson had a different co-host for Thursday's This Morning as Dermot O'Leary joined her to front the ITV show
  
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• Rising Covid and flu hospital admissions leaves NHS pressures 'extreme' in North East

  05-01-2023 13:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East's NHS pressures 'still extreme' as Covid and flu admissions rise, warn top medics
  
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• Dancing on Ice's Michelle Heaton backed by former champion after 'honest' training admission

  05-01-2023 13:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michelle Heaton has spoken out on how she's found Dancing on Ice so far, ahead of the new series starting on ITV
  
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• Police investigation launched after North Shields cable theft causes havoc on Metro

  05-01-2023 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police are investigating after cable theft saw the Metro suspended between Wallsend and Monkseaton this morning (January 5)
  
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• Police investigating cable theft as Metros suspended between Wallsend and Monkseaton

  05-01-2023 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Metro tickets are currently being accepted on specific bus services between Wallsend and Monkseaton
  
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• Alan Shearer's touching message to African football team saved by Geordie couple

  05-01-2023 12:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alan Shearer said he was delighted to see the Mfuwe Mags wearing Newcastle United's iconic black and white stripes
  
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• ITV's Vera to return with grim GP murder storyline as new episode plot 'leaked'

  05-01-2023 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hit ITV drama Vera will be back on screens in ITV with two missing episodes of series 11 finally set to air
  
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• £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment, who gets it in 2023 and when

  05-01-2023 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eight million pensioner households will get £300 on top of their Winter Fuel Payment later in 2023
  
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• Great North Air Ambulance Service becomes 24/7 critical care operation to meet demand

  05-01-2023 12:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) will now be providing round-the-clock care to the most ill or injured people in the region
  
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