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• Christine McGuinness reveals she was 'pretending to be someone else' through Paddy marriage

  20-01-2023 23:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christine and Paddy share two twins in Penelope and Leo, nine, as well as daughter Felicity, six
  
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• Martin Lewis' urgent warning to anyone with credit card debt

  20-01-2023 23:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  During this week's episode of his ITV Money Show, Martin explained the term 'balance transfer' and why people with credit card debts may need to act on them as soon as they can.
  
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• Met Office predicts clouds and sleet across Newcastle for Saturday and Sunday

  20-01-2023 23:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  While it looks to be dry for the most part, sleet is set to fall early come Sunday morning - with overcast skies remaining throughout.
  
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• Robson Green reveals he booted the booze after a 'certain look on his mother's face'

  20-01-2023 23:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Robson found fame some 30 years ago, after he and co-star Jerome Flynn sang Unchained Melody on ITV's Soldier Soldier
  
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• Online bargain retailer selling the likes of H&M, Dorothy Perkins and New Look clothing from just 95p

  20-01-2023 23:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Everythin5pounds.com usually sells sought after clothes, shoes, bags and accessories for £5 or slightly more - but it currently has an up to 50 per cent off sale on, as well as an extra discount code.
  
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• Lewis Capaldi enjoys 'banging' chippy tea on North Shields Fish Quay and here's what he ordered

  20-01-2023 22:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Staff at the Waterfront chip shop in North Shields were amazed when the star walked through the door on Friday night
  
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• Panel rules new disease may have caused sea creature deaths on North East beaches

  20-01-2023 22:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The official report details how dredging and pyridine were very unlikely to have caused the tragic die-off.
  
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• Six things to bear in mind before January 31's tax deadline if you have a second job

  20-01-2023 21:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Office for National Statistics estimates that 1.2million UK residents have second jobs - and with extra income comes tax implications that Britons need to be aware of
  
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• Mum kits Britain's most pampered toddler out in £1k solid gold dummy and diamond-encrusted bracelet

  20-01-2023 21:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kasey Akram bathes her one-year-old tot in milk and honey and takes him to get regular haircuts and pedicures, spending £500 a month to fund his luxurious lifestyle
  
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• Public urged to keep safe around motorbike disorder and to report incidents to police

  20-01-2023 21:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cramlington councillors had been told of issues by residents
  
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• Environmental and health concerns around North Shields bridge demolition addressed in public inquiry

  20-01-2023 21:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Borough Road footbridge inquiry continues as the Green Party makes the case for its preservation.
  
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• I went to St James' Park to experience their exclusive Restaurant Week tasting menu, and it was sensational

  20-01-2023 20:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Park Grill restaurant offers fantastic views of the pitch, as well as gorgeous food that is served in a modern setting
  
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• Original 1990s Mr Blobby costume currently selling on eBay for shocking sum of money

  20-01-2023 20:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The fictional character was a children's TV staple in the 1990s and early 2000s - but the costume was eventually discarded by the BBC.
  
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• 'Concrete jungle' Wallsend housing development approved despite hundreds of objections and petition

  20-01-2023 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wallsend Boys Club had pleaded with North Tyneside Council to reject Bellway Homes' controversial housing project at Centurion Park which would 'stifle' hopes to boost sporting opportunities by expanding the club
  
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• Dad to be reunited his with children in Newcastle after 10-month visa ordeal which meant he was stuck in Sri Lanka

  20-01-2023 20:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sanas Sahib can finally be with his children following months of separation after the Home Office reviewed his visa application, which had previously been rejected
  
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• Prime Minister Rishi Sunak receives fine from police for failing to wear seatbelt in social media video

  20-01-2023 19:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's the second fixed penalty notice the new PM has received while being high in office, following the Tory Partygate scandal which saw Rishi and his colleagues fined in April last year for breaching social distancing guidance during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Friday, January 20

  20-01-2023 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday, January 20 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Dog fouling reduction plans rejected by North Tyneside Labour Group over £160k cost

  20-01-2023 19:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tory proposals would further stretch council resources when incidents of fouling are allegedly already on the decline according to Labour
  
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• Northumberland County Council leader refuses to rule out increasing council tax by new maximum

  20-01-2023 19:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The chancellor increased the level councils could increase council tax by in his autumn statement.
  
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• North Tyneside mayor slams 'disgraceful' levelling up fund snub and takes aim at Rishi's Catterick Garrison boost

  20-01-2023 18:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A motion to write to the Prime Minister and Michael Gove pleading for them to reconsider a bid that would secure the cross Tyne ferry has caused a stir in North Tyneside Council's chambers
  
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• Attempted knife-robber who threatened County Durham man, 86, and vulnerable son arrested after giving victims his phone number

  20-01-2023 18:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jason Smyth has been jailed for five years and two months at Durham Crown Court
  
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• Tyneside in 1973: From 'glam rock' to a new signing at the Toon - in 10 photographs

  20-01-2023 17:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our 10 striking photographs from the ChronicleLive archive recall some of what was happening around our region 50 years ago
  
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• Happy Valley fans 'queue for hours' to visit café where iconic scene was filmed

  20-01-2023 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fans of the BBC series have headed to the spot where Catherine Cawood confronted her sister Clare after the show's most shocking twist unfolded
  
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• County Durham brute burst his fiancée's nose by punching her and threw a glass tumbler at her head

  20-01-2023 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Collingwood has been locked up for 30 months at Durham Crown Court
  
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• Urgent warning from Foreign Office over 50 sexual assaults in holiday hotspot

  20-01-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) continuously updates profiles for countries with travel warnings and guidance for visiting Britons - and has recently urged travellers to be cautious after 51 sexual assaults, including rape, were reported across 2022.
  
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• Swim clubs 'elated' as Dunston Pool set to be saved – but Birtley group now fears for survival

  20-01-2023 16:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two clubs based at Dunston Leisure Centre are relieved after their facility was removed from Gateshead Council closure plans, but swimmers in Birtley are facing a new battle
  
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• IKEA urgently recall popular product due to risk of 'head injury and cuts'

  20-01-2023 16:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The mirrors present a risk of injury, due to a potential for the wall fittings to snap and the product to fall. Anyone who has purchased the Lettan, have been asked to return it to IKEA for a full refund
  
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• Pair to face crown court trial in connection with death of two-year-old Maya Chappell in Shotton Colliery

  20-01-2023 16:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Daymond, 26, and Dana Carr, 24, will go to trial at Teesside Crown Court in June
  
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• Gateshead Sage Arena delayed to 2025 after confirmation of £20m Levelling Up Fund boost

  20-01-2023 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The huge complex has been hit with doubts caused by spiralling construction bills and has already been redrawn in an effort to cut its building costs
  
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• Woman saved from Bensham flat fire when dog barked in 'unusual' way

  20-01-2023 14:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jordan Kent, 26, was alerted to a fire in her home by her six-year-old terrier Maddy thanks to her 'odd' bark
  
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• Inside the new £70m Metro depot in Gosforth as service's 100-year-old former home gets set to be demolished

  20-01-2023 14:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We take a look inside the new multi-million-pound Metro depot built by Stadler ahead of the arrival of the first new trains
  
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• Census highlights people in the North East feel less healthy than anywhere else in England

  20-01-2023 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shocking Census figures again show how the North East is hit hardest by a range of health challenges
  
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• Zara issues urgent recall of newborn baby jumpsuit over serious risk of choking

  20-01-2023 14:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Office for Product Safety and Standards says the children's garment has snap buttons which may easily detach - here are more details of the product recall
  
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• Love Island fans threaten to boycott show over 'stomach-turning' term used by boys in villa

  20-01-2023 14:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Viewers said that one particular term used by the men in the villa has caused them to 'physically recoil' as they called to start a petition to 'ban' the word
  
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• North East Today: Chief Superintendent in court over wife attack allegations and tributes for Leah Casson after fire death

  20-01-2023 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Your afternoon briefing on all the latest from across the North East
  
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• Police 'looking into' Rishi Sunak's seatbelt error as PM apologises for 'mistake'

  20-01-2023 13:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Downing Street said the Prime Minister had made a 'brief error of judgment' by removing his belt while filming an Instagram video on Thursday
  
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• Sunderland's City Hall shortlisted for prestigious architecture and design award

  20-01-2023 13:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  City Hall at Riverside Sunderland has been highlighted as one of 50 national projects to be shortlisted for the Civic Trust Awards
  
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• Halifax and Lloyds to close 40 banks including two in North East - see full list here

  20-01-2023 13:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lloyds Banking Group, which owns both high street banks, said the branches to be closed have seen the number of visits drop by about 60% in the last five years
  
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• Banned BMW driver led police on dangerous County Durham chase before smashing into van

  20-01-2023 13:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Farmer was driving a black BMW with cloned plates when he caught the attention of traffic police on December 21
  
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• Early morning crash sees car stuck in Wallsend shopfront with two taken to hospital

  20-01-2023 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash in Wallsend left a car jammed into the front of a shop
  
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• Alnwick Garden to hold careers fair ahead of Lilidorei spring opening

  20-01-2023 12:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jobs at both the Alnwick Garden and in Lilidorei are up for grabs
  
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• Touching floral tributes left at North Shields flat blaze scene for teenager Leah Casson

  20-01-2023 12:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North Shields community has been leaving heartbreaking tributes to Leah Casson, 18, who died in a flat fire
  
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• Love Island contestant booted from villa after recoupling on ITV2 dating show

  20-01-2023 11:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The recoupling comes after chaotic scenes in an episode where the boys came close to blows following a night of beer pong and dares
  
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• TV host Stephen Mulhern set to relaunch iconic game show Deal Or No Deal on ITV

  20-01-2023 10:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Deal Or No Deal was on Channel 4, with Noel Edmonds as host between 2005 and 2016, and it became one of UK's most beloved game shows
  
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• Northumbria Police Chief Superintendent in court accused of attacking wife at their Newcastle home

  20-01-2023 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Karl Wilson is alleged to have assaulted his partner on two occasions and damaged her mobile phone
  
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• Jesmond Park Academy confiscated 12-year-old's winter coat in school uniform row

  20-01-2023 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Levon Bayley's winter coat was confiscated as it did not align with Jesmond Park Academy's school uniform policy, which states pupils should wear a Canterbury coat with the school logo embroidered on the front
  
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• 'If this keeps happening, this bar will shut': Tin of Sardines manager's fears for future due to break-ins

  20-01-2023 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Tin of Sardines on Pier View in Roker, Sunderland, was burgled earlier this week, with intruders making off with alcohol
  
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• Councillor reveals 'positive' talks over asset transfer to save at-risk Gateshead Leisure Centre - Chronicle Live

  20-01-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  Councillor reveals 'positive' talks over asset transfer to save at-risk Gateshead Leisure Centre  Chronicle Live
  
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• Councillor reveals 'positive' talks over asset transfer to save at-risk Gateshead Leisure Centre

  20-01-2023 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Labour councillor Robert Waugh says he is involved in “really positive” talks with a set of as-yet-unnamed organisations keen to rescue the beloved site
  
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• Councillor reveals 'positive' talks over asset transfer to save at-risk ... - Chronicle Live

  20-01-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  Councillor reveals 'positive' talks over asset transfer to save at-risk ...  Chronicle Live
  
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