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• BBC's Strictly line-up backlash as fans hit out at 'unknown' stars for new series

  13-08-2023 23:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plenty of Strictly Come Dancing fans have voiced their disappointment at the line-up for the BBC show this year
  
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• Expert warns bedbug infestations rise could be related householders buying second-hand furniture

  13-08-2023 22:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  An increase in bedbug infestations could be due to second-hand furniture shopping from the likes of eBay and Facebook Marketplace
  
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• ITV's England v Colombia coverage pulls in huge viewing figures as Lionesses make semi finals

  13-08-2023 22:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ITV's coverage of England v Colombia attracted a huge audience as the Lionesses won 2-1 to make the World Cup semi finals
  
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• ITV's Vera to return to Tynemouth as residents get filming notice and are asked to move cars

  13-08-2023 22:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The cast and crew of hit ITV drama Vera will descend on Tynemouth this week to shoot scenes for the new series
  
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• Josie Gibson in This Morning 'split' as ITV recruit new presenter to join her

  13-08-2023 21:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Josie Gibson will present alongside a brand new presenter on This Morning this week as ITV bosses trial a familiar face
  
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• Temporary structure in Newcastle city centre destroyed during inaugural NOVUM festival

  13-08-2023 21:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The installation took eight hours to build and was tore down on Sunday afternoon
  
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• DWP confirms it has started work crackdown on Universal Credit claimants affecting 700,000 parents

  13-08-2023 20:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Parents with young children face tough rules to get them back to work
  
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• Chocolate could help to ward off Alzheimer's and memory loss, according to new Harvard University study

  13-08-2023 20:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The university-led study involved 3,500 adults, mostly in their 70s
  
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• Travelling fans to be hit by rail strike on the day Newcastle United play away at Brighton

  13-08-2023 20:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Top of the table Newcastle face second-place Brighton in the 5.30pm kick off on Saturday, September 2
  
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• Cancer charity founder undertakes epic walk on crutches to remember friend and former Prisoner of War for VJ Day

  13-08-2023 19:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brian Burnie, founder of Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care, walked from Newcastle to Sunderland on Sunday in memory of his friend and former Japanese Prisoner of War Len Gibson, who worked on the infamous Death Railway
  
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• Whitley Bay thug smashed man over the head with rolling pin 22 times

  13-08-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lewis Turnbull assaulted the victim with a fork before repeatedly hitting him to the head with the wooden rolling pin in Whitley Bay
  
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• 'Like something from a horror movie' - North East woman describes devastation of wildfires in Hawaii

  13-08-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Janet Atkinson, who grew up in Washington, has lived on Maui for 13 years and says that the island is in mourning and will be for a long time, with hundreds of people still missing following wildfires on the Pacific island
  
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• Durham coffee shop waitress, 18, reaches final of modelling competition and semi-final of Miss England

  13-08-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Imogen Storey hopes to bring attention to period poverty within the UK
  
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• Wilko launches administration sale with huge price reductions as 400 stores face closure

  13-08-2023 18:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The retailer has slashed prices in stores as the UK faces losing another giant from the high street, with over 12,000 jobs at risk
  
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• Helen Skelton says 'I'm not all right' in emotional goodbye as she quits BBC radio show

  13-08-2023 17:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Countryfile presenter and mum-of-three admitted 'the juggle is real' as she announced she is leaving the show to spend more time with her children
  
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• Call for witnesses after swan killed by car at Northumberland park

  13-08-2023 17:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blyth Wildlife Rescue received information reporting the swan's death as a deliberate act of cruelty, but have so far been unable to confirm if this is the case
  
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• The North East venue you voted as the best place to get a ham and pease pudding stottie

  13-08-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There was one clear winner in this case, with one particular option gaining 30% of the vote
  
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• The air ambulance helicopter heroes who could save your life at the side of the road face 'massive challenges'

  13-08-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The helicopter heroes at the Great North Air Air Ambulance Service see around 2,000 people across the North each year, but saving lives is an expensive business
  
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• Swimmers set to brave the sea from Tynemouth to Whitley Bay in epic fundraising effort

  13-08-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The North Tyneside group will make the journey from Tynemouth Pier to St Mary's Lighthouse in a bid to raise £1,000 for the RNLI
  
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• North Tyneside Tory and Labour councillors in row over outdoor film festival expansion

  13-08-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A Wallsend outdoor film festival has been at the centre of a row between Labour and Tory councillors
  
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• I made a dish in a Northumberland Michelin Star restaurant and the anxiety was off the charts

  13-08-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Restaurant Hjem's head chef did a cooking demonstration for me to follow - but did my dish live up to his?
  
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• Holly Willoughby's new This Morning co-host 'revealed' as date set for ITV return

  13-08-2023 16:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sources claim that ITV bosses are keen for the pair to host the show together due to their 'natural chemistry' in a fresh start for the show following the Phillip Schofield scandal
  
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• North Tyneside health body appeals to public to help improve Autism services

  13-08-2023 15:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Healthwatch North Tyneside is seeking public engagement to improve services for people living with Autism
  
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• US band Of Mice and Men's music video shot in the North East by Newcastle film studio

  13-08-2023 14:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  J6 Films has just returned from the US after shooting three videos for heavy metal band Of Mice & Men’s new album Tether
  
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• South Shields stargazer captures stunning pictures of the Perseid meteor shower above Tyneside

  13-08-2023 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steven Lomas took these brilliant photographs during the Perseid meteor shower
  
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• Beauty fans 'obsessed' with 'gorgeous' eyeshadow and lipstick by Vicky Pattison

  13-08-2023 13:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The No Filter make-up collection created by Vicky and a talented Newcastle make-up artist is all about encouraging people to be 'unapologetically themselves'
  
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• County Durham dad's 35 mile walk to Newcastle hospital in memory of his four-day-old baby girl

  13-08-2023 13:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jamie Towers and Sammy Belshaw's daughter was born with a hole in the heart
  
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• Ways to look after children with ADHD and what parents can do to help, according to NHS experts

  13-08-2023 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you are looking after a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, you may find this advice from the NHS helpful
  
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• See if you can spot yourself in these photos of the Great North Run from 2005-2006

  13-08-2023 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We've raked through the ChronicleLive and Sunday Sun archives to bring you some snaps from the world's biggest and best half-marathon from the mid-00s
  
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• North East households facing eviction reaches its highest level in 16 years, new data reveals

  13-08-2023 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  127 section 21 "no fault" eviction notices were handed out between April and June this year
  
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• Newcastle Quayside over the years - a trip down memory lane in 21 photos

  13-08-2023 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hands down one of the most picture-perfect places in Newcastle's city centre, we've raided the archives to see how much has changed on the Quayside over the years
  
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• Gateshead boss credits Hartlepool United for cutting edge in narrow ... - Hartlepool Mail

  13-08-2023 13:00 via news.google.com
  
  Gateshead boss credits Hartlepool United for cutting edge in narrow ...  Hartlepool Mail
  
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• Charlotte Crosby 'wiped out and worried' as she asks for advice on poorly daughter Alba

  13-08-2023 12:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Sunderland star said her baby girl was 'not herself' as fans offered advice on how to help little Alba
  
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• Met Office issues weather warning for the North East with heavy rain forecast

  13-08-2023 12:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Downpours will hit the region on Monday as a band of persistent rain affects several parts of the country, before giving way to much warmer and brighter weather in some areas
  
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• Newcastle Hospitals boss reveals Care Quality Commission inspection feedback - 'improvements need to be made'

  13-08-2023 11:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dame Jackie Daniel revealed feedback after Care Quality Commission inspections this summer had been mixed - and improvements are under way
  
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• North East forecast for the week ahead as Met Office predicts 'mini heatwave'

  13-08-2023 11:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in parts of the UK could be hotter than California later this week - but the region will miss out on the summer scorcher
  
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• Nine ways we could protect our brains from developing dementia - including napping during the day

  13-08-2023 10:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Research shows there are more than 944,000 people in the UK with dementia
  
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• WhatsApp trialling new security feature to make it safer and protect users from hackers

  13-08-2023 09:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A select group will test the features of a two-step verification system, which will make users confirm their identity
  
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• Newcastle tenant claims flat is 'unfit for human habitation' as shaking floor and dust 'made him ill'

  13-08-2023 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man who has been living in a hotel for the past 11 months says he feels he is being 'bullied' to go back into an 'unsafe' flat
  
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• I visited a Newcastle high street where businesses used to thrive before Covid and cost of living crisis

  13-08-2023 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Westgate Road businesses say they have seen a downturn since the pandemic
  
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• Gateshead carer who stole from pensioner is jailed - The Northern Echo

  13-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Gateshead carer who stole from pensioner is jailed  The Northern Echo
  
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• Five shops that have closed or moved in Newcastle city centre in 2023

  13-08-2023 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Retail operations have struggled during the ongoing cost of living crisis
  
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• Death notices and funeral announcements in The Chronicle Newcastle from August 4 to August 10

  13-08-2023 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A selection of tributes to people from around the North East who have passed away in the past few weeks
  
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• Blakelaw drug gang member known as 'Lucky Penny' must pay back just £1 of £67,000 ill-gotten gains

  13-08-2023 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christopher Finlay, of Blakelaw, was jailed earlier this year for his role as a trusted courier and warehouser who delivered large amounts of cocaine and heroin
  
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