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• Cigarettes could soon cost £16 per pack, as Jeremy Hunt poses for smokers tax rise

  28-02-2024 22:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to announce a huge rise on cigarette tax, as well as a new tax on vapes - which will raise an anticipated £500million for the state.
  
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• Michael Mosley shares snack you should eat for a quick energy fix after lunch

  28-02-2024 22:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  TV doctor Michael Mosley has claimed that eating two pieces of dark chocolate and a small handful of nuts can help give you an energy boost in the afternoon.
  
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• Tribute to blood scandal campaigners as Government urged to put compensation in the Budget

  28-02-2024 21:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has been told to put compensation for those infected and affected by the contaminated blood scandal in next Wednesday's budget.
  
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• Talking therapy helped South Shields nurse who faced crippling health anxiety

  28-02-2024 21:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Victoria Rowell couldn't speak more highly of her NHS Talking Therapies experience.
  
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• ITV The Chase's Darragh Ennis answers viewers' burning question on how much Chasers make

  28-02-2024 20:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Menace has answered a popular fan question in typical Darragh Ennis style.
  
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• Mark Feehily 'quits' Westlife tour a year on from being rushed to hospital in Newcastle

  28-02-2024 20:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Westlife star Mark Feehily has revealed he's pulled out of more tour dates with the group after a serious health battle
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday, February 28

  28-02-2024 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing you tonight's winning National Lottery Lotto and Thunderball results - live breaking updates below
  
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• Brit in Tenerife warns tourists about 'all-inclusive' nightclub scam in Gran Canaria

  28-02-2024 19:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A British man living in Tenerife has warned tourists about a fiendish "all-inclusive" nightclub scam that is rife in the Canary Islands, and it's mainly younger visitors that fall for it.
  
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• Passengers warned to avoid viral plane seat belt 'hack' as it's 'life-threatening'

  28-02-2024 19:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A viral TikTok video showed a passenger using a 'hack' to keep her knees up on a plane seat, but a travel expert has warned that it could be 'life-threatening'.
  
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• Dancing on Ice's Dan Whiston spills on 'tantrums and tiaras' behind the scenes

  28-02-2024 19:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice creative director Dan Whiston has opened up about what really goes on behind the scenes of the ITV skating competition.
  
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• County Durham mum accused of murdering her son, 3, appeared 'calm' as paramedics tried to save him

  28-02-2024 19:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christina Robinson, of Ushaw Moor, denies murdering Dwelaniyah Robinson and child cruelty and is standing trial at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Westlife's Mark Feehily 'quits' touring with group a year after serious illness in Newcastle

  28-02-2024 18:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Westlife star Mark Feehily has revealed he's pulled out of more tour dates with the group after a serious health battle
  
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• Westlife's Mark Feehily 'quits' touring and shares extent of serious illness in Newcastle

  28-02-2024 18:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Westlife star Mark Feehily has revealed he's pulled out of more tour dates with the group after a serious health battle
  
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• Newcastle mystery man scoops more than £100k in massive EuroMillions win

  28-02-2024 18:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The lucky winner, known only as Mr R bagged £119,808.90 on the EuroMillions earlier this month.
  
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• BBC Radio 2's Vernon Kay cut off air and 'emergency tapes' play in major blunder

  28-02-2024 18:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay was in the middle of speaking to his audience on his mid-morning show when his voice was suddenly cut off and listeners heard nothing but silence before "emergency tapes" began to play.
  
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• Capital Breakfast's Sian Welby announces pregnancy live on air

  28-02-2024 18:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The presenter said she had been keeping the news a secret from her co-hosts
  
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• Dancing on Ice's Amber Davies 'silences' trolls with defiant vow after ITV fix claims

  28-02-2024 18:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice star Amber Davis has come out fighting after landing in the bottom two for the second week in a row
  
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• Sunderland home extension plans refused over privacy and design concerns

  28-02-2024 18:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland City Council's planning department has refused an application for a two-storey side extension at a property in the Ryhope area
  
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• Nikita Kuzmin sparks Strictly Come Dancing 'quit' fears as pro linked to Celebrity Big Brother

  28-02-2024 18:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hugely popular Strictly Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin has been linked to ITV's Celebrity Big Brother
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro 'honing in' on fix for problem that caused delay to new trains

  28-02-2024 18:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Metro's new fleet of trains have suffered several setbacks and operator Nexus' new boss admits it was overly ambitious to have set a target date of 2023 for their introduction
  
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• Six people admit affray in connection with Gordon Gault's death in Newcastle

  28-02-2024 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 14-year-old died in hospital after he was stabbed with a machete in Elswick
  
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• Plans for Sunderland city centre apartments given green light

  28-02-2024 17:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The plans include converting the floors above the former 'Upmarket' retail store to four apartments, as well as a roof dormer extension, bin store and associated external alterations
  
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• Campaigners fight against plans to demolish Durham city centre footbridge

  28-02-2024 17:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Leazes Footbridge in Durham City was closed last July after a routine inspection by Durham County Council identified structural issues
  
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• Newcastle's Miguel Almiron joins son at football training after 'super sub' role in FA Cup win

  28-02-2024 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United's Miguel Almiron provided the cross for Gordon's opener against Blackburn in the FA Cup on Tuesday night
  
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• Darlington man jailed for 30 years for supplying 'industrial quantities' of firearms and cocaine

  28-02-2024 17:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Riley, 51, was caught when encrypted messages on his mobile phone were infiltrated by police
  
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• Meditation could help menopausal women with anxiety and depression

  28-02-2024 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Experts said they were not suggesting such therapies should replace hormone replacement therapy (HRT), but could be considered alongside pills and patches.
  
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• Leading health figures call for 'bold action' from the Chancellor to tackle harms caused by 'poor diets, alcohol and tobacco'

  28-02-2024 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Health bosses, charities and even celebrity chefs have joined forces to call for the Government to act on health harms in the coming budget
  
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• Seven-year-old golf prodigy set to raise £100,000 for Newcastle's Freeman Hospital in honour of his late dad

  28-02-2024 16:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Hughes was just a year old when his dad Dave passed away after a heart transplant, aged just 32.
  
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• Nikita Kuzmin Celebrity Big Brother rumours sparks Strictly 'quit' fears as pro linked to ITV show

  28-02-2024 16:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hugely popular Strictly Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin has been linked to ITV's Celebrity Big Brother
  
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• Man left with serious injuries in knife attack before windows smashed in Byker

  28-02-2024 16:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is alleged that the man was approached by two unknown men who proceeded to cause damage to the windows of a nearby property before fleeing the scene
  
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• Dancing on Ice's Stephen Mulhern and ITV show spark Ofcom complaints over Magic Mike stunt

  28-02-2024 16:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice has been reported by viewers to Ofcom after a Magic Mike stunt on the ITV show on Sunday night
  
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• ITV Vera's Rhiannon Clements lands major role away from hit drama after one series

  28-02-2024 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vera star Rhiannon Clements is rehearsing for another role after fans loved her star turn in the ITV drama
  
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• Newcastle United hero Jonas Gutierrez announces Evening with show nine years after Magpies exit

  28-02-2024 16:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ex Newcastle United star Jonas Gutierrez has announced a one off show at a city centre theatre hosted b y a Sky Sports star
  
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• Police station legal advisor found guilty of sexually assaulting two suspects

  28-02-2024 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Graeme Iley, 55, was also found not guilty of sexually assaulting a female police officer following a trial
  
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• Dancing on Ice and Stephen Mulhern in 'hot water' with Ofcom over Magic Mike stunt

  28-02-2024 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice has been reported by viewers to Ofcom after a Magic Mike stunt on the ITV show on Sunday night
  
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• BBC Bargain Hunt's Christina Trevanion rushed to hospital as she shares health update

  28-02-2024 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  BBC Bargain Hunt star Christina Trevanion has been rushed to the hospital as she shared a health update with fans.
  
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• New weather map shows exact time snow will hit the North East this week

  28-02-2024 16:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The latest forecast suggests that the region could see up to 5cm of snow on the ground on March 1, as the new month gets off to a wintry start
  
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• Byker Grove's biggest exports who aren't Ant and Dec - from Strictly winner to Hollywood actor

  28-02-2024 16:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A number of stars, that aren't Ant and Dec, have done very well since appearing in hit CBBC show Byker Grove
  
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• Archived CBeebies Bedtime Stories available to watch on BBC iPlayer

  28-02-2024 15:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A range of episodes are already accessible on BBC iPlayer, and an additional digital library of archived episodes will soon be available
  
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• Social supermarket opens in Whitley Bay offering half-price shop 'to prevent people falling into food crisis'

  28-02-2024 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity was already providing emergency food provision to residents before opening its own social supermarket
  
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• Olivia Colman backs social housing campaign and says human rights in UK are 'under threat'

  28-02-2024 15:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amnesty has launched a short film based on the real-life experiences of a young mother whose baby died
  
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• DWP Winter Fuel Payment and who is eligible for £600 as March deadline approaches

  28-02-2024 15:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here is a round-up of the Winter Fuel Payment rules, including details about who qualifies and who is not eligible for the cash
  
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• Rogue gardener who took £1,500 without carrying out work jailed for three years

  28-02-2024 14:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ambrose Fletcher, 32, pleaded guilty to charges of theft, possessing criminal property, perverting the course of justice and failing to attend court
  
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• Abuse inquiry into events which spanned decades at Medomsley Detention Centre

  28-02-2024 14:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is calling on more people to come forward and share their experiences
  
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• Children's Cancer Run raised astonishing £300,000 last year to help save young lives

  28-02-2024 14:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Young runners helped raise more than a quarter of a million pounds for charity last year.
  
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• Bargain cruise from Southampton to Newcastle cancelled after outbreak of 'gastro-related illness'

  28-02-2024 13:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Guests were due to set sail from Southampton at 7pm on Wednesday
  
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• ITV's Dancing on Ice in 'hot water' with Ofcom over Magic Mike stunt after ratings blow

  28-02-2024 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice has been reported by viewers to Ofcom after a Magic Mike stunt on the ITV show on Sunday night
  
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• ITV's Dancing on Ice in 'hot water' with Ofcom over Magic MIie stunt after ratings blow

  28-02-2024 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice has been reported by viewers to Ofcom after a Magic Mike stunt on the ITV show on Sunday night
  
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• ITV Dancing on Ice in 'hot water' with Ofcom over Magic Mike stunt after ratings blow

  28-02-2024 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice has been reported by viewers to Ofcom after a Magic Mike stunt on the ITV show on Sunday night
  
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• Dancing on Ice's Ryan Thomas publicly backs rival to win ITV show after result row

  28-02-2024 13:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice star Ryan Thomas has publicly backed one of his co-stars to win the ITV show after negative comments from viewers
  
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