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• When are Strictly results on this week? BBC move show for World Cup covrerage

  02-12-2022 20:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This weekend's Strictly Come Dancing results show won't be on the BBC on Sunday, with it moving for the World Cup
  
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• 'It has a great reputation' – Tyneside community reacts to school closure rejection news

  02-07-2026 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The wider community of Wideopen has shown support for Hazlewood Community Primary School as it avoids closure
  
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• Sunderland police raid uncovers 800-plant cannabis farm worth up to £167,500

  02-07-2026 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two men were arrested while trying to flee the scene and the property has now been shut down by police
  
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• Jordan Pickford's wife gives honest verdict on England game as she stuns at match

  02-07-2026 16:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Megan Pickford, wife of England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, was in the stands supporting the Three Lions as an England WAG during their FIFA World Cup Round of 32 knockout match against DR Congo
  
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• Major car finance update as millions of UK drivers face compensation delays

  02-07-2026 15:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Compensation payouts were meant to start this year but are now facing significant delays - here's why
  
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• Call for pubs to stay open for England’s last-16 1am World Cup game rejected

  02-07-2026 15:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A plea for a blanket extension for pub licensing hours for the next England match has been turned down
  
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• DWP warning on Universal Credit and PIP payments when planning a holiday abroad

  02-07-2026 15:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  People could potentially be carrying out benefit fraud in some circumstances for Universal Credit and PIP
  
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• Love Island's Adam Collard allegedly attacked by his dad after argument over Northumberland cottage

  02-07-2026 15:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  William Collard, known as Billy, is accused of grabbing his son's neck, ripping his shirt and leaving him with reddening on his neck after an argument in Northumberland
  
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• Couple snuck away from own wedding to do 'really Newcastle thing'

  02-07-2026 15:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Amy and Dan Wilkin say the pictures from their mid-wedding escape are the best of the day
  
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• John Henry Sayers trial LIVE: Jurors taken through police interview day after the alleged offence

  02-07-2026 14:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Henry Sayers and his son, John Henry Sayers junior, deny GBH with intent on a man after a car was driven into Sayers' property in Byker and set alight
  
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• Ricky Hatton's car torched in 'targeted attack' outside son Campbell's home

  02-07-2026 14:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police and fire crews were called to the residential street in Hattersley, Hyde after the blaze was started on Monday night (June 29), with officers describing it as a targeted incident
  
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• Thomas Tuchel tells parents to put football before school for England 1am game

  02-07-2026 14:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Following England's win against DRC, the team boss said 'there’s so much school to go to but the World Cup is every four years'
  
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• 'Such a sad state of affairs' - Durham High School will close for good today after 142 years

  02-07-2026 13:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The school told parents they had tried to secure the long-term future of the school but it had not been possible
  
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• Seven children ill after swimming in river after 16-hour sewage spill

  02-07-2026 13:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  At least seven children were struck down with vomiting and upset stomachs after swimming in Devon's River Dart, where South West Water had discharged untreated sewage for around 16 hours just days before
  
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• Whitley Bay woman's surprise as baby seagull falls down chimney

  02-07-2026 13:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Karen Turville was working from home on Tuesday when the bird fell down her chimney and landed in her fireplace
  
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• Mothers lose Court of Appeal battle to overturn child benefit cap rule

  02-07-2026 13:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The women took the case to court with their barristers telling a hearing that the rules were not justified
  
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• What the weather will be like in North East as UK set for another heatwave

  02-07-2026 12:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some parts of the UK are set to get high temperatures again - here's a look at the forecast for the North East for the coming days
  
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• 'I’m so rich it’s unbelievable!' – Northumberland politician backs calls to ban MPs' second jobs

  02-07-2026 12:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Blyth and Ashington MP Ian Lavery has slammed Westminster colleagues on a "gravy train" of outside jobs and said his basic salary in Parliament already made him "feel like a millionaire"
  
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• Henry Nowak's killer 'terrified' and refusing HMP Frankland move over Ian Huntley fears

  02-07-2026 12:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vickrum Digwa is said to have refused relocation to A-wing after learning it was where Ian Huntley was fatally attacked earlier this year
  
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• Northumbria University draws attention to widening North East-South higher education gap

  02-07-2026 12:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The university convened a panel in Westminster, featuring Skills Minister, Baroness Jacqui Smith
  
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• Missing Brit dad Neil Ginter vanishes in Benidorm after 'meeting new people'

  02-07-2026 11:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Neil Ginter, a dad from Plymouth, has not been in contact with his close friends or family for over 24 hours during a holiday in Benidorm
  
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• Brit dad Neil Ginter is found after vanishing in Benidorm

  02-07-2026 11:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Neil Ginter has been found
  
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• Frankie Dettori rushed to hospital after car flips in Newmarket crash

  02-07-2026 11:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Frankie Dettori was involved in a serious car crash in Newmarket, Suffolk, on Wednesday evening, with the retired jockey sustaining broken ribs and a broken thumb after his car was struck and flipped by another vehicle, according to his representatives
  
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• North East postcodes on list of areas affected by Royal Mail delivery disruption

  02-07-2026 10:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Postcodes in Newcastle have been listed among the UK locations where there could be delivery delays on Thursday - here's the full list
  
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• Police make arrests after 16 children rescued from Ohio 'house of horrors'

  02-07-2026 10:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The children were found in a tiny decaying house in Hamden, Ohio, after police executed a search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation
  
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• 'Happy little boy' given cancer diagnosis after parents spot 'limp'

  02-07-2026 09:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The two year old's mum 'knew it was bad' after doctors ran blood tests
  
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• Tragedy as Gateshead dad dies suddenly on holiday in Turkey

  02-07-2026 09:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  His family has been told they will have to pay to bring David, 28, home
  
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• Gatesehead dad dies on holiday in Turkey leaving daughter, 3, heartbroken

  02-07-2026 09:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  His family has been told they will have to pay to bring David, 28, home
  
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• Travellers warned of five-hour airport delays as plea made to halt new EU rules

  02-07-2026 09:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The long wait times are being caused due to the new Entry Exit System, which requires passengers from the UK to give their fingerprints and photograph
  
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• War drama fans rank alongside Band of Brothers streaming now

  02-07-2026 08:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It has arrived on NOW TV, and viewers widely regard it as one of the greatest war dramas ever made — ranking it alongside Band of Brothers and The Pacific
  
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