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• Rafa Benitez says that deal for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mikel Merino is 'close'

  26-07-2017 23:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle boss confirms Magpies expecting to add Spain Under-21 player to their books in the next few days
  
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• No bids for Jeremain Lens, confirms Sunderland manager Simon Grayson

  26-07-2017 23:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland manager Simon Grayson said Jeremain Lens was absent at Scunthorpe due to injury, despite a fresh wave of transfer rumours
  
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• Bradford 0-4 Newcastle: Murphy and Lejeune show exactly why Rafa signed them - 5 things we learned

  26-07-2017 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United hammered Braford City 4-0 at Valley Parade - and there were some impressive individual performances in there too
  
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• Scunthorpe 0-0 Sunderland match report: Robbin Ruitter rescues misfiring Black Cats

  26-07-2017 23:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland offered very little attacking threat against Scunthorpe, and only a fantastic late save from trialist Robbin Ruiter kept the game goalless
  
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• Bradford 0-4 Newcastle player ratings: Read Lee Ryder's marks for comfortable win

  26-07-2017 23:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United eased to a comfortable win against Bradford City at Valley Parade - here's who impressed for Rafa Benitez's men
  
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• T20 Blast: Adil Rashid bowls Yorkshire to victory over winless Durham as Worcestershire beat Notts.

  26-07-2017 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  England leg-spinner Adil Rashid stars as Yorkshire inflict a sixth straight loss on Durham, while Worcestershire beat Notts.
  
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• Bradford 0-4 Newcastle match report: Rafa Benitez's men turn on the style at Valley Parade

  26-07-2017 22:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Rafa Benitez's side edge closer to the Premier League's big kick off with warm-up game at Bradford's Valley Parade
  
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• T20 Blast: Star of tomorrow? Youngster takes brilliant crowd catch

  26-07-2017 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  A youngster in the crowd takes a brilliant catch from James Weighell's huge six off the final ball, as Yorkshire beat Durham by 24 runs in their T20 Blast match at Headingley.
  
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• 'A massive win for North East workers': TUC hail Supreme Court decision on employment tribunal fees

  26-07-2017 21:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Supreme Court ruled in favour of UNISON on Wednesday over employment tribunal fees, saying the Government 'acted unlawfully'
  
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• Mikel Merino's Newcastle transfer: Why United are striking a loan with obligation to buy

  26-07-2017 20:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  What is a loan with an obligation to buy? It is a permanent deal dressed up as a loan
  
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• Bournemouth's Lewis Grabban & Blackburn's Jason Steele join Sunderland

  26-07-2017 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Sunderland sign striker Lewis Grabban on a season-long loan from Bournemouth and bring in Blackburn goalkeeper Jason Steele.
  
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• Sunderland confirm Jason Steele has completed his move from Blackburn Rovers

  26-07-2017 20:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland have signed former Middlesbrough goalkeeper Jason Steele on a four-year deal, as Simon Grayson continues his squad revamp
  
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• The North East's most polluted roads which breach legal levels are revealed

  26-07-2017 20:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Three councils have been told to take action as the roads breach the legal pollution limits
  
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• Sunderland sign Bournemouth's Lewis Grabban on a season-long loan deal

  26-07-2017 20:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland will pay a third of Lewis Grabban's £30,000-per-week wages after bringing the striker to Wearside on loan for the season
  
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• Tyneside Cinema chief executive steps down after just a year in the post

  26-07-2017 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Peutz moved to Newcastle from Oxford but now intends to return with his family to the Netherlands
  
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• Who is Mikel Merino? Newcastle United's prospective fifth summer signing profiled

  26-07-2017 19:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez is close to completing his fifth summer signing - here is everything you need to know about Mikel Merino
  
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• Women allegedly abused by GP during Barclays Bank medicals score first victory in fight for justice

  26-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A group of 126 women claim to have been assaulted by Newcastle doctor Gordon Bates during pre-employment checkups
  
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• Two men jailed for defrauding North East victims in bank account scam

  26-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ahsan Shahid and Nafeesa Shahid, from Scotland, were both handed prison sentences after being caught scamming people on the phone
  
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• Plea to help fund life-changing treatment for Morpeth boy who has never been able to walk

  26-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The parents of Samuel Wright want to send him to America for treatment to give him the best chance of being able to walk
  
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• Electric vehicles set to play a key role in future household systems

  26-07-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As Government announces the phasing out of petrol and diesel cars, electric vehicles could have a role beyond transport
  
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• All you need to know about this year's 30th Stockton International Riverside Festival

  26-07-2017 18:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The popular annual festival of street theatre, familiarly known as SIRF, has put Stockton on the map of outdoor entertainment
  
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• Newcastle United hoping to confirm signing of Mikel Merino as player arrives on Tyneside

  26-07-2017 18:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez keen to add Borussia Dortmund man to his squad but knows that United can't stop there in their recruitment drive
  
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• Scunthorpe vs Sunderland LIVE: Black Cats travel to Glanford Park for penultimate friendly

  26-07-2017 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates as Sunderland take on Scunthorpe at Glanford Park in their penultimate pre-season friendly of the summer
  
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• Scunthorpe 0-0 Sunderland RECAP: McGeady completes 60 mins on debut; Grabban and Steele sign

  26-07-2017 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Live updates as Sunderland take on Scunthorpe at Glanford Park in their penultimate pre-season friendly of the summer
  
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• Scunthorpe 0-0 Sunderland LIVE: McGeady makes his debut; Grabban and Steele deals confirmed

  26-07-2017 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates as Sunderland take on Scunthorpe at Glanford Park in their penultimate pre-season friendly of the summer
  
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• Scunthorpe 0-0 Sunderland LIVE: McGeady completes 60 mins on debut; Grabban and Steele sign

  26-07-2017 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Live updates as Sunderland take on Scunthorpe at Glanford Park in their penultimate pre-season friendly of the summer
  
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• Jobs saved as Handmade Burger Co is sold - but Tyneside restaurants aren't part of the deal

  26-07-2017 17:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Two of the three Tyneside restaurants had only been open a matter of months, but they will not reopen
  
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• Greedy building firm boss splashed the cash on luxury cars and his 'lavish' home in £1.2m fraud

  26-07-2017 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Ager, of County Durham, was earning a decent wage with Sir Robert McAlpine when he started lining his pockets in a series of complex frauds
  
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• Bradford vs Newcastle United LIVE: Rafa Benitez takes his side to Valley Parade in pre-season friendly

  26-07-2017 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  All the build-up, live match action and reaction as Rafa Benitez takes his side to Valley Parade to face League One Bradford City
  
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• Bradford 0-4 Newcastle United RECAP: Murphy double, Mitrovic and Gayle score for Magpies

  26-07-2017 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  All the build-up, live match action and reaction as Rafa Benitez takes his side to Valley Parade to face League One Bradford City
  
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• Bradford 0-4 Newcastle United LIVE: Murphy double, Mitrovic and Gayle score for Magpies

  26-07-2017 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  All the build-up, live match action and reaction as Rafa Benitez takes his side to Valley Parade to face League One Bradford City
  
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• Bradford 0-0 Newcastle United LIVE: Shelvey captains Magpies at Valley Parade

  26-07-2017 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All the build-up, live match action and reaction as Rafa Benitez takes his side to Valley Parade to face League One Bradford City
  
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• Tombola's high-tech haven takes shape thanks to the most advanced glass in the business

  26-07-2017 17:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The £6m HQ in Sunderland is on track to become one of the best office campuses in the North East
  
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• 8 family friendly museums you can visit for free during the summer holidays

  26-07-2017 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With the summer holidays finally here we've come up with 8 museums and galleries in and around Newcastle which are going all-out to entertain the kids
  
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• Police plan 'derby day-style' operation for Sunderland's clash with Celtic

  26-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 8,000 fans of the Scottish club are expected to travel to the region for the friendly on Saturday
  
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• Pink salmon is on the rise in the North East and is being caught in waters near you

  26-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One of the non-native pink salmon was caught in the River Tyne at Wylam in Northumberland last week, following a catch in South Shields
  
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• A1 singer Ben Adams makes peace with Northern Pride after homophobia row

  26-07-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The boy band posted that his t-shirt looked 'a tad gay' while on his way to perform at Newcastle's annual LGBT festival
  
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• Barclays 'liable' if doctor sex assaults proved, judge rules

  26-07-2017 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The judge said the bank represented the only legal recourse now available to the claimants.
  
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• Altec Engineering carries out management buyout to save 68 jobs

  26-07-2017 16:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Business Growth Fund has been left out of pocket after it invested £6m in the North Shields firm in 2015
  
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• Floyd Mayweather vs Connor McGregor: Tickets on sale for live screenings in Newcastle

  26-07-2017 16:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you haven't got tickets for Mayweather vs McGregor in Las Vegas, Newcastle bars will be showing it live in the early hours
  
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• Newcastle United in talks with German giants over permanent deal for Spanish midfielder

  26-07-2017 15:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez is looking to add more players to his Newcastle United squad this summer, and could bring Mikel Merino in from Dortmund
  
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• Sunderland new boy Aiden McGeady reveals his strained relationship with former Celtic boss

  26-07-2017 15:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland new boy Aiden McGeady certainly has a passion for playing judging by this interview on his time at Celtic
  
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• Optimus Prime in Newcastle: Bonbar offering free drinks for selfies with Transformers truck

  26-07-2017 15:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Optimus Prime is in Newcastle city centre today and if you strike a pose with the Transformers truck you'll be rewarded with a drink at Bonbar
  
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• Dog eats wedding cake on morning of couple's big day

  26-07-2017 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Bella the Labrador ate Jackie Walker and Scott Willis' wedding cake on the morning of their big day.
  
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• Bar crawl app to install safety software and local deals features

  26-07-2017 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The app will soon allow users to find their friends if they get lost on a night out
  
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• Revealed: These are the 12 most irritating pieces of office jargon

  26-07-2017 14:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From touching base to blue-sky thinking, here are the phrases that workers hate to hear
  
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• Durham Market place evacuated after 'suspicious bag' found in city centre

  26-07-2017 14:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Durham Police have said the bag contained a DVD and was not a threat to the public
  
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• Newcastle Nightlife: 28 photos of glamour at city centre bars and clubs at the weekend

  26-07-2017 14:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Take a look at our video and gallery from city nightspots including Jalou, House of Smith, Madame Koo and more!
  
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• Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley wins £15m court case

  26-07-2017 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The offer made during a "drink-fuelled" meeting was "wishful thinking" by Jeffrey Blue, judge says.
  
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• Shoppers queue outside END in Newcastle for new Nike trainers everybody is talking about

  26-07-2017 14:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shoppers have braved the elements to make sure they can get their hands on a pair of special edition Nike trainers at END
  
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