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• The cut-price fee Newcastle United have paid for midfielder Mikel Merino

  13-10-2017 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Rafa Benitez structured a deal for Mikel Merino that would quickly become permanent and at a bargain price
  
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• Sunderland refuse to pigeon-hole Duncan Watmore in their forward thinking

  13-10-2017 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Black Cats manager Simon Grayson must decide whether Duncan Watmore is ready to start his first game for him, but is open-minded about where
  
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• Scarlett Moffatt big interview: On acid attack fears, worries of leaving home and fighting 'demons'

  13-10-2017 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The I'm A Celebrity winner and former Gogglebox star opens up ahead of the release of her autobiography Me Life Story: Sofa So Good
  
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• Manager Simon Grayson uses Sunderland history to see the light after Black Cats' slow start

  13-10-2017 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Grayson returns to the Championship with his side in a precarious position but he only needs look to his predecessors to find solutions
  
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• O2 Academy Newcastle was Hotter Than Hell and so was Dua Lipa as she delivering a scintillating set

  13-10-2017 22:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The young singer responsible for hits like No Rules, Be The One and Hotter Than Hell was on fine form in Newcastle
  
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• Rare body of 'outsider' art could fetch £500,000 when it is sold in Newcastle

  13-10-2017 22:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Heppe Collection, to be auctioned by Anderson & Garland, features work done by psychiatric patients in an Austrian clinic
  
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• Goth Weekend sees beige versus black in a riot of a night at Live Theatre

  13-10-2017 22:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new play by Ali Taylor was inspired by the regular gathering of the goths in Whitby where Dracula is partly set
  
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• Mark Shaw death: Kieran Adey denies murdering friend

  13-10-2017 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Kieran Adey said his co-accused delivered stab wounds which killed Mr Shaw
  
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• Ex-Peterlee mayor Lee Cook tried to meet boy, 15, for sex

  13-10-2017 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The 30-year-old man, who believed he was taking to a 15-year-old online, is jailed for a year.
  
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• Mid air collision over Northumberland avoided by 'providence'

  13-10-2017 21:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Comment comes in air safety report into the an incident which saw a drone just miss a Cessna light aircraft
  
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• Fantasy Football tips: Who should be captain and who are the bargain buys in gameweek eight?

  13-10-2017 20:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sean McCormick offers his Fantasy Football tips ahead of gameweek eight and he has picked out a Newcastle player who could prove to be a bargain
  
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• Murder accused Keiran Adey claims Zoe Warren knifed Mark Shaw in the back

  13-10-2017 20:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Keiran Adey and Zoe Warren are blaming each other for the murder of Mark Shaw at his home in Grange Villa last December
  
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• Man raped teenager and transgender man in Newcastle

  13-10-2017 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Shelton Dube attacked Scott Wilson despite being told the victim was transgender and identified as a man.
  
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• Mystery surrounds Mayday call from boat on the Tyne as emergency services can't find it

  13-10-2017 19:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man called the Coastguard saying his boat had broken down on the Tyne but they are unsure if he was ever there at all
  
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• Watch the dramatic moment a woman was rescued by the RNLI in Blyth Bay

  13-10-2017 19:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Her condition upon her arrival at hospital is not known after she was found in the water in the early hours of Friday morning
  
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• Vile double rapist jailed for 15 years after attacking a transgender man and woman

  13-10-2017 19:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Transgender victim says he can finally move on with his life after seeing pervert put behind bars for raping him and another woman
  
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• X Factor winners where are they now? What's happened to all the acts who won the ITV show?

  13-10-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The x Factor has been on our screens since 2004, meaning there have been 13 winners to date. How many do you remember?
  
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• Former Peterlee Mayor Lee Cook jailed for attempting to meet a child for sex

  13-10-2017 18:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cook, who served as the youngest ever mayor for the town council, resigned his position after the arrest
  
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• Southampton vs Newcastle team selector: Select your Magpies XI ahead of Premier League clash

  13-10-2017 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Use our team selector tool to pick the Newcastle team you would start in the game against Southampton at St Mary's
  
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• Husband admits murdering his teacher wife and having indecent videos of children

  13-10-2017 18:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adam Parkin will be jailed for life after he pleaded guilty to killing his West Boldon Primary School teacher wife Julie Parkin at their home
  
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• Police officer thrown out of force after drunkenly crashing car into school railings

  13-10-2017 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former Northumbria Police special branch officer Christopher Walton, 47, was more than two times over the limit when he crashed
  
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• Pubs in Newcastle with beer gardens and roof terraces - where to enjoy a drink in the sun

  13-10-2017 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are set to rise so we've compiled a guide on where to go in Newcastle city centre for a tipple in the sun
  
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• Rafa Benitez warns Newcastle players studious Mauricio Pellegrino will know everything about them

  13-10-2017 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's student vs teacher at St Mary's Stadium this weekend as Rafa Benitez takes on the man he introduced to the coaching ladder
  
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• Rathbones Newcastle targets further growth with the appointment of Andy Webb

  13-10-2017 17:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rathbones of Newcastle has announced a significant addition to its growing team
  
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• Witnesses sought after Silverlink Retail Park noxious substance attack

  13-10-2017 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are yet to arrest anyone after three male shoplifters sprayed shop workers in the face after being confronted
  
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• Tyne Theatre production of Top Hat needs its own Fred and Ginger - how to audition

  13-10-2017 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Adapted for the stage in 2011, Top Hat is regarded as one of the classic dance musicals and will tap dance onto the Newcastle stage next year
  
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• Thomas Bewick's sketchbook back in the North East after being unearthed in SAN FRANCISCO

  13-10-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Northumberland-born naturalist and engraver is only known to have used one notebook and it is now back where it belongs
  
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• Meet the Pride of Britain finalists who turned their lives around after facing huge challenges

  13-10-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tom Rebair and Abbie Westgate, both from Newcastle, have become finalists in The Prince’s Trust Young Achiever category
  
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• Man threatened to set petrol can alight at Newcastle home with kids inside

  13-10-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Steven Palmer was holding a knife and a lighter while making the threats during a stand-off with police in South Denton
  
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• Football clubs join forces at St James' Park to put the force of fans behind foodbanks

  13-10-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NUFC-supported West End foodbank is the largest in the country - and now other fans are getting involved
  
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• Decision on controversial Gosforth homes plan deferred after last-minute change to plans

  13-10-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council wants to build bungalows on green space next to Ridgewood Gardens
  
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• A senior Government advisor has criticised the delay building Heathrow's third runway

  13-10-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Expanding Heathrow is vital for the North East economy but nothing has happened almost a year after the Government backed a new runway
  
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• West Road cafe in Newcastle raided by masked men five days after it opens

  13-10-2017 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police are appealing for information after the incident in Newcastle, which took place just after 8am on Friday
  
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• 'Providence' prevented drone and plane collision, report finds

  13-10-2017 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  An air safety board's report says the drone had been "endangering other aircraft".
  
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• Sunderland promote Billy McKinlay to coaching staff while Glynn Snodin recovers from illness

  13-10-2017 16:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Billy McKinlay will be on the bench against QPR tomorrow, with Simon Grayson's assistant Glynn Snodin advised to take some time off
  
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• Many North East farms would become loss making under hard Brexit, report says

  13-10-2017 16:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Report from Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board outlines three scenarios for Brexit and its impact on farmers
  
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• Sunny weather in Newcastle: Things to do when it's hot from beer gardens to picnics in the park

  13-10-2017 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We've pulled together lists of the best parks, picnic spots, beaches, ice creams and beer gardens in the Newcastle area
  
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• Galashiels man dies in two-vehicle crash near Cornhill on Tweed

  13-10-2017 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The 60-year-old from the Galashiels area was fatally injured in the collision just over the border with England.
  
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• Watch the moment when a car collides with a cyclist in Newcastle while turning a corner

  13-10-2017 15:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The footage was recorded by a fellow motorist's dash cam this morning when the incident happened in Newcastle
  
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• Newcastle cat cafe lining up A Nightmare on Mog Street event for Halloween

  13-10-2017 15:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  City centre cat cafe Mog on the Tyne is pulling out all the spooky stops for Halloween with a range of terrifying things teased
  
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• Smash and grab burglar jailed for broad daylight break in and carrying drugs and a blade

  13-10-2017 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Darren McGowan, of Bridge Street North, Sunderland, was jailed for burglary, possession of a pointed bladed article, amphetamine and cocaine
  
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• 'I have seen worse than that' - Rafa Benitez's verdict on Newcastle's training ground bust-up

  13-10-2017 15:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez has played down the training ground incident between Jamaal Lascelles and Mo Diame, revealing the pair are fine
  
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• 'I can learn a lot from Benitez' - Mikel Merino's positive about his Newcastle United future

  13-10-2017 15:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mikel Merino reveals his key targets after signing a five-year deal and a permanent move to Newcastle United
  
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• Southampton Scouting Report: A detailed look at the Saints ahead of Newcastle's trip to St Mary's

  13-10-2017 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Magpies travel to St Mary's on Sunday, looking to maintain their place in the top half of the Premier League table
  
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• Steve Harmison: Ashes-winning Test bowler resigns as joint Ashington manager

  13-10-2017 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Ashes-winning Test bowler Steve Harmison resigns as joint manager of Northern league club Ashington.
  
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• New pilgrimage route to be launched from East Lothian

  13-10-2017 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The Forth to Farne Way will take modern-day pilgrims along pathways and through places linked to Christianity's earliest days in Scotland.
  
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• When is Gateshead Christmas lights switch on this year and who is performing?

  13-10-2017 14:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The festive season isn't too far away now and we now now when the switch will be flicked on Gateshead's Christmas lights
  
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• Lawrenson, Owen and Merson: Pundits predict Newcastle to have tough time against Southampton

  13-10-2017 14:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  How will Newcastle United do against Southampton? Here are the predictions for the trip to the South Coast
  
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• European Challenge Cup: Newcastle v Dragons (Sat)

  13-10-2017 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Team news and match preview as Dragons head to Newcastle in the European Challenge Cup first round on Saturday (15:00 BST).
  
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• Are any Newcastle United players close to a suspension for five yellow cards?

  13-10-2017 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle players will have to avoid reaching five yellows by December 24 or face a one-match suspension
  
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