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• Watch DJ Murray Mint get everyone dancing on Britain's Got Talent - even Simon Cowell!

  26-05-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Middlesbrough DJ was the final auditionee in this year's Britain's Got Talent and he certainly made am impression
  
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• Lotto results: What were Saturday's winning National Lottery numbers?

  26-05-2018 21:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Get Saturday's UK Lotto and Thunderball results as well as the Lotto Millionaire Raffle winning code in our live blog - updates below
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: What are Saturday's winning National Lottery numbers?

  26-05-2018 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Get Saturday's UK Lotto and Thunderball results as well as the Lotto Millionaire Raffle winning code in our live blog - updates below
  
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• Bundesliga's 50+1 model - does it work, how it works and could it work in the Premier League

  26-05-2018 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With continued talk of the possibility of a takeover at Newcastle United, we look at how the fans ownership systems works in Germany
  
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• What Fulham's play-off final victory could mean for Aleksandar Mitrovic's Newcastle United future

  26-05-2018 20:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has impressed during his loan spell in west London with Fulham
  
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• Who is the Champions League Final referee? Milorad Mazic in charge of Liverpool vs Real Madrid

  26-05-2018 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's the Champions League Final on Saturday night and Milorad Mazic will referee as Liverpool take on Real Madrid
  
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• How to watch the Champions League final online for free even though it's NOT on Freeview TV

  26-05-2018 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  BT Sport is not broadcasting Liverpool v Real Madrid on free to air television, but there are other ways of legally watching for free
  
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• See possibly the world's biggest pasty being made at Langley Castle

  26-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The huge pasty measures 1.5m long, weighing 40kg, filled with 9kg of cheese and 6kg of onion, encased in 8kg of pastry
  
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• Rafa Benitez's must-see interview with Guillem Balague transcript: On NUFC, his family and his dogs

  26-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez sat down with Spanish journalist Guillem Balague to discuss what makes him tick
  
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• Passionate, low-priced, fan-led and with an academy to feed it - is this Sunderland's future?

  26-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland's new owners Stewart Donald and Charlie Methven have said they want to follow the Borussia Dortmund model - so what is it?
  
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• Meet the boy with a rare skin condition that leaves his skin as fragile as a 'butterfly's wing'

  26-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mason Crossley was diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa at three months old - a condition that causes his skin to tear and blister
  
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• Customer advisor who helped tenants with Right to Buy policy defrauded £15k from scheme

  26-05-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mustaque Chowdhury had already had a discount from the scheme to purchase his first house when he tried to use it again
  
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• Sunday opening times for Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi, Sainsbury's on May Bank Holiday weekend

  26-05-2018 18:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  To help out with your supermarket shopping plans over the Bank Holiday weekend, here are opening times for Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's
  
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• How old is Mohamed Salah? Liverpool's star man lines up for Champions League Final

  26-05-2018 18:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  He's already won plenty of awards this season and Liverpool's striker Mo Salah is going for glory in the Champions League Final
  
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• Who plays Elsie in Car Share? C haracter on Peter Kay's BBC 1 show gets everyone guessing

  26-05-2018 18:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Kay's BAFTA winning comedy Car Share has just returned for its second series and Elsie has made an immediate impact
  
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• Lightwater Valley opening hours and admission prices for May half term holidays

  26-05-2018 17:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Home to Europe's longest rollercoaster The Ultimate, Lightwater Valley theme park is sure to be popular over May half term
  
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• Flamingo Land opening hours and admission prices for May half term

  26-05-2018 17:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire theme park Flamingo Land is popular with North East families. Here's a guide on when it is open, prices and opening hours
  
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• B&M is selling a three litre box of wine called Festi Falls for less than £15

  26-05-2018 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Festival season is here and if you're partial to wine but not glass bottles, B&M's Festi Falls might just be your summer essential
  
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• How to watch the Champions League final for free even though it's NOT on Freeview TV

  26-05-2018 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  BT Sport is not broadcasting Liverpool v Real Madrid on free to air television, but there are other ways of legally watching for free
  
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• The Sunderland statistic which will give all Black Cats fans hope for next season

  26-05-2018 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland's Championship campaign was one to forget, but one key factor in the final-day win over Wolves is one worth celebrating
  
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• Why Christian Atsu has promised Newcastle United fans: You'll see a 'big difference' in me next year

  26-05-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu has been playing for three years with a knee problem - and he has finally undergone surgery
  
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• 'We thought we'd lost Hope, but we never lost hope itself': How brave Hope Feeney beat the odds

  26-05-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hope, of North Shields, has started school and is getting ready for a trip to DisneyLand with her family
  
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• The 10 best pictures from a colourful Whitley Bay Carnival

  26-05-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A colourful parade toured the town's streets and the entertainment carried on throughout the afternoon
  
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• Where is the Champions League final 2018? When does the Champions League start?

  26-05-2018 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is the biggest event in European football and the Champions League final will soon be held in Ukraine
  
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• 'Vital' Newburn Bridge repairs to take up to two months

  26-05-2018 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The 120-year-old bridge has been dubbed a "vital" link connecting Newburn and Blaydon, in Newcastle.
  
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• What are the rules for having a barbecue in parks and beaches?

  26-05-2018 15:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are parks where visitors are welcome to bring BBQs, but you must respect rules about cleaning up and taking care of the grass
  
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• Why your TV will turn itself off during Champions League final and Coronation Street

  26-05-2018 15:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Don't panic if your television screen appears to show static and interference this weekend - it should go back to normal within seconds
  
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• Rail disruption as Northern staff hold 24-hour strike

  26-05-2018 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Franchise operator Arriva Rail North said trains and replacement buses will be "extremely busy".
  
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• Rafa Benitez on Mike Ashley, changes to Newcastle's training ground and his famous 'calm' exterior

  26-05-2018 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez sat down with Spanish journalist Guillem Balague for a wide-ranging interview
  
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• Man taken to hospital after A69 crash near Haydon Bridge between lorry and car

  26-05-2018 15:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The A69 near Haydon Bridge was closed for more than an hour while emergency services were on the scene and one man was taken to hospital
  
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• Stewart Donald's manic first week: Ratifications, appointments, redundancies and retirements

  26-05-2018 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stewart Donald seems to have crammed months of activity into his first week at Sunderland but the whirlwind has only just got started
  
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• What is Ed Sheeran’s setlist for his UK stadium tour? Brit Award winner set for three Newcastle gigs

  26-05-2018 14:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ed Sheeran, the man responsible for hits like Shape of You and Perfect, will play Newcastle's St James' Park on his UK stadium tour
  
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• How old is Cristiano Ronaldo? Real Madrid star set for Champions League Final

  26-05-2018 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Portugese goal scoaring machine Cristiano Ronaldo will line up for Real Madrid against Liverpool in the Champions League final
  
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• Virgin East Coast franchise was doomed from the start, says industry expert

  26-05-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Virgin East Coast insists it's proud of the service it provided on the East Coast Main Line
  
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• The big picture: Tish Murtha captures youth unemployment in 1980s Newcastle

  26-05-2018 14:00
  Pictures of life on city council estates captured the effect of the Thatcher governmentIn 1976, Tish Murtha, the third of 10 children of Irish descent, left her native north-east to study photography at Newport College of Art in south Wales. She returned two years later to train her camera on the streets on which she had grown up. Murtha, who her daughter, Ella, recalls as “spiky haired, and in baseball boots”, took this photograph in 1980 on the council estate of Elswick in Newcastl
  
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• 'Newcastle have everything to kick on and fulfil Rafa Benitez's big ambitions' - Jamaal Lascelles

  26-05-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jamaal Lascelles is attracting interest from top-six clubs but he wants to stay and progress with Newcastle United
  
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• From Korean Billy to an England cricketer, the best attempts at teaching Geordie to the world

  26-05-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There have been a lots of videos trying to share Geordie lingo with the world and they can often be very funny
  
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• Backing Rafa Benitez at Newcastle United makes business sense - and Mike Ashley should know that

  26-05-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Mike Ashley need only look to the lessons learned from the post-Kevin Keegan and Bobby Robson eras to see why he must back Rafa Benitez
  
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• How old is Mo Salah? Liverpool's star man lines up for Champions League Final

  26-05-2018 13:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  He's already won plenty of awards this season and Liverpool's striker Mo Salah is going for glory in the Champions League Final
  
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• Unseen Pitmen Painters' art goes on display in Ashington

  26-05-2018 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Many of the works have been sourced from the local community in Ashington.
  
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• Jack Ross: Reconnecting Sunderland's loyal fans will be 'bloody powerful' in my rebuilding job

  26-05-2018 13:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New Black Cats manager Jack Ross knows he can rely on the Black Cats' loyal fans to help him 'rebuild the club from inside and out'
  
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• Newcastle want Kenedy to return - but United must hold off interest from host of top European clubs

  26-05-2018 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Kenedy impressed for Newcastle United - but the Magpies did not have an option-to-buy in the winger's loan deal
  
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• Why letting an ambulance pass could land drivers with £1,000 fine

  26-05-2018 12:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It is the conundrum we're faced with sometimes - do you risk driving into a bus lane, running a red light or stopping on a box junction?
  
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• Who is Champions League Final referee Milorad Mazic? Guide to the man in charge of big game

  26-05-2018 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's the Champions League Final on Saturday night and Milorad Mazic will referee as Liverpool take on Real Madrid
  
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• Three people evacuated from second Darlington fire in two days

  26-05-2018 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fire crews were called out to a fire at a commercial premises on Parkgate, opposite the Hippodrome theatre, and rescued three people
  
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• Robots exhibition opens at Newcastle's Centre for Life - take a look around

  26-05-2018 12:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Robots - Then and Now, created by the Science Museum in London, and now at Centre for Life celebrates all kinds of different robots
  
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• Sunderland manager Jack Ross will have final say on transfers, new owner Stewart Donald promises

  26-05-2018 12:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New owner Stewart Donald has promised the club's new manager will have the freedom to choose the players he does and does not want
  
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• Thieving office manager David Clattenburg ordered to pay back £60k to Byker law firm

  26-05-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Clattenburg was jailed for four years in October for stealing £400k from a small law firm
  
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• How some of the North East's best-known areas got their names

  26-05-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle, Sunderland, Consett, Ashington and more: 15 North East place names and their historic meanings
  
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• Giant mural for sale on Tyneside - and the owner must have a huge wall to hang it on

  26-05-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The brass effect mural is made of fibre glass and depicts Roman soldiers on horseback in battle
  
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