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• Great Exhibition of the North: Thousands see opening ceremony

  22-06-2018 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The £5m celebration of art, culture, design and innovation hopes to attract three million people.
  
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• 'Somebody's business has been destroyed' - suspected arson attack in Heaton Park Road

  22-06-2018 23:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Huge flames and billowing smoke could be seen coming from the scene
  
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• Serbia lose but Aleksandar Mitrovic shines on World Cup stage - much to Newcastle United's delight

  22-06-2018 22:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United are likely to sell Aleksandar Mitrovic this summer and good performances like this at the World Cup will only help
  
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• See the first footage of huge flames from a fire on Heaton Park Road

  22-06-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services remain on the scene on Friday evening as firefighters battle the blaze
  
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• 11 best spots in the UK to watch an amazing sunset this summer

  22-06-2018 20:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This week marks the summer solstice – and is also the official start of summer. So what better time to explore the UK and take in some of the country’s most breathtaking bike rides?
  
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• Heaton Park Road fire RECAP: Fire crews believe blaze may have been started 'maliciously'

  22-06-2018 20:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are on the scene of a fire on Heaton Park Road in Newcastle
  
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• Why Newcastle United should pass up the chance to sign Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge this summer

  22-06-2018 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Former England striker Daniel Sturridge is available again this summer, but that should set alarm bells ringing for Rafa Benitez
  
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• Aleksandar Mitrovic becomes seventh Newcastle player to score at a World Cup

  22-06-2018 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Mitrovic's goal against Switzerland saw him join an exclusive club of former Magpies who have scored at a World Cup
  
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• Yorkshire Pudding Wraps arrive at The Hoppings for the first time - how much are they?

  22-06-2018 19:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  They were a huge food craze last year and Yorkshire Pudding Wraps make their debut at The Hoppings as the funfair returns to Newcastle
  
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• Enjoying the sun this weekend? Remember sun cream for high UV levels and a very high pollen count

  22-06-2018 19:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you have hay fever then be warned, it's going to be a rough weekend - the advice is to stay indoors if you suffer badly, or you could head to coast
  
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• Glorious sunshine and scorching temperatures greet the opening day of The Hoppings 2018

  22-06-2018 19:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Always a popular draw with Geordies and visitors to Newcastle, The Hoppings is now open for another year with hundreds of attractions to enjoy
  
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• Stewart Donald's delight as Sunderland's season ticket sales surpass 21,000

  22-06-2018 19:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland have revealed that they have now sold over 21,000 season tickets for the new campaign and have extended the reduced price deadline
  
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• County Championship: Sussex take 16 wickets to wrap up win over Durham

  22-06-2018 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Sussex take 16 wickets in a day to complete victory over Durham by an innings and 64 runs at Arundel.
  
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• The beautiful footage of Sophie Gradon modelling just weeks before tragic death

  22-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sophie Gradon had been chosen as the face of Pink Boutique's Love Island campaign and was modelling in the weeks before she died
  
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• Schoolchildren put together awesome video about Danger night at The Hoppings

  22-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The video has been created by youngsters from Collingwood School, Excelsior Academy, Newcastle, ahead of the fair's opening on Friday
  
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• Newcastle gran fighting for life in Majorca after collapsing while celebrating 70th birthday

  22-06-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carol Tweedy, from Blakelaw, was on holiday in Majorca with her family when she fell ill in May and still remains in a Spanish hospital
  
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• Northumberland Live and The Lightning Seeds are all set for a cracking launch

  22-06-2018 18:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nineties indie favourites will spark off the entertainment at annual summer festival - will Three Lions stoke our football dreams too?
  
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• Police crackdown on drink and drug drivers in the North East during the World Cup

  22-06-2018 18:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All the region's police forces are targeting intoxicated drivers during the World Cup
  
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• Are you doing bits?? 29 hilarious Love Island memes that sum up the past week in the villa

  22-06-2018 18:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There's been a lot of drama in the Love Island villa this week, and people have got jokes...
  
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• What a mess! Facebook fly-tipper landed with £2,500 bill after charging people to remove rubbish

  22-06-2018 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Man with van dumped huge haul in Walker Riverside Country Park in Newcastle
  
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• Eight classic riddles: can you figure out the answers?

  22-06-2018 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  These brainteasers will really test your lateral thinking skills
  
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• Newcastle firm offering free hand cream for nurses beats crowdfunding target

  22-06-2018 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nursem hand cream has been designed for use by nurses while working on hospital wards
  
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• Sunderland AFC transfers: Are these the five players Stewart Donald hopes to sign by Wednesday?

  22-06-2018 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alim Ozturk has already joined, with Stewart Donald hopeful of adding five more before pre-season starts next Wednesday
  
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• Who are England's best players at this World Cup? Vote for the standout performers in this ranked list

  22-06-2018 17:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We asked you who the Three Lions standout players are in Russia... and this is how you voted
  
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• Double awards success for Mincoffs Solicitors at recent Northern Law Awards

  22-06-2018 17:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One of the North East's oldest commercial law firms, Mincoffs Solicitors LLP has been advising businesses and their people for 70 years
  
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• Top Labour MPs Nick Brown and Ian Lavery will vote in favour of Heathrow third runway

  22-06-2018 17:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East MPs to back Heathrow even though Labour officially opposes expansion
  
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• Newcastle's Great Exhibition aims to create buzz on a budget

  22-06-2018 17:03
  Critics say £5m for ‘northern powerhouse’ event compares unfavourably with council cutsA mural featuring a Greggs steak bake and the UK’s largest water sculpture are among the attractions of the Great Exhibition of the North, a summer-long festival which aims to repeat the success of the Victorians’ world fairs – on a tiny fraction of the budget.The exhibition, which opened on Friday with a blast of confetti on Newcastle’s Quayside, aims to shine a light
  
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• Why these three adventurers will be sleeping under the stars at the Stadium of Light

  22-06-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Phoebe Smith, Ollie Laker and John Pike are sleeping in extreme places to raise cash for Centrepoint
  
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• Why a host of ex-Newcastle players will be at St James' Park for United's final pre-season friendly

  22-06-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United take on FC Augsburg at St James' Park on Saturday, August 4 in their final pre-season friendly
  
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• See the stash of suspected illegal cigarettes hidden under a bathtub in a Newcastle home

  22-06-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A joint operation by Northumbria Police and Newcastle City Council made the seizure in Newcastle on June 4
  
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• EDF pledges Blyth expansion following landmark launch of pioneering wind farm

  22-06-2018 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The CEO of EDF was in Blyth for the milestone event which, he says, marks the start of a new phase of development
  
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• House of Fraser rescue deal means Metrocentre store is saved - for now

  22-06-2018 16:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Agreement of rescue deal will see 31 House of Fraser shops shut, but Gateshead store survives
  
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• Mitrovic, Mbemba or Aarons? Assessing the chances of 7 Newcastle players 'doing a Gouffran' in 18/19

  22-06-2018 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez still wants up to half-a-dozen further signings this summer - but needs contingency plans
  
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• How a global innovator is committing to the North East

  22-06-2018 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Allan King, UK Advanced Technology Centre Lead at Accenture, discusses the company's role as a premier partner to the Great Exhibition of the North
  
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• Meet the Newcastle United-mad Russian who has made it his mission to meet Alan Shearer

  22-06-2018 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  He was born in a town dubbed 'damp place', but is one of hundreds of Russians who fell in love with the Toon in the 90s
  
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• Gateshead sign Robbie Tinkler and JJ O'Donnell agrees new contract

  22-06-2018 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  National League side Gateshead sign Middlesbrough midfielder Robbie Tinkler and JJ O'Donnell agrees a new one-year deal.
  
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• Subway launches giant six foot long sandwich - how much does it cost?

  22-06-2018 15:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Famous sandwich chain Subway has launched the six foot long sandwich to coincide with the longest day of the year
  
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• Great Exhibition of the North drone light display in rehearsal

  22-06-2018 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A colourful drone display will celebrate the North's heritage
  
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• Great Exhibition of the North drone light display

  22-06-2018 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A colourful drone display celebrates the North's heritage
  
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• Great Exhibition of the North: Steam engines mark opening

  22-06-2018 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The £5m celebration of art, culture, design and innovation hopes to attract three million people.
  
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• Jack Ross says Sunderland can 'put down a marker' on opening day

  22-06-2018 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland face Charlton Athletic on the opening day of the season and new manager Jack Ross sees it as a chance to set the tone
  
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• Jessie J and Nadine Coyle now won't appear at concert during Newcastle Pride weekend

  22-06-2018 14:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  They were set to follow in the footsteps of Steps and Vengaboys but Geordie Moor have announced Jessie J and Nadine Coyle won't appear
  
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• The moves which could spark Newcastle United's transfer window into life

  22-06-2018 14:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United's transfer window is yet to get into life but these moves could change that
  
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• UK's first council owned funeral director launched - to stop the bereaved being ripped-off

  22-06-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Council has launched the first firm of its kind, and it wants pricing to be 'open and transparent'
  
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• Sunderland owner Stewart Donald responds to reports of a cash-flow problem on Wearside

  22-06-2018 13:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stewart Donald and Ellis Short are working together to cover an unexpected bill, in the hope of avoiding the need for a short-term loan
  
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• Three North East locations in the running for 500-job factory

  22-06-2018 13:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Project to provide energy from Iceland to the UK could provide a jobs boom to the North East, with a number of locations being considered
  
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• Denise Welch to have her first on-screen kiss with a woman in lesbian drama Different for Girls

  22-06-2018 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The second series of Different for Girls will feature Denise Welch and fellow Geordie actress Charlie Hardwick
  
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• Sevilla may look to Mikel Merino as they open talks to sell Ever Banega to Arsenal

  22-06-2018 13:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Mikel Merino is attracting interest from Sevilla as the Spanish club reportedly enter talks to sell Ever Banega
  
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• See flames and smoke pour from window as firefighters tackle blaze at Walker home

  22-06-2018 13:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have returned to the scene of the fire on Beal Terrace, Walker and are investigating the cause of the huge blaze
  
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• Three arrested on suspicion of arson after Gateshead flats fire forces families to flee their homes

  22-06-2018 12:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A dad has told how he was forced to flee the blaze with his young son after it broke out in the early hours of the morning
  
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