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• Salomon Rondon calls on Newcastle United to forget about rivals' spending - and focus on themselves

  14-08-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United's new No 9 Salomon Rondon could make his full Magpies debut against Cardiff City on Saturday
  
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• Jack Ross says wantaway pair Bryan Oviedo and Lee Cattermole add value to Sunderland off pitch

  14-08-2018 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Big earners Bryan Oviedo and Lee Cattermole are expected to leave in August, but their off-field contribution means Jack Ross will happily keep them
  
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• Boreham Wood 1-1 Gateshead

  14-08-2018 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Steven Rigg keeps Gateshead's unbeaten National League start intact with a late equaliser as they draw at Boreham Wood.
  
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• Live-saving sister-in-laws back new project to map defibrillators across UK

  14-08-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kelly Best and Christine Stephenson have placed around 400 defibrillators across the North East and now they are backing a new UK project
  
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• Gutted by fire: This is what dangerous arsonist did - leaving OAP trapped in burning block

  14-08-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David James set fire to his flat in Gosforth, creating panic and terror and leaving a pensioner trapped by smoke and flames
  
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• Cricketer Ben Stokes found not guilty of affray

  14-08-2018 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The England cricketer shakes hands with co-accused Ryan Ali as they are cleared of all charges.
  
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• Ex-Newcastle University student Kate Ovens takes on 8,000-calorie doner kebab in epic food challenge

  14-08-2018 21:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Social media star Kate Ovens took on the challenge to eat the 3kg 'sandwich', which contains an estimated 8,000 calories
  
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• Dirty doctor who secretly filmed female patients for sex kicks during appointments is jailed

  14-08-2018 19:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr Thair Altaii, of Whitburn, was found to have taken and retained 19,000 images and videos of women during visits to his surgery
  
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• Icestone Gelato opens in Newcastle - take a look around new ice cream and dessert restaurant

  14-08-2018 19:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Icecream Gelato has expanded to open in Newcastle this week with loads of tempting treats on the menu
  
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• Two high-rise blocks of flats in Walker set to be torn down to make way for new development

  14-08-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Council bosses are preparing to move the last residents out of Hexham House and Titan House
  
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• Figures reveal the truth about cuts to vital North East care services - and it isn't pretty

  14-08-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New figures show why councils in the North East have been forced to cut funding for home care and social workers
  
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• Entrepreneurs launch campaign to highlight North East as best place to start a business

  14-08-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Founders of Pink Boutique, Noveltea and Zerolight are among the company leaders who are shining a spotlight on the region
  
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• The plus-size blogger breaking 'the fashion rules'

  14-08-2018 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  How a Gateshead fashion blogger ignores the "plus-size rules".
  
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• Whitburn GP Thair Altaii jailed for secretly filming women

  14-08-2018 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Dr Thair Altaii had 19,000 images and videos of female patients on his home computer, a court hears.
  
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• Jesmond's Bistro Forty Six up for Best Restaurant at the Eat Game Awards

  14-08-2018 18:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Jesmond bistro is up against some strong competition for the accolade at the Eat Game Awards
  
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• Sunderland transfers: Jack Ross waiting on an answer from a loan target

  14-08-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland are looking to add a striker before Thursday's cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday, and Jack Ross is waiting for a decision from a player
  
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• Is Mike Ashley thinking of merging Debenhams and House of Fraser?

  14-08-2018 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Debenhams's shares soar as rumours spread that Newcastle United owner is considering bringing retail giants together
  
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• Jury in Tup Tup shooting trial retires for the night after first full day of deliberations

  14-08-2018 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Henry Sayers denies ordering the shooting outside the Newcastle city centre nightclub in June 2015
  
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• North Shields training firm AIS celebrates multimillion-pound contract

  14-08-2018 17:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The five-year contract with Cape will see AIS managing its training needs in the UK
  
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• Sunderland's Dylan McGeouch has a chance of making his debut this week

  14-08-2018 17:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jack Ross gives an injury update ahead of the midweek cup game against Sheffield Wednesday, with news on Dylan McGeouch, Aiden McGeady and others
  
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• Balaclava gang wrongly target couple's home TWICE in matter of weeks

  14-08-2018 17:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Napper, 68, whose wife has dementia, says he has had the windows of his house smashed and paint chucked at it
  
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• Huge movie musical themed dinner shows are happening in the North East this Christmas

  14-08-2018 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Greatest Showman is the year's biggest film and songs from it and other classic films will be on the menu
  
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• Transfer verdicts, relegation predictions and Mike Ashley praise - Pundits on Newcastle United

  14-08-2018 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  A round-up of all the pundits who has shared their view on Newcastle United's transfer window and season to come
  
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• Why Newcastle United fans are right to remind Mike Ashley that NUFC is their football club, not his

  14-08-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Columnist Mick Quinn sympathises with Newcastle United fans who have backed the #IfRafaGoesWeGo movement
  
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• See what the A69 will look like after major work on junctions between Newcastle and Hexham

  14-08-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This Highways England video shows what improvements will be made at the Bridge End and Styford junctions on the route
  
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• Newcastle United looking to secure EFL loan moves for U23 players before end of the month

  14-08-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Cal Roberts and Victor Fernandez both trained with the Newcastle United first team during pre-season
  
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• Overturned vehicle on A1 south RECAP: Road reopens near Angel of the North

  14-08-2018 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to an overturned vehicle on the southbound side of the A1 which briefly blocked the road
  
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• Overturned vehicle on A1 south LIVE: Traffic delays as road reopens near Angel of the North

  14-08-2018 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were called to an overturned vehicle on the southbound side of the A1 which briefly blocked the road
  
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• Old Fire Station in Gosforth to be transformed into new charity cafe

  14-08-2018 16:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Smile for Life is moving its successful Cafe Beam into the building and will open to first customers soon
  
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• Watch Ben Stokes' lawyer give statement outside court after cricketer is cleared of affray

  14-08-2018 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Durham cricketer's lawyer Paul Lunt read out a statement on his behalf after he was cleared of affray
  
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• George Ezra is coming to Newcastle and his Geordie fans are VERY excited!

  14-08-2018 16:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Ezra, who recently landed his first UK number 1 with Shotgun, is coming to Newcastle on his arena tour
  
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• Westminster terror attack LIVE: Suspect 'known to police in the Midlands'

  14-08-2018 16:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Driver arrested after car crashes outside the Houses of Parliament, injuring several pedestrians
  
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• Westminster terror attack LIVE: Searches taking place in Birmingham and Nottingham

  14-08-2018 16:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Driver arrested after car crashes outside the Houses of Parliament, injuring several pedestrians
  
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• Ben Stokes: England all-rounder added to Test squad after not-guilty verdict

  14-08-2018 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Stokes will be added to England's squad for the third Test against India after being found not guilty of affray.
  
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• Where is the Open Air Theatre in Scarborough? Britney Spears gets set for huge seaside concert

  14-08-2018 15:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Britney Spears will head to Scarborough for the first time on Friday to play the Open Air Theatre
  
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• Sunderland's Elliot Embleton competing with Cristiano Ronaldo to win prestigious UEFA award

  14-08-2018 15:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Black Cats youngster has been nominated for the UEFA Goal of the Season award and he is in notable company
  
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• Flexible offices prove popular in Newcastle as desk prices fall

  14-08-2018 15:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The number of people working flexible hours has also risen in the North East, according to new data
  
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• CCTV image released after man grabbed teenage boy by throat for littering in Asda

  14-08-2018 15:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Detectives are searching for a man after the 14-year old was assaulted in the Gosforth supermarket
  
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• Watch sky fill with smoke as firefighters battle flames which engulfed a mini in the early hours

  14-08-2018 15:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wellbeck Road, Newcastle, was briefly closed in the early hours of Tuesday after a Mini was discovered on fire
  
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• Why Rafa Benitez is having to work like a second-hand car dealer in the transfer market at Newcastle

  14-08-2018 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Columnist Mick Quinn believes Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez needs greater backing from Mike Ashley
  
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• Cricketer Ben Stokes to make quick return to England team after not guilty verdict

  14-08-2018 14:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Durham cricketer was found not guilty of affray on Tuesday after a seven-day trial at Bristol Crown Court  
  
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• Chucking cans out of your car window can lead to a fine - as it did for this driver

  14-08-2018 14:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man was hit with a £150 fine after being caught in Sunderland as he waited at traffic lights
  
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• Look around the swanky new Newcastle student halls - so posh a Made in Chelsea wants to move in

  14-08-2018 14:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle is increasingly filled with luxury student digs, but newly-refurbished Roman House has a seal of approval from Chelsea boy Oliver Proudlock 
  
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• Look around the swanky new Newcastle student halls - so posh a Made in Chelsea boy wants to move in

  14-08-2018 14:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle is increasingly filled with luxury student digs, but newly-refurbished Roman House has a seal of approval from Chelsea boy Oliver Proudlock 
  
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• Questions jurors in Ben Stokes' trial considered in the case against the England and Durham cricketer

  14-08-2018 14:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes, a Durham and England cricketer, was cleared at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday
  
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• Westminster terror attack LIVE: Terror suspect arrested 'not known to police or MI5'

  14-08-2018 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Driver arrested after car crashes outside the Houses of Parliament, injuring several pedestrians
  
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• England star Ben Stokes found not guilty of affray following Bristol nightclub brawl

  14-08-2018 14:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  England and Durham cricketer Stokes, 27, claimed he was acting in self-defence
  
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• Homebase closures list in full: Team Valley store among those affected

  14-08-2018 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Around 1,500 jobs are in jeopardy following the troubled DIY chain's announcement to shut 42 shops
  
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• Where to celebrate your A Levels - with entry to a top Newcastle club from 80p if you plan ahead

  14-08-2018 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We round up some of the A Level results day parties at clubs in Newcastle and Sunderland so you can let your hair down in style
  
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• Sunderland made less money per supporter than any club in their last Premier League season

  14-08-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The BBC's annual Price of Football study has highlighted how hard it was for the Black Cats to compete with their Premier League rivals financially
  
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