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• Rafa Benitez says there are no issues in his Newcastle United squad

  29-08-2018 23:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Magpies are yet to win this season but Rafa Benitez did not blame it on unrest behind the scenes
  
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• 'Disappointing but we have more important battles ahead' - Newcastle fans react to Carabao Cup exit

  29-08-2018 23:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Nottingham Forest
  
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• Nottingham Forest 3-1 Newcastle match report: Pitiful exit for woeful Magpies

  29-08-2018 23:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United bow out at the first hurdle following a shocking display at the City Ground
  
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• Rafa Benitez post-match press conference RECAP - Everything the Magpies boss said after Forest defeat

  29-08-2018 22:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of Rafa Benitez's press conference after the Forest clash
  
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• Rafa Benitez post-match press conference LIVE - Everything the Magpies boss said after Forest defeat

  29-08-2018 22:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of Rafa Benitez's press conference after the Forest clash
  
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• Delight for thousands of patients as Gateshead GP surgery is saved from closure

  29-08-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are 2,000 patients on the books at Blaydon GP Practice on Shibdon Road who were facing an uncertain future
  
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• LOTTO RESULTS: Winning National Lottery, Irish Lottery, Thunderball numbers for WEDNESDAY AUGUST 29

  29-08-2018 21:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers and Thunderball are below along with the Lotto Millionaire Raffle code - live breaking updates below
  
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• Nottingham Forest 3-1 Newcastle player ratings: 3s and 4s on an awful night for United

  29-08-2018 21:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United went behind to an early Daryl Murphy header and then struggled to find a response
  
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• Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle team news: Rafa Benitez rings the changes

  29-08-2018 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez makes changes as the Magpies take on Forest
  
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• LOTTO RESULTS LIVE: Winning National Lottery, Irish Lottery, Thunderball numbers for WEDNESDAY AUGUST 29

  29-08-2018 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning National Lottery numbers and Thunderball are below along with the Lotto Millionaire Raffle code - live breaking updates below
  
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• Will there be a second series of Age Before Beauty? BBC drama comes to an end

  29-08-2018 19:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Just as fellow BBC drama Bodyguard explodes onto screens, Age Before Beauty will come to an end on Wednesday night
  
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• Vicar accused of groping passenger on transatlantic flight denies touching him

  29-08-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rev Peter McConnell said he had a 'good rapport' with the 23-year-old complainant but denied sexually assaulting him as he slept
  
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• These teachers refuse to let the worst-off students fall behind - so they opened school a week early

  29-08-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Teachers say children who may miss meals over the holidays or fall behind on their learning can be left at a disadvantage come September
  
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• Taxi driver protest causes gridlock in Newcastle for third time in a week

  29-08-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle Hackney Carriage Drivers Association are organising dissent to challenges faced by the trade in the city
  
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• Ringleader of £2.6m Gateshead drugs gang ordered to pay back just £24,000

  29-08-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ian Allanby was jailed for more than 10 years for his part in the cocaine and heroin plot, which linked Liverpool and Tyneside
  
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• North East firm Creatif Group brought in to build new city in South Africa as trade ramps up

  29-08-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The group got involved with the project after a trade delegation visit Newcastle last month
  
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• Dorothy Emmerson obituary

  29-08-2018 18:21
  My mother, Dorothy Emmerson, has died aged 87, having survived for 67 years with only one lung. In the late 1940s Dorothy contracted tuberculosis; at that time 60,000 people each year died from the disease in England and Wales and the annual mortality rate in her home city, Newcastle upon Tyne, was nearly 600.At the age of 19 Dorothy went into Barrasford Sanatorium in the Northumberland countryside and had her left lung removed. She stayed there for two years. In the sanatorium she met Chris Emm
  
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• Thinking about next year's holidays? This is how you could DOUBLE your time off work in 2019

  29-08-2018 18:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Careful planning around the bank holidays can help maximise your time off work
  
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• Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle LIVE - Rafa Benitez takes his side to the City Ground

  29-08-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United travel down to Nottingham for the Carabao Cup second-round clash against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground
  
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• Nottingham Forest 3-1 Newcastle LIVE - Late drama at the City Ground as United sent crashing out

  29-08-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United travel down to Nottingham for the Carabao Cup second-round clash against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground
  
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• Nottingham Forest 1-0 Newcastle LIVE - Murphy opens scoring after 90 seconds; NUFC coming into it

  29-08-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United travel down to Nottingham for the Carabao Cup second-round clash against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground
  
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• Bookmakers in line for a £1 billion tax rebate after VAT ruling

  29-08-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bookmakers are set to land a £1bn tax rebate after the UK treasury’s decision to apply a 20% tax rate on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals on top of a 15% betting duty was found to be a breach of European tax law
  
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• Watch how Declan Donnelly spookily predicted Holly Willoughby would present I'm A Celebrity with him

  29-08-2018 17:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ITV bosses have confirmed Holly Willoughby will stand in for Ant McPartlin presenting the 2018 series in Australia
  
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• Guide to the best new kids' bikes and scooters - many with huge discounts

  29-08-2018 17:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Get your little ones to school in style
  
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• Lorry driver Ashley Cole jailed for killing man in A66 crash

  29-08-2018 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Jamie Armstrong suffered "catastrophic" head injuries in the crash, Carlisle Crown Court hears.
  
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• Newcastle leisure centres to offer £1 inflatable sessions...for one day only!

  29-08-2018 17:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The summer holidays are nearly over but Newcastle leisure centres are sure to have plenty of takers for their £1 inflatables offer
  
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• When Charlie Methven says Sunderland's wounds are healing it sounds optimisitc but feels true

  29-08-2018 17:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The new season has barely got going but already the Black Cats are showing signs of recovery, and Charlie Methven has played an important part
  
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• Monkseaton brothers have designs on success with growing printing business

  29-08-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Karl Douthwaite left his jobs as a PE teacher to go into the design business with his brother Karl
  
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• Hotels in Majorca fighting plan forcing them to provide free water to guests

  29-08-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Majorca Hotel Federation is fighting the Government proposal, saying not all tap water is safe for human consumption
  
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• Profits fall at Gateshead's Primula Cheese maker amid heavy investments and costs

  29-08-2018 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Team Valley firm has been making Primula Cheese products for more than 90 years
  
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• Revolucion de Cuba Newcastle offering FREE meals to Great North Run runners

  29-08-2018 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After running 13.1 miles Great North Run participants can pick up a free meal at the Newcastle city centre bar and restaurant
  
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• Newcastle Discovery Museum to host Halloween party for children with games, a disco and more

  29-08-2018 16:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kids are encouraged to dress up for the  'frighteningly fun evening' of spooky activities
  
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• Sunderland vs Oxford team selector: Wyke and Flanagan back; who would you start?

  29-08-2018 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pick the team you would start for Sunderland's League One clash with Oxford this weekend at the Stadium of Light
  
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• Watch Kim Woodburn STORM off Loose Women after furious Coleen Nolan spat

  29-08-2018 15:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  They clashed on Celebrity Big Brother last year and Kim Woodburn and Coleen Nolan's reunion on Loose Women didn't go well
  
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• Northern Spire bridge in Sunderland now open to cars

  29-08-2018 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Two Sunderland-made Nissan cars were the first vehicles over the bridge spanning the River Wear.
  
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• Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle team selector: What changes would you make at the City Ground?

  29-08-2018 15:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Magpies travel to the East Midlands with a depleted squad through injuries and suspension but who would make your team?
  
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• Instagram open verification service to everyone - how to apply for a blue tick

  29-08-2018 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Instagram has launched a host of new tools - including the ability to apply for verification
  
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• Benfield Road shooting: Police helped save gunman's life after he shot himself in face

  29-08-2018 15:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Armed officers have been praised for their life-saving actions after the dramatic incident in Newcastle
  
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• From Durham to Shanghai, local Sonnet 43 brew impresses both at home and abroad

  29-08-2018 15:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's a case of gold for Scarlet as Sonnet 43 celebrates a beer award - plus its first export deal
  
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• Gang attacks Seaham Red Star football coach with golf clubs

  29-08-2018 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Up to 25 men attacked a member of Seaham Red Star's coaching staff before a Northern League match.
  
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• Newcastle city centre traffic disruption LIVE: Third taxi-driver demonstration comes to an end

  29-08-2018 14:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Action from some Newcastle taxi drivers is causing more traffic disruption
  
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• Disabled girl left housebound after specially adapted van written off in hit-and-run crash

  29-08-2018 14:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brian and Emma Burridge, from Wallsend, had raised £3,500 so they could take their daughter out with her family
  
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• Charlie Methven issues challenge to Sunderland fans as he hopes for bumper crowd

  29-08-2018 14:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland executive director Charlie Methven is calling on fans to show up and back the lads against Oxford United
  
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• The complete guide to Costa Dorada’s family attractions - from rollercoasters to waterslides

  29-08-2018 14:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There's a lot more on offer than just beaches in the Costa Dorada
  
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• When is Bodyguard next episode on BBC1? New Keeley Hawes drama has millions gripped

  29-08-2018 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  From the first five minutes of episode one, new BBC drama Bodyguard has had many people hooked
  
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• How to apply for Don't Tell The Bride as E4 series looks for couples for 2019

  29-08-2018 14:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As its current series entertains viewers on E4, Don't Tell The Bride is looking for Geordie couples to take part
  
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• Here's how to star in new remake of Redcar's famous Atonement scene

  29-08-2018 14:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  This September will see a re-make of the famous North East scene from the 2007 Oscar-winning film starring Keira Knightley
  
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• When does the Great Exhibition of the North end and what should I see before it does?

  29-08-2018 13:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you haven't already made the most of what's on offer at Great Exhibition, here's what you really shouldn't miss on its final days
  
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• Newcastle's first board game cafe to open with a library of 100 games

  29-08-2018 13:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Meeple Perk is being opened by Rhiannon Oxley and Drew Gotobed to fill a gap in the market for fans of traditional and modern board games
  
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• Newcastle's Saltwater Fish Company up for Seafood Restaurant of the Year at national awards

  29-08-2018 13:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle restaurant is on the shortlist for the Seafood Restaurant of the Year competition
  
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