Newcastle news

• Extremists 'use abuse for own agenda'

  20-12-2018 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Sarah Champion says child abuse is being used by the far right and left, as Newsnight investigates a women-led group based in Sunderland.
  
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• Revealed: Newcastle's excellent record vs their relegation rivals - and what it means for survival

  20-12-2018 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United host Fulham at St James' Park on Saturday - and, although the Magpies' home record is poor, there is a reason to be optimistic
  
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• Ellis Short never got Sunderland and what it means to the fans, says Jim White

  20-12-2018 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Jim White praised new Sunderland owners Stewart Donald and Charlie Methven and said previous owner Ellis Short just didn't get it
  
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• Newcastle United's Paul Dummett just took a cheeky dig at Sunderland over their Netflix documentary

  20-12-2018 20:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The St James' Park defender could play against the Black Cats in the 'mini Wear-Tyne derby' next month
  
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• Jury discharged in trial of man accused of stirring up racial hatred during public speeches

  20-12-2018 20:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Billy Charlton, who denies targeting 'immigrants, Asians, black people and the police", was cleared of one charge but the jury were hung on five similar counts
  
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• Son's appeal to find mum who went missing after travelling to North East to see friends 11 years ago

  20-12-2018 19:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tony Liang said the last time his family heard from his mum, Jenny Zheng, she was believed to be in the Newcastle or Durham area
  
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• Time to change the music - Newcastle United fans are just waiting for someone to replace the record

  20-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With little development on the takeover front, fanzine editor Harry Savill looks at where the club finds itself this Christmas
  
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• Mystery of missing 200-year-old whale bones from Northumberland school

  20-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The discovery that the bones had disappeared was only made when photos were about to be taken ahead of their removal
  
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• Man facing first Christmas alone after wife's tragic death - but is coping by doing what he does best

  20-12-2018 18:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dennis Johnson, of Gateshead, is facing his first Christmas in 58 years without his wife Moira, who lost her battle with cancer in January
  
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• Newcastle angel investor group CIP named as one of the best in the UK

  20-12-2018 18:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  But the company has said North East start-ups will continue to struggle to find high risk investors
  
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• Charlie Methven: Nothing could prepare me and Stewart Donald for the passion of Sunderland fans

  20-12-2018 18:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Charlie Methven has admitted that he and Stewart Donald didn't quite realise how much the club meant to fans until after they attended the Wolves game
  
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• Black Eye Friday in Newcastle - what's on in bars and clubs if you're out in town

  20-12-2018 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's very nearly Christmas, which means it's Black Eye Friday in Newcastle this week
  
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• Will Newcastle United face a new manager bounce when Manchester United visit St James' Park?

  20-12-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  What does Jose Mourinho's sacking and Ole Gunnar Solsjaer's appointment potentially mean for Newcastle United?
  
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• Inquest into brutal murder of Killingworth mum to look at possible police and probation 'failings'

  20-12-2018 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Quyen Ngoc Nguyen, 29, was savagely murdered by William John McFall and Stephen Unwin after a terrifying ordeal in August 2017 and the pair received life sentences
  
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• 12 things that always happen in Newcastle when people go out on Black Eye Friday

  20-12-2018 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As the song goes 'it's the time every Santa has a ball' so expect to see a few of them dressed up and drinking and dancing the night away
  
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• Will Rafa field a strong Newcastle team in FA Cup third round? United boss explains his dilemma

  20-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez has failed to progressed beyond the fourth round of the FA Cup with the Magpies in the past two seasons
  
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• US ESTA travel requirements: US Government introduces stricter visa application rules

  20-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The US has changed its visa application rules so that real-time ESTA approvals are no longer available
  
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• Lipreading: The one job we can count on when everything else goes south

  20-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Journal business editor Graeme Whitfield on another fine week in our national politics
  
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• Tesco is selling a massive sausage roll garland for Christmas - yes really!

  20-12-2018 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  If you thought the random festive foods were over think again, as Tesco has just launched a sausage roll garland
  
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• Work on new M&S Food Hall set to start in Alnwick within weeks

  20-12-2018 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Work will get under way on Willowburn Retail Park in Alnwick in January
  
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• Sunderland race hate trial jury fails to reach verdict

  20-12-2018 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  William Charlton denied inciting racial hatred in speeches referring to "immigrant rapists".
  
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• Drugs trafficker has £400,000 and Consett property confiscated after being jailed for almost 17 years

  20-12-2018 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gordon Ruckledge has been ordered to pay £396,653.71 within three months after National Crime Agency investigators obtained a confiscation order
  
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• When is Christmas Top of the Pops on? Jess Glynne, George Ezra and more to appear on BBC show

  20-12-2018 16:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rita Ora, George Ezra and Clean Bandit are among the acts on Top of the Pops on Christmas Day
  
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• Former Hush Lounge in Whitley Bay to be transformed into flats

  20-12-2018 16:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The old South Parade boozer will undergo a transformation into 10 apartments
  
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• Sunderland AFC injury latest - Jack Ross update ahead of Portsmouth clash

  20-12-2018 15:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland manager Jack Ross will welcome back key defender for the trip to Fratton Park
  
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• When is Torvill & Dean drama on ITV? Skating stars' story to appear on screen at Christmas

  20-12-2018 15:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The life and career of Torvill & Dean will be on screen in a one-off ITV drama this Christmas
  
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• The Everything is Black and White Podcast - Fulham preview, the return of Aleksandar Mitrovic

  20-12-2018 15:50 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United welcome Fulham to St James' Park this weekend - here's our podcast preview
  
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• Cuts to council-tax support in Northumberland to save £1million a year have been approved

  20-12-2018 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All households in Northumberland will have to pay a minimum of eight per cent of their council-tax bill, following approval for changes to save £1million a year.
  
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• Morrisons Christmas opening times - when are stores open on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year?

  20-12-2018 15:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Morrisons is going to be busy over the festive period, here are the opening times for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year
  
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• Newcastle Eagles' Christmas visit to children's hospital is slam-dunk success

  20-12-2018 15:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The staff said that they always look forward to the players coming in as they are really great with the kids
  
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• Manchester canal deaths: Two-thirds of drownings linked to alcohol

  20-12-2018 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester has twice the rate of alcohol-related drownings than elsewhere in the UK, report shows.
  
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• Luxury Bigg Market restaurant Hibou Blanc gets the green light

  20-12-2018 15:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The upmarket restaurant will create a raft of jobs when it opens in the former Gentleman restaurant
  
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• Aleksandar Mitrovic has 'point to prove' at Newcastle - and Claudio Ranieri praises United fans

  20-12-2018 15:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Fulham travel to St James' Park on Saturday - with Aleksandar Mitrovic making his first return to Newcastle United since departing
  
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• Osbit sees profits dip but gears up for expansion after buying HQ

  20-12-2018 15:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The firm said it plans to develop its Northumberland office so it can hire more staff in the future
  
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• High streets have twice as many shops as they need, says head of Government review

  20-12-2018 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sir John Timpson wants community approach to saving local shops
  
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• North of Tyne Mayor candidate revealed by Lib Dems

  20-12-2018 14:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Liberal Democrats have revealed the person selected as the party's candidate for North of Tyne Mayor
  
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• Opposition file: Portsmouth's form, danger men and line up ahead of Sunderland clash

  20-12-2018 14:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland head to Fratton Park for a crunch League One test - here's all you need to know about Portsmouth
  
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• Have you ever wondered what you would do with the money if you won the lottery?

  20-12-2018 14:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Buy a new house, pay off your debts and travel the world? Best put some measures in place to protect your finances first says Celeblotto
  
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• Marks & Spencer opening times for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year

  20-12-2018 14:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Marks & Spencer will be very busy in the run up to Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year here are the opening times
  
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• Jamaal Lascelles 'feels sorry' for Newcastle fans - and hopes to deliver them this Christmas present

  20-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles acknowledges that the Magpies' form at St James' Park has not been good enough this term
  
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• Dangerous netting that killed birds on Quayside will be removed before kittiwakes return

  20-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New measures are being taken to protect the colony of kittiwakes on the Quayside
  
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• Jermain Defoe reveals Mourinho rang him after Bradley Lowery's death as he leaps to his defence

  20-12-2018 13:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has taken his fair share of criticism recently but Sunderland legend Jermain Defoe has leapt to his defence after he was sacked by Man Utd
  
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• Christmas past in Newcastle: Watch footage of people and places in the city from 85 years ago

  20-12-2018 13:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Step back 85 years to Newcastle at Christmas in 1933 with this great footage from the North East Film Archive
  
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• When is Chinese New Year 2019, what animal is it and what's happening in Newcastle?

  20-12-2018 13:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Once Christmas and New Year celebrations are over, Newcastle will be banishing the post-festive blues as it gears up for another big New Year party
  
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• Durham: New head coach appointment aim for the new year, says Marcus North

  20-12-2018 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Durham aim to name a successor to ex-head coach Jon Lewis 'by the end of January', says director of cricket Marcus North.
  
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• Currys PC World Christmas opening times - when are stores open on Boxing Day?

  20-12-2018 13:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Currys PC World and Argos Christmas opening hours including times for Boxing Day sale
  
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• Tips to save cash at Christmas from money saving expert Martin Lewis

  20-12-2018 13:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has shared his top tips to save cash over the Christmas and New Year period
  
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• Aldi and Lidl Christmas opening times - when stores are open on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and more

  20-12-2018 13:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Supermarkets are going to get very busy, here are Aldi and Lidl's Christmas opening times
  
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• Serial cat shooter feared to be on the prowl after TWO cats shot in same street

  20-12-2018 13:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police has confirmed the recent shooting on Ivy Lane in Low Fell, Gateshead, mirrors a previous shooting in October
  
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• Christmas TV guide - every family film on over Christmas including Elf, Mary Poppins and Sister Act

  20-12-2018 12:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are loads of films on TV over Christmas including Home Alone 2, Mrs Doubtfire and The Muppets CHristmas Carol
  
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