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• 'It was Alan Shearer, he was committing foul after foul': Wayne Rooney on what inspired his famous volley

  22-12-2018 23:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney scored one of the best goals of his career against Newcastle after complaining to referee Neale Barry - here's what he was saying
  
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• Newcastle are clueless at breaking teams down at home, and it's now Benitez's biggest challenge

  22-12-2018 22:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez's Newcastle United were booed off after a desperate goalless draw against Fulham at St James' Park
  
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• Ki Sung-yueng says sorry to Newcastle United players after being forced to abandon Premier League campaign for Asian Cup

  22-12-2018 22:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Magpies will be potentially without Ki until February after South Korea insist on calling him up early
  
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• Tommy Sayers opens up about life as a gangster's son and how he plans to escape his family's reputation

  22-12-2018 22:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Sayers' son reveals what life was like growing up as part of Newcastle's most notorious underworld family and his determination to stay out of trouble for the sake of his unborn child
  
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• 'A miracle': Rafa Benitez's damning verdict on NUFC's chances of a top 10 finish this season

  22-12-2018 21:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United managed to finish in 10th place last season but Rafa Benitez is not anticipating a repeat at the moment
  
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• Rafa Benitez reflects on a day that resulted in his side being booed off

  22-12-2018 19:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez was far from happy with the 0-0 draw against Fulham
  
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• Jack Ross on Glenn Loovens' red card, and whether Sunderland will appeal

  22-12-2018 19:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Glenn Loovens was sent off in Sunderland's defeat at Portsmouth and Jack Ross believes the Dutchman did not deserve to see red
  
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• Jack Ross explains Josh Maja's no-show as Sunderland lose at Portsmouth

  22-12-2018 19:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland leading scorer Josh Maja was left on the bench as the Black Cats lost at league leaders Portsmouth this afternoon
  
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• The heroes of the North East who did absolutely incredible things in 2018

  22-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We have looked back at 2018 and brought together some of the good news stories you might have missed over the year
  
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• Spit, blood and selfies - what being a doorman on Black Eye Friday is really like

  22-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive spent Black Eye Friday alongside door staff - and this is what we witnessed
  
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• Skies above Spanish City in Whitley Bay set to light up with New Year’s Eve fireworks

  22-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The display, to be launched from The Links area, will take place at midnight on December 31 and last around 10 minutes - and it is hoped the event will become an annual tradition
  
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• Mad rush: Meet the droves of people doing their last minute Christmas shopping

  22-12-2018 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands flocked to Newcastle and the MetroCentre on the last Saturday before Christmas
  
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• Newcastle 0-0 Fulham: Signing a creative midfielder in January is a necessity - 5 things we learned

  22-12-2018 18:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez's Newcastle United side were woeful as they laboured to a goalless draw against bottom-of-the-table Fulham
  
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• 'All you can do is just laugh' - Newcastle United fans react to woeful 0-0 draw against Fulham

  22-12-2018 18:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United ended 2018 with a 0-0 draw against Fulham - here the Magpies' fans react to the game
  
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• Portsmouth 3-1 Sunderland player ratings: Read James Hunter's match marks

  22-12-2018 18:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  How James Hunter rated the Sunderland players after their defeat at league leaders Portsmouth
  
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• Portsmouth 3-1 Sunderland: Stand-in defenders throw up worrying talking points for Black Cats

  22-12-2018 18:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland's makeshift defenders looked rattled and there are fitness concerns at the other end of as they lost their biggest game so far under Ross
  
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• Newcastle 0-0 Fulham match report: Toothless Magpies deliver another dire home display

  22-12-2018 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Toothless Newcastle United end the year with a whimper on a day they failed to muster a single shot on target at St James' Park
  
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• Portsmouth 3-1 Sunderland report: Ten-man Black Cats downed by league leaders

  22-12-2018 18:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Glenn Loovens was sent off as Sunderland saw their 12 league game unbeaten run ended by pacesetters Portsmouth at Fratton Park
  
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• 'Colossal' financée sheds third of bodyweight to finally feel fabulous enough to be her partner's bride

  22-12-2018 17:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  She cut fat through a weight loss plan which allowed her to eat chocolate in moderation and involved no exercise
  
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• Rafa Benitez post-match press conference RECAP - Everything frustrated NUFC boss said after Fulham

  22-12-2018 17:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Live coverage of Rafa Benitez's press conference after Newcastle United's game against Fulham
  
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• Rafa Benitez post-match press conference LIVE - Everything frustrated NUFC boss said after Fulham

  22-12-2018 17:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Live coverage of Rafa Benitez's press conference after Newcastle United's game against Fulham
  
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• Review: Hip Hop Hooray's five star Academy show was a total blast

  22-12-2018 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Band have gone from weddings to playing to almost 2,000 at the 02 Academy
  
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• Newcastle United player ratings: Fives and a four on a day of frustration for toothless NUFC

  22-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United were looking for a festive boost at home to Fulham - here's how the players rated
  
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• Newcastle United player ratings: A first 45 of struggle for the Magpies against Fulham

  22-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United were looking for a festive boost at home to Fulham - here's how the players rated
  
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• Loved ones of hit and run victim Lewis Knapp warn drink drivers over festive season

  22-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lewis Knapp was killed by a drink driver Connor Emms in South Shields in April 2017 and his girlfriend and mum urge revellers to leave their cars at home
  
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• Councillor demands answers on hiring process for contractor that went bust in pedestrian Tyne Tunnel works saga

  22-12-2018 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The reopening of the Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel has been beset by problems since closing in 2013
  
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• Watch video tour of Newcastle's Taco Bell restaurant which is open just in time for Christmas

  22-12-2018 16:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's Jingle Taco Bell as new Tex-Mex restaurant opens in Newcastle city centre on Saturday, marking another first for the city
  
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• Newcastle vs Fulham team news - Kenedy dropped as Matt Ritchie returns to starting eleven

  22-12-2018 15:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United welcome Fulham to St James' Park, and here is the team news for the last home game of 2018
  
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• Sunderland's Lynden Gooch delivers positive news on contract talks

  22-12-2018 15:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland forward Lynden Gooch says he is close to agreeing a new contract to stay with the Black Cats beyond the end of the season
  
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• How former Woolworths stores look now - 10 years on from chain's collapse

  22-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The popular high street chain collapsed with large debts in 2008 and all its stores had to close - here we take a look at some of the old Woolies shops and what they are now
  
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• Blind boy, 10, writes adorable letter to Santa that will make you laugh and cry

  22-12-2018 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ten-year-old Jack, of Wardley, Gateshead, has a brain tumour which has left him registered blind
  
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• Afternoon tea at The Hilton Newcastle Gateshead: Delicious scones but a queasy-looking quiche

  22-12-2018 13:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Under-whelming quiche and mystery puddings - here's what the Chronicle made of afternoon tea at The Hilton
  
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• Wow! See what Charlotte Crosby and Josh Ritchie have bought each other for Christmas

  22-12-2018 13:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie Shore lass and her Love Island man treated each other to £56,000 worth of Cartier bracelets
  
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• Why statistics are deceptive as far as Newcastle's home form is concerned, claims Rafa Benitez

  22-12-2018 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United have lost seven of their nine home matches so far this season, more than any other side in England's top four divisions
  
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• Rondon or Mitrovic? Why I would take Newcastle's No 9 over my old club Fulham's goal hero

  22-12-2018 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United vs Fulham is a special fixture for Malcolm Macdonald, with both clubs very close to his heart
  
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• Last minute Christmas shopping RECAP: Updates from one of the busiest shopping days of the year

  22-12-2018 12:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The shops have been filling up as Geordies look for the perfect present with just three days to go before Christmas
  
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• Last minute Christmas shopping LIVE: Updates from one of the busiest shopping days of the year

  22-12-2018 12:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The shops are filling up as Geordies look for the perfect present with just three days to go before Christmas
  
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• Paul Logan: Daughter's plea over unsolved 1993 murder

  22-12-2018 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Paul Logan, 25, was found with head injuries near on land near a County Durham farm.
  
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• Robbie Savage shares his view on Salomon Rondon and Aleksandar Mitrovic debate

  22-12-2018 12:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Aleksandar Mitrovic will return to his old club this weekend as Newcastle United welcome Fulham to St James' Park
  
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• Sky's the limit for Kielder Observatory, with plans approved for new planetarium

  22-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New addition planned for Kielder Observatory, with dark skies of Northumberland proving to be star attraction for tourists
  
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• Rafa Benitez's verdict on Jose Mourinho's Manchester United sacking - and how it'll affect Newcastle

  22-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Manchester United fired Jose Mourinho this week - and the Portuguese is a long-term adversary of Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez
  
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• Portsmouth vs Sunderland LIVE: Latest build up, team news and action from Fratton Park

  22-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All the latest as Sunderland head to the south coast to take on League One leaders Portsmouth
  
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• Portsmouth 3-1 Sunderland LIVE: Hosts lead and Black Cats down to ten after Loovens red card

  22-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All the latest as Sunderland head to the south coast to take on League One leaders Portsmouth
  
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• 'My kids and wife were petrified': Councillor opens up about death threats

  22-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dipu Ahad, councillor for Elswick, says death threats almost cost him his place on Newcastle City Council
  
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• Mum saved the life of a man on fire - then had her wages docked by £500

  22-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Company thanked her for her 'bravery' but then docked her after she was off due to the trauma of the horror she witnessed
  
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• LBGT+ rights around the globe designed by Northumbria Uni academics

  22-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A team from Northumbria University are creating a tool to show the different rights and laws around sexuality and gender around the world
  
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• Durham professor who dropped out of school and became single mum-of-three by 23 now in Forbes' top fifty women in world

  22-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After overcoming adversity in early life, Dr Sue Black has become one of the most successful people in the tech sector
  
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• Brexit: How we got into this mess

  22-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There's less than 100 days to go until Brexit takes place but we still don't know what's going to happen
  
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• Alleged voyeur 'hid iPad in bed headboard to film victim for kicks'

  22-12-2018 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Defendant enters no plea to trio of charges as he makes first court appearance
  
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• Latest Met Office forecast reveals the chance of a white Christmas in the North East

  22-12-2018 11:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We're just days away from Christmas Day and forecasters now have a good idea of what the weather will be like
  
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