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• Nick Forbes on his future after shock defeat in North of Tyne mayoral race

  25-02-2019 22:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Momentum-backed Jamie Driscoll was chosen as Labour's mayoral candidate over Nick Forbes
  
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• Sunderland U23 1-3 Stoke City U23 report: Ten man Black Cats miss out on top spot

  25-02-2019 22:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland progressed to the last 16 of the Premier League Cup as group runners-up as Stoke City leapfrogged them to finish top
  
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• North Tyneside supermarket's booze bid approved despite anti-social behaviour fears

  25-02-2019 22:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Councillor John Harrison called for a cap on the number of outlets selling alcohol in the area
  
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• Wanted: The 'bully' who beat up his own mum on Boxing Day

  25-02-2019 21:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  24-year-old Jordan Fearn wanted to be released from his 'excessive' jail term for hitting, dragging and threatening to choke his mother
  
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• Rise in anti-social behaviour and noise: Anger over plans for YMCA hostel in Sunderland

  25-02-2019 21:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 'No Way To The YMCA' campaign group has held protests over the controversial proposals
  
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• Northumberland caravan park redevelopment given the green light amid road safety concerns

  25-02-2019 20:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Highways issues were the main concerns but councillors are now happy for the plans to be given the green light
  
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• Hammer horror: Control freak attacked ex and her male friend with tool at her home

  25-02-2019 20:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  James Priest has been jailed for eight years after launching the attack on his former partner at her home in Cramlington - just days after police warned him to stay away from her
  
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• Gunman found guilty of trying to murder rival by blasting him in the head with shotgun on doorstep

  25-02-2019 19:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter McStravick left Dean Barber with 40 pellets in his head, neck and back after luring him outside and opening fire on him after a dispute in County Durham
  
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• Elias Sorensen back at Newcastle United - but just for one game

  25-02-2019 19:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Danish Under-21 star was sent out on loan to Blackpool last month but surprised fans by appearing on the team sheet for Under-23 cup tie with Leeds
  
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• Inside three-bedroom Newcastle home where 13 strangers were crammed in by private landlord

  25-02-2019 19:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of the people found crammed into the home on Ponteland Road were restaurant workers but none of them knew each other, the council says
  
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• Why Sean Longstaff 'wouldn't look out of place' in England squad, believes Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez

  25-02-2019 19:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United midfielder Sean Longstaff has been watched by England Under-21 head coach Aidy Boothroyd in recent weeks
  
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• James Franklin: I need to understand what cricket means for Durham people and find a style to suit them

  25-02-2019 19:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New Durham lead coach James Franlkin says he needs to learn the culture of the region but he already knows teamwork will be at the heart of his approach
  
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• Man charged over Sunderland teen stab murder

  25-02-2019 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Connor Brown was found with fatal stab wounds behind The Borough pub in Sunderland city centre.
  
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• Durham have spoken to Paul Collingwood about new role as Twenty20 coach

  25-02-2019 19:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Durham chief executive Tim Bostock says the Riversiders have spoken to former captain Paul Collingwood about coaching their Twenty20 team
  
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• Scott Westgarth's family now have the perfect tribute to tragic boxer as they mourn year since death

  25-02-2019 19:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Scott Westgarth, of Prudhoe, collapsed and died on February 26 2018 after beating Dec Spelman at the Doncaster Dome
  
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• 'Leicester is not a step up, it's a step down' - Sunday Supplement discuss Rafa Benitez's future

  25-02-2019 19:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez has been linked to Leicester City following the sacking of Claude Puel
  
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• Newcastle vs Burnley score predictions: Magpies backed to continue good run of form against Clarets

  25-02-2019 18:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United and Burnley are two in-form teams in the Premier League at the moment - but can the Magpies come out on top
  
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• Labour to back amendment for second Brexit referendum, says Jeremy Corbyn

  25-02-2019 18:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn will tell MPs the party will put forward an amendment on the party's form of Brexit
  
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• Man, 20, charged with murder of aspiring boxer Connor Brown in Sunderland

  25-02-2019 18:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Leighton Barrass, from Sunderland, will appear before South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Tuesday
  
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• Doctor Who: Village rallies round man's homemade Dalek

  25-02-2019 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Homemade versions have been scattered across a village by residents supporting a local museum owner.
  
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• Disabled Gateshead teen with mental age of two fined £100 over dental check-up

  25-02-2019 18:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Aimee Morrow, from Wardley, Gateshead, was fined £100 after the NHS accused her of 'misclaiming' free NHS care - and threatened with an extra £50 surcharge if she contested the fine
  
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• 'They're saying my daughters' lives are not value for money': Mum's heartbreak as wonder drug denied

  25-02-2019 18:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gail Rich says her two daughters are at the mercy of a pharmaceutical company after health bosses ruled a drug to treat incurable Batten Disease would not be made available on the NHS
  
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• Bundesliga boss asks why Newcastle United owner would spend so much money on Hoffenheim star Joelinton

  25-02-2019 18:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  RB Leipzig boss Ralf Rangnick has spoken about media reports linking his side, and Newcastle to Joelinton
  
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• How Newcastle United Foundation will spend £250,000 People's Postcode Lottery grant

  25-02-2019 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The foundation will be able to increase the coaching provision provided to LGBTQ team Newcastle Panthers, as well as developing a new ‘Fit Club’ for the over 50s
  
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• Will Newcastle's Miguel Almiron continue to be physically targeted by opponents? Here's Rafa's view

  25-02-2019 18:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United's January signing Miguel Almiron has been on the receiving end of two questionable challenges in his first two games
  
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• Newcastle Restaurant Week serves up £600,000 bost to city's economy

  25-02-2019 17:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Record numbers of food lovers turned out for the week of feasting, giving restaurants a 35% lift in trade
  
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• Investigation after pregnant woman is verbally abused and friends are attacked in Durham

  25-02-2019 17:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for two male suspects after the woman and her friends were targeted coming out of the Market Tavern pub in Durham city centre
  
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• Violent thug jailed over brutal assault on couple which left man with brain haemorrhage

  25-02-2019 17:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ricki King, 34, set upon a man and a woman in the Buffs Club, Sunderland, last year and has now been put behind bars for nine years
  
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• Rafa Benitez gives his verdict on Kepa-Sarri spat after League Cup final

  25-02-2019 17:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Man City won a penalty shoot-out after the final ended in farcical scenes for Chelsea boss
  
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• Online scammers pretending to work for Microsoft conned thousands of pounds out of computer users

  25-02-2019 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Baljinder Singh, of South Shields, has become the first person in the UK to be jailed for an offence linked to software fraud as the UK face of an Indian-based gang
  
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• Are Sunderland more or less potent with Chris Maguire?

  25-02-2019 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Do Sunderland's stats bode well for the Scot?
  
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• Rafa Benitez eases fears of mid-season departure amid talk of Leicester City job

  25-02-2019 17:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle United would ideally like to stay at St James' Park and he has shut down the link with Leicester a little further today
  
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• Homeless people three times more likely to die sleeping rough in Newcastle

  25-02-2019 17:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal there was an estimated 120 deaths across the North East between 2013 and 2017
  
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• £290m scheme to dual A1 from Newcastle to Ellingham takes major step forward

  25-02-2019 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Highways England say the dual carriageway road should open in 2023 - but warned there could be disruption
  
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• Former Tory Chancellor George Osborne attacks Government for forgetting about the Northern Powerhouse

  25-02-2019 16:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Osborne, the Tory who came up with the Northern Powerhouse idea, calls for £1 billion to help the North's schools and a road tax to fund major transport schemes
  
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• Thomas Ward wants to win a world title for coach and best friends Neil Fannon

  25-02-2019 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Neil Fannon guided the careers of great champions such as Michael Hunter and David Dolan, but Thomas Ward is looking to become his first world champ
  
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• Newcastle wonderkid Sean Longstaff finally given MAJOR ratings upgrade on FIFA 19

  25-02-2019 16:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The young midfielder has been in excellent form for Newcastle over the last few months
  
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• The Everything is Black and White Podcast preview: Burnley (H)

  25-02-2019 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United welcome Burnley to St James' Park - here is the Everything is Black and White Podcast preview
  
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• Thomas Ward on his big win in America, the exposure, world titles and his future

  25-02-2019 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Thomas Ward scored a huge win in Kansas, USA live on Showtime that moves him closer to his world title dreams
  
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• Sunderland player of the season so far - Have your say and rate the players

  25-02-2019 16:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Have your say and rate every Sunderland player based on their season up to now in League One
  
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• Kromek successfully raises £21m after share placement succeeds

  25-02-2019 16:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The County Durham company will use the cash to boost its manufacturing capacity
  
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• Attacker Ricki King jailed for unprovoked assault of couple

  25-02-2019 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Ricki King's unprovoked attack on a couple in a pub left a man with a brain haemorrhage, the court heard.
  
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• Search for missing Newcastle man last seen in the Ouseburn River area

  25-02-2019 15:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Marian Robu, 29, has not been seen since the morning of February 18 and concern is growing for his welfare
  
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• Joy for campaigners as plans to replace former car showroom with homes are rejected

  25-02-2019 15:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The application was unanimously refused despite planners recommending it for approval
  
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• John 'Winky' Watson says he wants Newcastle patrols THIS YEAR - as there is 'too much crime'

  25-02-2019 15:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands have signed up for his patrols in the North East - and he's outlined plans for Tyneside
  
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• Developer refused permission for sign advertising new estate - despite it already being there

  25-02-2019 15:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Objectors had said the sign was confusing as it referred to a housing development some distance away
  
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• Alnmouth caravan park decision delayed after concerns over impact on environment

  25-02-2019 15:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Members are concerned about the potential impacts and toyed with granting a one-year approval
  
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• Sunderland fan reaction podcast - Delight as Black Cats win again this time at Bristol Rovers

  25-02-2019 15:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Hear the thoughts of Sunderland supporters after Saturday's victory over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium
  
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• When spring starts and winter finishes - it is not long now

  25-02-2019 15:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are two theories for when spring begins, but by the end of next month we will definitely be there
  
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• Has Sunderland's Jack Ross finally found the right balance between defence and attack?

  25-02-2019 15:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland's win at Bristol Rovers ended a three month wait to combine a clean sheet with more than a single goal scored
  
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