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• Newcastle United poised to take steps to shut down concerns over Rafa Benitez's future - here's how

  16-03-2019 22:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Magpies are ready to hand Rafa Benitez a new deal but as they grow concerned about agents linking their clients with the Toon job
  
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• Rafa Benitez calls for use of VAR again after Federico Fernandez incident costs his side dear

  16-03-2019 22:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Magpies drew 2-2 at the Vitality Stadium and Benitez felt some decisions were harsh
  
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• Firefighters battle major Gateshead fire as smoke billows across Bensham skyline

  16-03-2019 22:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Flames erupted from Mascott Services inBensham
  on Saturday afternoon and could be seen from a distance in the surrounding area
  
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• Vicky Pattison pays tribute to Love Island's Mike Thalassitis found dead aged 26

  16-03-2019 21:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The reality star, nicknamed Muggy Mike, was found in a woodland near his home in Essex
  
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• Seven Newcastle United fans arrested after Matt Ritchie's stoppage time equaliser at Bournemouth

  16-03-2019 21:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United fans were arrested after celebrations following Matt Ritchie's late leveller spilled onto the pitch
  
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• Lotto results: Saturday's winning National Lottery numbers for £3.8m jackpot

  16-03-2019 21:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The winning National Lottery numbers and Thunderball for Saturday, March 16 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Missing Newcastle teenager Jevonni Copley found safe and well

  16-03-2019 21:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Missing Newcastle teenager Jevonni Copley has been found "safe and well", Northumbria Police has confirmed
  
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• 'Rafa was right to be annoyed': Paul Merson reacts to Benitez's angry interview

  16-03-2019 21:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United drew 2-2 with Bournemouth but Rafa Benitez was not happy with many of the decisions during the match
  
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• Sunderland 2-1 Walsall analysis: Wembley questions still to be answered as waters are muddied

  16-03-2019 20:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  For individuals as well as for the team, there was no option but to go at full throttle against Walsall with Wembley cup final places in doubt
  
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• The Everything is Black and White review - Bournemouth 2-2 Newcastle, did United deserve all three points?

  16-03-2019 20:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Salomon Rondon and Matt Ritchie grabbed the goals in the 2-2 draw with AFC Bournemouth down on the South Coast
  
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• Tributes to Love Island's Mike Thalassitis found dead aged 26

  16-03-2019 20:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The reality star, nicknamed Muggy Mike, was found in a woodland near his home in Essex
  
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• Bournemouth 2-2 Newcastle: How two special strikes earned United last-gasp point - 5 things we learned

  16-03-2019 20:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United winger Matt Ritchie scored in the 93rd minute to deny his former side AFC Bournemouth the win
  
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• Rafa Benitez says Newcastle United are not yet safe, despite late point at Bournemouth

  16-03-2019 20:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Magpies are sitting on 35 points now but Benitez is still not satisfied with his team's overall performance
  
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• Flooding is possible on the River Tyne, the Environment Agency warn

  16-03-2019 20:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Torrential downpours and snow melting on the hills is causing river levels to rise throughout Saturday night
  
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• Newcastle United news and transfers LIVE - Magpies look to persuade Rafa Benitez to stay

  16-03-2019 20:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United rescued a point at the Vitality Stadium in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth with Salomon Rondon and Matt Ritchie scoring
  
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• Emotional Matt Ritchie speaks about his dramatic equaliser against old club Bournemouth

  16-03-2019 19:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The flying winger struck home in the last few seconds of stoppage time to rescue a point
  
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• Sunderland 2-1 Walsall: Five talking points as substitutes make a difference in vital Black Cats win

  16-03-2019 19:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Charlie Wyke had the desired impact from the bench but Bryan Oviedo's stock fell again without even playing, as did Tom Flanagan's
  
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• Jack Ross reacts as Sunderland take their promotion fate back into their own hands

  16-03-2019 19:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland's win over Walsall means their fate is back in their own hands, but Jack Ross says it is too early to start thinking that way
  
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• Rail services and roads hit by flooding

  16-03-2019 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Travellers across northern England face disruption after heavy rain flooded rail lines and roads.
  
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• Lee Cattermole will try to claim Sunderland's equaliser, laughs Jack Ross

  16-03-2019 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Sunderland's equaliser against Walsall looks certain to go down as an own-goal, but Lee Cattermole will be pushing to get the credit
  
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• How relentless Matt Ritchie epitomises Newcastle United's admirable never-say-die attitude

  16-03-2019 19:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United scored a dramatic 93rd-minute equaliser to rescue a point in a topsy-turvy match on the south coast
  
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• Sunderland AFC news and transfers LIVE - Reaction to Black Cats' vital win over Walsall

  16-03-2019 19:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All the latest Sunderland AFC news, views and opinions as the Black Cats continue their push for promotion and look ahead to a Wembley cup final
  
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• Watch a mass singalong of Sweet Caroline at Paddy Fest in Newcastle as massive event kick off

  16-03-2019 18:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's an undisputed classic and Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline raised the roof at Paddy Fest in Newcastle
  
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• Gateshead fire tackled by dozens of firefighters

  16-03-2019 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Three hundred properties suffered a power cut and some residents are evacuated from their homes.
  
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• Blue lobster caught off Northumberland found new home

  16-03-2019 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The crustacean has been living in a fishmongers whose owner decided he could not sell it to be eaten.
  
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• "Some of the worst injuries I've ever seen". Detective remembers torture murder of Andrew Gardner 10 years on

  16-03-2019 17:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vulnerable victim was killed by 'manipulative and evil' partner Clare Nicholls
  
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• Remembering famous Newcastle nightclub Blu Bambu and why it was so good

  16-03-2019 17:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Now Filthy's, Passing Clouds and Illegitmate stand in its place but turn the clock back a few years and Blu Bambu ruled the Bigg Market roost
  
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• Former Liverpool FC striker discusses Rafa Benitez's reign at Newcastle United

  16-03-2019 17:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Robbie Fowler believes that Rafael Benitez could look to change his system at Newcastle United with new signings.
  
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• First footage of huge fire in Gateshead as emergency services continue to tackle blaze

  16-03-2019 17:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A large fire has broke out at buildings of Alexandra Road in the Bensham area
  
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• Sunderland 1-1 Walsall LIVE: Lee Cattermole forces home an equaliser at the Stadium of Light

  16-03-2019 17:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  All the latest build up, team news, match action, analysis and reaction from Sunderland's clash with Walsall
  
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• Sunderland 1-1 Walsall player ratings - Black Cats trio impress in the first half

  16-03-2019 16:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  How James Hunter rated the Sunderland players in the first half of the Black Cats' League One clash with Walsall
  
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• Newcastle United player ratings: Almiron and Rondon impress as Magpies lead

  16-03-2019 16:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United player ratings as the Magpies took on Bournemouth on the south Coast
  
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• 21 things Costco employees really want to tell customers but can't

  16-03-2019 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Costco is a popular shop with many families and now it's staff have revealed some of their secrets
  
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• Benidorm's 'Tiki Beach' bar reopens for St Patrick's Day - and Geordies celebrate

  16-03-2019 16:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tiki Beach on Levante Beach was ordered to close following complaints from neighbours in the Santa Margarita building but it has reopened as a bar with 'no name'
  
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• Gateshead fire LIVE: Smoke seen billowing over Bensham as fire crews tackle major blaze

  16-03-2019 16:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are currently at the scene with more crews seen arriving
  
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• 10 hymns from school assembly that were absolute anthems - how many do you remember?

  16-03-2019 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Turn the clock back to your school days with a look at our list of classic school assembly hymns
  
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• Gateshead care worker stole £2,500 from a bedridden man he helped to look after

  16-03-2019 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Zack Phillips, of Whickham, pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position when he appeared at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court and received a suspended prison sentence
  
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• Newcastle United team news: Federico Fernandez returns as Rafa Benitez makes changes

  16-03-2019 15:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle United take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium today, here are the teams
  
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• Sophie Gradon inquest delayed after new information passed to her family

  16-03-2019 15:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Miss Newcastle was tragically found dead in June last year
  
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• Brexit 'Leave Means Leave' march sets off from Sunderland

  16-03-2019 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Nigel Farage led the protest saying politicians could not "walk all over" those who wanted Brexit.
  
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• Vanished without a trace: 10 years on, what happened to Claudia Lawrence?

  16-03-2019 14:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The 35-year-old from York disappeared 10 years ago this week
  
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• The Dreamboys strip show is coming to Newcastle City Hall this summer

  16-03-2019 14:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The UK's most famous stripping collective The Dreamboys are coming to Newcastle City Hall
  
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• How many episodes of the Madeleine McCann Netflix documentary are there?

  16-03-2019 13:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann documentary has now been released onto Netflix
  
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• 9 to 5 the Musical is coming to Sunderland Empire later this year

  16-03-2019 13:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton musical 9 to 5 is coming to Sunderland Empire in late 2019 with tickets on sale now
  
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• Watch Newcastle crowd go mental as B*Witched sing Wilson Phillips' Hold On at Bongo's Bingo

  16-03-2019 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  B*Witched were the star guest at Bongo's Bingo St Patrick's Day special in Newcastle on Friday night
  
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• Pretty Green Eyes stars Ultrabeat to perform at Mecca Bingo in Gateshead - yes really!

  16-03-2019 12:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ultrabeat, the act behind massive Clubland classic Pretty Green Eyes are heading to Mecca Bingo in Gateshead
  
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• Ex-Geordie Shore star Stephanie Snowdon shows off new body art

  16-03-2019 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephanie Snowdon teamed up with body artist Vicky McAdam to get ready for Spring
  
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• Newcastle could still decide the Premier League race - but Rondon's future is our priority

  16-03-2019 11:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's at St James' Park could be crucial - but the Magpies have got issues of their own to sort
  
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• New Sunday carvery launches at Jesmond restaurant and it looks and sounds delicious!

  16-03-2019 11:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  You'll be able to tuck into a Sunday carvery in Jesmond now a new one has launched at a restaurant
  
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• CCTV appeal after shopkeeper is racially abused at Costcutters in Wallsend

  16-03-2019 11:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police think the man in the image could help them with their investigation into the incident in December
  
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