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• Strictly Come Dancing 2023 line-up as first stars confirmed for new series and big names linked

  04-08-2023 23:39 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The first stars who are taking part in BBC's Strictly Come Dancing 2023 have now been announced including the show's oldest star
  
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• DWP benefits that could qualify you for free driving lessons including including Universal Credit, PIP, tax credits and DLA

  04-08-2023 23:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Check out these 14 benefits, including Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, which could help make funding available for those keen to learn to drive
  
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• Diet guru Dr Michael Mosley's top tips to lose belly fat quick

  04-08-2023 23:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The health expert shares three-pronged attack to tackle expanding waistline and says 'it’s not as hard as you think'
  
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• Ashington stalwart celebrates very special 100th birthday - and says her secret has been her love of dancing

  04-08-2023 22:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Edith Main turned 100 this week.
  
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• Para Swimming World Championships: Faye Rogers wins first global title

  04-08-2023 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Faye Rogers wins Para Swimming World Championship gold - two years after being told her sporting career was over.
  
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• 28 pictures showing behind scenes at Newcastle LooseFest as it prepares to welcome 60,000 music fans

  04-08-2023 22:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  See 28 first images of the giant festival site on the Town Moor where LooseFest will be running this August 5-6 weekend
  
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• Major Durham Prince Bishops redevelopment will see new city centre hotel and student accommodation

  04-08-2023 22:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 130-bedroom hotel, new leisure attractions and attractive public spaces would be created - in a bid to increase the dwell-time of visitors.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Lees & Bedingham hit tons as Durham break record

  04-08-2023 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alex Lees & David Bedingham hit tons as Durham smash their one-day record, while Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire also win.
  
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• More than 450 Sunderland drivers caught out by new bus gate cameras since switch-on last month

  04-08-2023 21:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Luckily, the motorists were only sent out warning notices due to a 'grace period' - sparing them a £70 fixed penalty notice.
  
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• Inside OFFICE as shoe store reopens in Newcastle after taking over former Kurt Geiger unit

  04-08-2023 21:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Kurt Geiger unit has been transformed into a new OFFICE store selling footwear for women, men and children
  
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• How early you should get to the airport according to Ryanair, EasyJet, Jet2 and more

  04-08-2023 21:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The airlines have specific guidelines for passengers on when they should check in, drop their bags, and arrive at the departure gate ahead of their holiday
  
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• Newcastle evening headlines with Livramento latest, transfer plan update and Ashby's exit

  04-08-2023 21:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  All of the latest Newcastle United headlines including updates on Tino Livramento, Harrison Ashby, Eddie Howe, Jamaal Lascelles, Paul Dummett and more ahead of the Sela Cup
  
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• First Strictly contestants for new series announced as Amanda Abbington, Angela Rippon and Layton Williams

  04-08-2023 20:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The actors and former newsreader have been revealed as the first stars signed up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing
  
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• First Strictly contestants for new series announced as Amanda Abbington and Angela Rippon

  04-08-2023 20:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The actress and former newsreader have been revealed as the first stars signed up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing
  
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• Gateshead daughter stole almost £30,000 of jewellery from mother and sold some to Cash Converters

  04-08-2023 20:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Hall, 36, helped herself to thousands of pounds worth of her mother's jewellery
  
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• Your rights if your job is under threat as Wilko teeters on brink of collapse

  04-08-2023 20:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  12,000 workers could be laid off if retailer is forced to close its 400 stores. We look at what will happen if administration starts
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Friday, August 4

  04-08-2023 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers for Friday August 4 - live breaking updates below
  
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• Greek Prime Minister offers tourists free holidays to Rhodes after devastating wildfires

  04-08-2023 19:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the thousands of people whose holidays were cut short by the fires on the island will be invited to return next year
  
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• Matt Baker on his new travel series and why he'd be right at home on I'm A Celebrity

  04-08-2023 19:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The County Durham-born Countryfile presenter also named the number one place he wants to visit next and opened up on why he 'couldn't cope' with city life
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of assault in Felling as dog is also taken into police care

  04-08-2023 19:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 60-year-old man had sustained injuries consistent with having been bitten by a dog - as another, 50, was arrested on suspicion of assault.
  
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• Isleworth: Allotments could shut if flats plan fails, inquiry told

  04-08-2023 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Northumberland could close Park Road Allotments in Isleworth, a planning inquiry hears.
  
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• Newcastle LooseFest set times announced ahead of weekend launch

  04-08-2023 19:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Here are the stage timings for almost 80 artists set to play across five music arenas at the giant festival site on the Town Moor during LooseFest this August 5-6 weekend
  
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• Dan Ballard: Sunderland defender signs new deal until 2027

  04-08-2023 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defender Dan Ballard has signed a new four-year contract with Sunderland until June 2027.
  
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• Eddie Howe provides Newcastle United injury updates on Schar, Willock and Krafth ahead of Sela Cup

  04-08-2023 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eddie Howe has been speaking with the media ahead of this weekend's Sela Cup competition
  
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• County Durham beach pollution warning issued by Surfers Against Sewage after heavy rain

  04-08-2023 18:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alert from Surfers Against Sewage includes Seaham Beach and Seaham Hall Beach in County Durham and the group warns that Marsden and Cullercoats are at risk
  
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• Kristjaan Speakman brands Dan Ballard a 'standout' player as defender signs new Sunderland deal

  04-08-2023 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland defender Dan Ballard has signed a new long-term contract with the Black Cats
  
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• Murderers get years added on to life sentences for knife and garotte attack in HMP Frankland

  04-08-2023 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Brown, 55, and Brian Townsend, 39, lured another prisoner into a cell before he was garrotted with a shoe lace and stabbed
  
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• Newcastle United plot next transfer move after Tino Livramento with scope for more arrivals

  04-08-2023 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Where do Eddie Howe and Newcastle United go in the transfer market between now and September?
  
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• Dennis Cirkin's lack of pre-season action will not hamper him in Sunderland's Championship opener

  04-08-2023 18:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray is convinced Dennis Cirkin is ready to play his first full 90 minutes since April
  
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• Police investigating Northumberland takeaway burglary issue image of man they want to trace

  04-08-2023 17:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It was reported that a man had used a screwdriver to gain access to Oriental Pearl Chinese Takeaway on Newgate Street in Morpeth.
  
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• RSPCA issues urgent appeal as three guinea pigs found dead on top of pizza box in Sunderland

  04-08-2023 17:18 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The skulls of the animals had all been crushed, and they were found in a very poor condition.
  
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• Sunderland confirm squad numbers ahead of the 2023/24 Championship campaign

  04-08-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland have announced their squad numbers for the new season
  
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• Eddie Howe's unintentional Newcastle United dressing room fury that Erik ten Hag felt wrath of

  04-08-2023 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe didn't even realise he'd sworn during Prime Video series
  
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• Families of two who died in County Durham car crash pay tribute to 'brightest star in the sky'

  04-08-2023 16:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brogan and Kim Latcham suffered fatal injuries when their Jeep Cherokee collided with a tree on Whitworth Lane on Saturday.
  
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• Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha exposes big name 'diva' co-star in ITV rant as show cut short

  04-08-2023 16:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha has opened up about the diva behaviour of someone she'd worked with in the past
  
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• Daughter of A1(M) crash couple in mobile-free driving campaign

  04-08-2023 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mari Johnson and Durham Constabulary want to stop drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel.
  
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• One taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital after car towing caravan overturns on A19

  04-08-2023 16:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A car towing a caravan overturned on the A19 at around midday today, leading to a rapid response from Northumbria Police and the North East Ambulance Service.
  
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• Newcastle will struggle to 'replicate' Champions League heroics as dark horse predicted

  04-08-2023 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Magpies will return to the Champions League after two decades but have been told they'll find it tough to replicate last season
  
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• Sunderland chasing targets 'on the cusp' of international honours as transfer plan explained

  04-08-2023 15:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Black Cats are looking to bring in a couple more new faces this month, but Isaac Lihadji appears to be heading for the exit
  
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• Daughter of couple killed by lorry driver in horror A1 crash issues heartfelt mobile phone plea

  04-08-2023 15:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Elaine Sullivan and David Daglish, from Seaham, were killed when a lorry driver crashed into their car as they drove on the A1 near Bowburn in July 2021
  
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• This Morning's Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle spark calls for 'permanent' change to ITV show

  04-08-2023 15:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle ended their week as main This Morning hosts on Friday as many viewers were left saying the same thing
  
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• Newcastle United announce 2023/24 shirt numbers of Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes and Sandro Tonali

  04-08-2023 15:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United have announced their new shirt numbers for the 2023/24 season
  
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• Youths charged after Sunderland Luton alleged violence

  04-08-2023 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eight boys aged between 15 and 17 have been charged with affray after a Sunderland match.
  
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• Consett incinerator battle heads to High Court as developer mounts new challenge

  04-08-2023 15:04 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government has already refused permission for the controversial incinerator to be built on land at Hownsgill Industrial Park, Consett
  
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• "Protected enough" - Eddie Howe confident of no late jitters and wants TWO more Newcastle deals

  04-08-2023 15:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe insists that Bruno is happy on Tyneside
  
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• Visitors told not to risk unsafe Holy Island crossings

  04-08-2023 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teams called to people stranded on the causeway say rescues increase over the summer months.
  
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• Harrison Ashby reveals reasons for leaving Newcastle for Swansea after just eight months on Tyneside

  04-08-2023 14:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United's 21-year-old defender Harrison Ashby is joining Swansea City for the season
  
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• ITV's I'm A Celebrity sparks petition to Ant and Dec as fans demand 'ban' on disgraced politicians

  04-08-2023 14:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A petition has been directed to ITV and I'm A Celebrity hosts Ant and Dec over who should be allowed on the show
  
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• LooseFest Saturday stage times as splits announced for Sean Paul, Patrick Topping and more

  04-08-2023 13:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Acts like Sean Paul, Joel Corry and Patrick Topping will entertain at day one of Loosefest on Newcastle's Town Moor on Saturday
  
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• Widow reunited with teddy bear from late husband after it was stolen from train

  04-08-2023 13:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Linda Lawson's suitcase, which had the teddy bear inside, was stolen while she was travelling on a train from London Kings Cross to Darlington
  
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