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• Strictly Come Dancing's Ellie Leach upset at 'separation' from Vito Coppola after romance rumours

  23-12-2023 23:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ellie Leach has taken to Instagram to share her sadness at missing Vito Coppola after their win on Strictly Come Dancing
  
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• Greggs launches fashion calendar with Pinterest to showcase sausage rolls and looks for 2025

  11-12-2024 14:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Greggs' latest collaboration has seen it team up with Pinterest to showcase its sweet and savoury treats in a new fashion calendar
  
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• British Transport Police release CCTV image of woman after theft on train between York and Durham

  11-12-2024 14:34 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The reported theft happened on Wednesday, October 23, with police releasing an image of a woman who may have information that could help their investigation
  
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• Farmers protest descends on Westminster again as they express anger over Budget

  11-12-2024 14:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of farmers have used their machines to the streets around Parliament as rural communities continued to express anger over changes to inheritance tax
  
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• Dobbies' Northumberland garden centre closing down - but new owner coming in New Year

  11-12-2024 13:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Heighley Gate site near Morpeth is one of several to be closed across the country
  
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• More than £7,000 worth of illegal cigarettes and vapes seized in raids on shops in Newcastle's West End

  11-12-2024 13:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More £7,000 worth of illegal products were seized by police officers
  
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• Brits warned they must provide fingerprints for EU travel in 2025 due to new Entry/Exit system

  11-12-2024 13:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The European Union's new Entry/Exit System (EES) has faced several delays, but has now been confirmed to be in operation from 2025, with Brits needing to provide fingerprints
  
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• Man appears at court charged with causing death by dangerous driving after A68 crash in Northumberland

  11-12-2024 13:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Owen Rutherford, 25, is accused of causing the death of David Hain by driving dangerously on the A68 Beukley Bank on October 1 last year
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency in Newcastle's Eldon Square

  11-12-2024 13:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A man in his 20s was arrested after police were called to Eldon Square in Newcastle
  
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• North East bus fares to be capped at £2.50 as mayor confirms new ticket price limit for 2025

  11-12-2024 12:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The maximum ticket price of a single adult bus fare in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and County Durham will be capped at £2.50 throughout 2025, 50p below the national limit
  
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• Elswick woman in court accused of murdering popular pensioner John Hardy

  11-12-2024 12:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brenda Heslop, who is accused of killing John Hardy in Elswick, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• More than 400 cannabis plants found inside empty North Shields shop

  11-12-2024 12:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police raided the empty shop on Rudyerd Street and discovered a cannabis farm
  
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• Tom Voyce: Rugby world reacts as former England wing believed to have died in Northumberland

  11-12-2024 12:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The rugby world has reacted as former England wing Tom Voyce is believed to have died in Northumberland during Storm Darragh.
  
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• Tom Voyce search - rescue operation continues at Northumberland river for missing ex-England rugby international

  11-12-2024 11:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers have recovered the 43-year-old's car from the River Aln, but Tom Voyce is yet to be found
  
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• Farsley Celtic player suffered cardiac arrest in game against Gateshead FC as club give update

  11-12-2024 11:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Farsley Celtic captain Lewis Turner suffered a suspected cardiac arrest in their game against Gateshead but is now conscious and talking
  
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• Can you solve GCHQ's annual Christmas puzzle that has everyone scratching their heads?

  11-12-2024 10:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  GCHQ has issued its 2024 Christmas brain-teaser as intelligence chiefs seek to persuade children and adults to consider a career in cybersecurity
  
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• Women and girls left to 'suck it up' as health conditions dismissed, report finds

  11-12-2024 10:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Women and Equalities Committee of MPs found that women frequently have their conditions dismissed due to "medical misogyny", "pervasive stigma" and a lack of education surrounding common conditions
  
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• Plans to build 149 new homes in Seaham submitted to Durham County Council

  11-12-2024 09:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The proposals, set out by Bellway Strategic Land, will also bring an open space and improvements for wildlife in the area.
  
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• Government warned 'swift improvements' needed over blood scandal compensation

  11-12-2024 09:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sir Brian Langstaff has called for the Government to improve communication over compensation with those infected and affected by the contaminated blood scandal
  
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• Met Office gives early White Christmas verdict in look ahead to festive forecast

  11-12-2024 09:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  While 2023 was technically the UK's last White Christmas, there has only been widespread snow on Christmas Day four times since 1960
  
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• Northumbria University study shows 'real danger' of burnout faced by emergency service staff

  11-12-2024 08:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Burnout is a 'real danger' for emergency medical staff, warned researchers
  
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• Northumberland County Council warns its financial position is 'unsustainable'

  11-12-2024 05:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Glen Sanderson, leader of the council, said more money was needed from the Government if services were to continue
  
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• North East free school meals 'auto-enrolment' programmes launched as region sees highest rise in UK

  11-12-2024 05:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A third of school-aged pupils in the North East are eligible and registered for means-tested free school meals, the highest proportion of anywhere in England
  
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• County Durham biker suffered fatal brain injury in crash with two cars

  11-12-2024 05:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Motorcyclist Shane Gaskin died after the crash on Dentgate Lane in Barnard Castle
  
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• West Denton thug bit and strangled partner while on bail for slashing man's face in Newcastle pub fight

  11-12-2024 03:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Thompson, of West Denton, assaulted his then-partner just two weeks after pleading guilty to a knife attack on a man
  
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• Tickets for new Northumberland Line services go on sale online from Wednesday

  11-12-2024 01:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The line opens on Sunday, December 15
  
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• 2,300 homeless in North East this Christmas as figures rise 53% in the last year

  11-12-2024 01:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Homeless charity Shelter warns of a bleak winter for many, including 810 children, as homelessness rises by 53% in a year
  
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• Domino's Pizza among bidders circling for takeover of UK fried chicken chain Wingstop

  11-12-2024 00:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  US investment group Sixth Street and private equity firms KKR and TSG Consumer Partners are also targeting a potential takeover deal
  
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• England has highest proportion of adults 'overqualified' for their jobs in the world

  10-12-2024 23:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nearly two in five (37%) workers in England are overqualified for their current job, compared to an average of 23% across OECD countries, according to a report
  
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• Coffee prices hit record high as cost for beans soar and drinkers could be hit too

  10-12-2024 23:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The price of coffee beans has hit a 47-year high, meaning that the cost of coffee in supermarkets could also rise - and it could be the latest blow to hit shoppers
  
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