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• Man who became compulsive gambler after being prescribed medication wins £70,000 payout

  13-12-2024 23:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Philip Stevens, 66, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1995 and his health deteriorated in 2015, forcing him to stop working
  
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• 27% of Britons 'comfortable' asking for contributions to cost of Christmas meal

  13-12-2024 23:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The average amount Britons expect to charge friends and family for Christmas dinner is £17 per head, although this rises to £19.80 in London and as much as £27 in Scotland
  
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• JB Gill praises Amy Dowden's support as he reaches Strictly Come Dancing final

  13-12-2024 23:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  JLS singer JB Gill has said his former Strictly Come Dancing professional partner Amy Dowden is "over the moon" that he has made it to the show's grand final
  
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• Giovanni Pernice to return to TV after Strictly exit as he joins Channel 4 show

  13-12-2024 23:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Italian dancer is set to take part in a new TV show alongside fellow professional dancer Kai Widdrington
  
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• 'It would be fun' - Comedian Bob Mortimer says he wants to work with Vic Reeves again

  13-12-2024 23:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Comedian Bob Mortimer has said that he would be 'up for' working with his long-time comedy partner Vic Reeves again
  
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• Hilarious note from the late Queen shows corgi puppies carried out very naughty act

  13-12-2024 23:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The handwritten note is among a treasure trove of photographs, letters and thank you notes the royals wrote to the late Alan Maxwell, 15 years after his death
  
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• Sir Chris Hoy says men need to talk more about health as he helps people check for cancer

  13-12-2024 22:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prostate Cancer UK said the impact of Sir Chris Hoy's announcement in October had seen almost 300,000 men make a check online
  
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• East 17's Tony Mortimer surprises London St Pancras International commuters with performance of Christmas hit

  13-12-2024 22:40 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The performance celebrated the song's 30th anniversary
  
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• Train disruption and one person in hospital after lorry crashes on to railway line

  13-12-2024 22:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Train services between Glasgow Central and Carlisle via Dumfries have been disrupted following the incident, which happened near Gretna just before 8am on Friday
  
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• Anton Du Beke hails Strictly Come Dancing's 20th series as one of the best ever

  13-12-2024 22:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The final four Strictly Come Dancing stars will perform three more routines each in a bid to win the glitterball trophy
  
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• Fearne Cotton announces split from husband Jesse Wood after 10 years of marriage

  13-12-2024 22:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Fearne Cotton has announced that she and husband Jesse Wood have separated following 10 years of marriage
  
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• Royal Victoria Infirmary walk-in centre plans revealed under bid to ease A&E pressure

  13-12-2024 21:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Following the closure of the Westgate Road Urgent Treatment Centre two years ago, NHS chiefs want to see more services relocated onto the RVI site
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro 'working tirelessly' to keep trains going after drop in performance

  13-12-2024 21:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Power outages and points failures have added to the Metro's ongoing struggle to keep an increasingly fault-prone fleet of 45-year-old trains on the tracks over recent week
  
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• Gateshead flyover closed LIVE: Updates after 'serious' structural concerns raised on A167 highway

  13-12-2024 21:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gateshead Highway flyover inspections have revealed 'serious' concerns about the structural integrity of the A167 road in Gateshead, which was built in the 1960s and it has been closed with immediate effect - updates
  
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• New scheme to keep northern rail passengers on the move during disruption begins this Sunday

  13-12-2024 20:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  LNER, TransPennine Express and Northern will be able to use each other's services at no extra cost during times of disruption from Sunday
  
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• Gateshead Highway flyover closed with immediate effect due to 'serious concerns about structural integrity'

  13-12-2024 20:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Inspections this week have revealed serious concerns about the structural integrity of the road which was built in the 1960s
  
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• Consett crash sees road closed for three hours as man cut from car and taken to hospital

  13-12-2024 20:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The crash saw the A691 closed between Leadgate and Lanchester for three hours on Friday afternoon
  
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• EuroMillions and Thunderball results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Friday, December 13

  13-12-2024 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing live breaking updates and results from the National Lottery's EuroMillions and Thunderball draw on Friday, December 13
  
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• Police seize two toy guns from a car pulled over in Byker

  13-12-2024 19:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sightings of an air weapon inside a vehicle travelling in County Durham were reported on Monday morning, but they turned out to be toy pellet guns
  
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• Dad says tot, 2, with heart failure has been 'hung out to dry' as he fights to get her to Newcastle's Freeman Hospital

  13-12-2024 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A two-year-old girl is desperately waiting in hospital for space at the Freeman Hospital to become available so she can get the lifesaving care she needs
  
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• 'Absolutely devastated and heartbroken doesn't even describe how we feel' - wife pays tribute to Tom Voyce

  13-12-2024 18:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The ex-England rugby star's body was formally identified on Friday, after being found near Abberwick Mill on Thursday
  
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• BBC Strictly's Chris McCausland issues 'concerning' update to fans ahead of final

  13-12-2024 18:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland has given an update on how rehearsals were going ahead of the BBC final
  
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• The shut down Newcastle club that was once party central for United footballers

  13-12-2024 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It was announced this week that Riverside in Newcastle will be closing down having previously taken over a former nightclub
  
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• Benwell boy racer who left 15-year-old pal dying in crashed car named and shamed as he's locked up

  13-12-2024 17:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Billy Conroy, 17, of Benwell, can now be identified as the dangerous driver who killed Conner Loder after a judge lifted reporting restrictions
  
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• 'Alarming declines' in NHS patient safety - and the North East is hit twice as badly as London

  13-12-2024 17:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  NHS patient safety is "falling behind" compared to other country's healthcare systems
  
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• North East weather forecast predicts calmer weekend after Storm Darragh

  13-12-2024 17:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office says the region can expect a mostly dry Saturday and Sunday with some sunshine - here's the hour-by-hour breakdown
  
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• Ant and Dec team up with in demand Newcastle artist for fundraising t-shirts

  13-12-2024 17:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fresh from hosting I'm A Celebrity on ITV, Ant and Dec have launched a fundraising t-shirt collection with a Newcastle artist
  
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• Town full of 'charity shops, nail salons and barbers' named one of 'Britain's ugliest'

  13-12-2024 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stanley was given the 'ugly' ranking in The Telegraph based its historical architecture and appearance of shop fronts
  
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• Newcastle United line up Celtic friendly with summer date revealed

  13-12-2024 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eddie Howe will prepare for the 2025/26 season by managing against the team he almost joined before Newcastle United.
  
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• Newcastle sent transfer price warning for wonderkid they've tracked since 2022

  13-12-2024 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle may not be able to sign a big transfer target on the cheap
  
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• Eddie Howe shares snippet of Newcastle United team talk ahead of Leicester clash

  13-12-2024 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Magpies are eager to end a run of four games without a win but Eddie Howe will serve up a timely reminder of what his Newcastle United team is capable of
  
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• I tried Morrisons £16.50 Christmas dinner and one major disappointment stood out

  13-12-2024 16:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The supermarket giant has finally launched its festive menu - and we were very excited to try it
  
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• Watch the moment 'senseless' burglar breaks in to Morpeth room and steals £1,500 hours after release from police custody

  13-12-2024 16:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Christian Willoughby, of Grimsby, hadn't even changed out of his custody clothes when he broke in to a room in Morpeth and stole £1,500
  
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• Vera's ITV ending 'changed' by bosses days before final series filming began

  13-12-2024 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vera author Ann Cleeves has opened up about how ITV bosses had originally planned a different ending for the hit drama
  
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• Vera's Ann Cleeves let slip plans for 'different ending' to ITV drama ahead of finale

  13-12-2024 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vera author Ann Cleeves has opened up about how ITV bosses had originally planned a different ending for the hit drama
  
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• Vera ITV ending 'changed' by bosses days before final series filming began

  13-12-2024 16:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vera author Ann Cleeves has opened up about how ITV bosses had originally planned a different ending for the hit drama
  
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• Lucky Brit claims £7m Lotto jackpot with more up for grabs in time for Christmas

  13-12-2024 16:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The single-ticket holder bagged the huge sum in the Lotto draw on December 7 - and more people have the chance to win big on Christmas Day
  
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• Northumbria Police hunting man 'actively evading arrest' with links to Newcastle and North Tyneside

  13-12-2024 16:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  John Riley is wanted for breach of an order
  
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• Aldi launches budget Christmas dinner with all the trimmings for under £12

  13-12-2024 16:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The supermarket's new value range includes a turkey, stuffing, Yorkshire puddings and other favourites for less than £2 a head
  
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• Taylor Swift makes history as she wins 10 Billboard Music Awards ahead of 35th birthday

  13-12-2024 16:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift has made history at the Billboard Music Awards, winning 10 gongs including top artist, top female artist and top Billboard 200 album
  
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• BBC Gavin And Stacey fans can get hands on first-ever merchandise ahead of finale

  13-12-2024 16:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The range includes T-shirts and sweatshirts with phrases such as Neil "Smithy" Smith's curry order and 'hands off my bhunas'
  
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• Newcastle Heliport housing row as council rejects flats plan dubbed 'one of the worst'

  13-12-2024 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council has thrown out proposals to build up to 356 apartments at the Skinnerburn Road heliport site, but the landowner has vowed to appeal the verdict
  
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• New planning laws 'must stop councils from missing nature restoration deadlines'

  13-12-2024 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Green groups have warned that local authorities are struggling to meet legal deadlines for actions to restore nature under environment laws, and are calling on the Government to make environment-friendly changes in upcoming planning reforms
  
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• Jury out in trial of man accused of killing his partner's brother in South Shields

  13-12-2024 16:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Pearse Kavanagh, of Gateshead, denies the manslaugher of Philip McQueeney and is standing trial at Newcastle Crown Court
  
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• Ronnie O'Sullivan in 'emotional' split from Eastenders actress Laila Rouass after 13 years

  13-12-2024 16:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ronnie O'Sullivan and Laila Rouass have split after 13 years together. The news comes after the couple were rumoured to have broken up earlier this year
  
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• Full I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! episodes to be added to YouTube in huge ITV shake-up

  13-12-2024 16:13 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The broadcaster has announced it is joining YouTube's partner programme, with hundreds of hours of ITV programmes set to be uploaded to the site including I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
  
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• Strictly's Tasha Ghouri dealt brutal 'snub' before BBC final after double dance-off upset

  13-12-2024 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing star Tasha Ghouri has been dealt a brutal blow to her chances of winning the BBC final on Saturday
  
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• Strictly's Sarah Hadland 'only star' who can beat Chris McCausland as BBC result trend clocked

  13-12-2024 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing's Sarah Hadland will compete against Chris McCausland, JB Gill and Tasha Ghouri in the BBC show's final
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing's Tasha Ghouri dealt brutal 'snub' before BBC final after result upset

  13-12-2024 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing star Tasha Ghouri has been dealt a brutal blow to her chances of winning the BBC final on Saturday
  
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• One in three people over 70 'will spend Christmas alone'

  13-12-2024 16:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A survey of more than 1,000 people in the age group indicated that around one in seven do not have friends or family nearby
  
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