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AC/DC's Brian Johnson turns 75: From Gateshead schoolboy to rock superstar

Born on October 5, 1947, in Dunston, Gateshead, Brian Johnson was singer with Tyneside band Geordie, before joining rock supergroup AC/DC in 1980 and finding instant fame and fortune

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Newcastle's Haymarket bus station - at one time 'the biggest disgrace in England'

Haymarket bus station serving passengers travelling north from Newcastle opened in 1930 - and enjoys some interesting footnotes in its 90-odd year history

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The Newcastle city centre shoe shop that traded for nearly 130 years

George Rye & Sons could trace its roots to a time before the formation of Newcastle United and before the Evening Chronicle was published for the first time

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Shoppers can get £10 off a £50 shop at Iceland and Food Warehouse stores

This special offer, which is running from Thursday, September 29, to Monday, October 3 in The Chronicle and The Journal, will come in handy as families struggle against the rising costs of living

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White House conference puts spotlight on hunger relief

As the country’s food charities struggle to keep up with rising inflation and demand, the White House will host a conference on Wednesday

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Labour unrest as top councillors speak out against £3bn North East devolution deal

Labour opposition leaders in both County Durham and Northumberland have reservations about the long-awaited devolution deal that could unite councils under a North East mayor

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Dinner time at one of Newcastle's most famous former hotels 45 years ago

The Royal Turk's Head hotel was situated opposite the Theatre Royal on Newcastle's Grey Street and was popular with the actors and musicians who performed there

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Remember Ikon? The Newcastle city centre nightclub opened 25 years ago

Former heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno and a host of celebrity lookalikes were on hand to open the Newcastle nightclub, Ikon, in September 1997

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A night of violence marred Newcastle United's return to European football 45 years ago

In September 1977, Newcastle United's first competitive game in Europe for seven years was over-shadowed by violence and missile-throwing on the terraces

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Woman in agony from nonviable pregnancy forced to wait five days for abortion in Texas

The case has magnified health emergencies and legal minefields surrounding abortion across the US following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v Wade

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Veteran Newcastle East MP Nick Brown suspended by Labour Party pending complaint investigation

Nick Brown has been an MP in the city since the 1980s and served as chief whip to every Labour leader from Tony Blair onwards

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It's 25 years since Britain - and the North East - stood still for Princess Diana's funeral

On Saturday, September 7, 1997 - a week after her death in a Paris car crash - Princess Diana was laid to rest in a huge televised state funeral as the world looked on

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We tried the 'best Sunday lunch in Newcastle' at the Tanners Arms but don't ask about dessert

It was recently voted by the Chronicle readers as the 'best Sunday lunch' in Newcastle so we went along to try it for ourselves

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Limited funding hampers charities’ early monkeypox response

Two biopharmaceutical companies will give $5 million and $500,000, respectively, to nonprofit organizations in the United States and abroad that are responding to the growing monkeypox outbreak

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How 50,000 watched Concorde swoop into Newcastle Airport for the first time 40 years ago

It was August 1982 when an estimated 50,000 people flocked to Newcastle Airport to see Concorde touch down in the region for the first time

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Wendy Schmidt gives big to protect oceans, planet's future

The health of the world’s oceans looms large in Wendy Schmidt’s thinking about the planet’s future and in her giving

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Remembering the 1970s TV series, The Paper Lads, that was set on Tyneside

The Paper Lads, telling of the adventures of a group of teenage news deliverers on Tyneside, was broadcast for the first time this week 45 years ago

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Q&A: What’s next for the Angels: Leaving Anaheim? New owner? Shohei Ohtani?

Arte Moreno is exploring selling the Angels, the team announced Tuesday.

The Independent UK

How tiny, volunteer nonprofit raised $57 million for Ukraine

For most of its eight-year history, Razom for Ukraine, a U.S.-based charity run by Ukrainian and Ukrainian American volunteers, has raised about $150,000 a year to help promote a free and prosperous Ukraine

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Psychedelic Drugs As A Religious Right: New Lawsuit Relaunches The Debate

The Zide Door Church of entheogenic plants in Oakland, California, is suing the city and its security department over a police raid that allegedly constituted a violation of religious and constitutional freedom.

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Gates Foundation adds Gayle, Dhawan as independent trustees

As the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to expand its governance, it announced Thursday that it has added two trustees to its board

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Former Chronicle journalist and Horse Whisperer author Nicholas Evans dies after heart attack

Nick Evans worked as a journalist at the Chronicle and Journal in the 1970s

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Victory for beloved Gosforth coffee vendor as park bosses U-turn on 'murky' plan to turf him out

Jonny Graham thought he would be forced to leave his pitch in Gosforth Central Park, but has been given a 12-month reprieve after an outcry from his loyal customers

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Homegrown foundation leader builds bridges, trust in Flint

As CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Isaiah Oliver is well known throughout the city

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