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San Francisco Wants To Spend $1.7 Million on a Single Public Toilet

Local officials argue that the eye-popping sum is necessary due to rising construction costs, but experts disagree.

Reason

When Genesis and Phil Collins turned it on again at Newcastle City Hall 30 years ago

It was October 1992 when Genesis stopped off at Newcastle City Hall to play a rapturously-received show on their sprawling We Can't Dance tour

Chronicle Live

Philanthropy pours more money into advancing Latino wealth

Juan Hernandez III leads Creser Capital Fund, which lends to people traditional banks often are reluctant to help

The Independent UK

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Murder, thieves, and a $15m mansion: California police dug up a buried car and found themselves in a mystery

Homicide, insurance fraud, and a Chinese crime syndicate may all be tied to a buried car in one of California’s richest towns, Graig Graziosi writes

The Independent UK

Loo-dicrous: San Franciscans flushed with anger over $1.7m public toilet

State to withhold funds for planned bathroom until city finds a way ‘to use public money more efficiently’

The Guardian - US

Gates Foundation donates $1B to prioritize math education

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it is making grants of more than a $1 billion as part of a sweeping national plan to improve math education over the next four years

The Independent UK

The Newcastle chemist's shop nicknamed 'Dirty Dick's' - it was popular for well over 100 years

Operating for well over a century, Dirty Dick's was a unique Tyneside institution - you could walk in, be diagnosed, and have medicine for your ailment made up on the spot

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Remember Paris Texas? A favourite on the Newcastle scene in the late 1980s into the '90s

Trading for around two decades, Paris Texas was a Newcastle mainstay, popular with Civic Centre staff and as a place to grab a meal before a gig at the nearby City Hall

Chronicle Live

Ford offers $80 million to fight global authoritarianism

The Ford Foundation will commit $80 million over the next five years to work that strengthens nonprofits fighting against authoritarian regimes

The Independent UK

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

Chronicle Live

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

Chronicle Live

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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The Independent UK

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

Chronicle Live

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

Chronicle Live

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

Chronicle Live

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

The Independent UK

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

Chronicle Live

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

Chronicle Live

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

Chronicle Live

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

The Independent UK

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

Chronicle Live

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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