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Northern Rock to get banks rolling
NORTHERN Rock is expected to start the banks reporting season with a bang, when it reports its annual figures on Wednesday The City predicts Northern Rock will turn in the best profits among the mortgage banks, with an underlying increase of ten per cent
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Looking for a long-term vision
THERE has hardly been time for the celebrations over the latest Nissan investment to die away. But, after sharing the joy felt by Nissan employees in Sunderland, our thoughts are now with the 4,500 steelworkers on Teesside. They face an anxious weekend
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Bishop highlights bond with Europe
THE Bishop of Durham highlighted the North-East's bond with Europe during an address last night. Speaking to a Euro-friendly audience in Chester-le-Street, the Right Reverend Michael Turnbull stressed the importance of partnerships which the region has
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Jobs go as holograms firm issues profits warning
WEARSIDE security holograms firm Applied Optical Technologies is to cut 40 staff after issuing a second profits warning. Shares in the Washington business tumbled on the news that current year profits would be "substantially below expectations". The latest
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Life doesn't get much better than this...
SITTING in the sun on the sea wall at Cancale in northern Brittany, my 20-year-old daughter Katy was finally persuaded to eat her first oyster. She asked for another. We had bought a dozen - for less than the price of a pint across the Channel - from
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Driver chased for 30 miles arrested over 'murder bid'
A VAN driver was arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder a police officer after a 30-mile high-speed chase across the North-East. In a pursuit which resembled something from a Hollywood movie, six police cars were damaged and a traffic officer narrowly
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I didn't knife Peter
The Prime Minister's official spokesman last night denied he had "knifed" Peter Mandelson by appearing to question the ex-minister's state of mind. Alastair Campbell told reporters on Saturday that Mr Mandelson had been "curiously detached" over the Hinduja
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Magazine condemned over serial killer cartoon strip
OUTRAGEOUS magazine Viz was in trouble again last night over a comic strip in its latest edition which features two of the country's most infamous serial killers. The new edition of Tyneside-based adult comic features Harold and Fred - They Make Ladies
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Shortage of staff hits air ambulance
AMBULANCE chiefs have admitted that the North-East's life-saving air ambulance had to be grounded because no paramedics were available to staff it. The Northern Echo understands that the helicopter was placed off-line earlier this month for more than
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Battling Blaydon
BLAYDON are two steps from Twickenham after squeezing into the quarter-finals of the Intermediate Cup with a 21-20 win at Lymm. They saw an 8-0 lead become a 20-8 deficit at half-time before their forwards got on top for fly half Ryan Roberts to convert
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Barnet humbled by Henderson brace
HARTLEPOOL United's flying squad are impressing Chris Turner more and more by the week - and setting themselves new standards along the way. Saturday's win at Barnet made it eight wins from ten League and Cup outings - a run of results that has included
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A tragedy of a personal nature
IT WAS an emotional tribute delivered in a voice heavy with thanks and regret. We expected nothing less from Tony Blair as he bade a political farewell to his pal and New Labour co-creator Peter Mandelson. But did he have to really describe the final
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Arsonists hunted after home set alight
POLICE are hunting arsonists who broke into a house and used an accelerant to start a damaging fire. The fire was discovered at about 12.15am yesterday at an address in Broadway, Grangetown, near Middlesbrough. While its occupier was out, arsonists forced
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Cup clash ranks above visit of United for Reid
SUNDERLAND manager Peter Reid places more importance on today's FA Cup fourth round tie against Ipswich Town at the Stadium of Light than next Wednesday's top-of-the-table clash with Premiership champions Manchester United. "We have a home draw and I
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Riches to rags story leaves Quakers fighting for survival
A year ago Darlington were heading for the Second Division and planning for a move to a new stadium. Today they are facing a relegation battle to stay in the Football League. Northern Echo Sport looks back on a far from dull 12 months. WHAT a difference
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Kev toasts £150,000 libel win
Kevin Keegan yesterday accepted £150,000 libel damages over betting allegations which had a "devastating" effect on him. The former England coach and his wife Jean (right) were at the High Court in London to hear the News of the World offer its "sincere
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Dyer's extended absence troubles Robson
NEWCASTLE United were last night hit by fresh fears over the fitness of Kieron Dyer. The England star, who was this week cleared to play on after undergoing rigorous tests for shin splints, failed to return to training yesterday. And United manager Bobby
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Highest honour for soldiers
THE flood, sweat and tears of last October and November will not be easily forgotten by the people of York. For weeks, the city remained on tenterhooks, battling against rising river levels and unrelenting downpours, as Britain endured the worst floods
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£1.2bn trains boost
TRANSPORT group Arriva is introducing new trains worth £1.2bn to transform services from the North of England. The investment in new, faster, quieter trains is at the heart of Arriva's proposal for an improved Trans-Pennine Express franchise. Arriva Transpennine
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Regional football full-time round-up
Sunderland booked their place in the next round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over fellow Premiership high-flyers Ipswich at the Stadium of Light. The visitors could well have been the team in the next round after Marcus Stewart and former Middlesbrough
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Doctor's in charge
COURSE DOCTOR can cause a major upset by winning this afternoon's £40,000 Great Yorkshire Chase at Doncaster. Unless there's a substantial last -minute plunge on the nine-year-old, Course Doctor (3.10) is bound to start at an inviting each-way price of
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Armed robbers threaten shop workers
DETECTIVES are not ruling out a link between two vicious robberies in the same town in the past week. The first raid saw two men, one armed with a knife, hold up a general store in Cannock, Ouston, near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, on Tuesday night
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Kids get skates on to buy trainers with a difference
IS it a trainer? Is it a skate? No, it's a Flying Shoe - and it could be the next big thing. The latest US craze has arrived in the North-East with the advent of training shoes fitted with wheels, which can be retracted to make a standard trainer or activated
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Wonder of Wilkinson as Falcons progress
JONNY Wilkinson ran smoothly through his amazing repertoire yesterday as Newcastle eased comfortably into the semi-finals of the European Shield. Six days ahead of the Six Nations opener at Cardiff, the England No 10 showed why Newcastle boss Rob Andrew
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£2.1m payout for brain damage boy
A DISABLED eight-year-old boy has been awarded £2.1m compensation after a hospital blunder left him brain damaged at birth. Carl Farthing, from Stockton, Teesside, was born by caesarian section in December 1992 after unsuccessful attempts at a forceps
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Interbrew goes to court after takeover block
THE Government's decision to block Interbrew's massive £2.3bn takeover of Bass's brewing business will cost the Belgian brewer £760m - and it now plans to take the move to the courts, it emerged yesterday. Interbrew said it would seek a judicial review
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Keeping their memory alive
WITH a sense of anticipation, Maria Korfanty climbed on a chair and reached up for the beautiful leather-bound photograph album belonging to her father. Knowing that she really shouldn't be doing this, but carried along by her curiosity, she carefully
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125,000 missing in quake
THE full horror of the Indian earthquake began to emerge last night as officials revealed that up to 125,000 people are missing. In what appears to be turning into a disaster of catastrophic proportions, the appalling death toll is now dawning on the
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Paula builds a name for herself
TELEVISION stardom came so easily to a DIY-loving mother-of-three, that she could build a career out if it. Despite being born with one arm, Paula Wakefield has already enjoyed fame as the star of a B&Q advert, and is likely to enjoy more television
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Sunderland boss full of praise for match-winner Dichio after
EMPTY seats around the Stadium of Light are an unusual sight - and no-one could pretend the stay-away fans missed anything special. For a game between two of the Premiership's top five clubs this was a dour disappointment, badly lacking in the finer skills
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Words of comfort for Moore
FORGOTTEN man Alan Moore was last night told by Terry Venables that he still has a future at Middlesbrough. The injury-scarred Republic of Ireland international, who hasn't appeared in the first team for nearly two years, is pushing his comeback claims
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Gough prepared to sweat in Sri Lanka
Darren Gough is bracing himself for another winter tour of toil and sweat as he prepares for a gruelling workload on Sri Lankan pitches specifically designed to nullify his threat. The Yorkshire fast bowler was pictured looking upwards for divine intervention
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Man jailed for drink-driving after drowning sorrows in pub
A DIVORCEE, who spent Christmas with only his dog and two cats for company, drove home after drowning his sorrows in the pub. Former church caretaker Robert Nash - who has never passed a driving test - drank ten pints in his local before jumping in his
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Talking goes on in battle for control of famous Lion
Brewer Wolverhampton & Dudley has said "active discussions" about a possible takeover of the business are continuing. The news came as the owner of the famous Camerons Lion Brewery in Hartlepool admitted that severe flooding in October and November
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Schofield helps Quakers
Lincoln defender John Schofield made sure Darlington were better late than never in more ways than one with a last-minute own goal. After getting lost in the city centre on their way to the ground and missing the 2pm deadline for handing in the teamsheet
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Pool can rise to the occasion - Turner
REVENGE might be in the air at Underhill, but Hartlepool United boss Chris Turner is confident his charges can rise to the occasion. Pool trounced Barnet 6-1 in a pre-Christmas Victoria Park feast and Turner is all too aware Tony Cottee's side will be
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Leeman seeks more glory
THE REGION'S top bowlers will be in action at Hartlepool today when the area finals of the EIBA Warner Holidays Champion of Champions singles event is staged. With 16 contestants doing battle, including internationals Tony Frosdick, John Leeman and David
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Bentley goes for North title
REIGNING North Yorkshire and South Durham champion Paul Bentley hopes to clinch a first place in the North-East Inter-Counties team with an eye-catching performance in the North of England Championships at Blackburn today. The 24-year-old Middlesbrough
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Mandelson is backed on the home front
Peter Mandelson will stand as the Labour candidate for Hartlepool at the next general election, it was announced last night. The confirmation by local constituency party officials came as the disgraced minister relaxed at his Hartlepool home after receiving
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Allowance available for carers
Q: I am 64 and since suffering a brain haemorrhage two years ago I need my wife to help me with dressing and bathing. Is there any benefit I could get for this? A: You look to be a likely candidate for Disability Living Allowance but hurry! The rules
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There is a rocky road ahead
AT the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity we prayed amid the Italianate splendour of the chapel at Aske Hall, that all the church's branches might be united beneath the true banner of Christ. Who is separated from whom, what is branch
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Meetings reshuffle to help fire school
The use of Sedgefield Parish Hall as classrooms for pupils from the fire-damaged Sedgefield Hardwick Junior School has meant changes of venues for several village organisations. The boardroom in the parish hall will still be available for some meetings
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Fears grow for Chorus workers
Corus is poised to axe up to 3,500 jobs in the North-East by closing all its plants on Teesside with the exception of the blast furnace at Redcar, it was claimed last night. Sources said that the recently-refitted furnace could be the only part of the
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Hutch in race against time for winners' medal
SCOTTISH international Don Hutchison, dreaming of an FA Cup glory run with Sunderland, said last night: "Medals mean more to me than money." The 29-year-old Tynesider, now with his sixth club, knows that he is running out of time if he wants to put some
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Better browsing on your mobile
NOKIA has been at the forefront of mobile communications devices for almost half a decade. While other manufacturers just talked about handsets which combined the best features of a phone and a PDA, Nokia actually produced such an item. The original Communicator
