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Sven hints at handing Bowyer Beckham's role
Sven-Goran Eriksson has signalled his intention to hand Lee Bowyer his England debut as David Beckham's midfield replacement in today's friendly against Portugal. Ever since the initial interest in the end of Bowyer and Woodgate's international exiles
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Meeting mother Madeleine
SANDRA Kerr has been a hero of mine for more than a quarter of a century. She doesn't know it, of course, but then, until recently, nor did I. The reason is that Sandra was one of the stars of Bagpuss. Not one of the real stars, mind you, they were the
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Swansea 2 - 2 Hartlepool - Pools held by Swans
Harlepool United sit in second spot in the Division Three table after a 2-2 draw at Swansea City. But Pools are still unbeaten on their travels this season. Mark Tinkler opened the scoring for Pools after 14 minutes but the home side levelled when a corner
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Prison officers' "morale at low"
PRISON officers have returned a vote of no confidence in the management team at a troubled institution for young offenders. The Prison Officers' Association (POA) at Deerbolt, near Barnard Castle, County Durham, said its members were unanimous in the
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N-E to spearhead development of energy
THE North-East is to spearhead Britain's development of renewable energies in the wake of the World Summit on Sustainable Development. One of the key themes of the summit, which finished in Johannesburg this week, was the development of sustainable energy
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Guide dogs charity to close centres after losing £20m
THE Guide Dogs for the Blind Association continued with its cost-cutting proposals yesterday by announcing the closure of all of its residential training centres. The charity has recently lost £20m on the stock market and been forced to carry out the
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Smith goal not enough for England
England's first game since returning from the World Cup has ended all square after Portugal held Sven Goran Eriksson's men to a 1-1 draw at Villa Park on Saturday. Rodriguez Costinha cancelled out Alan Smith's first half strike when he headed home a corner
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Company leak sparks electronics jobs fears
UNION leaders are seeking urgent talks with an electronics firm after it emerged that it was considering axing thousands of jobs, including more than 1,000 at two North-East plants. A leaked "internal discussion" document reveals how LG Philips is considering
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Comment
THE British economy has proved to be remarkably robust in the economic downturn which has swept across the rest of the world. And while the manufacturing sector in our region has come under strain, it too has proved to be resilient. The threat, however
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Market speculates on Safeway deal
SUPERMARKET chain Asda has dismissed reports that it was preparing to take over smaller rival Safeway as "market speculation". If true, the deal - said to be worth around £2.8bn - would create a powerful force in retailing and signal a challenge to Tesco
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Seven-up Cork makes position perfectly clear
Dominic Cork made an impressive return to the Test arena by producing his best innings in five years to prevent England losing their dominant position in the series-decider against India at The Oval. Having won the battle with Essex all-rounder Ronnie
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Profits up for bus and train group
BUS and train group Go-Ahead's profits went up in the past year despite "extraordinarily disruptive circumstances". The Newcastle firm saw pre-tax profits for the year to June 29 rise to £44.6m, up from £43.1m. The group, which runs the Thameslink, South
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Crisis talks as energy group pleads for financial lifeline
MORE than 500 workers at Teesside's British Energy plant are awaiting the outcome of crisis talks with the Government. The troubled energy group has asked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for financial support after the group ran into difficulties
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Is this all Leonie's life was worth?
CAMPAIGNERS reacted with outrage last night after hit-and-run killer Colin Meek, who left a child in the street to die, was jailed for four years. Unlicensed driver Meek, 34, of Salvin Street, Spennymoor, County Durham, hit Leonie Shaw with his powerful
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No bridge is too far away as success spans 125 years
THE awestruck tribal chief who described the newly-built Victoria Falls bridge as being held up by "the finger of God" would no doubt approve of the Cleveland Bridge motto - Creating Landmarks Worldwide. Born out of financial adversity, the group, (which
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At your service
METHODISTS work to a plan, as previously we have observed. It should not, of course, be confused with the Master plan. The Methodist local plan, full of wayside chapels and arcane abbreviations, is a quarterly catalogue of preachers and their appointments
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Blakey and Gray give Yorkshire a real fighting chance
Just as Yorkshire appeared to be sinking fast at Scarborough yesterday they were flung a lifeline by Richard Blakey and Andy Gray who featured in a record ninth-wicket stand against Leicestershire. They put on an unbroken 149 together before Yorkshire
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Confident Robinson set to stake England claim
It wasn't so much what he said as how he acted which gave the game away. Paul Robinson, as confident a 22-year-old as you could ever wish to meet, tried desperately not to stir up the headlines ahead of his England debut against Portugal today. Robinson
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Army checks improved after accident claimed soldier's life
The Army tightened checks on its vehicles after complaints from a driver in a death crash in Bosnia, a court heard yesterday. An Army Board of Inquiry made recommendations to introduce new checks when the commander of an armoured personnel carrier was
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Speedy return for Juninho
THE American surgeon who operated on Juninho's damaged knee has assured Middlesbrough the Brazilian star will be back in rapid time. Doctor James Andrews carried out surgery at his Birmingham, Alabama, clinic ten days ago to repair the anterior cruciate
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Pervert "paramedic" jailed
A middle-aged telesales advisor who lived a bizarre double life posing as a paramedic was jailed yesterday for indecently assaulting a teenage girl and a housewife while pretending to examine them. Gerard Slater posed as a paramedic for at least a decade
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Manufacturing gets welcome lift
THE hard-pressed manufacturing sector received a lift after official figures showed output recovered strongly in July. The Office for National Statistics recorded a rise of 4.9 per cent, the largest increase of manufacturing output since February 1979
