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Man taken to hospital after fall near Saltburn cliff lift
A man was taken to hospital late last night after falling down a steep bank near the cliff lift at Saltburn. Firefighters joined police and ambulance personnel in the search after reports that a man had disappeared down the side of the supper promenade
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Mum-of-two jailed after aborting baby a week before due date
A MARRIED woman who aborted her own baby within a week of his due date has been jailed for eight years. Sarah Catt, 35, believed the baby’s father was a man with whom she had having an affair for seven years., Catt, from Sherburn-in- Elmet, North
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Match Report: Everton 2 Newcastle United 2
Final Score: Everton 2 Newcastle United 2 WHEN Alan Pardew left Demba Ba out of Newcastle's starting line-up at Everton, the striker's brother, Hamady, tweeted his disgust, claiming: “I think this guy is crazy”. Crazy or just keeping his powder
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Fire crews rescue horse stuck in Stanley bog
A horse which was stuck in mud up to its stomach has tonight been rescued by firefighters using a sling. Fire crews from High Handenhold and Bishop Auckland were called to the scene on the Stanley to Oxhill road, near Stanley, at 6.34pm. They
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Ba dropped to bench at Everton
DEMBA Ba has been demoted to the substitutes' bench as Newcastle United take on Everton at Goodison Park this evening. Alan Pardew has made the surprise decision to drop Ba as he shuffles his attakcing pack on Merseyside. The Senegal international
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Taxpayer loses out over Northern Rock because of 'Treasury drift'
The taxpayer lost out over Northern Rock because of five months of “drift” at the Treasury as the crisis unfolded, its most senior official said today. Sir Nicholas Macpherson said that with hindsight, efforts to effectively “bribe” private firms
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Dogs dazzle at Darlington Dog Show
THOUSANDS of pampered pooches strutted their stuff this weekend at one of the region’s biggest dog shows. Almost 7,200 dogs took part in the three-day Darlington Dog Show, held at Newby Hall, near Ripon, which is a qualifier for the national Crufts
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Town memories wanted for audio project
AN audio project celebrating memories of a North-East town will be recorded next month. Darlington Remembers invites residents, both past and present, to record their memories of the town which will then be put onto a CD to buy. The project
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MP hands Parliament petition in bid to help Sedgefield library
AN MP has handed in a petition to Parliament calling for longer opening hours for a market town’s library which has suffered due to county council budget cuts. Phil Wilson, Labour MP for Sedgefield, has presented the petition with 1,250 names on
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Kayla raises hundreds 'for Ellie'
A SIX-year-old schoolgirl has raised hundreds of pounds for charity by completing the Mini Great North Run in support of her disabled sister. Kayla Henry, from Newton Hall, Durham, ran of the 1.5km route around Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside
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Heiresses and graces
Sharon Griffiths recounts the history of the American heiresses who invaded Britain’s crumbling stately homes – women like Downton Abbey’s Lady Cora – bringing much needed glamour and oodles of cash WHAT a good thing that the Earl of Grantham
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Lovett's leap of faith
Using the images and landscapes of his native North-East as inspiration, Alastair Lovett creates beautiful oil paintings that are true to his ideals. He talks to Sarah Foster ALASTAIR Lovett tells a story about being asked to erect a shed.
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The Barak stops here
Presidents aren’t expected to chat directly to online communities, but Barack Obama has done just that. Giles Turnbull reports LAST week, President Obama surprised the whole internet when he sat down for half an hour in front of a laptop and
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Girl, three, dies after incident at York play area
A TODDLER has died after becoming tangled in outdoor play equipment. The three-year-old girl was injured in a play area this afternoon at York College’s day nursery. She was taken to York District Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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Running on empty
TV star Jack McMullen tells Steve Pratt he was having real problems breaking into theatre because no one thought he had enough experience. Then along came a long distance runner JACK McMullen has been acting for half his life – he’s 21 – but only
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Chicken, Plums, Soy
The number three works wonders in a recipe, Hugh Fearnley- Whittingstall tells Diana Pilkington THREE may be a crowd on the dancefloor, but in the culinary world of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall it’s the perfect marriage. In what will be music to
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It's your loss...
WHEN Team GB cyclist Joanna Rowsell whipped off her helmet to accept her Olympic gold medal, revealing her bald head, she became an instant poster girl for alopecia. In just a few seconds, Rowsell, 23, who started losing her hair when she was ten
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Face the new season
Update your make-up bag with this season’s key looks. Lisa Haynes reveals how to be an autumnal beauty CHANGING your wardrobe for the new season is a daunting prospect. But overhauling your make-up routine doesn’t have to be so drastic. Moving
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Warning after railway detonators are stolen in Sunderland
BRITISH Transport Police have issued a stark warning after a number of railway detonators were stolen from a rail line in the North-East. The theft near Villette Road, in Sunderland, is believed to have taken place between 10.55pm on Saturday and
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"Impatient" bus driver ran over and killed pedestrian, court hears
A BUS driver ran over and killed a man who was banging on the door to be let on the last service home, a court heard yesterday. Paul Siddoway, 40, from Darlington, was crushed under the wheels on the Arriva X66 at Middlesbrough bus station last
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Malta rocks
With a colourful history, beautiful beaches and spectacular seafood, Malta makes a perfect break for Debbie Murray THE rock towering above us is a vivid reminder that Malta has been central to the history of the Mediterranean for thousands of years
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Homes action group launches legal threat
CAMPAIGNERS angry about plans to build 350 homes in Yarm have vowed to go to a judicial review if the Government fails to intervene. The political fall-out over Stockton Borough Council’s decision to allow the houses to be built at Morley Carr
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Greedy gulls lead to food warning
PEOPLE are being urged not to feed pigeons or seagulls in Middlesbrough town centre because readily-available food is creating an unchecked growth in numbers. Environmental health officials are warning that people caught littering or feeding wild
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Armed Forces will benefit from Mayor’s duck race
STOCKTON’S mayor is holding a duck race on Stockton’s Riverside to raise money for three Armed Forces charities. Councillor Lynne Apedaile will launch the ducks into the River Tees from Castlegate Quay, Stockton, on Saturday, at 12.30pm. The
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Niceness is a weakness
Teesside writer and all-round nice guy Richard Milward talks to Steve Pratt about his latest novel, which concerns the consequences for a nice person of deciding to turn nasty IT’S five years since Richard Milward’s debut novel Apples was published
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Walkers spread awareness for carers
HUNDREDS of people took part in a Sunflower Memory Walk yesterday to raise awareness of Teesside Hospice. Television presenter Kirsten O’Brien recited a poem before the walk started, followed by a minute of silence before a balloon release signified
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Councillor's anger over parlour spend
A ROW has broken out over the purchase of £4,000-worth of furniture for a mayor's parlour. Chris Abbott, Liberal Democract leader on Redcar and Clevleland Borough Council, said the spending was "a sheer waste". But George Dunning, Labour leader
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Butlins without the boys
Steve Pratt meets Newcastle writer Lee Mattinson who is enjoying success in the theatre and on Coronation scripts TWO years after its first performance as a script-in-hand reading, Lee Mattinson’s play, Chalet Lines is at Newcastle Live Theatre
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Award for tackling bullies
A COLLEGE has received a national accolade in recognition of its work tackling bullying. Middlesbrough College is the first in the country to be given the honour from the Bullying Intervention Group (Big) after it proved it would not tolerate bullying
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Getting Downton business
Steve Pratt catches up with Michelle Dockery, Dan Stevens and Hugh Bonneville to talk about Downton’s wedding highs and money-making lows DO they or don’t they? The war is over, the Earl of Grantham faces financial ruin, his American mother-in-law
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Life is sweet as visitors flock to museum
A NEWLY refurbished museum is on track to meet its target of increasing visitor numbers by 50 per cent. Preston Hall Museum, in Preston Park, Eaglescliffe , welcomed nearly 50,000 visitors in the seven weeks after it reopened on July 27, following
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Burying the hatchet over Christmas
IT’S one of Soapland’s great love stories. Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Boy betrays girl. Girl buries boy alive. Boy and girl get back together again. Now Max and Tanya are at it again in EastEnders (BBC1). They’re putting the M in BMD
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Name is needed for proposed free school
THE hunt is on for a name for a new free school. Campaigners for a new school at Ingleby Barwick, near Stockton, hope a free school, paid for by taxpayers but out of local authority control, will open in September next year. The Government
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Life after Cold Feet
Robert Bathurst faces marriage in Downton Abbey and a medical minefield in the play Blue/Orange ROBERT BATHURST isn’t about to tell me if Lady Edith finds a husband in the new series of Downton Abbey. “I can’t reveal anything about it at all
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Confessions of a pills addict
It can be easier than you think to become a drug addict, as Cathryn discovered the hard way. She tells Lisa Salmon how painkillers took over her life ASKED to conjure up an image of a drug addict, most people would picture a stereotypical
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Scheme will help combat rural crime
A FARM Watch scheme designed to clamp down on crime in rural areas is to be launched by police. Hartlepool police are launching Farm Watch on Monday, to aid communication across the 300 farms and smallholdings in the district. A Cleveland Police
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Milk of kindness
An organic farm is milking the applause after being recognised nationally for its efforts. Ian Lamming reports ‘THAT’S a pretty cow, there,” says organic dairy farmer Caroline Tweddle as she picks her favourites for a photoshoot. And it’s true
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Duchess of Cornwall
WHAT could be worse than a Peeping Tom? Perhaps someone who ogles the peeper’s titillating pictures! Any nation which cannot host our royal family with respect ought to be shunned. The paparazzi hounded Prince William’s mother to her death
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Car Torque with ...Sky News presenter Philippa Tomson
PHILIPPA Tomson is a presenter on Sky News. Born in York, she came to prominence during her time with ITV Tyne Tees and Border. The journalist now splits her time between West London and Durham. Philippa is competing in this weekend’s Great
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Hillsborough
NINETY-SIX fans died at Hillsborough in April 1989 because South Yorkshire Police fell down on the job of policing the event, and there were failures within the ambulance service as well. I believe that the police told staff at Hillsborough which
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How Usain could have provided a brilliant Bolt
I DID not think anything would top the Olympic Games but the Paralympics certainly did. I did not even bother to watch the England versus Moldova football match because of the Paralympics. It is the first time I have watched these games and how
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Bus improvements
I WONDER how many millions have been spent on the road alterations in North Road in Darlington to “improve public transport”. The town is so lucky to have such a caring council, and to have such a caring bus company as Arriva which practically
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Prophet film
MUSLIMS are proving to be hypersensitive in their reactions to a film posted on the internet which in no way represents the official view of a government. It is obvious to me that the maker of a film depicting the Prophet Mohammed in a derogatory
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Radio music
LIKE Mick Peacock (HAS, Sept 8), I find myself flicking through the many radio stations to find anything that’s good to listen to. I like most types of music but, once again, the older generation is being discriminated against. I bitterly regret
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Justice
HOW two-faced is Judge Howard Crowson? He jailed Scott Brierley for two-and-a-half years for racially aggravated assault on an Asian taxi driver (Echo, Sept 10). Judge Crowson said: “Taxi drivers are vulnerable. We all rely on them. If it were
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HMS Ark Royal
FURTHER to the questions asked about the scrapping of HMS Ark Royal (HAS, Sept 14), my wife and I have just returned from a visit to Portsmouth dockyard. After a trip around the harbour, the skipper of the boat told us the reason for scrapping the
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Defence of the realm
THE proposed merger of BAE Systems with Airbus-owner EADS will create one of the world’s biggest aerospace companies but the deal is fraught with difficulties. The tie-up appears to make a lot of sense. BAE needs access to the civil aviation market
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Telling it like it was...reflecting on a momentous week for British justice – and newspapers
ALL eyes, including mine, were on The Sun, when the shocking news broke of the biggest police coverup in British history. How would the paper’s current editor Dominic Mohan respond, 23 years after his predecessor, Kelvin MacKenzie, made such a momumental
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Can you help track down suspected bike thieves?
BRITISH Transport Police (BTP) is calling on members of the public to help track down suspected cycle thieves in the region. Bicycles are a popular target for thieves, with railway stations often in their sights. BTP officers regularly patrol
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Jail for North Yorkshire woman who aborted her own baby
A MARRIED woman who aborted her own baby within a week of his due date has been jailed for eight years. Sarah Catt, 35, believed the baby’s faher was a man with whom she had been having an affair for seven years. Catt, from Sherburn-in-Elmet, North
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Culture group leader vows to keep up the fight
THE new chairman of a community group that fought hard against the closure of Darlington Arts Centre has vowed to continue promoting culture in the town. Crime novelist John Dean has taken the helm of Darlington for Culture (DfC) after Nick Brewster
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Appeal after sick dog found walking streets
AN investigation is under way after a sick, stray dog was discovered in a distressed state in a North-East town. RSPCA inspectors were alerted after the dog, an elderly male black Labrador cross, was found in Neasham Road, Darlington, at about
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New café in Cockfield… Fairy-nuff!
Setting off for work on Saturday morning and I spot a clown heading for Lipscomb hall. No, it wasn’t Tupper, it was a guy in a clown outfit helping with the opening of a new café in Cockfield. Clair Turner has taken over the hall and runs her
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Man arrested after threatening to jump from bridge
A MAN was arrested this morning after threatening to jump from a bridge and on to the busy A1. The 35-year-old man, believed to be from the Darlington area, was seen acting suspiciously by motorists around 8am on the Birtree roundabout, on West
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A late Steele for Boro
JASON STEELE will claim an assist in Middlesbrough’s third consecutive home victory – something even his goalkeeping idol would be impressed with. Steele supplied Mustapha Carayol with a perfect pass from the back to allow the Gambian to fire home
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Match Report: Middlesbrough 2 Ipswich Town 0
Final Score: Middlesbrough 2 Ipswich Town 0 THERE was a sense of familiarity at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday. Middlesbrough scoring a first-half goal, a second-half fightback from the visitors, then a late goal. Typical Boro? Or not
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Woman injured in two-car collision
A WOMAN was taken to hospital this morning following a collision between two cars. The accident happened shortly before 7am at Longwood Bank, between Richmond and Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire. The female driver of a blue Renault Clio
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Driving to better days after pain of recession
‘I WENT through three financial controllers in my first five years in charge, and these were people I had recruited,” reveals Ian Malcolm, a chartered accountant who’s been head of car parts firm Elring Klinger (GB) for more than ten years. “
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Ale and hearty - Tynesider Alan sinks his 15,000th pint
A REAL ale enthusiast has sank his 15,000th pint - made in honour of him. Alan Stobbs, 64, visits breweries and beer festivals around the country to sample as many different drinks as he can, keeping a tally and notes of each beer. He's become
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Hill and Guisborough's Swan Yamaha out to make history
GUISBOROUGH Superbike team, Swan Yamaha, will be aiming to make MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship history this weekend as the team head to mainland Europe for the series debut at the legendary Assen circuit. Defending champion Tommy
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Rock 'n' roll star on stage
A ROCK ’N’ ROLL star is returning to perform in the region. Joe Brown will be performing classics, new tunes and deliver his well-known on-stage wit in the set at Darlington Civic Theatre on October 1, at 7.30pm. He has had numerous musical
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Driving to become better days after pain of recession
‘I WENT through three financial controllers in my first five years in charge, and these were people I had recruited,” reveals Ian Malcolm, a chartered accountant who’s been head of car parts firm Elring Klinger (GB) for more than ten years. “
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Battle to have war grave recognised may be won
A HISTORIAN looks to have won his campaign to have his uncle’s grave in a Polish cemetery officially recognised. Tom Hutchinson has been working for several years to have the War Graves Commission accept an unmarked grave in the Polish village
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Help for kidney patients
A NATIONAL organisation is working with a North-East hospital in a bid to help patients who need a new kidney have their transplant as quickly as possible. NHS Kidney Care, a national organisation that works with kidney patients and healthcare
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Grant to help grassroots football
AN artificial sports pitch is to be refurbished after a charity donated more than £78,000 to help grassroots football. Meadowfield Leisure Centre, in Durham City, has been awarded the grant by the sports charity The Football Foundation. The
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Village proves bright and breezy
A VILLAGE fair built on the success of its launch last year to prove even bigger and better second time round. About 2,000 visitors flocked to Hurworth Grange, near Darlington, on Saturday to enjoy the Hurworth Country Fair, which saw entertainment
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Celebrating heroes of RAF
AN annual Battle of Britain parade and service attracted hundreds of marchers as the bravery of the RAF was celebrated yesterday. The Middlesbrough parade, led by the Band of 405 (Darlington) Sqn ATC, formed up at the South African War Memorial
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Inquiry stepped up after sex attack
POLICE hunting a sex attacker who targeted a schoolgirl say they have had a good response to an appeal for information. The girl was assaulted in Whitby town centre in an alleyway between New Quay Road and Baxtergate between 8.30pm and 9pm on Wednesday
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Course proved a life-saver
A SECURITY guard saved his wife’s life by using first aid skills he had learnt only days before. Within a week of completing a St John Ambulance first aid course in Middlesbrough, Peter Dixon, 59, used his newlyacquired knowledge to prevent his
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Match Report: Darlington 3 Billingham Town 2
Final Score: Darlington 3 Billingham Town 2 IF it's goals you're after then Darlington are the team to watch this season. The tally already stands at 30 in eight games - 23 of them being in Quakers' favour - with only last Wednesday's 1-0 win
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Pub attack victim assaulted a second time
A BURLY yob broke another man’s ankle when he shoved him over outside a pub – as he was dripping with blood from an earlier drink-fuelled attack. Victim Stephen Foster suffered a cut mouth when he was assaulted minutes earlier inside the DL5 bar
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Dog's life is wuff going
When a County Durham museum staged its 1913-themed agricultural show at the weekend, reporter Duncan Leatherdale tried out as a human 'sheepdog' WHEN my beloved Stacey normally says “that’ll do pig”, it’s her way of telling me to drop the doughnut
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Biker dies after collision with wall
A BIKER was killed while trying to negotiate running water on a Yorkshire Dales road, police said. The 52-year-old rider, from Seaham , County Durham, died after losing control of his bike and colliding with a stone wall near Richmond . He
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Johnson injury still a concern for Sunderland
MARTIN O'NEILL fears £12m winger Adam Johnson could also miss this Saturday's trip to West Ham United admitting the Sunderland winger has had a set-back in his recovery from a thigh problem. Johnson had been confident of shrugging off the injury
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Match Report: Sunderland 1 Liverpool 1
Final Score: Sunderland 1 Liverpool 1 FORMATIONS were pretty similar but the style of play something different. Brendan Rodgers may not think there is room for a target-man in Liverpool's new way of thinking, but Sunderland are already seeing
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Dibaba reigns supreme with Great North Run success
TIRUNESH Dibaba made a dream start to her half-marathon career as she out-sprinted a top-class field to claim victory in yesterday's Bupa Great North Run. Dibaba is widely recognised as the greatest female distance runner of all time on the track
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Farah rounds off golden season in style on Tyneside
IT wasn't quite 'Super Saturday', but it was still the perfect way for Mo Farah to round off his spectacular season in style. With more than 20,000 supporters roaring him around a street circuit on the banks of the River Tyne, Farah claimed victory
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Woman officer 'linked to prisoner'
A PRISON officer is at the centre of an investigation into allegations she had an improper relationship with an inmate at the North-East’s largest prison, The Northern Echo can reveal. The unnamed 45-year-old woman has been suspended from her duties
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Nearly 40,000 take part in 32nd Great North Run
THE Great North Run brought the curtain down on a golden summer of sport over the weekend. The Red Arrows flew in formation over the Tyne Bridge as the iconic half-marathon got under way on Tyneside for the 32nd time yesterday.
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Rise in number of families staying in B&Bs
THE number of homeless families placed in emergency bed and breakfast accommodation has crept up in parts of the region – with warnings of a further rise on the way. More temporary accommodation was required at the start of this year in County
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Row over bonuses at job cuts firm
AN MP has hit out at reports that senior management of an insurance group could be given substantial bonuses only weeks after it announced the closure of one of its offices in the North-East with the loss of 500 jobs. Churchill, a member of the
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Battle to have war grave recognised may be won
A HISTORIAN looks to have won his campaign to have his uncle’s grave in a Polish cemetery officially recognised. Tom Hutchinson has been working for several years to have the War Graves Commission accept an unmarked grave in the Polish village
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Cabaye admits he is short of his Magpies best
YOHAN CABAYE has played down suggestions he is unhappy on Tyneside by claiming the unity within the Newcastle United squad remains as strong it was last season. After a summer of speculation surrounding the Frenchman's future amid tentative interest
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Sunderland and Liverpool fans join forces over 'Justice for the 96'
HIGH in the North Stand at the Stadium of Light there were 2,400 football fans who had travelled to the North-East to watch their beloved Liverpool. With their voices in full flow, the travelling supporters made their anger, feelings and frustrations
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Kipsang triumphs in Great North Run thriller
WILSON Kipsang produced one of the greatest sprint finishes in the history of the Bupa Great North Run to overhaul compatriot Micah Kogo on the seafront at South Shields . After a thrilling battle that had raged for more than 13 miles, Kipsang
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Tomlinson targeting 2016 Olympics
CHRIS Tomlinson intends to compete for at least one more Olympic cycle before even beginning to contemplate retiring from athletics. Tomlinson rounded off his season in style as he beat Olympic champion Greg Rutherford to claim the Great North
