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Brown pledges extra £1m to flood victims
Updated 1:33pm Saturday 21st November 2009
GORDON Brown today pledged an extra £1m of Government money to help flood-hit communities in Cumbria.
Ashleigh’s friends pay tribute by raising cash
Updated 10:22am Saturday 21st November 2009
GRIEVING friends of teenager Ashleigh Hall have released 100 balloons and planted trees to raise money in her memory.
Five men in hospital after A19 crash
Updated 8:06am Saturday 21st November 2009
FIVE young men were taken to hospital in the early hours of this morning after their car crashed off the A19, hit two trees and rolled into a field.
Kitson makes Boro debut against Forest
Updated 2:41pm Saturday 21st November 2009
DAVE Kitson will make his Middlesbrough debut in this afternoon's home game with Nottingham Forest.
Balloon release in memory of Ashleigh Hall
Plea to send William to film festival Read story »
Work begins on football ground Read story »
‘2010 watershed for solar power’ Read story »
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Family in mourning as Cumbria counts the cost of the weather
Updated 7:58am Friday 20th November 2009
IT was the wettest day ever - and tonight a family were mourning a heroic policeman and thousands of others were left counting the cost.
Thieves rob woman while she lay unconscious in street
Updated 4:28pm Friday 20th November 2009
A WOMAN who collapsed unconscious on the street in broad daylight woke to find thieves had snatched her handbag and £840 cash.
Former cop and insurance manager jailed for £1.43m fraud
Updated 8:19pm Friday 20th November 2009
A former policeman and an insurance company manager who funded a lavish lifestyle of hotels and prostitutes with money obtained in a £1.43 million fraud were jailed today.
Skoda's Wilks pleased with first day of action in Scotland
Updated 8:14pm Friday 20th November 2009
GUY Wilks declared himself pleased with the first day of action of the 2009 RACMSA Rally of Scotland, the final round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
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Tory MP David Curry stands down from sleaze watchdog over £30,000 cottage claim
Updated 12:01am Friday 20th November 2009
THE MP in charge of the Commons sleaze watchdog stood down tonight pending an inquiry into his second home allowance claims.
Riderless horse causes A19 pile-up
Updated 12:57am Friday 20th November 2009
A riderless horse was killed after it was hit by a lorry on the A19 south of Middlesbrough.
Woman cut free after Shildon road accident
Updated 12:44am Friday 20th November 2009
A WOMAN trapped in her car after it was involved in a collision was cut free by firefighters.
Wilks gets down to business in Scotland
Updated 10:14pm Thursday 19th November 2009
THE preparations are over and it was down to business for Darlington rally driver Guy Wilks and Phil Pugh in the Skoda UK-supported Skoda Fabia S2000 this evening, on the first two stages of the 2009 RACMSA Rally of Scotland.
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More floods and violent storms forecast for North-East and Yorkshire
Updated 12:48am Thursday 19th November 2009
FLOODS and violent storm force winds will continue to lash parts of Britain for the next day and a half, the Met Office warned last night.
One man 'critical' after Brandon head-on smash
Updated 11:47pm Wednesday 18th November 2009
ONE man is tonight in a critical but stable condition in hospital after a head-on crash between a Land Rover Freelander and a Ford Transit van on the A690 at Brandon, near Durham.
Armed raiders target Prudhoe shop
Updated 10:32pm Wednesday 18th November 2009
TWO masked men armed with a chain attached to a metal pole and a metal cosh raided a shop this afternoon.
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Villages on flood alert
Updated 12:17pm Wednesday 18th November 2009
FLOOD warnings have been issued throughout the North-East as the heavy rains put pressure on river levels.
Website acts after Ashleigh killing
Updated 8:10am Wednesday 18th November 2009
A SOCIAL networking site has taken steps to safeguard millions of youngsters from online predators in the wake of the death of North-East teenager Ashleigh Hall.
School closed due to gas leak
Updated 10:41am Wednesday 18th November 2009
A GAS leak has forced the closure of a North-East school.
Button signs for McLaren
Updated 1:03pm Wednesday 18th November 2009
MCLAREN today announced the signing of reigning world champion Jenson Button on a multi-year deal that will see the Briton paired with Lewis Hamilton from the start of the 2010 season.
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A19 closed after police cars damaged during stolen car pursuit
Updated 6:20pm Tuesday 17th November 2009
A POLICE pursuit has left the A19 closed after patrol cars were damaged.
Mum wins driving ban law change
Updated 7:08pm Tuesday 17th November 2009
THE mother of a teenager killed by a drunken motorist has won her legal battle to change the law on driving bans.
Prison officer cleared over confidential documents
Updated 4:59pm Tuesday 17th November 2009
A PRISON officer was cleared today of taking confidential documents from a top security jail and passing them to his brother to sell to a tabloid newspaper.
Boro complete Kitson loan deal
Updated 12:12pm Tuesday 17th November 2009
DAVE KITSON has become the second new striker to arrive during the Gordon Strachan era after sealing a two-month loan to Middlesbrough.
UK 'ready' to meet Afghan challenge Read story »
Inflation rises due to fuel prices Read story »
David Buik predicts the future of the economy Read story »
Light Festival in City
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Experts to examine samples of Ukraine flu virus
Updated 7:25pm Monday 16th November 2009
BRITISH scientists are carrying out tests on samples of a mystery flu virus ravaging the Ukraine.
Police investigate 'hoax' Claudia Lawrence message
Updated 8:18pm Monday 16th November 2009
THE family of missing chef Claudia Lawrence have reacted with outrage to an apparent hoaxer who has struck on the Facebook social networking site.
Updated 9:50am Monday 16th November 2009
FABIO Capello has warned David James he will bring his World Cup dream to an end unless he can prove his fitness.
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Distressed woman found collapsed in street
Updated 1:11pm Monday 16th November 2009
A DISTRESSED young woman was found collapsed on the pavement after a mysterious incident.
Equalizer actor Edward Woodward dies
Updated 11:56am Monday 16th November 2009
Actor Edward Woodward, famous for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer died today aged 79, his agent said.
Private police force boss: I’m no Al Capone
Updated 8:36am Monday 16th November 2009
THE man behind a private police force patrolling the streets of a town has hit back at criticism from Britain’s former leading police officer, saying he is “no Al Capone”.
Bent insists his World Cup bid is still alive
Updated 9:44am Monday 16th November 2009
DARREN Bent insists his form over the next few months for Sunderland will determine if he can stake a claim to be part of the England squad heading for the 2010 World Cup.
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Rifles soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
Updated 3:30pm Sunday 15th November 2009
A BRITISH soldier was shot dead in Afghanistan today while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, the Ministry of Defence said.
High speed rail link will connect North-East, Government pledges
Updated 1:25pm Sunday 15th November 2009
TRANSPORT Secretary Lord Adonis today insisted that a new high speed rail line would connect all major conurbations, but added that it could not be done in one go.
One killed, one seriously injured in Dales accident
Updated 12:37pm Sunday 15th November 2009
ONE person has died and another suffered serious injuries after a head-on crash on a country road.
England suffer from South African onslaught
Updated 2:33pm Sunday 15th November 2009
A WORLD-record opening partnership from Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman helped South Africa set England a massive 242 for victory in their second Twenty20 encounter at Centurion.
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