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Sport updates and much more from The Journal Live. en-gb http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/16/tyneside-mp-aims-to-improve-special-education-61634-20921281/ Fri, 16 May 2008 10:03:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/16/tyneside-mp-aims-to-improve-special-education-61634-20921281/ A backbench Bill to improve the ``well being" of children with special educational needs looked set to clear the Commons today. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/16/man-arrested-over-newcastle-veteran-s-death-61634-20921346/ Fri, 16 May 2008 09:53:49 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/16/man-arrested-over-newcastle-veteran-s-death-61634-20921346/ A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a former Army captain who was found battered and bleeding in his own home, police said today. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/15/teenager-battered-in-street-attack-61634-20916130/ Thu, 15 May 2008 13:13:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/15/teenager-battered-in-street-attack-61634-20916130/ Police in County Durham are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old was attacked so savagely a metal plate in his arm was bent. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/15/appeal-for-witnesses-for-sunderland-police-car-crash-61634-20915501/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:48:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/15/appeal-for-witnesses-for-sunderland-police-car-crash-61634-20915501/ POLICE issued an appeal for witnesses today to a crash involving a police car and a motorcycle. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/15/shipping-container-stolen-from-south-shields-61634-20915350/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:33:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/15/shipping-container-stolen-from-south-shields-61634-20915350/ A STOLEN shipping container holding thousands of pounds worth of industrial refrigeration equipment has been recovered by police. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/14/elderly-assault-victim-dies-in-hospital-61634-20908514/ Wed, 14 May 2008 10:17:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/14/elderly-assault-victim-dies-in-hospital-61634-20908514/ A Newcastle pensioner who was assaulted in his own home has died, police have said. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/13/church-hit-by-thieves-61634-20904412/ Tue, 13 May 2008 15:11:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/13/church-hit-by-thieves-61634-20904412/ Thieves smashed their way through a church window and stole from a safe inside. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/13/body-found-in-woods-named-61634-20903905/ Tue, 13 May 2008 14:04:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/13/body-found-in-woods-named-61634-20903905/ THE mystery over the identity of a man whose body was found in woods more than a week ago has been solved. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/13/priest-jailed-for-sex-attacks-61634-20903904/ Tue, 13 May 2008 14:02:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/13/priest-jailed-for-sex-attacks-61634-20903904/ A shamed Catholic priest was jailed for four years today for a string of sex attacks on children. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/12/young-woman-killed-in-car-crash-61634-20896863/ Mon, 12 May 2008 11:18:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/12/young-woman-killed-in-car-crash-61634-20896863/ A young woman died after she lost control of her car and it hit a tree in South Tyneside. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/09/durham-film-studio-plans-approved-61634-20886827/ Fri, 09 May 2008 11:58:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/09/durham-film-studio-plans-approved-61634-20886827/ Councillors have given the go-ahead to plans to create a multi-million pound film studio in East Durham. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/09/bogus-gardener-targets-elderly-61634-20886709/ Fri, 09 May 2008 11:22:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/09/bogus-gardener-targets-elderly-61634-20886709/ Police are hunting a bogus gardener who targeted two elderly women in Newcastle. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/09/customer-chased-armed-robber-from-south-shields-shop-61634-20886169/ Fri, 09 May 2008 09:36:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/09/customer-chased-armed-robber-from-south-shields-shop-61634-20886169/ A CUSTOMER chased a robber from a shop after he brandished a hammer and demanded money yesterday. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/09/thieves-strip-copper-wire-from-tyneside-metro-track-61634-20886162/ Fri, 09 May 2008 09:33:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/09/thieves-strip-copper-wire-from-tyneside-metro-track-61634-20886162/ POLICE are appealing for witnesses after thieves stripped copper wire from the side of a Metro station track. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/08/keegan-looking-forward-to-ashley-meeting-61634-20880977/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:06:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/08/keegan-looking-forward-to-ashley-meeting-61634-20880977/ Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan today insisted he is looking forward to holding talks with owner Mike Ashley after confirming the pair will meet in London tomorrow. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/08/city-centre-attack-man-charged-61634-20880926/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:03:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/08/city-centre-attack-man-charged-61634-20880926/ A MAN has been charged in connection with an assault which left a man lying injured in a back street outside Newcastle city centre’s Gate complex. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/08/man-arrested-over-attack-on-pensioner-61634-20880874/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:01:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/08/man-arrested-over-attack-on-pensioner-61634-20880874/ A MAN has been arrested in connection with an attack on a frail widower. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/08/police-hunt-missing-woman-in-durham-woodland-61634-20879729/ Thu, 08 May 2008 09:38:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/08/police-hunt-missing-woman-in-durham-woodland-61634-20879729/ A SEARCH of woodland was launched this morning after an elderly woman was seen wandering the streets in her underwear. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/08/durham-death-probe-continues-61634-20879726/ Thu, 08 May 2008 09:37:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/08/durham-death-probe-continues-61634-20879726/ POLICE are continuing their inquiries today into the death of a man found near a County Durham caravan park. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/07/milk-float-boy-condition-latest-61634-20873647/ Wed, 07 May 2008 09:28:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2008/05/07/milk-float-boy-condition-latest-61634-20873647/ A YOUNG boy who fell from the back of a milk float and sustained serious injuries is "making good progress" in hospital.