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2006
Articles from 16th Nov 2006
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How to make a movie for £80,000
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
If you want to find out how you can make a highly regarded feature film for just £80,000, get along to hear Paul Andrew Williams at the Tyneside Cinema on Saturday. Read
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Hot ticket
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Read
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Get Carter again
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Punks and moomintrolls are among the attractions of the Northern Lights Film festival which begins tonight. David Whetstone sets the scene. Read
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Bond but not as we know him
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Amid a blizzard of publicity, the new Bond film opens tomorrow. Jo Walker explains why it represents a return to basics. Read
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Airstrip grounded over night flights
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Residents living next to a Northumberland airstrip have won their right to quiet nights, after a bid to extend flyings hours was turned down. Read
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Museum leads chase for racehorse paintings
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Museum bosses are in a race against time to raise the money to secure two important paintings of racehorses for the North-East. Read
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Centre on the move
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
The Tourist Information Centre in Newcastle has re-opened in a new and bigger home. Read
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Top award for rock art archive
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
An internet archive showcasing England's finest collection of prehistoric rock art has won a prestigious national award. Read
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Crackdown on dodgers
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Metro bosses prosecuted 425 people throughout October for riding the system without tickets and failing to pay the penalty fare. Read
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Have your say on political funding
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
The man charged with cleaning up the funding of political parties has appealed for voters across the North to make their voices heard - just days before the deadline to his controversial review. Read
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Take-off on hold
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
More than 700 personnel at RAF Boulmer in Northumberland are currently awaiting orders to transfer, following a decision by the Ministry of Defence in 2003 to mothball the facility. Read
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Council in plea over `private fostering'
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Social service bosses in County Durham have admitted they have no idea how many of the county's children are in "private fostering". Read
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Boulmer the `serious flaws'
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Defence officials made "serious mistakes" in their plans to close a North RAF station and shift operations to Lincolnshire, a top government official has ruled. Read
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Sea master exhibition
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Work by acclaimed maritime painter Charles Napier Hemy will be on show at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens from December 2. Read
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Online advice about a vital vitamin
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A family doctor has set up a website for people who believe they could be suffering from vitamin deficiency. Read
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Butchers joint tops
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Butchers from around the region have picked up top prizes in a competition aimed at finding the North's best pork producer. Read
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Silent vigil over Iraq
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Anti-war campaigners are tonight due to protest against the presence of British troops in Iraq with a silent vigil. Read
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Councillor faces party rap for snubbing campaign levy
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A former council leader faces being kicked out by his own comrades after refusing to pay part of his allowance into party funds. Read
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Tastes of the North on display
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Delicacies from across the region were showcased at the North-East Food and Drink exhibition yesterday. Read
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`Be prepared for winter' call to motorists
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Motorists were yesterday warned by highways bosses to be prepared for winter weather at a Government winter road safety launch. Read
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Benefit claims rise in region
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
The number of people claiming benefits in the North-East has risen to its highest level in three years, it has been revealed. Read
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Pupil is really top of class
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A teenager has been crowned the country's best GCSE student - even though he has dropped the subject he scored top marks in. Read
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Alan Duncan column
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
In this newspaper last month, I said everything I do as Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry would be tested through my experiences of business on Tyneside. Read
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Museum design firm chosen
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
The architects have been chosen for a North museum's new visitor centre. Read
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The face of man washed up on beach
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A plaster model created from a human head found washed up on a Durham beach was unveiled yesterday. Read
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A step forward in MRSA battle
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A new weapon in the fight against MRSA was unveiled by hospital doctors yesterday. Read
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Bomb alert at races
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Officials at Hexham Racecourse had to evacuate the track yesterday after a bomb scare sparked a security alert. Read
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Mother's gift of life campaign success
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A book of hope put together by a grieving mum to encourage people to sign up as organ donors is to be used as part of the national curriculum by schools across the country. Read
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Queen's Speech at-a-glance
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
* Security dominated the line-up of bills in the last Queen's Speech of Tony Blair premiership with more reforms to the criminal justice system, increased efforts to tackle anti-social beha viour, laws to allow private companies to take over the probation service and a tightening of immigration policies. Read
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Blair has eye on a legacy to live with
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Tony Blair attempted to secure his lasting legacy yesterday by unveiling the final Queen's Speech of his career focused firmly on the long-term problems of crime, climate change and pensions. Read
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Politicians vow to resist `shotgun' unitary council plan
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Attempts to force Northumberland residents into a "shotgun wedding" with a single unitary council will face fierce opposition, North politicians have warned. Read
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Warning on salmonella
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Salmonella is present in one in every 30 boxes of imported eggs on sale in England, according to Food Standards Agency estimates. Read
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Teacher accused of rapes
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A trusted teacher raped two girls and sexually abused four others after charming their families into letting him take them away on holidays, a court heard yesterday. Read
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Evacuated pupils tell of headaches
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Children evacuated from their school after a carbon monoxide leak yesterday told how they had been suffering from "unusual" headaches for the last week. Read
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Pensioner stabbed in her own home
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A grandmother was fighting for her life last night [Wed] after she was stabbed in the neck by a teenager. Read
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Flatley seriously ill
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Dancer Michael Flatley is in hospital with a serious illness, his official website said last night. All European tour dates for the Irish dancer's latest production, Celtic Tiger, have been cancelled. The website statement read: "Celtic Tiger Touring Inc. has cancelled all European dates for Celtic Tiger starring Michael Flatley due to serious illness. Michael Flatley remains in hospital and unavailable for comment." Read
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Soldier to testify
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A us Army soldier yesterday pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against three other soldiers and a former private charged in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing of three members of her family. James Barker agreed to the plea in exchange for a lighter sentence other than the death penalty, his attorney said. Read
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£5bn bill for Olympics
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
The cost of the London 2012 Olympics is set to rise to £5bn. Extra security needed in the wake of the July 7 bombings, an unexpected VAT bill and the Government's demand for a 60% contingency to safeguard against unforeseen overruns have been blamed. The contingency could add hundreds of millions to the final bill. Read
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George Clooney
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
George Clooney has been named the Sexiest Man Alive for the second time by a top US magazine - and says it will rile friend Brad Pitt. The heartthrob said his People magazine win would be tough for his rival in the hunk stakes because it equalled his record. "This one's going to be hard for Brad, since he's been Sexiest Man Alive twice," Clooney, 45, said. "He's enjoyed that mantle. I'd say `Sexiest Man Alive' to him and he'd go, `Two-time.' So that's been taken away." Read
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Missing girl `murder'
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
Detectives investigating the 1991 disappearance of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton revealed yesterday that they are now conducting a murder inquiry - and are hoping for a breakthrough using DNA testing. The 15-year-old sparked a massive police hunt when she disappeared from Bathgate, West Lothian, in 1991. Officers believe she was abducted and killed. Read
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£120m jackpot
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A massive £120m EuroMillions jackpot must be paid out after this week's draw, the lottery operator said. Camelot predicts sales will soar by 650% on a normal week as players rush for tickets. The top prize will be the biggest-ever lottery payout if a single winner hits the jackpot on Friday night. If no players win, the prize will be shared out among winners in the next level. Read
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Aladdin outgrown
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A pantomine genie has been forced to hang up his lamp - because he is too big to fit through the stage trap door. Alan Myatt, 49, has given up his role in Gloucester Operatic and Dramatic Society's production of Aladdin because of health and safety fears over his grand entrance. The 23-stone thespian has a 56in waistline. Read
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Sikh's hair hacked off
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A Sikh teenager was recovering yesterday after having his hair hacked off during a vicious racial attack. The 15-year-old was set upon by four youths in Edinburgh in what police said was a sustained and unprovoked assault. The youngster was subjected to a tirade of racial abuse before being kicked and punched. Read
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Shocking murder scene
Nov 16 2006 | Today's News
A brother and sister were found dead in their beds and their mother and uncle dead downstairs, police revealed yesterday. Read
