Jun
2007
Articles from 25th Jun 2007
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Hit-and-run ordeal
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
A nurse told last night how she comforted an elderly man who had been mown down by a hit-and-run driver and left lying in the road as he walked his dog along a country lane. Read
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Plea to block phone masts
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Planners in Northumberland are being urged to block any further bids to erect mobile phone masts near schools, hospitals or homes until a new review is completed. Read
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'Copter door falls into crowds
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
At least two spectators were injured yesterday when a door fell off a British Army helicopter at an international air show. Read
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Mud, masses and just sheer magic
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Glastonbury supremo Michael Eavis insists his "fantastic" festival has not been ruined by the relentless rain. Read
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Soldier died on birthday his twin at his side
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Britain's latest Iraq War casualty died with his twin brother by his bedside on the night they should have been celebrating their 24th birthday. Read
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Soaps take our quality devotion
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Britons spend more quality time with their favourite soap characters than with their own families, according to new research. Read
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Crime rampant in middle class
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
More than six out of 10 of people regularly commit crimes against their employers, businesses and the Government, a survey claimed yesterday. Read
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Army out of Armagh
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Another major milestone in Northern Ireland's return to normality will be reached today when the last soldiers are pulled out of South Armagh. Read
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Josie goes East with an alternative mission
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Aromatherapist Josie Donaldson is heading for the land of the rising sun on a mission to examine the skills of her Far-Eastern colleagues involved in the expanding field of alternative medicine. Read
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Dance is belter for the boys
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Boys from The Performance Academy at Newcastle College have taken their all-male dance group into schools throughout the region to promote dance to young males. Read
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Beauty therapy
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Lianne Miller, looks far too young to have a 21- year-old son, but he's the very reason she looks so youthful. Lianne is known as the `Green Teen Guru', she's founded the natural `Young and Pure' teen skincare range using son Kregan as inspiration. Read
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Fresh Madeleine `sightings' in Malta
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Detectives in Malta are following up a clutch of fresh reports of possible sightings of Madeleine McCann on the island. Read
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New pool starts to shape up
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Excavation work on a new £8m swimming pool is complete. Read
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Hi-tech is the way ahead for schools
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Schools which use high levels of technology as an integral part of learning are likely to dramatically improve performance, research has found. Read
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North's severe weather warning
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Severe weather warnings have been issued for the North-East and North Yorkshire. Read
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Bowling green fight no picnic
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
A planned picnic by residents campaigning to protect a bowling green had to be cancelled on the orders of civic bosses. Read
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Disease research team gets £180,000
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Newcastle researchers have been awarded more than £180,000 by The Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) to study how genetic changes in brain cell energisers leads to the development of Parkinson's. Read
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Hat-trick for Lee and for the ladies
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
The followers of fashion may have been out in their finery for Ladies' Day yesterday, but it was jockey Graham Lee who had the broadest smile at Hexham Racecourse. Read -
The Monday Question:
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Will Labour leader Gordon Brown and his deputy Harriet Harman be a winning team at the next General Election? Read
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'Ghost town' fears as students head home
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
An MP representing a university city has joined forces with others in an attempt to prevent them from turning into summer "ghost towns". Read
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Dad's day sessions make for merry men
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Budding Robin Hoods set their sights on the target yesterday as archery winged its way back into fashion in the grounds of a 19th Century mansion. Read
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Civic honour for Red Spot baby research
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
A sixty year study into the health of the people of Newcastle will be commemorated today at a civic reception hosted by the Lord Mayor of the city. Read
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A family's little star is at peace
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
A heartbroken family blighted by an incurable genetic disorder has been shattered by the death of their youngest member from the cruel muscle-wasting condition. Read
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Glimpse of the past
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
The North-Eastern Co-op has donated £1,000 to help children and young people in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea act out the past at the village's annual summer pageant over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Read
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Neck and neck in tram race
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Runners put their speed to the test when they took up the challenge of racing an historic tram. Read
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Why housemate Liam just got even more popular
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Big Brother favourite Liam McGough's popularity has soared even higher after he revealed he will spend £100,000 he won on the show on his family. Read
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Five take part in history
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Five leading figures picked up honorary degrees from Durham University at the weekend in commemoration of its 175th landmark anniversary. Read
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Royal romance excites punters
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Bookmakers William Hill have slashed the odds on Prince William and his former girlfriend Kate Middleton getting engaged following reports they have been seeing each other again. Read
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Boy, 10, is injured in van crash
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
A boy was in a stable condition yesterday after being hit by a van. Read
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Internet aid for parents
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Parents are to be offered advice on how to protect their youngsters from internet perverts when they buy computer equipment. Read
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Alzheimer sufferers take fight to court
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
A long-running fight against the decision to deny drug treatment to people with early stage Alzheimer's reaches the Royal Courts of Justice today. Read
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MPs back the right to know
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
The Government should drop its plan to restrict access to freedom of information because it could allow public bodies to dodge difficult or embarrassing questions, MPs said yesterday . Read
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NHS goes to top of Brown's action plan
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Gordon Brown was crowned Labour leader yesterday - and promised to "meet the challenge of change" as he seeks to renew his party and the country. Read
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Four United directors to leave
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Four Newcastle United directors are said to be on their way out of the club this week - but chairman Freddie Shepherd will remain. Read
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Football event is just the business
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Italy and Germany faced off in the final showdown of a World Cup with a difference in Newcastle. Read
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Museums chiefs hold Gospel talks
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Regional museum chiefs are to hold fresh discussions with the British Library over the future of the Lindisfarne Gospels. Read
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Protesters seek change in planning rules
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Phil Roe was part of a protest group which last year failed to prevent Hutchinson 3G erecting an eight-metre mobile phone mast on the roof of Hexham's Studio nightclub. Read
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Smaller units can sidestep process
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Minsters have ordered the review of permitted development rights under the Town and Country Planning Act, which allows firms to put up masts of less than 15m without having to submit a formal application to the local authority. Read
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Sir Bobby in good spirits as he battles cancer
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Former Newcastle and England boss Sir Bobby Robson is in "very good spirits" as he undergoes treatment in his fifth battle against cancer. Read
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Plea for freeze on mast plans
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Planners are being urged to reject any further bids to put up phone masts near schools, hospitals or people's homes until the findings of a new Government review are made public. Read
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Gate glass danger
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
A glass panel 70ft above the ground at The Gate in Newcastle had to be secured by fire crews after it cracked. Read
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Budget probe spots problems at the top
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Management weaknesses have been flagged up by experts called in to investigate the soaring cost of getting 9,000 Northumberland pupils to and from their schools. External auditors Deloitte and Touche were asked to carry out the probe earlier this year. Read
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Caravan firm loses court fight over strike
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Workers at caravan manufacturer Explorer Group have won a High Court battle over strike action and will start a two-day strike tomorrow. Read
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Knife attacks leave one dead, two hurt
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
A man was stabbed to death and two others were seriously injured after three separate knife attacks on Tyneside in under five hours. Steven Wilson, 25, of White Mere Gardens, Wardley, was found lying in the street in Gateshead on Saturday in the first of the stabbings. Read
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Boys, you don't know what you're missing
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Girl power roared into action when the lovelorn lads of Weardale appealed for some female company from further afield. For the "girls next door" were furious that the single young men in their neck of the woods felt the need to advertise themselves. Read
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Some consolation
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Pregnant women who suffer morning sickness can be consoled with the knowledge they have a lowered risk of breast cancer, research has shown. A study by the University of Buffalo, USA, found nausea in pregnancy was linked to a 30% lower chance of developing the disease later. Read
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Deadliest road
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
A short section of highway in Lancashire is Britain's most dangerous road, it was revealed yesterday. There have been nearly 100 deaths or serious injuries in the last decade on the 15-mile stretch of the A682 between junction 13 of the M65 and Long Preston, the only road in the highest risk category in a report by the Road Safety Foundation for the European Road Assessment Programme. Read
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Any dream won't do
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
The single made by the winner of the TV talent show Any Dream Will Do, Lee Mead, has lost out to RnB sensation Rhianna in the charts. Mead's song, recorded for charity, came in at number two as Rhianna held on to the number one spot for a sixth successive week with the hit Umbrella. Read
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Israel returns cash
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Israel agreed yesterday to begin releasing hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, part of a package of planned goodwill gestures meant to strengthen the moderate Palestinian leader in his stand-off against the Islamic militant group Hamas. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert heads to Egypt today for a summit with Abbas and other rulers. Read
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Peacekeepers killed
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
Five Spanish UN peacekeepers were killed yesterday and three others wounded in an explosion targeting UN troops in southern Lebanon. The blast was on the main road between the towns of Marjayoun and Khiam. Read
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Jailfrezi and chips?
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
The Conservatives are calling on ministers to reveal how much taxpayers' money is being spent feeding overspill prisoners held in police stations. MPs said they would table questions after a report claimed one police station was spending hundreds of pounds on takeaways. Read
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Hostages released
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
A british oil worker was preparing to fly home yesterday, nearly three weeks after he was taken hostage in Nigeria. The man was handed to security officials in Port Harcourt along with a Pakistani man, a French man and a Dutch man. Read
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`Chemical Ali' to hang
Jun 25 2007 | Today's News
An Iraqi court yesterday sentenced Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as Chemical Ali, and two other former regime officials to death by hanging for their roles in a 1980s scorched-earth campaign that led to the deaths of 180,000 Kurds. Read
