Today's News for 15 September 2007

‘It’s been a pretty rotten day’

Sep 15 2007

NORTHERN Rock told customers not to panic yesterday as its share price plunged after it agreed an unlimited borrowing facility with the Bank of England....

‘At last I can get on with my life’

Sep 15 2007

BIGAMIST Angela Kelly’s ex-husband last night said he felt “angered and betrayed”....

Energy plans are top priority for advocate

Sep 15 2007

THE North-East’s advocate in the Government has set out his vision for the region – and placed a £1bn energy project at the heart of his plans....

Challenge over fish oil benefits

Sep 15 2007

EDUCATION bosses in the North have been challenged to prove that fish oils are helping children’s school performance after the latest suggestion of a positive impact....

Cash for arthritis research

Sep 15 2007

A NEWCASTLE doctor has been awarded close to £200,000 to carry out vital research to develop a diagnostic test for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)....

Sex attacker is jailed

Sep 15 2007

A SEX attacker was jailed yesterday for repeatedly raping a teenage girl and getting her pregnant before trying to burn down her home in a bid to prevent her giving evidence against him....

Shock at delay for asbestos treatment

Sep 15 2007

CAMPAIGNERS for a life-prolonging asbestos related cancer drug have spoken of their devastation as a final decision for it to be funded on the NHS for patients has been delayed....

Port’s energy windfall

Sep 15 2007

BRITAIN’S drive to produce more renewable energy from wind power has blown a major economic boost in the direction of a Northumberland port town....

Medals reveal real courage

Sep 15 2007

THE inspirational exploits of a soldier who distinguished himself with both of the North-East’s regiments will be recalled when his medals are sold at auction later this month....

Plane accident caused by ice

Sep 15 2007

AN ACCIDENT in which a light aircraft crash landed and flipped over in a Northumberland cornfield was probably caused by ice forming on the carburetor, an investigation has concluded....

Paul Linford column

Sep 15 2007

NEARLY thirty years ago, a Labour Prime Minister who had taken over mid-term from his long-serving predecessor stood up at the TUC conference and teased the delegates over whether he would call a General Election....

Shop worker tells of machete terror

Sep 15 2007

A SHOP worker feared for her life after being grabbed by masked robbers who threatened her with a machete....

Sep 15 2007

managers in her department, an employment tribunal heard yesterday....

Showcase of the region’s royal visits

Sep 15 2007

WHEN Queen Victoria came to Newcastle in the middle of the 19th Century, she was reputed to have drawn the blinds on her train carriage rather than cast her eyes on industrial Tyneside....

Recruitment freeze but jobs are safe

Sep 15 2007

NORTHERN Rock yesterday insisted its staff would not lose their jobs as union chiefs sought employment assurances....

Lucky teen saved by lifeboat crew

Sep 15 2007

A BOY with learning difficulties was saved from drowning yesterday after he caught his leg in the ropes mooring a boat by the shore....

Homes for the future

Sep 15 2007

PLANS have been unveiled for a major new housing development on the site of one of the region’s most well-known colleges....