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Today's News for 13 October 2007

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Anger over soliders left off memorial

Oct 13 2007

THE father of a North-East soldier who died at the Deepcut army base reacted angrily yesterday when his son’s name was not included on a new national Armed Forces Memorial....

Care home funding is so unfair – family

Oct 13 2007

THE case of Robert Kidd, the pensioner forced to sell his home to pay for his care after working for more than 50 years, is only the tip of the iceberg, according to one woman whose elderly mum is now in the same position....

The £1bn questions that won't go away

Oct 13 2007

A GROWING number of North MPs were last night demanding answers over why the region missed out on a groundbreaking £1bn renewable energy hub....

Pioneer heart op baby in emotional reunion

Oct 13 2007

A WOMAN celebrating 20 years since she became Britain’s youngest successful heart transplant patient has been reunited with those who saved her life....

Lonely death of pensioner shocks street

Oct 13 2007

NEIGHBOURS have told of their shock after the body of a pensioner lay undiscovered for up to a month inside her home....

Virgin makes a bid for the Rock

Oct 13 2007

SIR Richard Branson last night confirmed his Virgin Group wants to buy Northern Rock, lock, stock and barrel....

On road to recovery

Oct 13 2007

A BOY of 11 has had a lucky escape after he was hit by a car as he tried to cross a busy road....

It’s the final showdown

Oct 13 2007

A HOST of football legends will be putting their best feet forward tomorrow in a bid to raise thousands for disadvantaged youngsters....

Concerns put new homes plan on hold

Oct 13 2007

AN AMBITIOUS plan to build more than 300 new homes on the site of a former steelworks slagheap has been put on hold after community leaders hit out at a lack of affordable housing....

Mass pub fight man is critical

Oct 13 2007

A MAN left fighting for his life following a violent brawl in a Northumberland pub has been visited in hospital by two of his children after having emergency surgery....

Prize-winning flock stolen by ram raiders

Oct 13 2007

RUSTLERS have left a champion sheep breeder shorn of his prize-winning flock. Trevor Walton believes crooked shepherds used a sheepdog to round up 14 lambs he kept in a field in Low Willington, near Crook, County Durham....

Young poet far from ordinary

Oct 13 2007

A COUNTY Durham teenager is one of this year’s top winners in the most prestigious contest for young poets....

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