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Today's News for 9 November 2007

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Shocked shoppers bump into Darth Vader

Nov 9 2007

Shocked shoppers bump into Darth Vader CITY centre shoppers were left stunned when Darth Vader turned up to market....

Guarded yes to flexible hours

Nov 9 2007

THE Queen’s Speech may have paved the way for an increase in flexible working conditions across the region....

Widow hits out at fine for work death

Nov 9 2007

A WIDOW last night hit out at a court ruling to fine a multi-million-pound company just £30,000 after her husband was crushed to death in a horrific accident....

Burglar ordered to repay stolen £4,000

Nov 9 2007

A FORMER firefighter who took part in a nightclub burglary which netted £37,000 has agreed to pay back his share of the loot....

Cash-row GPs warn of action over cuts

Nov 9 2007

GPs in the North-East are threatening a vote of no confidence in the bosses of a cash-strapped health trust as unrest grows over a raft of cost-cutting measures....

Second arson attack on club

Nov 9 2007

ARSONISTS have struck at a cricket club for the second time in three months. An investigation is under way into the blaze at Seaham Harbour Cricket Club, on New Drive, Seaham, County Durham....

Minister defends Nice over spending choices

Nov 9 2007

HEALTH Minister Dawn Primarolo has defended the controversial agency that rules what expensive drugs the NHS can use....

Direct routes to USA top spots is the target

Nov 9 2007

NEWCASTLE Airport has appointed a new chief executive to replace controversial former boss John Parkin....

Pay and display could be widened

Nov 9 2007

NORTH-East motorists could face new car parking charges in a bid to cut traffic and boost funding for public transport....

Country estate is sold for £18m

Nov 9 2007

A LARGE slice of Northumberland countryside has changed hands in a multi-million pound deal after the Church of England decided to cash in on some of its extensive landholdings....

Secret recipe for stottie is revealed

Nov 9 2007

FOR anyone who has ever wondered how one of the region’s best loved foodstuffs is made, or where Newcastle Falcons star Jonny Wilkinson gets his all important energy from, one new charity book has all the answers....

Wheels in motion to help job seekers

Nov 9 2007

JOBLESS people in a former Northumberland coalfield area could be provided with their own set of wheels to help them access work or training and escape the misery of unemployment....

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