Jan
2008
Articles from 24th Jan 2008
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Hundreds pay tribute to region's curry king
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of mourners from around the North-East turned out yesterday to pay their last farewell to the region’s curry king Adbul Latif. Read
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Death fall doctors to face retrial
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
THREE Greek doctors convicted and later acquitted of the manslaughter by neglect of a North-East holidaymaker almost eight years ago will face a fresh trial next month. Read
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Council chiefs get 20% bonus
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
THREE senior officers at Northumberland County Council have been given a bumper 20% pay rise in an effort to ensure they don’t leave to take up new jobs during the switch to unitary local government. Read
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Long arm of law reaches ministers
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
MINISTERS were yesterday directly challenged over police pay by 22,500 officers staging an unprecedented mass protest in London. Read
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Ballet wish comes true for heart transplant girl
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
AN 11-year-old dance lover who was given a new heart had her wish come true with her ballet debut last night. Read
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A big fat zero for North transport
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
THE North-East has suffered a double-whammy after cash diverted to a London train project triggered a £1.6bn pay day for Scotland – while the region continues to beg for extra transport money. Read
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Kevins bursting out all over the garden
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
THERE’S only one Kevin Keegan, according to the chants from St James’s Park. But visitors to one of the North’s most popular tourist attractions this weekend might find an altogether different picture. Read
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Costa ‘killer’ hunt
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
THE man wanted for a gangland killing on Tyneside two years ago has been named among 10 suspected criminals hiding in the “Costa del Crime”. Read
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‘CIA agents played on resident’s paranoia’
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
A CARE home boss and her staff pretended to be CIA agents to scare a paranoid resident, a hearing was told yesterday. Read
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GPs given more time in cuts row
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
NORTHUMBERLAND doctors have been given more time to thrash out the details of a solution to avoid drastic cuts being imposed on them. Read
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Villagers take court action in drinks row
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
ANGRY villagers yesterday began a court challenge to a council’s handling of a controversial drinks licensing application for a £1m restaurant built near their homes. Read
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Victory for cancer drug campaign
Jan 24 2008 | Today's News
NORTH-EAST campaigners have won their three-year battle to get a life-prolonging lung cancer drug funded on the NHS. Read
