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Today's News for 18 February 2008

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Northern Rock nationalised – now the recovery starts

Feb 18 2008

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling last night insisted Northern Rock has a future as a bank and could emerge stronger from temporary nationalisation....

Tories to oppose Darling strategy

Feb 18 2008

THE Government’s plan to push through the nationalisation of Northern Rock will be opposed by the Conservatives, with shadow chancellor George Osborne branding the situation “catastrophic”....

Josie Grove’s dream vision

Feb 18 2008

THE family of Josie Grove are looking to honour her legacy by providing support to every terminally ill child in the country....

Bobbies ‘should have private health care’

Feb 18 2008

NORTHUMBRIA police officers have asked for private health care to be included in their contracts to bypass NHS waiting times....

Professor calls for ban on binge drinking

Feb 18 2008

A UNIVERSITY may try to curb binge drinking among its students after one of its experts raised the problem at Downing Street....

Eco towns’ CO2 warning

Feb 18 2008

RURAL campaigners have warned that eco-towns planned for Gateshead and Northumberland must not be just “a smokescreen to pave over the countryside”....

Scottish rule has vote in Berwick

Feb 18 2008

A POLL of people in Berwick on living in England or Scotland has simply proved its dual allegiance, a local councillor said last night....

Keep Charlton OFF the map

Feb 18 2008

A DECISION will be taken today on plans which have caused a stir in one of Northumberland’s most tranquil settlements....

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