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Today's News for 22 February 2008

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Gascoigne detained after hotel incident

Feb 22 2008

FORMER Newcastle United legend Paul Gascoigne has been detained under the Mental Health Act after an incident at a Newcastle hotel....

My wife’s swindle cost me £25,000

Feb 22 2008

A MAN whose wife tricked him out of £25,000 spoke out last night about her deceit. Caroline Temple, 32, was spared jail yesterday after pleading guilty to two charges of forgery. ...

Mother tells of a family devastated

Feb 22 2008

THE mother of murdered Northumberland prostitute Paula Clennell said last night her killer should be executed....

Search on for driver after incident with toddler

Feb 22 2008

POLICE are trying to trace the driver of a car involved in a suspicious incident involving a toddler....

Epidemic needs tough measures

Feb 22 2008

MINISTERS are failing to tackle Britain’s drinking “epidemic” and are working too closely with the alcohol industry, leading doctors said yesterday....

‘I am not here to close you down’

Feb 22 2008

THE new chairman of Northern Rock last night hailed the resilience of the bank’s thousands of North East employees, saying they displayed the “very best characteristics” of the region....

County rejects faith academy at Consett

Feb 22 2008

EDUCATION bosses yesterday gave an emphatic snub to ex-motor magnate Sir Peter Vardy’s offer to set up a faith academy in a former steel town....

Anger over ‘shameful’ British Gas

Feb 22 2008

MAMMOTH British Gas profits were met with anger in the region last night. The energy giant yesterday announced profits had soared to £571m – just weeks after they hiked prices by 15%. ...

Sam lay dying in arms of a friend

Feb 22 2008

A FRIEND of Samantha Madgin cradled the young mother’s body in his arms as she lay dying in an alley, a murder jury was told yesterday....

Give your bonus to needy, bosses told

Feb 22 2008

BUMPER “golden handcuffs” pay rises to three senior county council officers have been branded scandalous by members of a rural parish council in Northumberland....

One in five obese by age of 11

Feb 22 2008

ONE in five children aged 10 and 11 in the North East are obese, government figures revealed last night....

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