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Today's News for 29 April 2008

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City wants to expel sex addict sponsor of academy Apr 29 2008

EDUCATION bosses in Newcastle last night moved to force disgraced Tory millionaire Lord Laidlaw to end his involvement in the city’s first academy.Read

Gunners return home to heroes' welcome Apr 29 2008

BRAVE soldiers last night returned home from a tour of Afghanistan to embrace their loved ones for the first time in six months.Read

North defence jobs on line Apr 29 2008

THE North East’s defence industry could be hit by delays or cuts to major equipment programmes because of a budget crisis at the Ministry of Defence.Read

Lecturer swindled student’s £15,000 Apr 29 2008

A UNIVERSITY lecturer is behind bars after swindling one of his students out of £15,000 in a sophisticated investment scam.Read

Beamish appoints new boss Apr 29 2008

BEAMISH Museum has appointed a new boss – eight months after the last one resigned suddenly.Read

Special charter in bid to reopen service to town Apr 29 2008

A FORMER pit town in Northumberland will welcome its first passenger trains for 40 years when a long-running campaign to reopen a lost railway line is stepped up.Read

Wildlife and heritage by charter trip Apr 29 2008

A TRAVEL company in the North East has launched a series of themed coach trips centred on the region’s rich wildlife and film heritage.Read

MPs back pleas for extra bank holiday Apr 29 2008

HARD working Britons deserve another annual bank holiday and ministers should introduce one as soon as possible, say North MPs and trade unions.Read

Cooked tomatoes are the key to cure wrinkles Apr 29 2008

EATING pizza topped with tomato paste can help prevent sunburn and premature wrinkles, new research suggests. A study by researchers at Newcastle and Manchester universities found that volunteers who ate helpings of ordinary tomato paste over a 12-week period developed skin that was 33% more protected against sunlight than another group who were not given tomato paste.Read

Refugees in unfit homes, says group Apr 29 2008

REFUGEES and asylum seekers from some of the world’s most notorious troublespots are being exploited once they reach the North East, campaigners say.Read

Church wins battle for events' licence Apr 29 2008

A NORTHUMBERLAND church has won a battle with neighbours over its bid for an entertainments licence which provoked fears of excessive noise.Read

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