May
2008
Articles from 1st May 2008
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Desperate workmates tried to save engineer
May 01 2008 | Today's News
A GERMAN engineer living in Northumberland died after falling into machinery at work, an inquest heard yesterday. Read
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Conservative candidate banned for drink driving
May 01 2008 | Today's News
A CONSERVATIVE councillor apologised yesterday for a “stupid mistake” which led to him being caught drink driving while returning home from a charity fundraising event in the early hours. Read
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First arrests in major police crackdown on crime
May 01 2008 | Today's News
POLICE chiefs yesterday revealed they have made the first arrests in a crackdown on the top 10 criminals in every neighbourhood in the North East. Read
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Sex discrimination case mother loses
May 01 2008 | Today's News
A WOMAN who claimed her boss caused the premature birth of her baby girl has lost her claim for damages. Read
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Eyes on the North in election battle
May 01 2008 | Today's News
THE big three political parties will be watching the North East tonight with the council elections acting as a weather vane of success or failure nationally. Read
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Grouse can now spread their wings
May 01 2008 | Today's News
A PLAN to expand the population of rare black grouse across the countryside of the North was launched yesterday. Read
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Forecast is for fires, flooding and gales
May 01 2008 | Today's News
A WORLD-first study which predicts how climate change will hit the North East was unveiled yesterday. The pioneering work, which looks at the impact of climate change to 2050, is the first to cover an entire UK region and means that the North East is the only region worldwide to produce a study of this kind, using detailed analytical techniques. Read
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Home torched as dad and girl sleep
May 01 2008 | Today's News
AN investigation is under way today after a father and his teenage daughter escaped a fire which ripped through their home in a suspected arson attack. Read
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Tom gears up for charity ride
May 01 2008 | Today's News
SPORTING hero Tom May has taken on a charity challenge that will test his fitness to its limit. Read
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Supersize hospital beds for the obese
May 01 2008 | Today's News
A HOSPITAL has brought in supersize beds to accommodate morbidly obese patients weighing up to 50 stone. Read
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Families hit by debt crisis, warns bishop
May 01 2008 | Today's News
THE Bishop of Newcastle has demanded action against the “social evils” of inequality and poverty, claiming the city’s poor families are forced to borrow from loan sharks to cope. Read
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Challenge on Tyne is issued
May 01 2008 | Today's News
ROWERS from Newcastle and Durham universities have kicked off the countdown to their annual meeting with a challenge on the banks of the Tyne. Read
