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Today's News for 3 May 2008

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Brown blasted over election backlash

May 3 2008

GORDON Brown was yesterday told to start listening or “get out of the kitchen” by a North East MP after Labour’s worst electoral results for decades....

Mare and foal saved from slaughter

May 3 2008

MAGGY and her four-week-old foal were destined to be slaughtered for meat on the continent before animal lover Linda Cummings stepped in to save them....

Threat to 300 jobs at major bakery

May 3 2008

ALMOST 300 North East jobs were under threat last night after international bakers Tindale & Stanton went into administration....

Girlfriend jailed for money laundering

May 3 2008

THE long-term girlfriend of wanted fugitive Allan Foster was jailed for money laundering yesterday after a court heard how she enjoyed a lavish lifestyle on the proceeds of his drugs empire....

Retrial backed by father

May 3 2008

THE father of a toddler allegedly killed by his babysitter last night welcomed the news that she will face a retrial....

Lead thieves target an historic church

May 3 2008

ONE of the oldest churches in the North East suffered damage estimated at thousands of pounds after being targeted by lead thieves....

Taxi owners celebrate sell-off windfall

May 3 2008

AROUND 30 taxi owner-drivers are celebrating a cash windfall believed to be at least £20,000 each after selling their company to one of Tyneside’s major operators....

Log on for a great last chance to run

May 3 2008

THE Journal has secured the final 200 slots in the Great North Run exclusively for readers. One woman who never pictured herself as a runner just two years ago is now hoping to take part in the Great North Run for an incredible third time by applying for one of the last 200 places....

Rowers honour student

May 3 2008

THE memory of student Victoria Buchanan will be kept alive when Newcastle University rowers take to the water next Sunday. The university’s Boat Club senior men’s eight will be racing in a boat which bears her name....

Festival’s catch of the day

May 3 2008

AFLEET of trawlers will sail down the River Tyne this afternoon for the first time in 40 years, to mark the start of a month of gastronomic treats for food lovers of all ages....

Party befitting biggest citizen next month

May 3 2008

PLANS to hold the biggest and best birthday party in the North East this year were revealed yesterday to celebrate the Angel of the North turning 10....

Aspiring reporters get scoop

May 3 2008

BUDDING newshounds were conducting an exclusive interview with a North politician as local election results in his constituency were being revealed....

Party animals you won’t want to meet

May 3 2008

THEY are the nightlife creatures which revel in the opportunities presented by Newcastle’s Party City habits....

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