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Police chief calls for action on female drunks

THE number of women arrested for being drunk and disorderly in the North East has risen by 50% in the last five years, figures revealed yesterday. Read

National challenge for failing schools

NORTH East schools not meeting a Government target to improve GCSE results could face closure. Read

Elderly woman was threatened with bat

A BUSINESSMAN who plagued his neighbours with loud music has been jailed for threatening one with a baseball bat. Dale Ingham, 36, made life a misery for Elizabeth and Robert McGurk, in their 60s, for 18 months after moving into the flat above theirs in Watt Street, Gateshead. Read

Famous Tyne view on line at inquiry

PLANS for a 13-storey block of flats that would threaten one of the finest views over the River Tyne will be determined at a public inquiry in Newcastle next week. Read

Rock confirms jobs axe

NORTHERN Rock yesterday confirmed 2,000 jobs are set to go within months as it began union talks. Read

Air crash hero gets top award

A HERO who’s quick thinking helped rescue two paramedics when they crashed after the tail of their plane fell off has been rewarded for his efforts. Read

Shearer kicks off charity’s extension plan

FOOTBALL hero Alan Shearer has launched a special charity appeal that will transform the lives of children needing treatment at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI). Read

Striker meets his match

ENGLAND striker and Newcastle United skipper Michael Owen has taken time off the pitch to surprise some of his young fans at a children’s hospice. Read

Enjoy a family day out

FAMILIES will be flocking to Bank Holiday events across the region this weekend. Among the many choices will be a special day at Newcastle Racecourse at the High Gosforth Park estate. Read

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First arrests in major police crackdown on crime

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

Conservative candidate banned for drink driving

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

Eyes on the North in election battle

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

Desperate workmates tried to save engineer

A GERMAN engineer living in Northumberland died after falling into machinery at work, an inquest heard yesterday. Read

Sex discrimination case mother loses

A WOMAN who claimed her boss caused the premature birth of her baby girl has lost her claim for damages. Read

Home torched as dad and girl sleep

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

Grouse can now spread their wings

A PLAN to expand the population of rare black grouse across the countryside of the North was launched yesterday. Read

Forecast is for fires, flooding and gales

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

Supersize hospital beds for the obese

A HOSPITAL has brought in supersize beds to accommodate morbidly obese patients weighing up to 50 stone. Read

Challenge on Tyne is issued

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

Families hit by debt crisis, warns bishop

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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