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Escape bid sealed fate of tragic cave pair 7:27am today AN experienced caver who
drowned during a trip with his
novice companion was trying to
guide her to safety, an inquest
was told yesterday.
Banned driver only caught as accident was filmed by TV crew 2:03am today A BANNED motorist who denied committing one of the most serious cases of disqualified driving seen by a court was only caught because the accident he was in was filmed by a television crew.
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Tributes follow death of bike ace Dunlop 9:21am today TRIBUTES were paid across sport and politics last night after former Isle of Man TT winner Robert Dunlop died following a horrific crash during a practice race in Northern Ireland.
Flitcroft wants patience 9:31am today
DARLINGTON manager Dave
Penney may be expecting
Rochdale to fly out of the blocks
tomorrow, but Dale number two
Dave Flitcroft has asked the
home support to remain patient.
Boro facing a three-way battle to sign Sidwell 2:03am today MIDDLESBROUGH hope to be given the go-ahead from Chelsea to open negotiations with Steve Sidwell, although Gareth Southgate faces strong competition from Everton and Aston Villa.
Postscript8:27am today It was announced this week 37 Post Offices across the
region will close between July and September. Owen
Amos visited one of them, in Simpasture, Newton
Aycliffe, to see what will be lost
CHERYL Clark's Post Office name badge
is clipped - the wrong way round - to a
grey teddy bear behind the counter.
Bradford and Bingley asks for £300m8:24am today
MORTGAGE bank Bradford and Bingley yesterday
asked shareholders for £300m in a bid
to bolster its balance sheet.
Can Gordon turn the tide?9:30am Thu 15 May 08 As rumours of a challenge to Gordon Browns leadership
begin to circulate, Ashok Kumar explains why he thinks
Mr Brown is the right man to take the Labour Party into the
next General Election
IT IS almost a fortnight since the political
earthquake of the disastrous local election
results shook the foundations of the Labour
Party. Now that the dust has settled, Labour
members and activists like myself have had the
opportunity to reflect.
‘Involve people to address stem cell concerns’8:23am today ALL efforts should be made to
keep the public involved in
biotechnology developments to
allay concerns, a panel of North-
East experts has warned.
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