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Murderer's 'whole life' sentence overturned
2:03am today
A PSYCHOPATHIC killer who beat a defenceless doctor to death could be released from prison within months after overturning his "whole life" sentence.
Probation chief jailed for child porn hoard
3:03am today
A PROBATION expert hired to help set up a database of sex offenders was yesterday jailed for distributing child pornography.
'If he ever gets out, I am sure he will kill again'
4:03am today
REG WILSON believed he had a plan to commit the perfect crime when he selected his victim after being attracted by a medieval skull in his front window.
Sport
Houghton outlines his goal for success
3:03am today
Today's match against Rochdale will be the last time this season that George Houghton will be cheering his team on from the stands.
Penney wants Quakers to head to Wembley in winning style
2:03am today
A draw today would earn Darlington the chance to play for a place in League One, but manager Dave Penney insists the only way to reach Wembley is in winning style.
Rooney save spurs on confident Stockdale
5:03am today
IF penalties are the order of the day at Rochdale this afternoon, Darlington should be in safe hands. After all, David Stockdale, the young keeper destined for Premier League football next season, has already denied Wayne Rooney from 12 yards.
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Bradford and Bingley asks for £300m 8:24am Fri 16 May 08
MORTGAGE bank Bradford and Bingley yesterday
asked shareholders for £300m in a bid
to bolster its balance sheet. | Postscript 8:27am Fri 16 May 08
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. |
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‘Involve people to address stem cell concerns’ 8:23am Fri 16 May 08
ALL efforts should be made to
keep the public involved in
biotechnology developments to
allay concerns, a panel of North-
East experts has warned. | 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. |
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