- Three million CRB checks in a year
- Harry becomes Everest trek patron
- Double-murder accused found hanged
- Argentina to state Falklands case
- Hague: No plans to arm Syria rebels
- MoD budget claims 'over-optimistic'
- Lord Prescott to seek police role
- Barclays slashes 2011 bonus pool
- Girls in gangs warned of rape risk
- Winter chill brings snow and ice
- Being lonely 'worse than smoking'
- PM support for NHS change 'drifted'
- Disruption fears as snow forecast
- Gas call centres go face-to-face
- Redknapp 'hasn't thought about' job
- Nine bomb plot terrorists jailed
- Bank set to add £50bn economy boost
- Shark tea party launches display
- 3,000 apply to be hotel apprentices
- PM talks to king about preacher
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Cats pair to face wrecking spree charges
BLACK Cats stars Lee Cattermole and Nicklas Bendtner are both facing charges over an alleged car-wrecking spree in Newcastle.
Rachel’s dying wish came true
BRAVE Rachel Sanderson carried out her dying wish of marrying her partner, just three days before losing her fight for life.
Conmen force restaurant to close
A RESTAURANT has been forced to close after it was hit by a £44,000 fraud.
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Sunderland players charged over wrecking spree
SUNDERLAND stars Lee Cattermole and Nicklas Bendtner have both been charged in connection with an alleged car-wrecking spree in Newcastle.
Win is key to new car
A DELIGHTED family is looking forward to rediscovering their freedom after being handed the keys to a new car.
Derby train wrecked
A TRAIN was wrecked during scenes of drunken violence as Sunderland fans made their way to last night’s FA cup clash derby.
SAFC climb the money league
SUNDERLAND’S place in football’s financial big league was confirmed today.
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North East
Awards open for deaf communicators
The hunt is on for the UK's best communicators as Durham-based deaf communication charity Signature launches its fourth annual awards.
More firms announce apprenticeships
More firms have announced the creation of new apprenticeships, including Sunderland-based car giant Nissan.
Gazza's phone-hacking 'distress'
Ex-Newcastle footballer Paul Gascoigne suffered "mental harm and distress" after his phone messages were hacked by the News of the World, the High Court has heard.
Study bids to explain Capello move
Fabio Capello's decision to step down after the row with the FA over John Terry's captaincy has been explained by a new study from Northumbria which revealed managers see skippers as an extension of themselves.
Trustees banned over pension breach
Three people have been banned from acting as trustees for a Durham firm after the Pensions Regulator found "some of the most worrying examples of mismanagement" it had ever seen.
National
Three million CRB checks in a year
Three million background checks were carried out in England and Wales last year, figures show.
Harry becomes Everest trek patron
Prince Harry has become the patron of an expedition to climb Everest being staged by a group of war-wounded soldiers.
Double-murder accused found hanged
A lodger accused of the murders of his landlady and her mother has been found hanged in his prison cell.
Argentina to state Falklands case
Argentina's foreign minister is due to arrive at the United Nations to officially protest about Britain's "militarisation" of the seas around the disputed Falkland Islands.
Hague: No plans to arm Syria rebels
Britain has no plans to arm Syrian rebels trying to overthrow President Bashar Assad, the Foreign Secretary has said.
Business
Bank is ‘key’ to economy
MAKING Wearside a green industry boom-town would help save the UK economy, city leaders have told Westminster.
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City centre ‘victim of Wearside recovery’
SUNDERLAND city centre has been a victim of Wearside’s success in recovering from the loss of its traditional industries, says the city council’s top man.
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Nissan driving jobs boom
HUNDREDS of jobs are set to be created in Wearside’s car industry as companies cash in on a bumper year for Nissan.
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Half of North East companies ready to hit workers with pay freeze in bid to survive
NEARLY half of companies in the region plan to freeze wages this year as they fight to stay afloat, according to the region’s leading business organisation.
Education
Sunderland uni recognised by Trinidad
SUNDERLAND University has had a boost to its international reputation.
Get on course to find work
JOBSEEKERS in Sunderland are being offered free six week courses to help them find work.
Fees don’t put off students
RISING tuition fees are not stopping Wearside’s sixth formers heading to university.
Dancers herald in the Olympics
DANCERS are tripping the light fantastic with an Olympic-themed show.
More Wearside kids making the grade at GCSE - see how your child’s school performed
LEAGUE tables published today show that schools across Sunderland are continuing to get full marks when it comes to success.
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Politics
Women win £30million equal pay fight
A MULTIMILLION-POUND bill is set to be handed to Sunderland City Council after 1,100 women won an equal pay dispute.
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Warning over eviction threat
THOUSANDS of families across Wearside could face the threat of eviction from their homes after Government cuts in welfare.
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Tory councillor drives his mum crazy
COUNCILLOR Lee Martin has been driving his mum crazy after landing her with a parking ticket thanks to a new permit scheme he helped introduce.
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WEARSIDE is set to bear the brunt of a controversial shake-up of council funding, Parliament has heard.
Disabled workers will be ‘on the scrap heap’
SCORES of disabled workers are set to end up “on the scrap heap” if proposals go ahead to shut down Remploy sites in Wearside, councillors heard.
Crime
Derby train wrecked
A TRAIN was wrecked during scenes of drunken violence as Sunderland fans made their way to last night’s FA cup clash derby.
Bottle-attack man spared jail
A TEENAGER who smashed a broken bottle into a man’s head during a street attack by up to 30 youths has walked free from court.
Environment
Pond life is for the birds
VOLUNTEERS braved freezing temperatures to launch a major coastal wildlife project.
Money pours in for nature haven
WILDLIFE lovers are splashing out to make South Tyneside a hotspot for rare birds.
Fears for the environment and public safety after toxic waste in dumped in Sunderland
BARREL-LOADS of toxic chemicals have been illegally dumped near a Wearside beauty spot.
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- Martin O’Neill defends David Meyler after criticism from Tony Pulis
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- Sunderland striker Campbell fresh to face Middlesbrough
- Sunderland’s astonishing rise even surprising Martin O’Neill
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- Martin O’Neill defends David Meyler after criticism from Tony Pulis
- Kieran Richardson says there is plenty more to come from James McClean
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