Brave Shaun loses leukaemia fight
COURAGEOUS Shaun Turnbull has lost his fight with leukaemia after battling the disease since the age of four.read more

Owen saga may break Toon peace
MIKE ASHLEY and Kevin Keegan have settled their differences — but their brittle peace-pact may be undermined by a stand-off over Michael Owen’s wages.read more

Journey to the Orinoco
Fly cruise from Durham Tees Valley. 15 nts, departing 4th December 2008, from £1205.00 pp.read more

Speedway fans injured as bike flies into crowd
TWO teenage speedway fans were in hospital last night after a bike went off the track at 60mph and hit them as they stood in the crowd.read more

North NHS trusts pay out £36 million in compensation
HOSPITALS across the North paid out nearly £36m as a result of compensation cases last year. read more

Nissan denies job cuts at Washington
CAR giant Nissan moved quickly last night to quash rumours of job cuts at its Washington plant amid reports that it could lose production of the popular Micra model.read more