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Sick probation manager sent child porn over internet

A FORMER probation boss who helped set up a £10m Home Office register of sex offenders was in jail last night after sending thousands of pornographic images of children to fellow perverts. Read

Profit share despite rail line problems

RAILWAY bosses at Grand Central are making money from East Coast Main Line services despite a spate of mechanical problems leaving them with just one working train, it emerged last night. Read

Brave Karen joins runners on 5km Race For Life

A BRAVE North woman who survived both leukaemia and breast cancer is to start her home town’s Race for Life event tomorrow. Read

Doctors say Labour threatens vital GPs

FAMILY doctors across the North East yesterday accused the Government of wasting billions of pounds of extra money it has invested in the NHS. Read

Robbs store to make way for £40m revamp

A SHOP dynasty is set to come to an end with the closure of one of Northumberland’s most famous stores. Read

Culture fans get a late night of treats

TONIGHT is culture night as 20 Tyneside venues normally closed after dark participate in The Late Shows. Late night opening was tried as an experiment last year and attracted 4,500 visitors to 14 museums and galleries in Newcastle and Gateshead. Read

Number's up for law breakers

MOTORISTS in a Northumberland town will see their speed flashing before their eyes in a police bid to stop speeding drivers. Read

Shearer goes back to school

NEWCASTLE United legend Alan Shearer opened a new extension to his old first school yesterday. Read

Washing up liquid rescue

A LITTLE boy stuck down a drain after the cover is believed to have been stolen was saved by firefighters who used washing up liquid to free him Read

Man charged after Captain Harry dies

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a former Army captain who was found battered and bleeding in his Newcastle home, police have said. Read

Tyneside in frame for Euro city title

TOURISM chiefs on Tyneside were celebrating last night after reaching the final three of a prestigious competition to be named the European City of the Year. Read

Parents and children dig in for school’s garden

P UPILS at a Tyneside school may soon be enjoying more lessons in the open air should they win a prize in The Journal’s Tokens for Schools competition. Read

Golden days remembered

TO COINCIDE with FA cup final day, flashback this week looks back at the times when teams from the North East have reached the final of the premier domestic competition in England. Read

Filling a car at a petrol station

Government gets £505m windfall as fuel price soars

THE Government has pocketed an extra £505m in taxes in just six weeks as North motorists struggle to keep up with rocketing fuel bills. Read

Guardian angel takes region under its wing

THE impact of the Angel of the North on life in the region has been celebrated at a special event. Read

Crimes by girls have rocketed

THE number of girls committing crimes in the North East has rocketed during the last two years, figures released yesterday revealed. Read

Ant and Dec's send-off for charity cycle ride rugby star

THE region’s best-known double-act have thrown their weight behind a £40,000 charity campaign to help disadvantaged local youngsters. Read

Charlotte: gas leak theory over blast

A TEENAGER from the North seriously burned in a huge explosion at her home was not targeted by a girl gang, police said last night. Read

Lab’s radioactive procedures rapped

A NORTH medical laboratory has been issued with two enforcement notices by the Environment Agency for a range of failings regarding their use of radioactive substances. Read

‘Robots’ trained to staff call centres

HUMAN call centres could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a North technology firm. Artificial Intelligence company Artingence, based in Newcastle’s Centre for Life, is developing technology which will allow the centres to be staffed by computerised “robot” agents that sound and respond like real people. Read

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