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Hero soldier backs our Never Forget campaign

HERO soldier Mike Higginbottom today reveals how he went from fighting on the frontline to caring for his wife as she battles crippling Multiple Sclerosis.Read

Tribunal hears Yarm care nurse was racially abused

CARE home bosses have lost an appeal against damages awarded to a black nurse who was called a “chimp” by colleagues.Read

Darlington FC cheered on by football fans of all clubs

LIKE football fans across the country, thousands flocked to watch Darlington full of hope ahead of kick-off yesterday.Read

RAF veterans gather to remember World War Two comrades

WAR veterans stood shoulder to shoulder with the next generation of Britain's armed forces to remember 18,000 North airmen killed during the Second World War.Read

Baby joy for Middlesbrough star Kirsten O’Brien

TELLY presenter Kirsten O’Brien is just weeks away from having a baby… yet she can’t tune out of work.Read

Darlington man's leg broken as he steps off plane

A YOUNG dad shattered his fibula when his leg plunged through a gap as he stepped off a plane because the steps were allegedly not properly in place.Read

Town Hall spin doctor imported party drug GBL

A SHAMED town hall spin doctor is today exposed as a drug-dependent council worker who imported bottles of illegal substances labelled as soap.Read

Middlesbrough Tesco robbers fail in appeal bid

A DANGEROUS duo jailed for their part in a £128,000 supermarket robbery have failed in a legal bid to prove their innocence.Read

Tributes to boy aged 9 killed in Ingleby Barwick crash

TRIBUTES have been paid to a nine-year-old boy who died in a horror smash on a housing estate.Read

Tribunal sides with Darlington Memorial Hospital

A DOCTOR who hit out at colleagues in a blazing temper was not unfairly dismissed for his conduct, a tribunal has ruled.Read

Suspected bogus callers arrested by police

DETECTIVES have arrested a couple they suspect of stealing more than £20,000 from pensioners – including a 101-year-old woman.Read

Darlington FC scoop FA Trophy at Wembley

FOOTY fans descended on Wembley this weekend with two North teams up for the cup.Read

Plans for Darlington Golf Club road face second vote

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new road approved by a North council face a fresh vote after complaints over the decision.Read

Car dealer causes a great deal of hassle over customer’s deposit

A CALL for help from driver James Lyons had me putting my foot down. James told me how he had lost £300 deposit after pulling out of a deal to buy a Suzuki SX4. Read

Marton FC launch 'respect' campaign

A TALENT factory for young football stars has been forced to bring in bouncer-style marshals to protect referees from abuse from children’s parents.Read

Teesside magician wins a trip to Las Vegas

PLAYING tricks on legendary illusionists Penn & Teller has paid off for a North magic man . . . he’s off to perform in Las Vegas!Read

Sunday Sun reporter takes to the track at Croft

MORE than 40,000 North race fans headed to Croft circuit to see the British Superbike Championship. But this year there was a special addition to the programme, as Sunday Sun motorsport writer Zoe Burn saddled up and took to the track with one of bike racing's biggest stars.Read

Stockton Tory MP's bid to get cash for his pal

A NEW Tory MP tried to help a former Conservative colleague who sells giant penis statues get £30,000 in Government aid.Read

Partner of Brad Gardner struggles with loss

CLASPING a picture frame, precious memories are all tearful Elsa Robinson now has of the man she loves.Read

More misery from Icelandic ash cloud

VOLCANIC ash from Iceland unleashed more travel disruption yesterday, grounding flights between the UK and mainland Europe.Read

Air Angels' new chopper in North East skies

CUTTING through the sky above the Tyne Bridge our new air ambulance carries with it the hopes and good wishes of families across the North.Read

North York Moors flood victim named as Vanessa Robson

POLICE last night named a woman who died after her car was dragged into torrential flood waters.Read

Sky's the limit for ambitious air ambulance chief

WHEN it comes to ambition, the sky's the limit for Air Ambulance boss Grahame Pickering.Read

Police raid house in search for Claudia Lawrence

POLICE have smashed down the door of a property near the home of Claudia Lawrence as they continue their hunt for the missing chef.Read

Anjool Malde suicide leap linked to web prank

A NORTH stockbroker who leapt to his death the eve of his 25th birthday may have feared he would lose his job after playing a prank at work.Read

Conman Gurpem Singh, 36, of Farley Drive, Middlesbrough

Gurpem Singh jailed for £80,000 elderly con

TOURING the North in search of his vulnerable prey, heartless Gurpem Singh conned a succession of frail pensioners out of more than £80,000.Read

Violence and crime in North prisons revealed

TWO North prisons are today exposed as hotbeds of violence and disorder.Read

Pilot's body found next to wreckage

THE BODY of a man has been recovered close to the wreckage of a plane which crashed into the sea, police have revealed.Read

£2500 penalty for using on-street ads

NORTH pub owners are facing huge fines for using traditional A-board advertisements after accidents involving blind and partially-sighted people.Read

Cliff-top landslip probed

INVESTIGATION work has started on a cliff-top where houses had to be demolished after a landslip left them teetering on the edge.Read

Protesters head for North Star Wars base

PROTESTERS converged on a “Star Wars” radar base yesterday as part of a co-ordinated day of action around the world.Read

Family of street death victim campaign for action

FAMILY and friends of assault victim Gavin Robinson took to the streets yesterday to campaign for tough action on crime.Read