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Teenager charged with manslaughter over Tyneside death

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:56:00 GMT

A 19-YEAR-old man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a man outside a pub.

BA staff to strike after talks break down

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:58:00 GMT

TALKS aimed at averting strikes by British Airways cabin crew collapsed today and the action will go ahead from midnight.

Six more arrests in North Shields murder investigation

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:23:00 GMT

SIX more people have been questioned in connection with the murder of Andrew Smart

Man arrested over Dinnington pub murder probe

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:42:00 GMT

DETECTIVES probing the death of Christopher McGuire have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder.

Mike Ashley in failed takeover bid for Blacks

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:34:00 GMT

NEWCASTLE United owner Mike Ashley has failed in his bid to take over high street giant Blacks.

Teenage boy raped in Sunderland

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:31:00 GMT

POLICE are investigating after a teenage boy was raped in Sunderland.

VIDEO: Durham City's contender for goal of season

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:16:00 GMT

DURHAM City have finally broken their duck after winning two games on the bounce this season.

Fifteen trapped and three injured in South Tyneside fire

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:57:00 GMT

FIFTEEN people were trapped after a blaze broke out in Tyneside flats.

Plea by family of missing chef Claudia Lawrence

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:29:00 GMT

MISSING chef Claudia Lawrence’s family made an emotional plea for help today, a year after she vanished.

Bakery chain Greggs sees profits rise to £48m

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:06:00 GMT

BAKERY chain Greggs has said its expansion plans boosted the business last year after annual profits rose 8% to £48.8m.

Nissan to build new Leaf car in Sunderland

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:59:00 GMT

MOTOR giant Nissan is to build its new electric car in Sunderland, it was announced today.

Newcastle 3 Scunthorpe 0

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:56:00 GMT

Andy Carroll and Peter Lovenkrands teamed up once again to fire Newcastle 12 points clear of third-placed Nottingham Forest in the race to the Barclays Premier League.

Jobs to go as Newcastle Ethel Austin store to close

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:43:00 GMT

ANOTHER 700 jobs are set to be axed at embattled retail chain Ethel Austin and Au Naturale as administrators today confirmed further store closures.

Transport firm Arriva confirms takeover approach

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:57:00 GMT

SUNDERLAND-based bus and rail firm Arriva has confirmed it had received a takeover approach amid reports of interest from a European rival.

Elderly woman hit by pedestrian scooter

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:38:00 GMT

A 90-year-old woman has been taken to hospital after being hit by a pedestrian scooter in Newcastle city centre.

Newcastle Airport hit by British Airways strike

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:15:00 GMT

THOUSANDS of Newcastle Airport passengers face cancelled flights during the three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew.

Ninth arrest for North Shields murder

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:01:00 GMT

ANOTHER arrest has been made in connection with the murder of North Shields-man Andrew Smart.

Sunderland MP calls for hike in income tax

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:00 GMT

THE basic rate of income tax should be raised to help cut Britain’s record deficit, a Sunderland MP has said.

Labour MP Ashok Kumar 'died of natural causes'

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:56:00 GMT

LABOUR MP Ashok Kumar died of natural causes, police today confirmed.

Five more arrests in North Shields murder probe

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:12:00 GMT

POLCIE the murder of a North Shields man found battered to death in his flat have today made five more arrests.