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Who does she think she is?

THERE were moments in Doctor Who when the new assistant acted like a caricature. No wonder. Read

Name and shame

CAN we please refer to Pete Doherty as drug offender Pete Doherty. Read

EastEnders scene not grave enough

THE BBC had 167 complaints from viewers about a scene in which a character was buried alive. Read

Cyber convert

IT’S taken a while but I finally did it. This year, for the first time, I have bought my car insurance online. Read

Rock row rages

THE Northern Rock saga rumbles on. Now it’s the turn of regulatory body the Financial Services Authority, FSA, to take the flak. Read

Cause of binge drinking is a no-brainer

CUT-PRICE booze leads to trouble on the street and I back Northumbria Police chief Michael Craik, who has called for a ban on cheap offers. Read

Trash charge is a tax too far

I DON’T mind paying my way in life, but it leaves a sour taste when I have to pay someone else’s way. Read

Percy claim’s a bit rich

IN the red corner, Mrs Jane Percy, trying to get more visitors for her Alnwick Garden. Read

Latest rules just criminal

THE lunatics are taking over the asylum. Want proof? Look no further than two recent examples of the pc brigade going bonkers. Read

Bow wow ow

ADRIAN HUGHES is a big noise in the business community. Read

Zero intolerance

PETE DOHERTY seems to have gone quiet recently . . . but his fans are as vocal as ever. Read

Building Society ad does the job

IT was good to see Newcastle Building Society beating its own drum in recent TV adverts. Read

Pete Doherty is Zero of the Year

IT was an act of irresponsibility for music magazine NME to name Pete Doherty as Hero of the Year. Read

Four years too late

IT’S easy to feel sad for Evelyne Nana and her three-year-old son Adou. The family, from Newcastle, were seized in an early-morning raid by immigration officials and could be deported to Cameroon. Read

Cooling to the warming myth

THIS column is dedicated to the great British eccentric, past and present. Men of the past such as the weird and wonderful Lord North, who remained in bed from October 12 to March 22 every year. Read

No reason to rhyme

I WONDERED lonely as a cloud . . . why people go to poetry readings. There’s an event this month at the Live Theatre, Newcastle, which aims to attract a new audience. Read

Soccer shocker

SWEARING on the football pitch should not be tolerated. But there is a bit of double standards here. Soccer bosses have launched a zero tolerance approach to gratuitous language in the Northern League’s second division. Read

Circumstance of a victim

IN these politically correct days it’s a refreshing change to say what you mean and mean what you say. Read

Labour’s jobs for the girls

TALKING of claptrap, the Labour Party is once more showing its lack of balls over all-woman shortlists. Read

Rest in piece

I’M told 40 winks can improve the memory 100-fold. Read

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