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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

Driving ban for Boro star Fabio

A NORTH Premier league star has been shown the red card by magistrates after he was caught drink driving. Read

Tombstoners safety fear at River Swale

THRILLSEEKERS dive head- first into water in a craze known as “tombstoning” . . . but have been warned they are risking their lives. Read

Twins get identical jobs as train drivers

MAUREEN Cooper and Margaret Carse have one-track minds when it comes to their choice of career . . . they’re the only female twin train drivers in the whole of the UK. Read

CASH-STRAPPED CHARITY TURNS TO HEALTH BOSSES

THE founder of an autism charity which is battling a cash crisis is calling upon health bosses to fund a specialist nurse to help keep their service open. Read

Betrayed North boss to sue

A BETRAYED boss has vowed to take civil action against an accounts manager who swindled more than £200,000 from his business. Read

Escaped con did time for syringe stabbing

A PRISONER who has served time in jail for stabbing a doorman with a syringe was on the run last night after giving bungling cops the slip in hospital. Read

Jailed campaigner for Burma pleads for aid after cyclone

A NORTH man who was imprisoned in Burma says the international community should tackle the crisis there with troops. Read

Students at sport meet booze orgy

NORTH students were part of a large group who descended on a small Spanish resort for a sports tournament that left locals reeling. Read

Performer kicks off festival on top of Grey’s Monument

DANCER Bethany Ainsley caused a bit of a stir yesterday . . . at the top Earl Grey’s Monument. Read

Mum sets up charity after son nearly dies

WHEN Sandra Goggins visited a bereaved mother earlier this month, she felt: “There but for the grace of God go I”. Read

Light switch on-off for North Tyneside

A NOT-SO-BRIGHT company employed to install greener street lights was left red faced when they put them in the wrong place. Read

Should our Royal rules be throne out?

ARE the rules governing the Monarchy sexist and anti-Catholic? Solicitor General and North MP Vera Baird thinks so. Read

North says TA for 100 good years

THE Territorial Army celebrated its 100th birthday in style in the North yesterday. Crowds of proud soldiers and civilians packed Newcastle’s Quayside to see the parading men and women of many of the region’s TA units. Read

Devotion of dog honoured

A DEVOTED dog who stayed beside the body of his dead master for 11 weeks in the remote hills is to become the North’s own version of Greyfriars Bobby. Read

Family's easyJet cancer shocker

HEARTLESS easyJet bosses refused to refund the cost of plane tickets to a family after their young daughter contracted leukaemia... even though it backs a charity fighting the disease. Read

Milk truck accident boy is grandson of shot bouncer

A YOUNG boy who is fighting for his life after falling from a milk float is the grandchild of a murdered North doorman. Read

Schoolboy surfer on crest of a wave

SCHOOLBOY surfer Louis Thomas-Hudson is set to make a splash in a national competition this weekend... and he’s only just turned 11. Read

Ashley’s quids in

BILLIONAIRE Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has won £1.3m on a single spin of a roulette wheel. Read

Glassing victim supports Sunday Sun campaign

A FOOTBALL fan has backed our Last Orders On Glass campaign after he was subjected to a vicious assault after a match. Read

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