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Father issues plea as ex-wife takes kids

THE former husband of a North woman missing for two weeks with her five children has made an appeal for their return. Read

Bar brawl accused facing £4m lawsuit

A NORTH soldier is among a group of squaddies being sued for £4m by a bar owner following a brawl in Cyprus. Read

Rachelle’s bid to be a cut above

HAIRDRESSER Rachelle Summerson-Wright hopes she’ll be a cut above in our Miss Sunday Sun competition. Read

Wife's alarm at TV news

THE wife of an Army pilot killed in a helicopter crash has told how she knew her husband was dead as soon as she heard TV reports of an accident. Read

Spy powers abused by town hall

NORTH councils are using anti-terrorism powers to spy on people suspected of minor offences such as fly tipping, the Sunday Sun can reveal. Read

Bracing experience at farmers’ rally

THESE game girls were certainly making hay down on a North farm this weekend! Read

Litter bit of help

DEFLATED teenager Max Twizell has been left blown away by a Good Samaritan who offered to pay a £50 litter fine for releasing a balloon. Read

Are we on the road to hell?

ROAD hauliers recently held a protest against rising fuel costs by sending hundreds of lorries into central London to block one of the main routes into the capital. Read

Brave North boy loses fight for life

A BRAVE young boy who was nominated for an award for his courage while battling a rare genetic condition has lost his fight for life. Read

Jockey champ’s gender hurdle

A JUMP jockey has revealed how her success has caused confusion in the racing world . . . because she is a woman. Read

Best line-up ever for Middlesbrough Music Live festival

A RECORD crowd of more than 50,000 people is expected to turn out for today’s Middlesbrough Music Live festival. Read

Honeymoon over for game Gretna

AT the height of its success, the rise of humble Gretna from non-league obscurity to the top flight of Scottish football attracted interest from Hollywood. Read

Club improving on excellence

NEWBURN JUDO CLUB want readers to throw their weight behind the group’s bid to collect our Active tokens . . . starting with the first set of tokens printed today. Read

Remembering the riot at Shields

WHEN a North theatre stages a play this month about an infamous race riot in the region, it will be a trip down memory lane for one audience member. Read

55 boozers a day end up in hospital

AN astonishing 55 people a day are admitted to hospitals in the North because of boozing sessions, we can reveal. Read

Who's hat girl?

NORTH pop star Cheryl Tweedy showed she could teach her footballer hubby Ashley Cole a thing or two yesterday as she scored with her very own hat-trick. Read

Fear over police powers

CHILDREN’S commissioner Sir Al Aynsley-Green sparked controversy yesterday after calling for more research before police are given new powers to fight knife crime. Read

Balloon inflation cost teenage £50

LITTER bosses have put the wind up a North teenager after hitting him with a £50 fine for releasing a balloon. Read

Tough regulations to cover psychics

IT was on the cards for a long time but some clairvoyants might still be caught out by new laws coming into force tomorrow. Read

Autism-link writer in talk to MPs

THE American journalist who revealed the latest developments in the link between autism and vaccinations has been invited to talk to politicians in the Houses of Parliament. Read

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