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Six North prisons exposed as hotbeds of disorder

SIX North prisons have been exposed as hotbeds of violence and disorder. A Sunday Sun probe has revealed jailbirds making death threats, setting fire to cells and assaulting female visitors. Read

Winehouse love rival evicted from Northallerton home

A WOMAN who claimed she was pregnant with the baby of Amy Winehouse’s estranged husband has been booted out of her house.Read

Blaydon brothers serve together in Afghanistan

FIGHTING on the frontline side by side, these two soldiers really are “brothers in arms”. Colour Sergeant John McCowliff and Corporal Steve McCowliff are two months into a six-month tour of duty serving with 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, in Afghanistan.Read

Ashington mum calls for sunbeds to be banned

A REPORT out this week said a staggering 100 people are killed by sunbeds each year in the UK. Is now the time to ban them completely? Paul Loraine reports.Read

Gateshead dad’s vital cancer surgery postponed

A DETERMINED dad battling cancer for an eighth time is facing a delay for lifesaving surgery after his health worsened.Read

Autistic boy distraught at cruel flag collection theft

A YOUNG boy who suffers from autism was devastated after his beloved collection of flags was stolen.Read

Cleveland police and fire brigade legal war over smash

POLICE and fire services in Cleveland are engaged in a legal war over who was responsible for a head-on collision between a fire engine and a squad car, both answering emergency calls.Read

I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue gag sparks Sunderland fury

A GAG at the recording of a top radio show in Newcastle has sparked anger in Sunderland. A panelist on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue cracked a joke at the Mackems’ expense when the programme was recorded at the Theatre Royal. Read

Fears as North East pet atacks on the rise

ANIMAL lovers last night spoke of their concern after the latest North cruelty outrage. A cat in Teesside had a miracle escape after a yob attack left 50 shotgun pellets lodged in its body. It was the latest incident in a string of animal abuse cases which makes the North the animal cruelty capital of Britain.Read

Extremists disrupt Newcastle asylum march

UGLY confrontations marred a city centre demonstration yesterday as far right extremists tried to hijack a pro-asylum seeker march.Read

Two police officers seriously assaulted every day

AT least two police officers in the region are seriously assaulted every day even though new safety equipment has been introduced to help protect them.Read

Bid to recreate the The Follonsby Lodge banner

IT was a pit banner to strike fear into the hearts of the establishment and it could make a comeback after an appeal was launched to have it recreated.Read

Labrador Trevor usher at Northumberland wedding

IT’S USUALLY the vicar who wears the dog collar at weddings. But Trevor the Labrador proved such an important part of Jo Swinney and Andy Crinson’s courtship, the bride and groom had to have him at their wedding.Read

Stockton baby died during last-chance operation

A BABY girl born with an “inevitably fatal” condition tragically died during an operation to try to save her.Read

Newcastle knitter takes her craft to new heights

A KNITTER from Newcastle will be taking her craft to new heights atop Trafalgar Square’s empty plinth. 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

Swine flu outbreak at High Tunstall school

A NORTH school is at the centre of a swine flu outbreak after a pupil was infected with the potentially deadly virus.Read

Outrage at Durham Council catering contract

A POLITICAL bun fight has erupted after a local authority catering contract was handed to a councillor’s husband.Read

Mum relives devastating hospital ordeal

A DEVASTATED woman whose unborn daughter died following a 12-mile dash between two maternity units has finally won a legal battle against health bosses.Read

Time to get tough on knife crime say victims families

SERIOUS stabbings are taking place in the region at a rate of about one a day, the Sunday Sun can reveal.Read

Thug attack left Big Brother star Charlie for dead

THE sister of Big Brother’s Charlie Drummond has told of his battle to survive after he was beaten up by thugs in a horrific random attack.Read

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