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Sick thugs stone mum and her young children

A MUM and her two small children narrowly escaped injury after coming under attack from heartless yobs who began hurling stones at them.Read

Basketball star Ian Whyte nets leading role

FROM shooting hoops to shooting movies, Ian Whyte has carved out a new career as a film baddie after retiring from the basketball court.Read

Promoter recalls Cheryl Cole’s road to stardom

SURROUNDED by promotional programmes from the 1990s, Rod Jeffries is reminded of the little star he had on his books.Read

North MPs urge Corus to be ready for work

STEEL maker Corus faces a new storm over the future of its Teesside plant with North MPs set to deliver a hard-hitting report tomorrow.Read

Michael Owen’s helicopter to be air ambulance

FROM rock and roll gliteratti and soccer stars to saving lives. These pictures offer an inside view of Michael Owen’s former chopper, and a sneak glimpse of how it is taking shape as an air ambulance. Read

‘I can’t believe Angels rely on public handouts’

BATTERED and bruised, pensioner Frank Bourne knows he was lucky to escape a double bus crash with his life. Read

Net closes on brutal North Shields killers

MORE than a dozen calls have been made to cops on the trail of killers who beat a dad to death, police have revealed. Read

Fire rips through Spennymoor doctor’s surgery

MEDICAL cover in a North town has been left in chaos after a blaze ripped through a doctor’s surgery.Read

Radio One’s Vernon Kay rocks the house

RADIO One’s Vernon Kay put his recent marriage problems behind him in style yesterday, with a special broadcast of his show direct from here in the North.Read

Friends help out ex-Newcastle star McNamee

FORMER Newcastle United favourite John McNamee took time out from his flood-hit home yesterday to join pals on the terraces at St James’ Park.Read

Yorkshire Ripper’s penpal reveals her fears

SHE has looked into the eyes of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe . . . and Olive Curry insists the Yorkshire Ripper should never be freed.Read

North East pop-up shops are no empty gesture

WHILE the recession killed off countless businesses across the North East, it has given a new breed of entrepreneurs the perfect opportunity to make some quick cash, boosting their town’s image in the process. Mieka Smiles reports.Read

Teen takes to bike for in memory of her mum

TEENAGER Ellis Eddy will carry memories of her mum every punishing peddle along the way.Read

Police in campaign after North betting shop raids

BOOKIES and bobbies are joining forces in the wake of a spate of robberies at North betting shops.Read

Shock as Acklington prisoners get Sky TV

THE PRISON Service has been slammed for spending almost £6,000 a year on satellite telly for inmates at a North prison. Read

Baby born 14 weeks prematurely takes first steps

LITTLE Abbie Allen is taking her first tentative steps. And she also possesses a healthy pair of lungs, as she demonstrates when she seeks attention. Read

Teenagers get chance to play in South Africa

IT is every boy’s dream to play in the World Cup. Now teenagers Louis Thornton and Dean Telford’s wishes have come true after being selected to fly the flag for England in the Football for Hope Festival in Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa.Read