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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

Oil's well at mining firm

NORTH mining experts are at the forefront of a new gold rush which will see prospectors digging for precious metals miles under the seabed. Read

North parents’ anger at gender slur

THE Government’s education chief has been asked to investigate the alleged use of the phrase “gender confusion” to describe a six-year-old North boy. Read

Runaway girl returns to patch things up

BOLTING bride Amy Robson was back in the North last night at a secret address. Amy, 18, hit the headlines after running away from home to be with her boyfriend in Egypt. Read

North woman dies in arms of fiance

A WOMAN who died in the arms of her North fiance less than an hour after they became engaged suffered a heart attack, we can reveal. Read

Fury at cops over tragic teenager

NORTH cops have come under fierce attack on websites dedicated to tragic teenager Hayley Adamson. 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

Charity festival turns into a touts' benefit

TICKET touts have made huge gains on the back of tomorrow’s 3volution charity festival, with tickets going for more than 10 times their asking price and fans prepared to pay for just a few hours of the show. Read

Baby boy joy for Jill Halfpenny and Craig Conway

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Jill Halfpenny and North actor Craig Conway are celebrating the birth of their first child. Read

State has got a watching brief

BENJAMIN Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States, famously said in the 18th century that those who trade in their freedom for security deserve neither. 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

Victims’ mums slam confusion

THE families of two stabbing victims have attacked legal chiefs who are at loggerheads over how to deal with knife crime. Read

Club won’t bid for Sunderland player’s medal

A TOP North football club said it won’t be bidding for a championship medal won by one of its former players when it comes up for auction next month. Read

North staff refuse to teach pupils from hell

ANGRY teachers are refusing to work with five schoolkids from hell after enduring a series of violent outbursts, the Sunday Sun can reveal. Read

Barbie fan Lee Eley collects 600 dolls

LEE ELEY cheerfully admits he’s completely barmy about Barbie dolls. Over the last four years he’s managed to amass an incredible 600 of the classic Mattel toys which have taken over the spare bedroom of his Newcastle flat. Read

North driver’s speeding fine reprieve

POLICE have dropped the case against a man who was caught speeding as his wife suffered an epileptic fit in the passenger seat. Read

Soccer stars sale for sick cousin

A FORMER North football player is selling off his precious sports memorabilia, including a championship winning medal, to raise funds for his cancer-ridden cousin. Read

Knife victims’ mums slam new guidelines

TWO mums of fatal stabbing victims have condemned proposals to give people caught carrying knives community service orders or fines. Read

Serial sex pest, 40, locked up

A SEXUAL predator who molested and flashed at girls as young as nine in beauty spots has been jailed indefinitely. Read

Probation pervert wife's silence

THE neighbours of a pervert probation manager jailed for distributing child porn have expressed horror at reports his wife is standing by him. Read

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