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North volunteer tells of Haiti devastation

A CHARITY volunteer from the North who jetted to Haiti on a mercy mission has told how he has given temporary shelters to thousands of quake victims.Read

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Crash victim's debt to North Air Ambulance

CRASH victim Katie Hedley barely escaped a horror smash with her life then asked paramedics: “did I break a nail?”Read

North model to star in TV show Brides on a Bus

LOVE is in the air for North model Becky Mason . . . on the top deck of a classic bus. Read

North East MPs cashing in on ‘golden goodbyes’

A “GOLDEN goodbye” worth more than half a million pounds is to be dished out to retiring North MPs who paid back cash they claimed following the expenses scandal, we can reveal.Read

Gordon Brown pledges to help North East thrive

GORDON Brown has given the Sunday Sun a personal pledge to do everything he can to save the Corus steelworks on Teesside where 1,600 workers face redundancy.Read

Barclays Bank staff step in to save pensioner

A FRAIL pensioner was driven to a bank to withdraw his savings in a scam so cruel it shocked staff. So despicable was the crime that angry cashiers alerted police who stepped in to make arrests. Read

Steve Gibson to be patron of Sir Bobby charity

THE son of North East football legend Sir Bobby Robson told how his father would have been “delighted” to see Steve Gibson declared a patron of his cancer charity yesterday.Read

Double wedding sisters celebrate 50th anniversary

A DOUBLE wedding dream day was twice as nice for these lovebirds. Gliding down the aisle in identical dresses, sisters Laura and Freda Watson shared a double wedding with their respective sweethearts in 1960. Read

Dad slams Facebook for not banning son’s killer

A FATHER has condemned Facebook for failing to ban a killer who stabbed his son. Phil Blakelock, whose son Anthony was knifed by Tony Blades in a County Durham street, criticised the social networking website after it refused to remove Blades from its site, despite removing the profiles of 30 other convicts.Read

HMP Castington prisoner rushed to hospital after fire

AN INVESTIGATION is underway at a North prison after a fire broke out, leaving a teenage inmate in hospital.Read

Saltburn-born astronaut helps on space station

NORTH astronaut Nicholas Patrick’s latest venture is out of this world . . . on the International Space station. Read

New report shows how money troubles come quick

THE harsh day-to-day reality of dealing with debt has been exposed in a hard hitting report which revealed how low income families have been hurt most by the recession.Read

Davender Ghai’s high cost battle over funeral pyers

DEVOUT Hindu Davender Ghai says he can now die in peace after winning the right to have a funeral pyre in line with his religious beliefs.Read

Children get behind our Air Angels campaign

THESE junior supporters of our Air Angels appeal have got their fundraising in the bag. The fantastic effort of pupils from Branton Community First School, near Alnwick, Northumberland, has helped push our total to £270,000 for this week.Read

Maximo Park’s Paul Smith reunited with old band

MAXIMO perks are in line for fans of pop rocker Paul Smith . . . he’s now a member of two bands!Read

Payback offenders help rebuild flood-hit Cumbria

OFFENDERS on Community Payback sentences are to join the mission to help rebuild flood-hit Cumbria, the Sunday Sun has learned.Read

New disabilty laws are widely ignored in region

DISABLED people in the North are being let down, a charity has claimed. Livability, the national disability charity, reviewed the region’s services ahead of new social care funding laws set to come in 2011. Read

Biker babe Georgia Graham has last laugh

A BIKER babe once branded an ugly duckling has had the last laugh on her tormentors. North lass Georgia Graham has just been crowned this year’s Motor Cycle News (MCN) Babe of the Year. Read

Cheryl Cole a top idol for six-year-old Lewis

LITTLE Lewis McCue may be only six but he’s ready to Fight For His Love for Geordie pop princess Cheryl Cole.Read

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Airport conman Andrew Gradon on the run

A CRAFTY conman is on the run after scamming his way across Europe for more than eight years.Read

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