http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/ Catch up on the latest North East news from the Sunday Sun newspaper. Local reports on events in Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and from across the region. en-gb Sunday Sun http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/11-rescued-from-swollen-rivers-drama-79310-21455871/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/11-rescued-from-swollen-rivers-drama-79310-21455871/ THESE dramatic rescue pictures show a group of young pals being plucked to safety after they were swept away by a flood-swollen river. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/cleared-soldiers-get-royal-assignment-79310-21455638/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:25:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/cleared-soldiers-get-royal-assignment-79310-21455638/ A NORTH soldier cleared over his involvement in a Cyprus brawl has new duties which could include guarding the Queen, the Sunday Sun can reveal. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/killed-soldier-ken-rowe-s-charity-efforts-after-pal-s-death-79310-21455801/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:20:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/killed-soldier-ken-rowe-s-charity-efforts-after-pal-s-death-79310-21455801/ SADDENED parents have told how a soldier killed in Afghanistan played a key role for a charity set up in memory of their son. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/thugs-to-face-jail-for-knife-crimes-79310-21455873/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:17:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/thugs-to-face-jail-for-knife-crimes-79310-21455873/ KNIFE criminals are set to face an immediate jail sentence if convicted . . . just as the Sunday Sun has been demanding. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/nightclubs-chain-in-80p-booze-row-79310-21455471/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:15:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/nightclubs-chain-in-80p-booze-row-79310-21455471/ A NIGHTCLUB chain which has slashed the price of its drinks to 80p has been condemned as “irresponsible” by health campaigners. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/medics-in-fight-to-save-festival-girl-79310-21455674/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:15:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/medics-in-fight-to-save-festival-girl-79310-21455674/ A ROCK fan was fighting for her life last night after taking drugs at a music festival. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/nine-stars-to-watch-at-beijing-2008-79310-21454990/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/nine-stars-to-watch-at-beijing-2008-79310-21454990/ A SUMMER of sport beckons for dozens of North athletes who are competing in the Beijing Olympics and its partner competition, the Paralympics. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/hoping-to-switch-from-the-counter-to-catwalk-79310-21455469/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/hoping-to-switch-from-the-counter-to-catwalk-79310-21455469/ SHOP assistant Emma Maddison hopes to swap her life selling clothes . . . to making a living modelling them. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/comics-ratings-therapy-79310-21455472/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/comics-ratings-therapy-79310-21455472/ LOCAL LADS Ant and Dec have been a smash hit with followers of the controversial religion Scientology. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/crooked-banker-s-awaiting-sentence-79310-21455475/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/crooked-banker-s-awaiting-sentence-79310-21455475/ A FORMER bank manager and financial advisor is facing jail for stealing £100,000 from a business. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/top-cop-hits-out-at-bonus-payment-79310-21455476/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/top-cop-hits-out-at-bonus-payment-79310-21455476/ ONE of the region’s chief constables has called for the police bonus system to be scrapped . . . despite receiving a big payment himself. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/easington-area-s-shock-violent-crime-figures-79310-21455576/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/easington-area-s-shock-violent-crime-figures-79310-21455576/ A POLICE force is launching an investigation after a survey revealed part of its patch is one of the most violent in the country. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/north-director-is-browned-off-79310-21455686/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/north-director-is-browned-off-79310-21455686/ IT’S usually train services which are disrupted by the “wrong kind of leaves”... but now it’s the excuse for a Hollywood film hitting the buffers. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/anger-at-sick-web-fight-videos-79310-21455798/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/anger-at-sick-web-fight-videos-79310-21455798/ TWO sickening videos showing horrific violence on North streets have been posted on the internet, we can reveal. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/row-as-schools-take-kids-prints-79310-21455802/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/row-as-schools-take-kids-prints-79310-21455802/ THOUSANDS of children in North schools are set to be fingerprinted . . . to speed up library and canteen queues. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/couple-s-crete-care-home-dream-in-jeopardy-79310-21455804/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/couple-s-crete-care-home-dream-in-jeopardy-79310-21455804/ TIME is running out for a couple trying to fulfil a dream inspired by their teenage daughter who died of cancer. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/a-pioneering-boarding-school-for-overweight-and-obese-children-is-to-open-in-the-lake-district-79310-21455805/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/a-pioneering-boarding-school-for-overweight-and-obese-children-is-to-open-in-the-lake-district-79310-21455805/ The live-in school — the first of its kind in the UK — will take youngsters aged 11 to 18 who are at least nine kilos (20lb) over their ideal weight and who have had dieting problems for a year or more. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/pals-flee-bed-bug-horror-79310-21455811/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/pals-flee-bed-bug-horror-79310-21455811/ A SCOTTISH hotel has been dubbed McFawlty Towers after a bust-up over bed bugs led to guests leaving in the middle of the night. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/broke-pair-live-in-shed-at-plot-79310-21455814/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/broke-pair-live-in-shed-at-plot-79310-21455814/ A COUPLE who lost their home after failing to keep up mortgage payments are living in a shed. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/anger-as-whitley-bay-graves-deemed-unsafe-79310-21455822/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2008/08/03/anger-as-whitley-bay-graves-deemed-unsafe-79310-21455822/ HEALTH and safety officers have been slammed after more than 100 gravestones in one cemetery were removed from their plinths and part-buried.