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North East news, North East sport, North East entertainment, Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/ramos-deserves-clemence-y-84229-21976066/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:45:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/ramos-deserves-clemence-y-84229-21976066/ Former Tottenham goalkeeper Ray Clemence believes the club's summer transfer turmoil is no longer a valid excuse for their wretched start to the Barclays Premier League campaign. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/hampshire-set-to-offer-fletcher-role-84229-21977444/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:45:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/hampshire-set-to-offer-fletcher-role-84229-21977444/ Hampshire have appointed Giles White as team manager for the 2009 season and confirmed they are hoping to recruit former England head coach Duncan Fletcher as a consultant. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/hatton-relishing-fresh-start-at-30-84229-21977507/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:45:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/hatton-relishing-fresh-start-at-30-84229-21977507/ Ricky Hatton celebrated his 30th birthday on Monday with a gruelling training session and a defiant declaration that he was right to axe Billy Graham and join forces with Floyd Mayweather Snr. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/diy-chain-to-axe-750-jobs-84229-21977346/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:35:17 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/diy-chain-to-axe-750-jobs-84229-21977346/ DIY chain Focus is to cut 750 jobs in the current "difficult economic climate", the company has confirmed. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/ftse-set-for-20-year-record-fall-84229-21977279/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:35:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/ftse-set-for-20-year-record-fall-84229-21977279/ London's FTSE 100 Index is on course for its biggest one-day fall in more than 20 years on another day of turmoil for global stock markets. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/fletcher-set-to-join-white-s-hampshire-84229-21977170/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:15:16 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/fletcher-set-to-join-white-s-hampshire-84229-21977170/ Hampshire have appointed Giles White as team manager for the 2009 season and confirmed they are hoping to recruit former England head coach Duncan Fletcher as a consultant. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/police-chief-died-of-exposure-84229-21976899/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:05:18 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/police-chief-died-of-exposure-84229-21976899/ Police chief Michael Todd died from exposure after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs as his personal life unravelled, an inquest heard. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/kinnear-set-to-escape-punishment-84229-21976736/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:45:16 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/kinnear-set-to-escape-punishment-84229-21976736/ Newcastle interim manager Joe Kinnear is unlikely to face any further disciplinary action over his attempts to contact the bench during Sunday's match at Everton. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/millions-paying-over-the-odds-84229-21976459/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:05:19 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/millions-paying-over-the-odds-84229-21976459/ Millions of households are unfairly paying over the odds for their energy supply, a report by the industry watchdog found. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/race-to-dubai-unveiled-84229-21974328/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:15:20 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/race-to-dubai-unveiled-84229-21974328/ The 2009 European Tour and the inaugural Race to Dubai will feature a record 53 tournaments in 26 destinations. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/wakefield-swoop-for-snitch-84229-21974879/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:15:19 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/wakefield-swoop-for-snitch-84229-21974879/ Forward Steve Snitch has joined Wakefield Wildcats for a second time following his release by Huddersfield. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/grimsby-appoint-newell-84229-21976110/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:15:19 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/grimsby-appoint-newell-84229-21976110/ Mike Newell has been unveiled as the new Grimsby manager. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/bmw-to-stick-with-drivers-84229-21976207/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:15:19 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/bmw-to-stick-with-drivers-84229-21976207/ BMW Sauber have confirmed they will retain their existing driver line-up of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld for the 2009 Formula One season. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/cruciate-damage-confirmed-for-skrtel-84229-21975951/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:15:18 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/cruciate-damage-confirmed-for-skrtel-84229-21975951/ Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel will discover in the next 24 hours how long he is expected to be out injured after a scan revealed posterior cruciate ligament damage in his right knee. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/beye-boost-for-magpies-84229-21976010/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:15:18 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/beye-boost-for-magpies-84229-21976010/ Newcastle defender Habib Beye is ready to hand manager Joe Kinnear another boost as he prepares for his comeback. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/seven-years-for-former-plymouth-keeper-84229-21975887/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:15:17 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/seven-years-for-former-plymouth-keeper-84229-21975887/ Former Plymouth goalkeeper Luke McCormick has been jailed for seven years for killing two young boys as he drove "like an idiot". http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/fire-boys-trapped-by-slammed-door-84229-21971231/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:05:16 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/fire-boys-trapped-by-slammed-door-84229-21971231/ Two young brothers killed in a house fire were left trapped when their mother ran for help and the front door slammed behind her, a witness said. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/met-police-racism-probe-is-flawed-84229-21975763/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:05:16 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/met-police-racism-probe-is-flawed-84229-21975763/ An investigation into alleged racism in Britain's largest police force is flawed before it has even begun, it has been claimed. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/menezes-police-did-nothing-wrong-84229-21975803/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:05:16 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/menezes-police-did-nothing-wrong-84229-21975803/ Jean Charles de Menezes was the victim of "terrible and extraordinary circumstances", the senior policewoman in charge of the operation that led to his death told an inquest. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/ripper-killer-jailed-for-30-years-84229-21974727/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/ripper-killer-jailed-for-30-years-84229-21974727/ A killer who tried to emulate Jack the Ripper has been jailed for life for the murder of two young mothers at the start of what may have become a killing spree. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/footballer-jailed-over-crash-deaths-84229-21975614/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/footballer-jailed-over-crash-deaths-84229-21975614/ A drunken professional footballer has been jailed for seven years for killing two young boys as he drove "like an idiot". http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/tragic-police-chief-s-final-message-84229-21975696/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/tragic-police-chief-s-final-message-84229-21975696/ Police chief Michael Todd sent a last text message before he died, saying: "I'm sorry for what I have done, forgive me in another life," the inquest into his death heard. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/pm-to-quiz-merkel-on-cash-guarantee-84229-21975549/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:05:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/pm-to-quiz-merkel-on-cash-guarantee-84229-21975549/ Gordon Brown will be speaking to Angela Merkel amid confusion over the extent of the German chancellor's commitments to protect bank deposits. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/footballer-admits-car-death-charges-84229-21974637/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:35:16 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/footballer-admits-car-death-charges-84229-21974637/ A professional footballer has admitted causing the deaths of two young boys who were killed in a motorway crash. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/ramos-refuses-to-sink-84229-21972496/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:15:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/ramos-refuses-to-sink-84229-21972496/ Juande Ramos insisted he would keep fighting after Tottenham's desperate season slumped to a new low against Hull, whose manager Phil Brown admitted he was "in dreamland". http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/degale-considering-his-options-84229-21974439/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:45:17 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/degale-considering-his-options-84229-21974439/ Olympic middleweight champion James DeGale is considering an offer of "nearly two million pounds" to turn professional rather than defend his title at the London 2012 Games. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/strike-disruption-threatens-post-84229-21974504/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:35:19 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/strike-disruption-threatens-post-84229-21974504/ Postal deliveries were threatened with disruption on Monday when hundreds of workers refused to cross picket lines. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/peacock-so-proud-of-rhinos-84229-21974179/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:15:22 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/peacock-so-proud-of-rhinos-84229-21974179/ Leeds' heroic Grand Final triumph over St Helens is a career highlight for the Rhinos' England captain Jamie Peacock. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/menezes-mother-attends-his-inquest-84229-21974038/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:05:17 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/06/menezes-mother-attends-his-inquest-84229-21974038/ The mother of Jean Charles de Menezes attended the inquest into her son's death for the first time on Monday. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/benitez-awaits-skrtel-scan-results-84229-21973866/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:45:16 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/latest-sport-news/2008/10/06/benitez-awaits-skrtel-scan-results-84229-21973866/ Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is anxiously awaiting the results of Martin Skrtel's scan but he fears the worst.