PETROL PRICES RECENT publicity about the price of running our cars is about to show this Government the strength of the disillusionment of the British public. The 1997 election was an election of Labour promises, and what did they promise - everything
SURGEON Richard Neale could be extradited to face a murder charge following an investigation into the death of a former patient overseas. Canadian police have confirmed that they are putting together a case which could lead to a request for extradition
A HEALTH and safety investigation is to get under way today after a six-year-old boy was crushed to death by a gravestone. Reuben Powell was killed by the 5ft high slab when it fell on him as he played with friends in the Grove Road cemetery in Harrogate
A NORTH-EAST woman who discovered she was pregnant with triplets shortly after her marriage broke up, was yesterday named Britain's Single Mum of the Year. Sonya Tutt, 33, who already had two children when she split with her husband, John, was nominated
A FARMER intends to create his own flood defences after losing 23 piglets when the River Gaunless burst its banks. Robert Allan, who runs Lowgarth Farm, at Witton-le-Wear, suffered about £17,000 worth of damage and lost two litters of pigs in the floods
CAMPAIGNING cobbler Tony Martin has laughed off the threat of prosecution over his controversial window display. Lawyers are considering whether to prosecute Mr Martin for breaching the peace by filling the window of his shop with newspaper cuttings chronicling
HARTLEPOOL United have stolen a march on Chesterfield in the race to sign Wolves front-man Mark Jones, writes NICK LOUGHLIN. Boss Chris Turner, who had the highly-rated striker under his wing during his time as youth team coach at Molineux, has offered
A quick-fire innings by Darren Hickey secured a crucial victory for Darlington, who were one of only three sides to win in a programme badly affected by the weather late in the day. Rain was always threatening and when Marske presented their visitors
AS OUR busy urban lives become more hectic and stressful, we have become increasingly reliant on convenience - ready meals, appliances, cleaners - anything to make life easier. But in our quest to ensure we get a little quality leisure time, perhaps we
GOING POTTY He's 11-years-old, he wears glasses and is a bit of a nerd but Harry Potter is taking over the world. The tale of his latest adventures went on sale on Saturday and thousands of copies of The Goblet of Fire were sold to eager fans. Today author
HARRY Potter author JK Rowling said last night she was baffled by reports that she is being stalked. The writer arrived at the National Railway Museum in York an hour late on the second leg of her steam train whistle-stop tour of Britain. As she set to
THE class of Michael Vaughan yesterday ruined Durham's hopes of racing to their first championship win in ten meetings with Yorkshire. After rain wiped out the first 45 overs of the third day's play at Headingley, Vaughan showed why he must now be considered
AMATEUR performers were given their chance to shine in front of a huge audience at the Orange Darlington Festival at the weekend. Children as young as three took part in the event, held in St Cuthbert's churchyard, in Darlington town centre, on Saturday
ONE of England's bravest footballers will be remembered forever at the spot where he fell, after the unveiling of a memorial on the Somme. As a full back with Bradford Park Avenue, Donald Simpson Bell never won a league title or the FA Cup, but in the
DOZENS of quoits players pitted their skills against each other at the weekend in the sport's world championships. The matches were played on pitches in the appropriate setting of the colliery village at Beamish Open Air Museum, County Durham. Competition
AN 18-year-old housewife has won The Northern Echo's Cook of the Year competition. Michelle Bateman, of Darlington, wowed the judges at this year's Homes and Garden event, with her menu of roasted tomatoes with parmesan, olives and basil, chicken on layered
THE marching season highlights the fragility of the peace process in Northern Ireland. The stand-off at Drumcree reflects the deep-rooted divisions which have to be healed before the shadow of violence is removed from everyday life in the province. These
Paul Gascoigne will return to pre-season training with Middlesbrough today and is neither poised for a return to Scotland nor a switch to Australia, according to his adviser Mel Stein. The ex-England midfielder has been linked with Scottish Premier League
Armed police turned out when school leaver Nicola Wheatley, 16, went for her first job interview. She was just filling in her application form in a home improvement firm's office when they burst in, ordering her: "Put your hands on your head". Nicola
GLASGOW Rangers captain Lorenzo Amoruso is close to signing a five-year deal to join Sunderland. The Italian central defender flew to England last week for secret talks with Wearside boss Peter Reid and on his return to Italy said: "It is not an easy
FIREfighters were called to save a dog trapped by its collar in an underground culvert. The Jack Russell cross was found stuck in the dank drain, off Cumberland Terrace, Willington, on Sunday. Her cries were heard by Frank Nutter who lives nearby. He
AT the crack of dawn the former mining village was stirred to life by sounds and sights its residents had not seen for more than three decades. Hundreds of people spilled on to the streets wearing slippers and dressing gowns to watch their banner being
MORE than 4,000 homes will be fitted with carbon monoxide detectors in a major step forward in the fight against the Silent Killer. In a move believed to be the first of its kind in the country, a North Yorkshire housing association is to fit the detectors
