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ON a day when manager Roy Keane described Kenwyne Jones and Craig Gordon as Sunderland's only untouchables, the first five casualties of a summer clear-out at the Stadium of Light were named.

FORMER England coach Steve McClaren is lending his support to Darlington's promotion cause after taking charge of a training session this week.

THREE women were locked in a car park for two hours after a warden slapped them with a late-night ticket, then left without letting them out.

FLOODS on a scale not seen in living memory will repeatedly hit the region in coming years, an expert has warned.

WITH the curtain due to come down on his first full season as a Premier League footballer, Middlesbrough's David Wheater should already have planned his summer holidays.

A NEWCASTLE United fan was warned by a judge today that some of his fellow judges were Middlesbrough supporters.

KEVIN KEEGAN is continuing to plan for next season after holding 'productive and constructive' talks with Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley today.

A BENEFIT cheat who said his loved ones had died in the 7/7 terrorist attacks in London has been jailed.

A COUPLE alleged to have stolen money after making fraudulent National Lottery funding applications may stand trial in October.

A STALKER convicted of a series of sex attacks along a countryside walkway, despite his continued denials, has made a behind-bars confession.