Mum left traumatised after man grabs baby

6:07pm today

A YOUNG mother has been left traumatised after a man grabbed her nine-week old son as she walked along a North-East beach.

Woman rescued from house fire

5:23pm today

AN anniversary celebration ended dramatically when a woman had to be rescued from her burning home.

Man arrested over woman's death

4:42pm today

POLICE are investigating after a woman was found dead at her home.

Former fireman and arms dealer is jailed for child abuse

4:15pm today

A FORMER fireman who abused two schoolgirls almost twenty years ago has been jailed for 15 years.

Conwoman who poisoned husband jailed

3:28pm today

A CAREER conwoman who poisoned her husband with rat killer and anti-depressants was given an indeterminate prison sentence today.

	Death of well-known Echo reporter
	3:24pm today
	BRIAN Redhead, one of the region's longest-serving newspaper reporters, has died. He was 61.

Jealous man steals ex-girlfriend's bondage gear

3:10pm today

A JEALOUS man stole his former partner's bondage sex kit he bought her for her birthday so she could not use it again.

Judge warns fan for wearing Newcastle shirt to court

2:18pm today

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

Go-ahead given for film studio plan

11:51am today

PLANS to create a multi-million film studio in the North-East have been given the go-ahead.

Empty boats spark rescue search

11:37am today

POLICE and search teams combed a North-East riverbank this week after walkers came across three empty boats and some discarded clothing.

Anger after women locked in car park

11:24am today

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.

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Benefit cheat claimed loved ones died in terror attack

10:28am today

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

	Burma search for 17 'missing' Britons
	10:09am today
	THE Foreign Office is urgently trying to track down "a small number" of British nationals who are among the tens of thousands of people still unaccounted for in cyclone-hit Burma.
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Gulf between North and South increases

2:04am today

A GULF in the amount of money people have to spend proves the North-South divide is widening, new figures revealed yesterday.

	Lottery charges pair may stand trial
	2:04am today
	A COUPLE alleged to have stolen money after making fraudulent National Lottery funding applications may stand trial in October.

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