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Prison visitor caught with drugs hidden inside foreskin

9:00pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A PRISON visitor was caught trying to smuggle drugs which he had hidden inside his foreskin.

£464m hospital gets go-ahead to replace Hartlepool and Stockton hospitals

5:00pm Thursday 18th March 2010

HEALTH secretary, Andy Burnham, today gave the go-ahead for a £464 million hospital development in Wynyard Park.

Second blaze breaks out at 'ghost ships' site

3:44pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A SECOND blaze has broken out in as many months at the site of the controversial 'ghost ships'.

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Appeal after man goes missing from Crook

3:01pm Thursday 18th March 2010

POLICE are urging a missing North-East man to contact him to let them know he is safe.

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Facebook no objection to panic button - Government

2:57pm Thursday 18th March 2010

FACEBOOK has no objection in principle to installing an anti-paedophile panic button on its site, Home Secretary Alan Johnson said today.

Mandelson hails Nissan's electric announcement

2:43pm Thursday 18th March 2010

BUSINESS Secretary Lord Mandelson has hailed the announcement that Nissan is to build its first electric car in the North-East as a landmark moment for the motor industry.

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Grandfather dies after pricking finger on rose

1:29pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A GRANDFATHER died from blood poisoning after pricking his finger while gardening at home.

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Police hunt man who raped 16-year-old boy

12:14pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A TEENAGE boy was raped in Sunderland, police said today.

Thirteen arrests as North-East police forces unite to drive criminals off the roads

12:10pm Thursday 18th March 2010

THREE police forces united to target travelling criminals and dangerous vehicles being used on the region's roads.

Detectives probe 80-year-old's death

10:21am Thursday 18th March 2010

A PENSIONER arrested by police investigating the unexplained death of an elderly woman has tonight been released.

Missing Claudia's sister in appeal for help one year on

10:19am Thursday 18th March 2010

THE sister of missing Claudia Lawrence today urged people to come forward with information about the chef - even if means compromising their existing relationships.

Jobs joy as North-East Nissan chosen to build car of future

8:10am Thursday 18th March 2010

NISSAN will announce today that Sunderland has won the race to build the new Leaf electric car in a deal that will secure the plant’s future for years to come.