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Police warning over missing psychiatric patientPolice warning over missing psychiatric patient
10:00am Fri 28 Mar 08
POLICE are warning the public to be vigilant after a patient went missing from a psychiatric hospital.

Second day of T5 chaos
9:31am Friday 28th March 2008
BRITISH Airways cancelled dozens of flights as travel chaos continued at Heathrow's new £4.3 billion Terminal 5.

Record pay for council officials revealed
7:49am Friday 28th March 2008
PAY row flared last night after it was revealed that a record number of North-East council bosses are earning more than £100,000 a year.
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Millionaire committed suicide after affair ended
4:02am Friday 28th March 2008
A MILLIONAIRE who committed suicide in his factory had been having an affair with a married woman in the weeks prior to his death, an inquest has heard.

Former TV presenter opposing windfarmFormer TV presenter opposing windfarm
8:16am Fri 28 Mar 08
A FORMER television presenter has joined forces with villagers to fight a proposed windfarm near their homes.
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Nurse bullied patients and staff, hearing told
5:02am Friday 28th March 2008
A NURSE accused of bullying colleagues and patients on a hospital ward is said to have told a seriously ill woman: "If you were a dog, you would have been put down."

Former TV presenter opposing wind farm
3:02am Friday 28th March 2008
A FORMER television presenter has joined forces with villagers to fight a proposed wind farm near their homes.

Care home ‘the worst inspectors had seen’
7:57am Friday 28th March 2008
DEMENTIA patients at one of Britain's worst care homes were forced to sleep on filthy mattresses surrounded by faeces smeared on walls, a hearing was told.
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Trust reveals woodland plan
2:02am Friday 28th March 2008
A TREE conservation group has outlined its plans to create a major woodland on the outskirts of a city.

£35,000 bill? It’s not even my phone£35,000 bill? It’s not even my phone
8:01am Fri 28 Mar 08
A BUSINESSMAN has been ordered to pay a £35,000 bill by phone company Orange - despite never having been a customer of the firm.
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Police continue appeals in hunt for missing manPolice continue appeals in hunt for missing man
8:06am Fri 28 Mar 08
NINE weeks since a man went missing, police and his family are still hoping to find him.

‘NHS red tape has robbed me of motherhood’‘NHS red tape has robbed me of motherhood’
8:09am Fri 28 Mar 08
A YOUNG woman who prematurely went through the menopause said NHS red tape had "robbed her of motherhood".
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Games get ‘film’ ratings to protect children
8:11am Friday 28th March 2008
VIDEO games will be forced to carry cinema-style age classifications to improve children's safety in the digital age under a new strategy announced yesterday.

We’re sinking under pressure of EU quotasWe’re sinking under pressure of EU quotas
8:13am Fri 28 Mar 08
THE region's fisherman are struggling to make a living because they say harsh restrictions are severely limiting what they can catch.
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MP opposes ‘all-black’ shortlists
8:28am Friday 28th March 2008
THE region's only ethnic minority MP has condemned Labour's plans for "all-black" shortlists for Westminster seats and warned of "bloodletting".
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