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Man who admitted mum's murder changes plea

Beaten to death: Kelly McKitten

8:40pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

A MAN who admitted murdering a mother-of-two now wants to protest his innocence.

Man charged over murder

8:28pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

A MAN has tonight been charged with the murder of 59-year-old Ulrike Ireland.

"Escaped' schoolboy found in cupboard

7:44pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

A SCHOOLBOY sparked a police search after it was thought he had escaped from school - but was found minutes later hiding in a cupboard.

Tragic footballer was upset over son, inquest told

Tim Carter

6:03pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

A former Sunderland Football Club goalkeeper who killed himself had a ‘‘difficult time’’ following the birth of his son who had cerebral palsy, an inquest heard today.

Cell research centre work begins

6:10pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

WORK has begun on a new £18m building to provide a unique and world-class centre for bacterial cell biology at a North-East university.

Trains delayed after tragedy

5:52pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

A WOMAN has died after being hit by a train near a railway station.

Petrol price war raging on region's forecourts

4:43pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

A petrol price war is raging on Britain's garage forecourts today after supermarkets slashed the price of a litre below £1.

Man withdraws murder plea

4:47pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

A man who admitted murdering a loving mum-of-two now wants to protest his innocence.

Tornado to become TV star

The Tornado in steam

3:58pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

THE construction of the first steam locomotive to be built in this country in nearly 50 years is to be featured in a BBC documentary tonight (THURS).

"Piracy" led to financial meltdown - academic

Pirates - forerunners of today's market speculators?

2:04pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

An academic claimed today how the global financial meltdown can be traced back to the golden age of pirates and buccaneering on the high seas.


National News

'Tapas Seven' win libel payout

Friends of Kate and Gerry McCann will receive a libel payout from Express Newspapers

Updated 7:48pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

Seven friends who were on holiday with Kate and Gerry McCann when their daughter Madeleine vanished are to receive a "substantial" libel payout from a newspaper group, a source has said.


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