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Rifles soldier killed in Afghanistan

10:45am Monday 22nd March 2010

A SOLDIER from A Company, 3rd Battalion The Rifles, died today in an explosion in Sangin, Helmand Province, the Ministry of Defence said. Next of kin have been informed.

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Horror of Soham case

10:35am Monday 22nd March 2010

RARELY have two people been more reviled than Soham murderer Ian Huntley and his accomplice Maxine Carr.

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York vet relives motorway lorry shunt horror

9:40am Monday 22nd March 2010

A NORTH Yorkshire woman screamed "I'm going to die" as the car she was in was shunted sideways along the motorway by a lorry, she said today.

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Huntley’s throat slashed in North jail

8:10am Monday 22nd March 2010

CHILD killer Ian Huntley is back in jail this morning after being given hospital treatment for a slash wound to his throat.

Revealing the drama behind the Darwins

8:25am Monday 22nd March 2010

THE story of back-from-thedead canoeist John Darwin which fascinated the nation will feature in a television drama.

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Amazing news as funds hit £60,000

8:19am Monday 22nd March 2010

GENEROUS North-East communities have hit a £60,000 jackpot providing a better life for a disabled teenage sports star.

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Family in turmoil after death suspects cleared

8:29am Monday 22nd March 2010

THE family of a teenager who died in mysterious circumstances following a nightclub incident have spoken of their turmoil after police cleared the two main suspects.

Young actors show the dangers of legal highs

9:31am Monday 22nd March 2010

A DVD starring young actors from the region will educate teenagers about the potentially fatal dangers of a legal drug.

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Tories demand probe into lobbying claims

8:36am Monday 22nd March 2010

DAVID CAMERON yesterday demanded an investigation after senior Labour MPs were secretly filmed apparently offering their expertise for cash.

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‘Cuts put 17,000 jobs in jeopardy’

8:48am Monday 22nd March 2010

BUSINESS leaders have warned that 17,000 jobs could go if steps are not taken to offset an £850m drop in local authority spending.

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Experts discover Peter Crouch of stars

8:51am Monday 22nd March 2010

A NEWLY-DISCOVERED galaxy went through a teenage growth spurt and would now be the astronomical equivalent of gangly footballer Peter Crouch, scientists said last night.