Bargain rail fares branded 'a mirage'

6:03am today

RAIL bosses last night angrily denied suggestions they were misleading North-East passengers over the availability of cheap tickets.

Celebrations as Laura wins Miss Durham competition

3:03am today

A HALF-BRAZILIAN business administrator has lifted the title in the fifth annual Miss Durham competition.

Nissan 'production switch of new Micra'

4:03am today

CAR manufacturer Nissan is to switch production of the successor to its highly successful Micra model away from its plant in the North-East, according to reports at the weekend.

Mixed reaction to face of North

2:03am today

THE new face for the North-East has met the neighbours, but not all of them are friendly.

Quakers' tickets mix-up after first-leg success

5:03am today

FOOTBALL supporters celebrating their club's success in the first leg of the promotion play-offs have had their plans for the second game thrown into confusion.

Man dies after road accident

9:32pm Sunday 11th May 2008

A male driver has died after his vehicle came off a country road and rolled into a ditch.

Concern over football match tickets

8:47pm Sunday 11th May 2008

Football supporters celebrating their club's success in the first leg of the promotion play-offs have had their plans for the second game thrown into confusion.

Police called as fight breaks out in car park

8:44pm Sunday 11th May 2008

Distressed families watched on when a drunken fight between gangs of youths broke out in a Darlington car park.

Laura takes the tiara

7:43pm Sunday 11th May 2008

Business administrator Laura Azevedo, 19, from Hartlepool, won the Miss Durham competition, held at Sedgefield Racecourse last night.

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	Policeman injured as violence mars Boro victory
	6:26pm Sun 11 May 08
	A POLICEMAN was injured in clashes with Manchester City fans, following the team's 8-1 defeat at the hands of Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium today.

Thousands step out to fight cancer

5:30pm Sunday 11th May 2008

MORE than 3,000 women strode out in warmth and sunshine at the first of ten Race for Life events today.

Driver suffers head injuries in accident

3:31pm Sunday 11th May 2008

A MALE driver has been flown to hospital by air ambulance with serious head injuries following an accident this morning.

Three hurt as speedway bike hits spectators

2:16pm Sunday 11th May 2008

TWO teenagers and a man were injured when a motorbike crashed into spectators at a Speedway race event.

Escaped prisoner found

11:39am Sunday 11th May 2008

A PRISONER who escaped while receiving medical treatment at hospital has been found.

Driver injured at notorious blackspot

11:19am Sunday 11th May 2008

A DRIVER has been treated in hospital for injuries sustained after his wagon crashed and overturned at a notorious blackspot.

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