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Mystery of MP's death at home
8:00am Tuesday 16th March 2010
THE mysterious death of a North-East MP was being investigated by police last night.
Tributes paid to respected politician
8:15am Tuesday 16th March 2010
COLLEAGUES, friends and the business community last night paid tribute to MP Ashok Kumar, who died suddenly yesterday.
Stricken yacht rescued for second time in a month
11:58pm Monday 15th March 2010
A STRICKEN yacht was towed ashore for the second time in a month after suffering engine failure earlier today.
Policewoman prosecution will continue, judge told
10:00pm Monday 15th March 2010
A TRIAL is to proceed of a policewoman accused of stealing items of clothing which were destined to be discarded or destroyed.
Steel strike looms closer in TCP battle
7:44pm Monday 15th March 2010
A STRIKE ballot among thousands of steelworkers looks to be looming closer tonight after unions accused Corus of failing to demonstrate sufficient progress in saving the Teesside Cast Products (TCP) plant.
A1 closed: man airlifted to hospital after accident
2:58pm Monday 15th March 2010
A MAN was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries after he was struck by a lorry on the A1.
Investigation published into Middlesbrough nursing home death
2:00pm Monday 15th March 2010
A GREAT grandmother was the victim of serious neglect due to shortfalls by health agencies and social services, an investigation has found.
Dr Martin inquest verdict: Morphine injections contributed to deaths
11:21am Monday 15th March 2010
MORPHINE injections given to two men by Dr Howard Martin were "not clinically justifiable" and contributed to their deaths, a coroner has ruled.
Prison officers in glassing horror
8:05am Monday 15th March 2010
THE brother of a prison officer left fighting for his life after being stabbed at a high security jail by an inmate wielding a shard of glass has said his sibling is lucky to be alive.
Battle to put killer on sex offenders’ register
8:10am Monday 15th March 2010
A MOTHER whose three-yearold daughter was abducted and murdered is pleading for help to ensure the killer is put on the sex offenders’ register if he is released from prison next year.
‘Why I came close to considering suicide’
8:20am Monday 15th March 2010
ENTREPRENEUR Duncan Bannatyne has revealed he came close to considering suicide following the breakdown of his first marriage.
Children's author Terry Deary has launched the Beamish tram race.
Front line soldier backs wristband appeal
Ashleigh's mother makes emotional plea to parents following the sentencing of her daughter's killer
Peter Chapman confesses to the killing of Ashleigh Hall
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