Immature troops are 'product of society'

2:06am today

THE breakdown of traditional family values was last night blamed for teenagers leaving school undisciplined, materialistic and lacking in morals.

Missing teen found safe

12:18am today

A TEENAGER missing since September 27 has been found.

Britney loses children

11:49pm Monday 1st October 2007

A JUDGE ordered Britney Spears to hand over her children to her ex-husband today.

Death of Ned Sherrin

9:30pm Monday 1st October 2007

THE broadcaster, writer and director Ned Sherrin, who was famous for presenting the Radio 4 show Loose Ends, has died, his personal manager said tonight.

Body believed to be that of missing student

8:37pm Monday 1st October 2007

POLICE say the body of a man found in a river yesterday is believed to be that of a missing student.

Elton asks for end to controversial exhibition

8:18pm Monday 1st October 2007

ROCK star Sir Elton John has asked for an exhibition of photographs he owns to be taken off public display in the North-East a week after one of the images was seized by police in a child pornography probe.

Celeb chef's recipe for healthy eating

6:33pm Monday 1st October 2007

ANTONY Worrall Thompson took time out of his busy schedule to talk to North Yorkshire primary school children about healthy eating.

Artist faces jail for Turkish picture

6:16pm Monday 1st October 2007

ARTIST Michael Dickinson is to go on trial next week accused of insulting the Turkish Prime Minister's dignity.

More pain for motorists as petrol reaches £1 a litre

6:13pm Monday 1st October 2007

MOTORISTS were last night warned of more pain ahead with the price of unleaded petrol yesterday reaching the dreaded £1-a-litre mark in some areas.

Police find body

6:07pm Monday 1st October 2007

THE body of a man was found yesterday in the city where police have been search for a missing student for more than a week.

Child molestor jailed

3:58pm Monday 1st October 2007

A paedophile was jailed for five years yesterday after he threatened to kill a five-year-old girl if she told anyone that he had sexually abused her.

Heads left on doorstep mystery

3:45pm Monday 1st October 2007

Puzzled residents were turning detective today after mysterious stone heads were left outside their homes in the middle of the night.

Murder accused goes to trial next year

3:27pm Monday 1st October 2007

A teenager accused of murdering two sisters who died in a house fire will be tried by a jury next year.

Drugs seized

2:54pm Monday 1st October 2007

THOUSANDS of pounds worth of drugs were seized in an on-going campaign aimed at cracking down on neighbourhood problems in east Durham.

Wheelchair conman admits charity dupe

2:21pm Monday 1st October 2007

A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND conman and his accomplice have admitted tricking unsuspecting residents into donating to a non-existent charity event.

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