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ITV suspends Heartbeat production
Production of long-running ITV show Heartbeat is to be suspended to clear a stockpile of unbroadcast episodes. |
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Why not ban all drink-driving?
A government report recommends cutting the blood-alcohol limit for drivers, but critics say this risks confusing motorists about how much they can drink. What about an outright ban? |
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Talks on Teesside market upgrade
Council bosses begin a consultation period to discuss a decline in the number of traders at a historic Teesside market. |
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In pictures: Cumbria school coach crash
Images of the scene of a coach crash in Cumbria which claimed the lives of two teenagers and a motorist. |
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Three killed in school bus crash
Two teenagers are among three people killed in a crash involving a school bus near Keswick in Cumbria. |
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Mayor 'supports' redundant staff
Redundant workers at Garlands Call Centres, which went into administration on Monday, receive mayoral support. |
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Mayor hopeful after Corus meeting
Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon is optimistic about the future of steelmaking on Teesside after meeting Corus bosses. |
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Mayor meets with steel plant boss
Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon meets the owners of the partially-mothballed Corus steel plant in Redcar. |
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Prince visits Corus steel plant
The Prince of Wales visits the recently mothballed Corus steel plant on Teesside. |
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Killer lit fire after calling taxi
A man who strangled a grandmother in her bungalow called for a taxi then started a fire to cover his tracks - as the driver waited outside unaware. |
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Life term for grandmother killer
A Teesside man is jailed for life after being found guilty of strangling a pensioner, then torching her home to destroy evidence of her murder. |
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Teenager threatened with hacksaw
Two youths threaten a 16-year-old boy with a hacksaw before stealing his mobile phone in Middlesbrough. |
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Woman 'critical' after car crash
A 39-year-old woman is seriously injured when her car crashes into a dry-stone wall. |
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Jobs blow for call centre staff
More than 1,000 North East call centre staff lose their jobs after a company calls in the administrators. |
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New motors for Transporter Bridge
The motors in Middlesbrough's iconic Transporter Bridge are being replaced after almost 100 years. |
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Hammer killer refused interview
A psychopath who killed a Teesside doctor with a hammer is refused the right to a face-to-face newspaper interview. |
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How long do honeymoons last?
The UK's new Conservative-Liberal Democrat government looks as though it is about to embark on its honeymoon period. But how long do such love-ins with the public last and what brings them to an end? |
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Soldier attack suspect is bailed
A 19-year-old man is bailed over an assault on a Teesside soldier, who is critically ill in hospital. |
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Fraud charges for airline owner
The owner of an airline planning to fly between Durham Tees Valley Airport and London appears in court charged with fraud. |
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Damaged bridge closed until July
A Teesside bridge found damaged after heavy rainfall will remain closed until at least July, say engineers. |