Pupils face longer wait for Sats results

8:51am Saturday 5th July 2008

TENS of thousands of children across the region will be kept waiting for the results of key tests after administrative chaos delayed the marking of papers.

	PM pays tribute to NHS
	4:05am Sat 5 Jul 08
	GORDON Brown pledged to help the NHS continue being the envy of the world as he celebrated the organisation's 60th birthday in the region yesterday.

100 jobs to go at NHS prescription division

9:18am Saturday 5th July 2008

MORE than 100 jobs are going with the closure in September of the Durham City offices of an NHS organisation that pays chemists for prescriptions.

	30 years on, radio team celebrating anniversary
	9:01am Sat 5 Jul 08
	PRESENTERS from a hospital radio station celebrated its 30th anniversary yesterday.

Killer’s sentence ruling may be overturned as MP steps in

9:10am Saturday 5th July 2008

A RULING that would have enabled a psychopathic hammer killer to apply for parole could be overturned at the Court of Appeal this month.

	Exhibition ahead of city centre sculpture unveiling
	8:59am Sat 5 Jul 08
	AN exhibition celebrating an artist has opened ahead of the unveiling of his latest work.

	MP opens bird centre
	8:55am Sat 5 Jul 08
	ONE of the country's largest birds of prey centres opens its doors to the public next weekend.

	Missing piece of explorer museum jigsaw in place
	9:14am Sat 5 Jul 08
	A MISSING exhibit has been installed at a museum dedicated to the life of an explorer.

	John steps down after decade as chairman of group
	9:11am Sat 5 Jul 08
	THERE has been a shake-up at the top of the organisation behind the region's biggest farming event.

Benefit worker's gambling habits ends in court

11:11pm Friday 4th July 2008

A BENEFIT agency worker who took out over £20,000 in loans in his fiancée's name to fund his gambling addiction has been spared jail.

	N-E model voted out of Big Bro
	10:21pm Fri 4 Jul 08
	PART-TIME model Jennifer Clark, 22, from Chester-le-Street, County Durham, was tonight evicted from the Big Brother House.

	N-E businessman may build new prisons
	9:29pm Fri 4 Jul 08
	A BUSINESSMAN who already owns a string of schools wants to start building new prisons.

'Schizoid' loner almost killed neighbour, court told

8:08pm Friday 4th July 2008

A LONER who shot his neighbour because he irrationally believed he was responsible for his parents' death has been jailed indefinitely.

Footballer awaits damages claim over career-ending Boro tackle

6:58pm Friday 4th July 2008

A YOUNG footballer faces a wait to find out if his multi-million pound damages claim for a horrific tackle which prematurely ended his career is successful.

	Name announced for £100m children's hospital
	6:36pm Fri 4 Jul 08
	A £100m children's hospital for the North-East will be named The Great North Children's Hospital, it was announced tonight.
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