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Coronavirus-hit UK economy shrinks by a fifth in first month of lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned of a ‘tough’ few months ahead.

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Man jailed for eight years for deliberately exposing partners to HIV risk

A "devious and deceptive" hairdresser who set out to deliberately infect victims with HIV has been jailed for eight years in Scotland.

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Jeremy Corbyn: I would take on Donald Trump over environment if I was PM at G20

Jeremy Corbyn said he would tackle Donald Trump on environmental issues if he was the Prime Minister attending the G20 summit.

celebrity

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is moving back to the Geordie Shores

celebrity

Cheryl 'could have gone off rails'

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Hundreds celebrate Thatcher's death

Six-minute cruise anyone?

Passengers on a "mini cruise" to Holland spent just six minutes at their destination.

Thu, 28 Mar, 2013

Love-hungry tortoises burn house down in the UK

Two mating tortoises have been blamed for starting a devastating house fire.

Wed, 06 Mar, 2013

Rowdy college students given sweets to keep quiet

UK Police officers have bought 10,000 sweets to hand out to students to remind them to keep the noise down when returning home from a night out.

Mon, 05 Dec, 2011

UK airports 'near normal' amid strike

Plane arrivals and take-offs at Britain's two biggest airports were largely unaffected by today's strike.

Wed, 30 Nov, 2011

Anxious Robbie turns to yoga to settle tour nerves

Robbie Williams has been using yoga to battle his nerves ahead of Take That's tour.

Fri, 27 May, 2011

Cole adapting to life in LA

Cheryl Cole feels “more alive” in Los Angeles.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2011

Cole wants royal invite

Cheryl Cole wants an invite to the royal wedding.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2011

Drivers in the UK struggle to work after early snowfall

Motorists battled with hazardous conditions on the roads today as the widest-spread November snowfall for 17 years gripped the UK.

Thu, 25 Nov, 2010

Row over airspace closure intensifies as ash chaos drags on

A new ash cloud dashed hopes that air travel could begin to return to normal today as the row over the grounding of planes intensified.

Tue, 20 Apr, 2010

Father denies poisoning baby son to avoid moving out

A father today denied trying to kill his weeks-old baby by smothering him and poisoning him with powerful painkillers so he could continue living with the boy’s mother.

Mon, 01 Mar, 2010

'Apprentice' reject happy to head home

Sandwich chain boss and former Middlesbrough FC trainee Rocky Andrews has become the latest 'The Apprentice' candidate to be fired - after a catering task where his team walked away with a £160 (€175.81) loss.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2009

Pressure to be perfect in work 'leading to binge drinking'

Pressure at work to be "perfect" was fuelling the binge-drinking boom, a Dutch psychologist said today.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2009

Workers in the North walk out in solidarity with British strikers

Workers at Kilroot power station in the North have walked out in solidarity with striking employees at a plant in England.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2009

Highly praised drama worth a look

Recently released is This is England, a highly praised film about a young boy (Thomas Turgoose) growing up in north east England in the early ‘80s.

Fri, 31 Aug, 2007

50 Cent to perform intimate UK gig

Rapper 50 Cent will perform a one-off gig in a tiny pub in north east England, to honour a promise to a DJ friend.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2006

Police interview witnesses in 'gang rape' probe

Detectives investigating the “gang rape” of a 17-year-old girl allegedly involving Premiership footballers travelled to North East England today, Scotland Yard said.

Thu, 16 Oct, 2003

Search continues in drains and ditches for missing woman

THE search for missing Irish woman Rachel Moran continued yesterday in the extensive drains and ditches around Hull city in north east England.

Tue, 14 Jan, 2003

British terror police given more time to question suspects

British anti-terrorism detectives questioning six men arrested in North East England have been granted more time to hold the suspects.

Wed, 30 Jan, 2002

Soldiers join foot-and-mouth frontline

Soldiers have been drafted in to help in the new battle against foot-and-mouth disease in North East England.

Sat, 01 Sep, 2001

British Ministry to reveal how foot-and-mouth began

The British Government is blaming the foot-and-mouth outbreak on illegal foreign meat intended for a Chinese restaurant.

Tue, 27 Mar, 2001

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