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Brown backs off A1 dualling vow

GORDON Brown yesterday said he wanted the “most modern” transport network but failed to support key regional upgrades before his first North East visit as Prime Minister. Read

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Deal wrangle doesn't worry United new boy Gutierrez

JONAS Gutierrez has vowed not to allow an escalating row with former club Real Mal-lorca to sour his move to Newcastle United after the Spanish club insisted they could take the Argentinian to court in search of compensation. Read

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Brown fails to support key North transport upgrades

GORDON Brown yesterday said he wanted the “most modern” transport network but failed to support key regional upgrades before his first North East visit as Prime Minister. Read

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Barter Books theft CCTV

CCTV footage of nature lover Alan Hunter Birchall and his wife Heather stealing from Barter Books in Alnwick.

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Jobs saved as ScS is bought out in rescue

JOBS at ScS have been saved but shareholders will be wiped out with a rescue deal agreed to prevent the collapse of the 96-store North East furniture chain. Read

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Now here's the news

The headline on the front of today's Daily Express - "Now Your Shopping Bill Hits New High" - is the latest example of a worrying trend I've noticed recently on some right wing nationals. Read

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Hoppings slideshow

Click here to view a musical gallery of photographs from the annual Hoppings fair on Newcastle's Town Moor. Read

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Hancock

WITH great power comes great responsibility … not that bona fide superhero Hancock (Will Smith) cares. Read

Sport

Wigan edge out Rhinos in classic

Wigan held off a tremendous onslaught in a JJB Stadium thriller to claim a 23-22 win and condemn engage Super League champions Leeds to a third defeat in four matches. Read