Same sex hospital wards complete
19/12/2009 15:44:15
Men and women no longer have to share some ward facilities after NHS North East completes a programme of improvements.
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Lifeboat to serve Faroe Islands
19/12/2009 16:28:05
A former Redcar RNLI lifeboat, which rescued nearly 200 people while in Teesside, is to serve in the Faroe Islands.
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Jewellery taken in smash and grab
19/12/2009 12:50:17
Smash-and-grab burglars target a jewellers in Bishop Auckland, taking rings and watches from the front display.
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Killer's jail sentence increased
18/12/2009 18:10:25
A teenager is jailed indefinitely for the New Year's Day street murder of a father-of-two on Teesside.
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Woman killed in snowstorm crash
18/12/2009 20:47:03
A woman killed in a car crash during a snowstorm was a mother-of-two from County Durham, police say.
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Abuse boy was 'failed' by council
18/12/2009 17:38:38
A Teesside council apologises for failing to identify that a teenage boy with health problems was being abused at home.
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Murder probe into soldier's death
18/12/2009 13:58:59
Police begin a murder investigation after the death of a 19-year-old soldier at a County Durham nightclub.
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