Anti-Pope rhetoric is overdone says Vatican
The Vatican is playing down fears over 'No Popery' demonstrations planned during the State visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland and England, which starts on...
View ArticleFunding approved for 'green' homes in Darlington
The government has approved funding of £4m for plans to build 106 "green" homes in Darlington Tees...
View ArticleYour Money: Broadband providers and Rogue landlords
Your Money with Declan Curry reports on how...
View ArticleReport of child in Tyneside flat fire false, police say
An 18-year-old woman has been arrested after two police officers entered a burning flat in South Shields, believing a...
View ArticleCannabis plants found at Ayrshire farm
Cannabis plants worth more than £200,000 have been recovered from a farm in Ayrshire. Members of the public alerted police to...
View ArticleBiker, 81, and tractor in collision in Northumberland
An 81-year-old motorcyclist was injured in collision with a tractor on a...
View ArticleAvon and Somerset Police plan to tackle youth crime
Police will be visiting schools and youth clubs across Bristol and Somerset as they target youth-related crime and...
View ArticleDundalk men in court over border ecstasy find
Two Dundalk men caught with ecstasy on their way to a dance music concert in Belfast have been given bail at Belfast Magistrates Court....
View ArticleTwo held over £200k drug finds
Two men have been arrested following the seizure of cannabis plants...
View ArticleGreek shoe-thrower in protest against austerity programme
Three people have been held after a man threw a shoe at Greek Prime Minister George...
View ArticleThousands attend Eid protests in Kashmir
Tens of thousands of people across Indian-administered Kashmir have joined...
View ArticleWorld record attempt for most expensive cheese sandwich
A cheese show in Somerset is hoping to set the record for the world's most expensive cheese sandwich. The Frome Cheese Show claims to be the oldest in the country. And organisers hope its...
View ArticleColourful revamp for roundabouts in Bishop Auckland
Two roundabouts on a County Durham road are being given funky new colour schemes. The county council approved plans...
View ArticleCouncil creates Facebook page for weather advice
A Lancashire council has created a page on Facebook to keep people informed of disruption due to the weather, after last winter's heavy snow. Blackburn with Darwen Council...
View ArticleKey moments from 9/11 anniversary
The US has marked nine years since 9/11 amid controversy over plans for an Islamic centre...
View ArticleCondor Ferries considers winter timetable revision
Condor Ferries may revise its winter timetable to provide later crossings from...
View ArticleMore Legionnaires' cases in south Wales 'likely'
Two more cases of Legionnaires' disease have been identified as part of an outbreak in south Wales, which...
View ArticleWarning issued over drifting 600-tonne River Taw vessel
People have been advised to stay away from a stricken coaster on the River Taw in north Devon. Plans to recover and move the former...
View ArticleThousands attend Headstock festival at Newstead
Thousands of people have turned up at a new music festival in Nottinghamshire that aims to help revive a former coal-mining community. Headstock Festival, near Newstead, was awarded £500,000 from the...
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