A NORTH East woman who was seriously injured during the London terror bombings is set to help land mine victims in Cambodia.

Three people are injured in two separate stab attacks in the North East of England.

Three people are injured in two separate stab attacks in the North East of England.

A developer reveals proposals to build a windfarm in a County Durham village.

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POLICE vans lined up outside a Tyneside boxing gym during a major drugs bust. Proprietor Thomas Bailey, 30, of Falstaff Road, North Shields, was arrested in connection with an alleged£300,000 nationwide drugs supply conspiracy.

THEY should be celebrating finishing their exams as they head off into the world. But there will be no big party for these school-leavers preparing to say goodbye to everyone at Sacred Heart High in Fenham.

A teenager accused of causing the death of a boy by dangerous driving was expected to appear at Teesside Crown Court today.

Hollywood rolled into Redcar today as filming got under way on a major movie blockbuster.

HARARE (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday to try to help end a political crisis.

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government declared a state ofemergency at the Pompeii archaeological site on Friday to tryto rescue one of the world's most important cultural treasuresfrom decades of neglect.

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's order toGoogle Inc to turn over YouTube user data to ViacomInc sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacyadvocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy.

LONDON (Reuters) - Computer games retailer Game Groupsmashed first-half profit forecasts, boosted by new releaseslike Grand Theft Auto IV and Wii Fit, but its shares slumped onconcern that demand has peaked.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Food safety experts agreed for the firsttime on the qualities defining a tomato, in a first step towardan international code on preventing fruit and vegetablecontamination.

LONDON (Reuters) - After nearly two hours of brutal power tennis on Centre Court on Saturday Serena Williams punched a backhand into the tramlines to hand older sister Venus her fifth Wimbledon title.

BERLIN (Reuters) - A man tore the head from a controversialwaxwork figure of Adolf Hitler on the opening day of Berlin'sMadame Tussauds museum on Saturday, police said.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - All four members of supergroup ABBA appeared together on Friday at the Swedish premiere of the film"Mamma Mia!", delighting fans with their first public showing for years.

South Africa's Thabo Mbeki is in Zimbabwe to meet President Robert Mugabe and leaders of a breakaway opposition faction.

Labour MSP Margaret Curran says she will stand as a candidate for the Glasgow East by-election after the frontrunner drops out.

Video footage of the dramatic rescue of 15 hostages from the Colombian jungle,including politician Ingrid Betancourt, has been released by Colombianmilitary.

Video footage of the dramatic rescue of 15 hostages from the Colombian jungle,including politician Ingrid Betancourt, has been released by Colombianmilitary.

Police and firefighters are reminding people of the dangers of swimming in rivers after a woman saved a teenager from drowning in Prudhoe.

PRUDHOE Traders? Association is calling for a public inquiry over the handling of the Duke of Northumberland?s plans to redevelop the town centre.