THE North East is in pole position to lead the world in building a range of electric cars, a senior Nissan executive promised last night.

Agencies failed to tell a mother that a man who raped her daughter had committed sex offences in County Durham.

A 19-year-old is a charged in connection with an incident outside a Tyneside pub which results in a man's death.

Agencies failed to tell a mother that a man living in her Teesside home, who later went on to rape her daughter, was a sex offender.

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THEY were the closest of pals laughing, drinking and partying together like any other youngsters.

NEWCASTLE will have a “critical” role to play in ensuring Nissan’s electric vehicle is a success.

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.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.

A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed.

A murderer from south London who used his dog as a weapon on a 16-year-old boy before stabbing him is jailed for life.

The head of new taskforce set up to deal with sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests in the Pope's former archdiocese in Germany said the group had been overwhelmed by a"tsunami"of claims.

A group of Liberal Democrat MPs made"serious misjudgements"by acceptingwindfall payments when they sold their publicly funded London flats.

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.