Tyne and Wear County, England News

THEY'VE read about it in history books, now Tyneside pupils have seen the site of the 20th Century's most terrible genocide for themselves.

FORMER international athlete Andrew Kerr has been appointed the new chief executive of Wiltshire Council.

A multimillion-pound project has been announced to rescue an ageing historic Tyneside fish quay.

A comprehensive school is allowing pupils a lie-in every day in the hope that they will engage more in class if they get more sleep.

A PRISON officer stole secret documents from a high security prison and passed them to his brother to sell to national newspapers, a court has heard.

THERE'S no hiding the disappointment on their faces. For two days North Tyneside couple James Bramwell and Claire Stidolph believed they had scooped one of the 45m winning tickets on the Euromillions lottery.

A couple's nightly sex sessions were making their neighbours' lives' hell, a court heard today.

A SOUTH Tyneside shipyard has won a A 55m slice of a contract to build aircraft carriers, it was announced today.

A HOSPITAL worker was left with catastrophic injuries after she was run over by a speeding motorist in a powerful sports car.

COMPOST made from flowers left in memory of Sir Bobby Robson is going on sale this weekend.

FORMER medal-winning athlete, Andrew Kerr, has been awarded the prize post of chief executive at Wiltshire Council.

THE moment a special forces soldier was killed by a Taliban booby trap whilst protecting "impatient" Afghan police was recounted at an inquest.

SHOTGUN raiders opened fire as a brave cashier foiled their terror attack on a Tyneside garage.

A former international athlete who represented the UK in the 400m sprint has been offered the role of chief executive at Wiltshire Council.

A THUG has been slapped with an anti-social behaviour injunction after an unprovoked attack on a woman in a supermarket.

The Academy of Light is already regarded as one of the best football training camps in Europe a ' but club bosses want it to be even better.

A SECURITY man suffered head injuries after armed robbers attacked him with a crowbar today.

THOUSANDS across the North East will wear their poppies with pride this weekend as sombre events are held to mark Remembrance Day.

A BRAZEN thief has been jailed after stealing a priest's car from outside his church.

COUNCIL bosses asked a double amputee war hero to sign forms for his disabled badge in person a ' to prove he was eligible.