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Sasha Owens and Dean Jenkins

Couple held hostage in own home by junkies

TWO junkies raided a young couple’s home and held them hostage in a terrifying ordeal while they ransacked their home looking for cash to buy drugs.

Christy Ruddell

Mum “heard voices in head” before strangling son

A MUM who strangled her young son said she heard voices in her head and had hallucinations at the time of the tragedy, an inquest heard.

Attack victim suffered 47 injuries

A MAN was left with 47 injuries after being set upon by up to 10 people in a pub.

Pictured in 1973 are Stan Laundon (left) and Malcolm Dawes

Phone call thrilled the radio star

A FORMER Hartlepool United star and ex-radio personality have been reunited after almost 40 years thanks to the Hartlepool Mail.

Weed out competition

GREEN-fingered people are being urged to get out into their gardens as part of an annual competition.

Regional rss

Travel application process opens

Places are available on a travel scheme which last year saw a Middlesbrough woman visit the Americas.

Body issues for North East kids

Just over 26% of teenagers and 10% of primary school children in the North East have body image and weight concerns, according to research.

Cyclists warned over thefts

Cyclists in Sunderland have been told to make sure their bikes are secure when left unattended.

Dad-of-one to run for diabetes

A father-of-one, from Gateshead, who suffers with Type 1 diabetes is preparing to run the Bupa Great North Run for Diabetes UK.

Shops destroyed in blaze

A row of shops and restaurants has been destroyed in a fire, police have said.

National rss

Skeleton star 'proud' of torch role

Winter Olympics gold medallist Amy Williams said carrying the Olympic torch was an "amazing feeling".

Pc denies racial abuse after riots

A Scotland Yard officer has denied racially abusing a suspect after the summer riots.

Talks avert Jubilee strike at BBC

The threat of a strike by BBC journalists and technicians over the Diamond Jubilee weekend has been removed after talks over pay.

Boy, seven, dies after house fire

A seven-year-old boy who was taken to hospital following a house fire has died, police said.

Father's call over friendly fire

The father of a young soldier who was accidentally shot dead by a comrade while on active service in Afghanistan has called for "lessons to be learned" from the tragedy.

Business rss

Sir John Hall (second from left) with (left to right) Durham County Councillor Rob Yorke, Chairman of NEEC and the South Durham Enterprise Agency, Durham County Council leader Simon Henig and Masao Kumori.

Japanese to increase investment

AN entrepreneur has welcomed a new partnership which aims to boost the local economy by increasing Japanese development in the area.

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Weather for Peterlee

Tuesday 22 May 2012

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Temperature: 9 C to 14 C

Wind Speed: 12 mph

Wind direction: North

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