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Thieves target life-saving charity’s base
A celebration event at a north Northumberland lifeboat station was marred after thieves struck, depriving the charity of hundreds of pounds of equipment and raffle prizes. On Saturday night, Boulmer Volunteer Rescue Service hosted a private farewell part
Wife's tribute at soldier funeral
The wife of a serviceman killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan has told mourners at his funeral he will live on through their unborn son. Lyndsey Savage, the partner of Corporal William Savage, said the birth of their first child was to have been the
‘To see the army of pink was overwhelming’
A mother who is battling cancer admitted her brave fight seemed a little easier to bear after seeing hundreds of people take part in a fund-raising run, which was her idea. Sharon Reid, from Alnwick, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, and is curre
Party leaves beach in mess
Visitors to north Northumberland were astounded to find a beach littered with rubbish after a party. A family from Newcastle were staying at Sugar Sands when they woke to find the area littered with empty beer cans, bottles, rubbish and containers. Carol
Boot bargains at fund-raising sale
Alnwick Lions Club is holidng its next car boot sale on Saturday at 9am in the Homebase car park, Alnwick, by permission of Northumberland Estates. Cars cost £10 with proceeds going to Alnwick Stroke Club. To book a place, contact the Lions bookshop on B
New council – same old in-fighting
Disruption was the name of the game at the new county council's first meeting yesterday afternoon as the Tories protested against what they saw as a move towards "a one-party state'. Conservative Group leader Peter Jackson repeatedly called for...
Hollywood practices random acts of red-carpet kindness
A welcome new exhibit in the case for men occasionally being good people: Zach Galifianakis. It emerged this week that the bearded American comedian has an unlikely friendship with an elderly former laundrette employee whom he rescued from financial ruin
World's most concise short story writer Lydia Davis wins Booker International Prize 2013
Lydia Davis, the shortest of all short story writers, whose works can be as brief as a single sentence, has won the fifth Man Booker International Prize. The influential American writer accepted the £60,000 honour, which is presented every two years to a
10 of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters
It's 500 years since Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince, his guide to statesmanship for a hypothetical leader. There have been an extraordinary range of characters in popular culture that we have come to call "Machiavellian". (Spoiler...
Duke joins Kohima veterans service
The Duke of York has joined veterans of what Earl Mountbatten described as "probably one of the greatest battles in history" for their annual memorial service and wreath-laying in York. The ceremonies in York Minster and in the Minster...
Dean of Ripon dies in hospital
The Dean of Ripon, the Very Reverend Keith Jukes, has died just hours after he was admitted to hospital, the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds said. The 59-year-old's sudden death has come as a great shock, according to the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, John Packe
The Rolling Stones' Mick and Mick to reunite at Glastonbury: Sir Jagger to play with Taylor on Pyramid stage
The Rolling Stones' return to Hyde Park will see them team up with former guitarist Mick Taylor, but there will be no reappearance of the white dress Mick Jagger wore at the original 1969 gig because he has lost it. The band will be back in the park almo
The Hangover III star Heather Graham: I'll miss playing a sexy stripper because my real life is pretty boring
The Hangover III star Heather Graham says she will miss playing sexy stripper Jade because the excitement makes up for her "boring" real life. The actress, who played a porn star in Boogie Nights, said: "I'm pretty boring in my real...
Constable masterpiece bought by Tate for £23.1m
John Constable's 1831 masterpiece Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows has been bought by the Tate for £23.1m. The painting, which had been on loan at The National Gallery for 30 years, was at risk of being sold abroad. "It's one of the...
Police commissioner scrutiny urged
Stronger scrutiny is required of elected police commissioners to prevent "maverick decision making", a damning report by MPs has warned. Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are required by law to reveal certain financial data but a survey...
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